My partner has been working at the same office for three years and it's been a pretty toxic environment (I used to work there too but left because I couldn't stand it). My partner is pretty good about just letting the drama and bs go, but today their manager sat them and some coworkers down and told them they aren't allowed to ask eachother questions about what they're working on or really talk in general. Apparntly when they have a question (no matter how small) they're supposed to ask their supervisor. That system would be great if the supervisors didn't give a different answer on policy everytime you ask. Literally every day they change the rules and send passive aggressive emails to people who have “broken” new rules that they didn't even know about. There's no consistency and the managers constantly talk shit about employees behind their backs. Im just…
Month: March 2022
I'm 32 and I'm still stuck in my parents' house since I haven't been able to get a job that pays well enough to support the independent lifestyle I want. It's been a source of shame and self-loathing for me, to be honest. At first, I thought it had something to do with me being autistic (we're often not good at getting hired, let alone keeping jobs), but then I found out that nearly a third of people in my generation (and four in ten men of that age) are stuck in the same predicament as I am. Financial Issues Top the List of Reasons U.S. Adults Live in Multigenerational Homes Among young adults ages 25 to 29, nearly a third (31%) live in multigenerational households, often in their parents’ home. Nearly four-in-ten young men in this age group (37%) are in multigenerational households, as are 26% of similarly aged…
It has the same negative and cringy connotation as “I’m not like other girls” or “were a family here”. It’s a red flag! It’s a red flag! And these jobs should know by now that people skip past these types of jobs that use these types of descriptions. It’s creepy and juvenile. There is nothing rock star about sitting at desk for 40+ hours sending emails and being micromanaged for breathing the wrong way!
Obviously no there isn’t, I have to be more specific. I got hired to a company a few weeks ago, went through two weeks of training before I went out on the job for a few days. I met and spoke with co-workers who have been there a while, and they told me what the job is actually like. It didn’t take long for me to point out all their bullshit and misinformation I was told pre-hire. Unpaid travel time. Weeks away from home. Sitting in hotels waiting for work. Driving for hours on end. So I just stopped going. Didn’t tell anyone. Stopped responding to messages. I’m wondering if theres any reason I’d have to give them an explanation after they lied about the job in the first place.
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HR Consultants for film companies. The #MeToo movement has proved the absolute necessity for advocacy towards fostering safe workplace environments in the entertainment industry. Currently, if workplace safety is undermined in virtually any way but outright (documented) physical violence, the issue is overwhelmingly ignored – largely in part because there is no real authority to answer to; nobody to hold any/all involved in an issue accountable. If film companies, or even just individual projects/productions employed at least 3 HR consultants of varying specialty areas per production, i’m willing to bet that victims of harassment would have much easier courses to seeking justice/consequences for the perpetrator(s), whether it be criminal or merely workplace-specific.
How much money would you need to have in order to retire, or never having to work?
I don't know what to say. I literally worked at a small local pharmacy and I'm literally about to burst into tears. And I'm sorry if there are some grammer mistakes here and there. Am I seriously that valueless? I swear this was a three month probation period and I would still continue to work there afterwards, but I guess not. It was a test to see if I could bring in as much money for them for $15 an hour and apparently, I didn't uphold to their standards. Just how hard do I have to break or sell my soul to stay at a place at this point? I'm only 19 and I have a herniated disc and everywhere hurts in my body. I feel like a 60 year old man stuck inside of a 19 year old body! I'm shaking and I feel ashamed to face anyone tonight.…