Month: February 2023

i work from home (edit: in the us) at an hourly pay rate (recently switched over from salary in same position) and my paycheck was a lot lower than what i expected it would be, so i questioned my employer and was told 30 minute lunch breaks are auto-deducted every work day. this is the very first time i’m hearing of this, and hadn’t noticed any disparities in my paystub until now (because i had let myself trust them and hadn’t even checked in a while). i work 8-10 hour workdays. and even though i’m at home, i’m on the clock the whole time. i answer any phone calls at any time, and rarely leave my desk/office. i hadn’t checked my paystubs in a while so i’m pissed i let this go by without even being aware. i know this isn’t a legal advice subreddit, but i wouldn’t be opposed…

A few years ago I had the opportunity to work for a major employer who wanted to kickstart a veterans hiring program. I was hired to find veterans interested in our organization and recruit them. For job code reasons, my position was placed under the EEO department of HR. Since I was there, they cross trained me in how to conduct HR complaint investigations. It was an interesting process. Fast forward 4 weeks later and my boss, the EEO director, leaves suddenly for a new job. The VP of HR calls me in and tells me I’m in charge of EEO until a new director is hired and to rely on the other directors if I have questions. Mind you, I’m at a very low level in the HR ecosystem. So, I wanted to make a good impression and I found a project that would help me learn EEO and…

No no they are not. We have the lowest unemployment in 50 years. The jobs that are available are toxic A.F. I spent the last year hoping from one toxic place to another before I figured out what I was doing wrong and how to read employee reviews. If they are always hiring they are always firing. If you get fired from some toxic place take that as a complement. I bet you ten two one they have some ego tripping lunatic in some higher position that is making everyone miserable. I had been out of the workforce so long I didn’t realize how to vet potential employers properly. So when I left my other two long term jobs for higher pay I hit a learning curve and learned the hard way. Good lord there is some toxic out of touch managment that needs to retire out there…