Month: April 2022

Hi guys! So I’m a devout practicing Catholic and this next week is Holy Week. I just used several of my PTO days for personal and family obligations and don’t want to use more PTO. I currently work from 3-11:30 pm with split days off on Sunday and Wednesday. My company does tech support and we’re fairly large as there are several thousand employees altogether including a few hundred in my position. It’s a work from home call center job. Our company does not have generous or flexible PTO. However, we can call out for any reason. The downside? We rack up points and can be penalized for too many occurrences. Our policy incentivizes people who call out fewer than 5 times within a 90 period and does not differentiate between illnesses and personal days. I’ve called out three times within the last 90 days. We’re also allowed to submit…

I’m on workers comp from my main FT job, but wanna pick up a PT/FT somewhere else. My injury for the most part is (probably) okay. (Waiting on insurance to get me my doctors appointments. I can walk and move it, etc) I hurt my knee on heavy machinery and have been out since 1/30/22. I got a “light work” note from my FT and they can’t accommodate/ don’t have light duty stuff, so I get to stay home. This job I’m looking at would be able to meet my needs as I continue waiting for the insurance company to get me the doctors appointments I need, file paperwork and get it to the right destination, etc. Can I do this? Being they can actually meet my needs (sitting in a chair when necessary, etc.) I don’t see why not? It’s not like the not says I can’t work AT…

Current job: -$57750 salary (will be at least $60k in July), still low for my title -Offered me mostly remote work moving forward when I lied and said I was leaving to work remote (hypothetically saving me 138 hours of commute time annually) -13 days PTO annually (14 in July), 6 paid holidays -Historically had a boss that worked me to death. I spoke to HR and he was actually fired, and the CEO apologized personally -Still haven’t replaced that boss 2 months later so I’ve been on my own -CEO is still really demanding about our revenue which I don’t have much control over -Have given me 2 raises and 2 promotions in the last year and my temporary boss advocates for me. They would probably make up a new, better title for me if I wanted it a year from now -Recently have realized I can streamline most…

Not sure if theres anything like this, but I firmly believe any real movement should provide resources to the working class to get to a better place. Are there resources available for people who want to get out of industries that theyve found to be exploitative/bad for them? I have tried to give advice to some people on how certain skills theyve got from working may be considered transferable to an industry that may be better suited for them. If people have to work to survive, they at least should have some power over where they'll get exploited. Obviously people can say “you should try to change the environment you're in!” But putting that expectation on people whos skills may be outside of front line confrontation and changes (some people are nurturers, or can impact movements via teaching vs enacting change against the odds) or maybe they cant afford to…

I work in education, and my center is really good and quality. I love my coworkers and my boss, I love the kids here. I've recently developed some physical problems and I'm filing for a short leave of absence, but my pay isn't guaranteed. I have bills to pay, a mortgage with several roommates, and lately my paychecks have been dismal because I can't work a lot right now. If I quit, I'll lose my insurance and the ability to go to my doctor too. I get paid a dollar or two above minimum, and as I said, I love my job, but the pay is so dismal I can barely make ends meet with rising costs and my medical expenses. I have BA and an AAS both in different fields, but my heart is with my current job. I know I'll be unhappy if I go back to an…

Just like every mistake I make he’s ALWAYS there and then fucking berates me and makes me feel like shit to the point where like every little fucking thing I do is wrong. To preface I KNOW I’m making the mistakes and I don’t mean to but literally every time I do something wrong he’s right on my ass. Today I did a room service order the box and the ticket came to the window so I packed everything and delivered it but apparently the cook forgot to put in the main fucking dish in and I didn’t know. When I came back the manager just starts yelling at me like “whY DiDNt yOU ChECk tHe BOx?!” And I was trying to explain that I thought it was ready cuz the ticket was up. Ik this sounds stupid and I know it is my fault but it’s literally every fucking…

Friday is supposed to be my last day but due to nasty people, it's become a toxic environment and I am DONE. I'm on my lunch break and need quick answers. Should I quit in person to the boss? Or wait til the end of the day and text her once I've grabbed my stuff in peace. She leaves before me. I don't want some drama from my coworkers. And they are the type to start shit. How would you quit??