Month: April 2022

I quit the job, but I can’t quit the cycle. Before I jump on the job seeker train, let me take a moment to explain how this happened. Also, if you have experienced being forced back to office after working from home, feel free to share your experience with me. I’m interested in knowing how much this is happening. My job was originally an office job – project based and was already a huge shit show of ineffectual management before the pandemic. Then 2020 comes and we are working from home. I loved it. I didn’t have to look at or hear everyone. I made $18 an hour and did a ton of work. Some people made $25 an hour and got to take 3 hour breaks. Unfair structure of work and pay. When I was working in office, I leased a car and lived with my boyfriend’s mom. Last…

What can I do? I just want the money owed to me. This was a remote position so I can't go to the location

So I’ve been employed at my current job since October. I’ve taken MAYBE 10 days off (outside of required days off) for various reasons. A week of those were for COVID. One was for a wedding. Anything outside of illness I have asked 2 weeks in advance for. I also bust my ass. I have often stayed late to help out my coworkers. I go above and beyond every single night. Tonight, I just don’t want to. I can’t. Mentally and physically, I’m exhausted. There’s 3 other people there. 1 of them often takes WEEKS off at a time. And yet my boss makes me feel like shit for taking a night off. Hopefully I won’t be there much longer, but mental health matters JUST as much as physical health.

Title. Not going to get into details of the job. This morning way before my shift started I dropped off the tools they gave me and left without speaking to anyone (HR, the supervisor that was there, even other employees). It was early so there was barely anyone there yet anyway besides the night shift workers. I was tired of getting treated like shit by a coworker of mine (that was supposed to be in a lead position). My supervisor hardly ever spoke to me and when he did it was to criticize something I did. I couldn’t possibly see myself going anywhere with the company so I reached out to my former employer and they offered to bring me back asap for a tiny bit less pay and I took it immediately. The pay at this job was nice but my mental and physical health is worth more to…