Month: September 2022

I feel like my brain has snapped in two. I’ve cried at work 3 times in the past two weeks – I’m not the type of person who cries in public. The general public is insufferable and my coworkers think the world revolves around them…….is it time to quit?

It's beyond frustrating to find a decent job. I (20m) keep having an increasingly difficult time to find a steady decent paying job. I will be the first to admit that since I do not have a degree my earning potential is limited, but why do I have to go thousands of dollars into debt before I can make a living. The jib I have currently is ok, pay is alright ($17.50), however hours are all over the place. 1 week I can be working 70 hours and the next couple 25 to 35. Hence why I'm looking for something different. But every job I apply to requires a degree when 1 probably really isn't necessary. Then when I do find a job that doesn't require one they reject me for not having experience. But explain how can I get experience if you won't hire me to get the experience.…

I spend a lot of time daydreaming about what I imagine a perfect society would look like. Well, a better one. If I got a magic genie and used it to terriform Mars and promptly colonize it with workers before the rich and could start over. As a baby leftist, though, I often wonder what others societies would look like. There are things I debate: I understand how certain things would happen — farming and frankly food supply chains in general make sense. Most people would eat local which is nice. But others — how do you start your own, say, clothing boutique without factories providing cloth? We should have an easier society than we do with automation but how do you set up the means to do so? So, I thought maybe a thought exercise and teaching thread would help me and potentially others understand. What's your dream?

This isn't me, posting on behalf of someone else. I am a highly qualified professional in a competitive industry. I was working in a temporary position I was overqualified for at my former company, lets call it company A. For several years, they promised me if I kept working there, I would eventually get promoted to a position I wanted/was deserving of. However at the 11th hour, when my temporary contract was about to expire, they wouldn't put any guarantees in writing, just saying “trust them” and they “might” be able to get me a job at their sister company. Finally, after being jerked around and then missing the end date of my contract, I asked for a final guarantee of a senior position. They wrote me a document to say here is the kind of work they “might” give me if I stay around for a few years. Meanwhile,…

I work doing Time and Attendance for a large grocery chain. I have to go through associates timecards each week and submit them to corporate so they could get paid. When I first started doing this work, I discovered a few of my associates with down syndrome not getting paid, like at all, for paid vacation that they took. When I looked further into the issue, I saw that one of them wasn’t even getting paid correctly for holiday work. I was so angry, I turned in my two weeks notice. Management essentially begged me to stay—not because I am super awesome or anything, but because none of the other 200 people at my store wanted to do the job. It is mostly thankless work, tedious, and it is impossible to walk into the store without getting mobbed by people needing some issue taken care of. I agreed to stay…

Let me begin by saying that I am someone who thoroughly struggles to find work due to my criminal background. I made a mistake shortly after my 18 birthday and it has put a damper on my career path ever since. For a second, it felt like big manufacturers were the one company’s that would be willing to give me shot. Which I’m grateful for to an extent. But I’ve never been able to get rid of that hunger for something more. That being said, I kept pushing for more. And I FINALLY found it! Back in October I took on a position in renewable energy with one of the biggest corporations in that industry. Downright fucking thrilled I was for about 3 months. It was all I ever wanted in a position for literally close to 10 years of my life. Until it wasn’t.. like I said, I was…

How do you guys feels bout kids doing chores and getting an allowance? Are there some particularly good methods that teach kids what their time is worth and give them good work ethic?

I'm in the midst of going through a multiple step interview process – one step is getting through a 3 hour roleplay “how would you handle this situation in this potion” where I'm required to work through a real issue and manage a plan to fix it. This is supposed to last 3 hours. The employer said instead of paying me for the 3 hours, they would donate the money to a non-profit of my choice. Which is super cool, but also sounds kind of illegal? Don't they have to pay me for those 3 hours, regardless of hiring me or not? I haven't gotten to this step yet, but I want to be prepared.