Month: November 2022

The conversation was about how companies will only hire people who attend certain schools and how I found that unfair. I got my bachelors in cybersecurity at a small school but the program I attended is known in the industry. I applied for one position, went through 3 interviews and got rejected which stung. I then found out they only hire people from big name schools, so I felt as if I was led on by the company too. I attend an online grad school program for digital forensics at a small college. It’s not generally known but the program im in is known among digital forensics professionals. My family member went on how I should’ve gone to this other known school for a different program in tech, but it would not prepare me for what I wanted to do. The conversation got heated and I bursted into tears. I’m…

I started a new position and have a 60 day probationary period. In my contract it states that I can be let go at the direction of my employer at any time with no notice during that period. It does not reference the same for that of me (the employee). Two clauses down, it states that I need to give 2 weeks notice if I plan to leave. Added to this, I work in WA state which is at-will employment, however my contract does not state this. Soooo… Do I need to give 3 week notice during a probation period? Is my position still at will even though my contract doesn’t explicitly state that given WA is at will? Money is great, I’m not cut out for the job, and plan to go back to school and live paycheck to paycheck again. Sigh.

He's only 24, there's absolutely no help out there for grieving parents. We're in Canada, each province has a different set of rules for bereavement leave. Most are unpaid; if it is paid its only up to 2 days. Maximum amount of time off I've seen is 7 days unpaid, only there to “secure your job”. Where I am its 3 days unpaid leave. How are you supposed to deal with one of the most traumatic horrific situations that could happen to a young couple, plan a funeral and go back to work? All in less then a weeks time. It's beyond fucked up. He works on the rigs, having someone out of their mind grieving could be a life and death situation on that job not to mention many others. We're all just fucking cogs in the machine. I'm sad, but I'm also really fucking angry.

This is about everything, but it's mostly about health care. We all know that we all need to contribute. A big part of being able to contribute for a lot of people is having that ability to contribute to be obvious to everyone. No one deserves less than the default. We need a UBI (Universal Basic Income) that's enough to support a thriving family and is tied to inflation/similar.

I constantly bend over backwards. Never call out. My manager sucks. We have no staff. Except high school and college students primarily. She’s rude, doesn’t know how to schedule or manage and then expects me to not have a bad period or be a human because I’m a supervisor. Also, being a manager requires these things to happen sometimes and to step up

This is not a humble brag in the slightest, because I hate my job, I thought that working from home and the convenience of it would completely eclipse the negatives of work but no not in the slightest. Let me explain, I work for a call center and am working through them with a company that I cannot disclose for NDA reasons, but I'm a tech support agent. This is one of the first jobs I've ever held so I really do not have that customer service experience that most people at my age probably already have. I'm a very sensitive person so having people be so spiteful towards me really gets under my skin. This wouldn't be too much of an issue if the interactions were quick and simple but due to the nature of the job I often have these people on the phone for extended periods of…

I currently am a writer but I hate the freelance industry. Thankfully I do not have much in the way of bills. What's something else I could be doing instead? I have no qualifications and am currently in school. I have been a freelance writer for over 8 years so I have a very patchy job history. None of the writing or editing firms I apply to will hire me or even interview me. I have to get out of the freelance environment or I will lose my mind. Chasing around clients for pay is shit. Dealing with their demands is shit.

I (32f) have had a wide experience during my different careers. A year ago I took on a retail position after getting laid off due to Covid; I finally decided it was time to move on. This place had its own issues but that’s for another day. I was offered a job working in a medical setting, with mostly addicts and homeless. The pay was incredible, full benefits and pension. I had dealt with this demographic before so was not concerned; however I had zero experience working in any sort of clinical setting. The first day of orientation was reading a printed off set of rules and that was about it, I wasn’t given any paperwork regarding my credentials and what I truly would be dealing with. My first day I had saved a man from an overdose, I thought it was incredible but really was just in shock in…

I just recently got fired from my second job (I’m an active duty United States Marine) due to my inability to work certain hours and my job being affected by my obligation to my service. My employer had refused to acknowledge that serving my country is more important than working fast food. Just looking for advice, anything helps and is much obliged thank you.