It's such a stupid fucking dance of manipulation. I'm so tired of it. I never want to submit a resume, an application, a skill-test, an obstacle course of fucked up questionnaires; interviews are awful. Applying for jobs is a waste of time and energy. If someone's entire job position is just to wade through the drones of desperate workers… I have no sympathy. It shouldn't be this soul-sucking in a world where capitalists are shouting “Nobody wants to work!” and “It's all because of inflation!” while making record profits off our god damned food. I want to create for a living. I want to set my own schedule. Maybe that means being self-employed, maybe that means starting a business. But having to deal with all the hoops and hurdles and anxiety of job applications? All that masking and hiding my true self? I'm done with it. (I'm in Canada, not…
Month: February 2023
Posted by a supervisor at my job…
So I'm expected to work 9 hours, get home, and spend another few hours doing more work/reading without getting paid? Like I don't have to cook, clean and 8 other things? Might be the worst advice I've ever gotten. To me this is just a relic of toxic 20th century work culture
How absolutely silly of me to think companies were the ones paying you for the 12 week leave (in CA), then finding out applying through EDD will only give you 8 weeks of pay at 60-70% of your rate I have been dreaming of quitting my ugly toxic job for a while, and now my husband and I made the dumb decision to start a family in this economy and I am just baffled thinking how I gotta go back to work asap. Just found out I'm pregnant and maybe it's the hormones but holy shit it all feels so hopeless. Hiding in the bathroom right now telling myself I just have to make it until October for my apparent due date. Yay
Hey there. I went back to school when I was 30 to get a design degree. I’m very passionate about design and I am good at it. I thought this would be a perfect job for me, but I was wrong. I’ve been in the industry for 5 years and I’m fucking burnt out. I am also autistic, so if it was just about the work- it would all be fine. But there is so much social BS that goes into the job that it’s outweighing what I love, which is design. Not to mention the competition- everyone is competing with each other, even when we are on the same team! It’s to the point where I’d rather k*ll myself then keep working these jobs. It’s either that or I eventually get cancer like cousin did from the stress of being a designer. What other less stressful jobs can I…
I’m looking for data for my own contributions on making our work culture a better place. I’d also like to know, if an electronic survey was offered once a month and only seen by higher ups or analysts, would you take it? Would you take it if you knew it would somehow hold your managers and supervisors accountable for their actions? Anything from training to all out investigations. It’s my belief that if there was more transparency and communication from actual employees we could begin to mend this deep and complex employment crisis. To add to this, if your company is doing it right, what are they doing that keeps you loyal, determined and resilient?
People really do leave because of bad management. My manager is a spineless jellyfish. He's not even in the building half the time. And now he's letting other managers move us around. And we're going through layoffs. I'm just bulking up my resumé. I don't want to be here anymore.