Month: May 2023

This is kind of short and happened a few years back. I worked as a deli clerk at a chain grocery store and had been there about 12 years when I slipped on one of my kids' toys at home and hurt my knee. It wasn't serious but it was really sore and working on my feet all day was making it worse. I talked one of my coworkers into trading a day with me so I could rest it up a little more. She said no problem! But when I went to clear it with my manager she told me “no, I need you to make pot pies tomorrow.” I wasn't the only person capable of making these stupid chicken pot pies, but they always had me do it because mine were the prettiest. So the next day I went to the local walk-in clinic to have my knee…

So I guess I just needed a place to vent. My boss wants me to drive a 12-15 passenger van knowing I have anxiety. The longest I’ve ever driven was 1 hour on the freeway. I’ve just gotten into driving and was using this job to force myself to drive since it’s 30 min away from where I live. When I applied for the job, the job description did not include this at all. It simply stated on the job requirements that the job requires a driver license. Had I known that I was going to be forced to drive a large vehicle, I would not have applied at all. I told my boss that I would not do it. I’m just bummed that I might get fired over this since it’s one of the few jobs I landed after graduating and the job market being awful at the moment.

I'm a rather lazy person who hates working in traditional environments, but managed to stumble upon a 100% remote job that involves a bit of data entry that I can finish far faster than the company alotts time for, which lets me fuck around, play video games, and take breaks even during work hours. There is zero human interaction required and I clock in and out whenever I want. It might sound nice, but the reason I ask if I should look for something else is that it's part time, no benefits, and only pays $12,000 a year (part time hours). It also does not seem like a position where I can move up any sort of ladder. I don't think I will ever find another job this easy so I don't necessarily want to quit, but I also am not satisfied with the compensation and don't think I will…

Tips are a shit way to make money. When I see a barista job is $35/hr (with tips), haha yeah right, FUCK YOU. This is not a real pet peeve this is a real problem bec they all pull this shit. MAYBE get a shift or an hour or never. Fukouttahere w that. PAY ME, end customer resentment, and take the obligation of performing fucking monkey dances for entitled assholes' pocket change OUT of my job description!!! Then I can sell your shit! Goddammit! It just makes me so mad! Oh yeah and I want equity! Want it? FUCKING EARNED IT. HAPPY MAY DAY!

Couple months ago I was working at a place where they hired a new manager to oversee the whole plant. Not a plant manager but sort of,I told him I don’t know what your plans are with my department. My role is stressful by it’s nature I told him I’m not afraid to lose my job. I can go somewhere else make more money and be stressed either way. He just looked at me and said oh no we don’t want that to happen. Sometimes although not totally professional let these asshole know what’s up that’s what I did and it works.

I have a BSc in computer science, and i work in a tech company, I get paid almost x5 of the minimum salary and i feel like i'm doing the bare minimum at my work, and that a 10 years old could accomplish the work successfully. I know i should be thankful for such a job with a high salary, but it still feels wrong. How can I change that thought?

Had a friend of mine give her kidney to her childhood bestie – against the odds, happened to be a match – and during her recovery ran out of all her forms of PTO. Another leader and I in this massive global nonprofit offered to give her our PTO, to ensure a proper recovery for her, such that she could follow doctor's guidance to a tee. HR: “That's not allowed.” Us: “Not allowed, as in you have a policy already for this unique circumstance, or there's no policy?” HR: “There's no policy.” Us: “Cool, here's an opportunity to craft one that allows staff to exhibit empathy for each other.” HR: “No.” Both that other leader and I left this nonprofit, and, shortly thereafter, the head of HR there also left and went back to her BANKING career, where she said she had more flexibility to support staff in moments like…