Month: March 2022

So I've worked this job for almost year now, I've gottena raise during this time but after unexpected expenses and rent going up and the possibility of moving soon, it really doesn't make enough anymore. I got a job offer that starts next Tuesday on the 8th and has training for 5 days a week 30hrs, $15hr training pay, but then goes down to $7hr as a server with projected average of $20-$30hr after the grand opening. And even if I get only the $20hr with those tips then I'd be making a good almost $8 more than what I currently make. I love where I currently work but the schedule never comes out before 1pm on Sunday with the first shift starting Monday morning. So it causes a lot of anxiety of not knowing when I work for so long. They also schedule 12hr shifts for me most of…

Hi all My CEO and senior management group takes questions of any staff member and answers them in front of all staff. I have been asking questions in the past and I received (surprise surprise) very political answers, meaning lots of talk without saying anything. I even tried a clear “yes or no” question but it's the same bs…can't get shit out of them even if you are trying to squeeze them. Anyway, my biggest issue with the CEO is that the work culture changed a lot since the CEO started. The previous CEO was chilled af. Fair, reasonable and for example was someone who would catch up with anyone for a drink if he is available. New CEO is going down of I Don't Give A Fuck and it shows. Staff morale is down big times etc. Of course lack of money is used as an excuse most of…

With all of the scams and people putting “remote” but actually needing you to come in, I've all but given up hope of finding something. Do employers just assume the pandemic went away? Do people not care at all?

Just like the title sounds, this year in august, I got promoted to a role with tons of more responsibility. I been here for just shy of 2 years. My promotion was essentially merging 2 jobs into one and came with a raise of 4%…. A bit of the shot in the gut but I tried to be open minded. Last month, our CHRO announced all staff who earned a “Excellent” on their 2021 performance review would get 8% pay raise in 2022! I was ecstatic. Especially with inflation. Well I got my first check and it turns out I only got a bit more than 3% raise, why? Because it was prorated based on my new rate in august. So in short, if I kept my easier job, and got the full 8% I’d be earning the same amount of money right now as I am doing the harder,…

I had covid, some other health things, and VERY shitty life problems happen. (i.e. getting carjacked with a gun to my head) that have caused me (through literally no fault of my own) to either be late or absent from work a few times, nothing super consistent. I was off for a week with covid, though the company policy was very loosely defined in regards to that, so they very well could have fired me for covid, hell I expected them to. I got covid even worse because I was working for about 2 weeks while very sick, still on time and consistent. Got better then it came back so I finally took the time I needed to get better. Fast forward to this week, almost 2 weeks after covid. I sleep through my alarm a few days ago, still made it on time. Yesterday, 2 lanes on claiborne ave…

This shit is depressing. I moved out of my abusive parents’ house last year with everything I could take with me. I managed to go back to school and graduate. I worked 40 hours a week at $10 an hour while paying $1000 a month in rent. I have watched my bank account bleed money every month. The restaurant I worked in promised me $13 an hour and I waited for months. I was promised a promotion, and I waited for months. The store got busier. The shifts’ crews got smaller. A 7-man team became six, then five, then four, then three. I waited for months. Finally, one of the three of us on a shift breaks. His anger over what would normally have been a tiny mistake leads to him threatening to assault me. I no longer can safely work there, he stays. I am now out of a…

They say the Narcissist will always blame someone else when they fail. Why is my restaurant failing? Nobody wants to work, government handouts,low work ethic. I ate at local pizza joint last night that had the ole' “Short staffed, service slow”excuse. Pizza had cheddar on it and the dough was so over proofed it sucked. With good food this place could rock and have more job applicants than jobs. More profit than loss. Funny how I've sent my app there three times last year and never even got a call back. There is no shortage, there is only blame.