Month: April 2022

I work at a large sports stadium that outsources staffing to a separate company. That company just got replaced with a new one that cut pay from $28 AUD per hour to the minimum wage of $21. Shifts are usually short like 3-4 hours and seasonal so a lot of people work here as a second job to earn a bit of extra cash. But since the new company took over so many people just never signed on with them and have left for good. It has been an absolute mess, with staff to customer ratios going way up and most of the staff working are brand new straight out of high school having no idea what they are doing. The amount of complaints and refunds the stadium has been dealing with is insane. Most of the staff coming in are contractors getting paid $40 an hour and $48 on…

And ever since, it seems I can't do anything right, according to my boss. Everything I've done to streamline my position and be more efficient, is now me being lazy?

So this is only my second actual need opinions/perspectives post on Reddit. I usually lurk and enjoy comments – but today I need some help for me. I work for the past 6 months as a midnight emergency response dispatcher for a tow truck company. We respond to scenes when PD needs us. So it’s a little intimidating/stressful for someone new to dispatching. I’m also alone in the building, watching the cameras on our lots and taking emergency calls from midnight until day shift is supposed to arrive at 8:30 am. I DO NOT LIKE DISPATCHING OR BEING HERE ALONE ANYMORE! So….about 6 weeks ago I called a meeting a basically put in my 2 weeks notice – citing my mental health as the reason for leaving (I.e. stress of job, being alone for 9 hour with zero real experience). The company offered me a different position within the company…