Month: April 2023

Genuine question, and sorry but I'm tired of being told this by talent agents. I am a female and work in a science lab, and I don't work with people or customers. I work with data and computers. Everytime I apply for promotions, I'm told that I need to be very bubbly and more perky for my interview. That's not my personality, I'm very straight forward and to the point. Im all for having a positive attitude but why do I have to act more like a cheerleader?!

https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/12fkek8/ada_violations/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Update on the above post. I am bit under the weather and on mobile so excuse any typos. Essentially I provided paperwork with doctor supported evidence asking for less screen time, the ability to work in a quieter space and have movement breaks. I also told them my end goal was to be in another department bc I did not enjoy being on the phone and computer nonstop. They told me to “apply” for open jobs. They told me to wear a visor to help with lights and use night mode and to approve breaks through my.boss. Her response to me as we attempted to create my schedule and I asked for more days vs longer shifts was extremely rude and my requests to have 5 minutes away from. The computer was “I don't take breaks. Why should you?” I was floored at her lack of respect towards my…

Pretty peeved about it still. Was working for a psych hospital, and they have essentially screwed me over. There is a boss who has favorites, and I found out only during an HR meeting that we were not supposed to be doing our paperwork a certain way. I had already mentioned to them that I felt this boss didn’t exactly like me, which made me anxious, and that I felt he doesn’t communicate with me when I do something wrong. (He just goes silent, and then talks crap to his favorite employees about everybody and anybody who ticks him off. He’s even called patients a fuck up when they were asleep before.) The whole reason I was in this meeting is because this boss had photocopied my paperwork, which I did not know I wasn’t doing right, and sent it to the big boss. (Everybody had done it this way,…

I'm beyond frustrated at the moment, and since I can't really do anything about it, I might as well vent. I have crippling anxiety—pretty much something I've been dealing with since my early teens. And, yes, I'm also medicated for it. I live in a small country where jobs (especially half-way decent paying ones) aren't easy to come by, so “just quitting” isn't something I can afford to do at the moment if I want a roof over my head. I'm on rent and don't really have anywhere else to go. Long story short, I get contacted today (Saturday) that tomorrow (Sunday) my whole team will be going to a nightclub and It'd be in my best interest to attend. As you might've guessed, I don't cope well with loud and crowded environments. I am very much prone to full on panic attacks. So, I naturally think of an excuse…

….and everyone is either oblivious or playing dumb. The service industries as we know them are about to experience a paradigm shift, both in the categories of overall pay and overall respect for the job. Asking if someone wants fries with their burger will soon be a coveted position. Who am I to say? I am a mere mortal. But when the bubble pops, you shall all see.