Month: May 2023

They had me scheduled to work at a sister store rather than the clothing store I have always worked at. It was my first shift there and I didn't know what to expect. I walk in and off the bat, manager (let call her Jan) seems not particularly excited that I'm there. After I'm done putting my things away, I grab a walkie and a water bottle per usual. I walk out to the floor toward Jan. She sees my water bottle and immediately tells me I'm not allowed to have it out. I think that's a strange rule. It will be super inconvenient to always have to run all the way to the break room to get a drink of water and I'll probably get dehydrated by the end of the day. I brush it off. Oh well. Then Jan tells me she wants me to greet people at…

Not gonna give details because obviously but I worked an abusive job for a little over 3 years. I've posted a little about it before on here, mostly asking y'all for advice. My boss was sketchy asf, she withheld payment for things she didn't think I needed to get paid for, said racist things, berated me over political posts on my personal Facebook, pushed me to do more than my disability allowed, and overall was a dick. I am happy to say I'm DONE. What comes next, I don't know. I've been DoorDashing and making about the same as I made with her. However, I know this can't be my forever career. That's ok though. I am in a better spot now that I left her in the dust! Good riddance! PS. The company isn't doing great without me. Sucks to suck 😀

When I started my current job as a cleaner, I continually showed eagerness and excitement to learn new things, and maintained a positive attitude always. Whenever I was asked what I thought of the job or how I was going with things, I said that I really loved what I was doing and that I was happy with the work (which admittedly I was, and mostly still am). But the other day, one of the managers walking past me asked “still loving the job?” and I responded immediately “yeah 100%!”, but it irked me as like a trap. Like, if you say no to that question, you’d get looked down upon. Even though you haven’t done anything wrong! And most people don’t absolutely love their jobs! This question just made me so anxious and I’ve been wondering about it for a few days now. What do you guys think? Does…

I worked for a university and I was really struggling. Raises, when I actually got them, did not keep pace with rising costs, so I was getting poorer every year. My boss kept dangling carrots in front of me while being ignorant and abusive. Then came the big raise. It was announced that they would be raising all salaries to a minimum they determined was a living wage. It was about 6k more than I was making. That’s when it occurred to me that I, after 13 years and 3 promotions, would be earning the same as a new hire. I gave my notice by email on Black Friday. My boss called me 40 mins later to ask if it was real. I gave 5 weeks notice, not to help them, but because it was a slower time of year and included over a week when they were closed entirely…

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I've been working for a company for ten years, and a couple of years ago, I felt it was time to leave. I started looking for something specific, and I landed a great job where my skills could be appreciated. Due to different reasons, I set my starting date in 5 months. When should I tell my boss and company I'm leaving? My relationship with both is good, and I want to go without conflict. If I tell them now, I can help them with the transition and maybe help them get my replacement, but also, I feel it would be a tense period where perhaps they will try to “juice” me before I leave. If I tell them later, there might be some resentment, and good relationships could end, which it’s something I don’t want to happen.