I got a new job a couple months ago and I'm coming in depressed because of some issues I am having with performance and my self confidence is waning. I'm doing a skilled trade called tool and die but I'm not an apprentice I'm just an operator right now but I'm not really enjoying it and I had issues in the past with other co-workers for years in a job prior. I just feel like I'm starting to wonder if this field is just not for me.
I work retail in a small owned business with 4 stores (2 in my county and two others in other counties in the US) I’ve been at this location since November ‘21. I previously worked for this company in 2018 for about a year until I quit. The reason I quit is because I was traveling a half an hour to work, closing up late nights in a seedy area as a woman alone. Initially the agreement upon my hiring was that eventually I would be transferred to the store closer to my house. But it became evident that that wasn’t going to happen when they kept hiring people for that store, Insisting that everyone loves me at work and they needed me because I was such a valuable employee to this specific location. They even transferred someone I trained (family friend of the owner) to manage a store near…
So I am 22, nearly 23, with many conditions both mental and physical that have gotten in the way of every position, namely spinal issues, severe depression, and BPD. I’ve been unemployed for about a year now, living with my horrible parents who threaten to leave me homeless over the smallest things. At their insistence, I’ve been applying to ~10 jobs a day with a resume they made me show them to be reviewed, but because of my work history and the fact I haven’t held a job longer than 6 months, I always get turned down. I’m not physically capable of standing for long periods, and requests for accommodations at my last job were met with “only pregnant women are allowed to sit, get over it” so I’m not anticipating any better. Does anyone have advice for a flexible/minimal schedule/work at will job that pays decently? I’ve tried doordash…
been at the company for almost 3 yrs, quick turnaround, i'm “praised as the best employee” yet i just found out she shit talked behind my back. i've been telling her for the past 4 months i've been meaning to leave and find another place (keep in mind this is Min. wage job….) and every idea i bring up she shoots it down like “oh no not that place it's so bad….ew don't work there!!,…etc etc…” we've had no asiss. manager for 6 months and we just hired one yet she seems all talk no show yet she's being praised. i told her what i think of her + other coworkers agree and she had these scary eyes telling me “it's ok she'll be great in a month or two, what you don't trust me? you don't trust me? YOU DONT TRUST ME????” like what the fuck? she's had other…
So I’m wearing a holter because my heart is way too erratic for somebody my age (early 20s) and told one of my two bosses that I need my phone to track any irregularities as it’s quicker than writing them down. She told me she’d tell my other boss. This was Thursday last week. Today the other boss came in and saw me on my phone-I was entering data on how I just had a sharp pang around my heart area. “Ope! Phone!” I look at her confused. “No phones. That’s going in the office until the end of the day”, she explained. Thank god my coworker came to my defense to explain it’s literally for my damn heart. “Oh……okay well as long as it’s okay with [your coworker]…..” Can they just “take away” our phones like we’re in high school like that? Like damn zero communication between the two…
Co-workers waste time all day long, make more money than you do, get the best choice of shifts; yet you’re basically expected to pick up the slack? When would you just say fuck it and leave?
My SO sent me a pic of their facilities contribution to their social work staffs appreciation month. Their supervisor brought these treats in after lower paid entry workers asked if there were any plans to do anything before the month is over. As soon as I saw the pic, I knew exactly where to go. u/antiwork
