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I got written up today for the first time in my 35 year work life.

And now I am depressed and constantly live in fear that I will be terminated. I work in Safety for a “ever changing direction” company. I am the only person left from a massive layoff. I oversee safety for 5500 employees and contractors. I was written up because I didn’t answer my phone twice and didn’t call back when they did not leave a message. I also did not follow up with an employee that hurt their thumb. Not broken, not an abrasion…it just hurt. And I didn’t understand fully what an assignment was. I work 12 hours a day and I’m on call 24/7 no exceptions. I have a temp help, but this guy is useless and rather talk about hunting than the work at hand. I do his work for him. His excuse is that “he’s not used to the computer, I like using paper.” I have tried…

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Whistle-blowing gets CEO to quit.

This happened years ago. But my experience as being a whistle blower may still be relevant. CEO and his key GM pushed a strategy and investment programme through the Board that substantially disadvantaged the parent company, but somehow failed to point this out to the parent company. I met with the Director of Strategy in the parent company and briefed them as to what was going on. About 3 days later the entire company (except me) was sent an email from the “key” GM telling them not to talk to me as information was being leaked outside the company by me. I found out because a colleague managed to accidentally print a copy of the email and leave it on my desk. Once the immediate shock died away I booked in with a meeting with a employment lawyer. Later that day we met and he was as eager a a…

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I will quit my job without backup soon

Technically my backup is the gi bill housing checks I get plus an on call job that I still get texts from. I just can’t do this 6 days a week bs anymore and seeing all these old people defeated by life is kinda depressing. I have also found that I’m not one of those people that have jobs they like lol, I’ve hated that every job I’ve had since I left the army. Imma ghost them next week, I’ll pull up get my check and it’s deuces

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They won’t fire you, they’ll manage you out…

I found this article last night. It hit like a bull's eye on my situation. I was hired 4 months ago at a new job and already I see that they don't care for anyone that is not in a supervisor role. I can see I'm being 'managed out'…my stupid mistake was trying to hype up our crew into being one of the best in our region. I was reminded very crudely to shut up and mind my own business, and that I'm not a supervisor so stop talking like one… Here's the article and link: there’s a new passive-aggressive behavior taking over the corporate workforce called “quiet firing.” The Washington Post describes the phenomenon as being “nudged out by a manager who can’t fire you but is making your job increasingly unpleasant and unrewarding.” This is exactly what Joanna, the founder of youth career developmental organization What Matters CIC, warns followers of…

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For Any Chipotle Workers Thinking About Unionizing Your Workplace!

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Owner didn’t know it was not ok to call employees the M word. Employment Attorney needed.

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Quitting worker praised for calling HR director’s “get an attorney” bluff

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… And they still expected him to come in tomorrow.

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Stop shaming workers for tough choices!

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My bosses are terrible at email etiquette