Month: October 2022
My boss had a “important meeting” to discuss what the insurance cost of Hurricane Ian would be. He then said he wants all of us to contribute $5 and take a guess. The person who gets close wins the amount. I’m not participating. My family (extended family) was affected by this storm. I don’t think profiting off people’s suffering is fun.
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working is overrated
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To the surprise of nobody
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Can I be written up and fired?
I work for a tech support company in Tucson but I’m employed temporarily through a hiring agency. Well on Friday I had a family emergency and I needed to call out on Saturday. I filled out the online form, however, I did not call them to let them know I was going to be absent. I assumed (which in capitalistic America I shouldn’t have) that I could just do one or the other because I was never penalized before. Well on my day off on Monday the hiring agency manager calls me and tells me that I was counted as a no call no show and I have to be written up. After I explained to her that I followed the call out procedure, she sent me an email stating she would like me to provide her with my call logs from Friday to see proof I called out. Thankfully…
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Are toxic situations inevitable?
I have a strong aversion to yelling and being yelled at. In my younger years when I was first made supervisor, a kid got hurt because staff wasn’t doing their job and it was on my shift. I completely lost my shit and yelled at the staff that they let this kid get hurt. Afterwards, I felt so much regret for handling the situation that way. I worked really hard to never lose my cool like that again. And for 15 years, I have never yelled at my team or employees again. I’m a middle manager. I put myself between my bosses and my staff and if something goes wrong- I take it on the chin. But I have my limits and I think I am teaching them. Right now, I have a new boss that has yelled at me twice. The first time it happened was due to circumstances…
A brown-nosing co-worker of mine messaged us all a few days ago trying to organize a Boss's Day celebration for this morning. Nobody responded. I come in this morning and some people brought doughnuts, cakes, pastries… I mean, for what? To show appreciation for somebody we barely even like? Sorry, but I come to work to get paid. I don't pay to come to work. And I certainly don't fork out money for storebought treats to stroke the ego of somebody who refuses to give me a raise for my hard work. Boss's Day is stupid.
