Month: April 2023

Hi everyone, I need some check-in with the dilemma I'm currently facing. I was working in cybersecurity (technical role) throughout my life (13 years of experience). Recently (9 months ago), I moved into a new role and a new division which was around Sales/Solutions Engineering (not technical at all) at a product based company that was my dream organisation for quite a while. However, the last few months, I'm very overwhelmed with the amount of work here at this organisation which sometimes ends in me working 12 hours a day. Lately I've been dealing with anxiety and sadness that sometimes I cry on my breaks. This is something I have never faced in my life. I don't know if the overwhelming work that's burning me out to have these emotions or is it something else ? I would like to hear your thoughts and opinions. And if any of you…

So I got hired at a shop as an entry level tire/lube tech and I'm paid a flat rate/hourly hybrid. If the jobs I do for the week aren't more than my $14/hourly, then I just get $14/hour. Problem is, we're a really slow shop. Some days I've only done 2 oil changes. But from inspections, I've been able to get work in and help them make thousands. I seem to be the only one able to easily do truck tires without much issue, so they have me do all of them. Because of this, I said I'd really like a raise. Now the fucked up thing? The other 2 techs aren't guaranteed as high of an hourly rate as me, they get $12. But I still wanted a raise. Ive pointed out several times, and my boss has even said it himself, that it's unlikely I will ever hit…

This is a rant I guess. Idk really just the fact that I was working at a hospital, taking care of people, stretching myself thin. Got to a breaking point and left because I realized the burger place across the street paid almost DOUBLE of what I was making plus tips. You want to know what's so messed up with the world, the person making your lunch is getting paid way more than the person handling your social security and insurance information….

My work gives me five volunteer days per year. I can do volunteer work five days a year, and the only requirements are that it must be for a UK-registered charity and has to be approved by my line manager. How can I game this? Ideally, I would like to use these other holidays. So far, the best idea I have come up with is for the canal and river trust (a registered charity) to do volunteer litter picks at the canal for three a month. I could book days off to do that and get half the day off on full pay. But that involves having to litter pick for 3 hours (not too bad for me actually, it would be a nice break from the computer), but the main reason I don't want to do this is I have to look my line manager in the face and…