Month: February 2023

I got reprimanded today for a job I took a while back because I needed work, but slowly started to enjoy it and thought I’d be good at it. And now I’m starting to question if I’m actually “good” at any job I’ve ever had and I don’t think I was/am. I’m trying to unlearn negative stereotypes around work and self valuation based on how much I contribute to capitalism, but working between the nonprofit and education realms, it feels different because it’s supposed to “be a calling” or help others out. If you’re “not good at your job,” what did you do to kind of accept that mentally and find value elsewhere in your life? How did you break this tendency (lot of Americans have it) to see your self worth in your career?

I got hired at a small startup (I'm on a team of 3, after another employee quit today) in April 2022 as VP of Operations. My Employment Agreement (EA) said I'd be paid $85k for the first year, then increase to $100k after one year. The EA also promised me “1% equity in the company, vesting monthly over 4 years with a 1 year cliff.” That is the entirety of the language the contract included about equity. We are currently reorganizing the company. We operate two distinct legal entites, and we're merging them into one new entity. Last Friday, I was sent a Shareholder's Agreement (SA) to sign spelling out the terms of the distribution of shares. I was unhappy with the SA, because it seemed to effectively take away equity offered in my EA. Instead of offering me a fixed 1% of the company, the SA said I owned…

I work doing hourly labor for events like concerts and sporting events. Sometimes we have to travel between 4 and 16+ hours roundtrip to other cities/states and my employer pays $50 “per diem” for travel but no hourly compensation. Is this legal? Edit: I'm on a W2 and not a contractor

Long story short, fucking hate my job. Shan’t disclose many details, but I work in a retail store that puts too much pressure on too few workers, sanctions employees for medical and family emergencies, selectively treats it’s employees like shit and, most recently, is in the process of cutting the hours of and/or making many employees redundant due to an increase in minimum wage. I’ve just gotten a job offer in a different industry, with much higher pay, better benefits, the full package. I’m fully ready to commit to this role, and I never want to step foot in the building of the previous employer again. The problem lies in the fact that I literally cannot work with these people anymore. One more day is gonna send me over the edge. Is there anything I need from them? Will I get in shit if I never contact them/clock in again?…