Month: December 2022

So, I resigned from my last job in September because I had a surgery scheduled in November that requires a 6-8 week recovery time and they told me I couldn’t take more than 3 weeks in a row. I had a good amount of money saved, and I planned on looking for a new job while I was recovering from surgery. Currently, I’m 4 weeks post-op, and I really started cracking down on the job search at around 2 weeks. I majored in film, and my dream is to be able to work as a video editor for a reputable company with pay that won’t leave me just barely scraping by. But I also know that it’s a very competitive field, so I’ve been applying for tons of other jobs, too. I’d say I’ve applied to more than a hundred jobs at this point, and I often try to go…

I didn’t get a promotion because I didn’t have “as much experience” and because feedback she has been given is that I am a “know it all.” She could not provide any context, examples, clarity, ways that I can improve – nothing. She could not tell me where I was lacking in experience or where the others who got the job were stronger. I was honest in stating that I was disappointed and frustrated, and did not understand how I had been deemed a “know it all.” I brought up examples of when 2 other coworkers had been visibly upset around all of us at the office, but she pretended like she did not know what I was referring to… I explained, and pointed out that these two instances were in front of the entire team. She then abruptly ends the meeting. We silently walk out. After a minute of…

It's taken all these years, but I just realized what an absolutely HORRIBLE person Santa is to work for in Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer: Runs a child indoctrination camp to train the children of his existing employees. Tells a child that he is useless because he is different. Expresses his disappointment with the child publicly AND to the child's parents AND, somehow, manages to shame the father for producing the child. As a direct result of his public ridicule and abuse of the child, the child runs away, and when the parents leave to try to find the child, he complains TO THE CHILD, upon his return, that his parents' absence means work is not going to be done. He literally bitches about Dasher needing to take family leave because his child ran away, when his own cruelty is what caused the child to leave. Despite his “concern” about…

So my attendance at work has been pretty good for the most part I'd say, I think I only missed 8 days this whole year, three of those days because of appointments I've been feeling incredibly anxious and burnt out lately. I took a mental health day 2 weeks ago and I'm really feeling the need to take one tomorrow. My work seems to be pretty understanding with it; as we almost never have a full crew each week but I'm still scared they'll reprimand me for calling in for doing it so close together. is it wise? I work pretty hard but I can't keep going like this.