My manager (male) and his wife are expecting a baby. He is a senior level manager. His manager has asked us all (lower-level employees) to donate to get a gift for him and to send her venmos so it is not anonymous. We work for a large and very successful Fortune 500 company. She (the manager of my manager) keeps posting about how much money we have netted. At this moment we have raised around $1k for a man who makes much more than any of us.
Venting. Worked really hard to make placements and got fired a week before my bonus. Gotta love family owned recruitment agencies LOL
I work for a small company in a blue collar position. Over the last two years, we have seen our client base grow at least three-fold (I don't have access to numbers, so this is just an estimate). Meanwhile, our workforce has stayed the same: Five full-timers on the floor, the boss (married to the company owner), and a part-timer with no set schedule (related to the company owner)… And maybe a seasonal employee if they feel the need. Meanwhile, our product prices to our clients have increased. What used to be a fairly chill job with maybe two periods of three crazy weeks each per year has now become a job where I can't even rely on being able to take a lunch. It's a very physical job, and I have hurt myself multiple times. And, I have to admit: I'm a slight person. I may be strong for…
So I’m new to this job, I’ve been here 4 days. So far, I’ve seen a total of 19 people either quit or be fired, a lot of the firing has been for really dumb shit. I’m treated really well for some reason, but I can’t say the same for my coworkers. I want to help them, and as long as my managers are treating me so well I think I can slip past them unnoticed until it’s too late. Any advice?
My schedule says I start at 7:50 am but I'm only paid for a set amount of hours minus these 10 mins on my schedule. I was under the impression that I got paid for these 10 mins since it's scheduled and I arrive at that time everyday. Am I wrong?
So I’m not quite sure how to start this off but I’ve been struggling with severe depression and anxiety my whole life. It’s a chore to even get dressed to go shopping. I’ve been very open with everyone in my life about my depression and how It affects me. Now for story time: so roughly 3 hours before my shift ends after being left to operate half the store and clean showers (it’s a truckstop) I had told my manager that I can’t continue this shift due to my mental health. After getting upset, he asked if I’m able finish the shift to which I replied “no.” He then gets flustered and says he’ll have to talk with the general manager because “we gotta run a business” How and when should I take action and what should be my steps moving forward? This is really my first issue I’ve had…
My boss came in late to work today (pretty normal – sometimes they work from home for half or full days) and announced that they were covid-free. Apparently their partner tested positive for covid this morning so they were waiting for their test to come back negative before they came in. Upon finding out they were negative, they said they actually hoped they tested positive soon since they have a trip to Europe coming up soon and this way they can just get it over with. But it has to be before the trip, because their flight and everything else is non-refundable. Never mind that I also have a trip planned (for this weekend, by the way) that is a) non-refundable and b) something I've been looking forward to for months. We have a small office of about 10 people or so and my boss chooses to work in the…
Recent grad here (almost 2 years ago now) with a chemical engineering degree from a respected college. I’m in the US. And for the purposes of this post, I’d like to make it clear that when I talk about “employers” I’m taking more about those hiring for more technical positions that require 4+year degrees – not so much restaurant, retail, etc types of roles. Being in school for 4 years with intensive school work was tough enough. I hardly had any free time, let alone time for internships or co ops. There were resources to find those opportunities, but very few of them were even paid. And those that were paid were gone in seconds, as there were thousands of students applying to the 10 open positions. The other few dozens positions offered to us were filled so quickly as well. So believe it or not, no, I don’t have…
Like instead of asking you to do something for them, they'll phrase it in the form of a statement. For example, instead of “Can you send an email to them and get feedback?”, they'll say, “Maybe send that email to them and get feedback.” It's phrased like it should be a question, but it's this subtle power play. Like, just be a fucking HUMAN BEING.
I really struggle with clinical depression and anxiety. Medication helps with that, for sure. But medication can't fix the impending doom I feel each night before bed, just thinking about all the work that will be on my plate in the morning. My boss is nice, but has no concept of just how time-consuming everything she puts on me is. I literally don't think it would be possible for me to catch up. All I want is to earn my current (very modest salary) and only work 25-30 hours per week forever.