Month: October 2022

Today I had an interview with a retail store. When discussing next steps the hiring manager said sometimes candidates work for a few hours in the store so they can observe and see how they work. Is this normal? I have 8 years experience working in grocery stores and a background in fashion, so I have some experience.

I have been researching more democratic business models, and I found out about workers coops. However, I’m not sure how to set one up and would love to hear what y’all have to say about this

I’ve worked in customer service my entire working career. Right now I’m working for a well known company’s customer support. The job started out great with awesome benefits and meet-able expectations. About 2 months ago, shit hit the fan. We take 3 live chats at once for the entire shift. it used to be just responding to emails and on social media, but now we have to juggle 3 conversations at once, which my brain is not capable of doing. I have ADD and it’s impossible for me not to get confused when having 3 conversations at once. you also have to respond in each chat within 90 seconds or it’s an automatic fail. It really negatively affects me mentally. I get very overwhelmed, and am being treated like i suck at my job because i can’t meet these un-meet-able expectations. Besides that, they’ve also been making changes that have…