Month: May 2022

There are 2+ hours of my life I won't get back. I can't believe this sh*t is allowed. It's the same rejection email I get when I first apply for a job. Rant over

Ah, it’s that time again… when employers use the threat of a looming recession to make thinly veiled comments about how we should all be so darn grateful just to have a job. It started with the greatest hits: “Salaries are over inflated. It’s not sustainable.” “We can’t afford raises, COLA, or to continue matching your 3% retirement contribution.” “Things are going to get bad but we can come together as a team to keep moving forward.” Then, the lesser known: “We had to reduce staff by 20%, but everyone was given severance and recruiting/job-hunting assistance.” Which a few weeks later became this bop.. “Thank you for absorbing your former employees work. We had to reduce staff by another 20%, and we no longer can provide severance, but we will help with recruiting/job-hunting as much as we can.” To then, two weeks later, morphed into my personal favorite: “We had…

So stupidity isn't just in the corporate environment… My wife works for the county, and is retiring early because they won't allow workers to work from home every other day. During the worst of it she went to the office every 3rd day. Then every other day. And now that it's “safe” they have all the employees working in the office every day, and interacting with the public. New hires aren't paid as well (Thank you “levels”), and when people hear that they have to be in the office every day they decide they are no longer interested. Now the county is losing longtime employees who know how to work, how to do the job, spot fraud, and attend court hearings against people committing fraud. All because the managers want to see their workers at their cubicles everyday. No wonder “The Great Retirement” is a thing.

I just had my first job interview related to my college major and I absolutely BLEW IT. The interview was with four co-founders/creative directors of a marketing agency. When I joined the call, however, there was only one of them present. He quickly said hello, and then told me to wait for the other interviewers to show up. I thought he wasn't going to ask me any questions until all of them showed up, but he immediately started the interview and told me to tell him about my work experience. All the while, he was still the only interviewer present. I was a bit thrown off, but I briefly told him about myself and my work experience. He then asked about a specific job I had and my responsibilities in that job. While I was answering, the rest of the interviewers showed up; one didn't have their camera on, and…

My sister was working toward a promotion. Had to take a drug test, she smokes but was told BY HER BOSS that her medical Marijuana card would have her covered. Now they're threatening to fire her for failing the drug test. I hate this. It's so unfair.