Month: May 2023

With AI scanning resumes, the HR wall to even get an interview is rare these days and it feels like punishing work.

Let's just say for a moment we all agreed to go on strike. I'm imagining it starting the week of the 4th of July, lol. What's the end goal? What are we striking for? For example, I'd want to see: a minimum wage equal to the Cost of Living x 1.1 with yearly raises based on inflation to the CoL businesses fully funding health benefits and those benefits including preventative care, illness, injury, dental, and vision a minimum of four weeks of paid time off every year for all workers that's separate from sick pay, which would be a minimum of two weeks a year (all PTO offered in full upon hire) a maximum income equal to the Cost of Living x 20 (roughly a 20:1 income ratio of the highest to lowest paid) the nullification of all training repayment agreements, non compete clauses, and any clause that may act…

I started working in a kitchen two weeks ago and today I was informed that next week I would have to take a written test on my knowledge of the menu. The manager will schedule an exam day for me, where I'll either have to come in early or stay late to complete the test. When I first started working, I was given a binder full of recipes that I assumed were only to be used as a reference, but no, it's literally study material for the exam. In talking to my coworkers it seems that the test results determine the percentage of tips you get, and if you fail the exam then your tips will be negatively impacted. I should note it's a minimum wage job at a somewhat upscale chain restaurant. Is this at all common practice? Is it normal, or is it an enormous red flag?

Just to get it out of the way, I'm not totally clueless, I live in the US and I know that if I quit I give up unemployment and insurance benefits but I'm curious if there's anything I'm missing. I was hired as a remote worker during quarantine and was assured during the interview process that I would never be expected to work from an office. Recently the official company policy has changed from employees being “strongly encouraged” to work from the office to it being mandatory. I found this out two weeks ago in an email to all my coworkers from the executive in charge of my department that in two weeks (so next week) every employee would be on a hybrid remote schedule from now on. Yesterday (Friday) morning, we got another email saying they were excited to see everyone and other platitudes and then a line like…

I am not sure, but it feels like punishment, restriction, or the removal of privileges for everyone because of the errors of one or two colleagues is a sign of toxifying environment. Is this the case or is this just how life is, and should I just toughen up about it? I realize life is never fair, I just thought maybe some others have ran into a similar situation?

Worked my way up through a company over 2 years. Rarely took time off, climbed the ladder from painter to lead painter to a salaried/commissioned sales role. Did my job throughly, was pretty successful for never doing sales prior. Finally took a week vacation – came back and got fired. Couldnt even look me in the eye and slide me a check like that would fix the fact I have to support a family with no job. Company liked to preach integrity but failed to have any. Just goes to show that no matter what, you are just a number. Fuck working man.

Hey all, started a job a month back, was told they may have traveling opportunities… which occasional travel whatever I can do it, but have sense found out that it’s a required 50% of the job; not thrilled so sadly will be job hunting, but until then. They cover hotel and travel expenses, but my pay is the same during travel as being in the office, but I can’t do anything as I’m not home. I don’t directly get a “old school” per-diem, which I’d prefer. I get a company card and am allotted “with receipts “ $75 per day for food and drinks, anything I don’t spend doesn’t go to me it’s just unspent and will obviously save the company money. What are some ways or ideas I can max out the $75 per day allotment and maybe get money in my pocket? Gift cards may be obvious so…

just a little venting. I work in an IT role and it’s increasingly horrible. I hate IT with my whole soul, but I took the job straight out of college because we were promised career mobility and the company is prestigious. three empty-promise-filled years later, I’m still in the same spot and there’s no way out. There are literally no jobs available for my level or desired role and I keep getting the run around when talking about a promotion and my current role just keeps getting worse – increasingly complex processes, increasingly unrealistic expectations, constantly making unnecessary changes, required to work in the office for no reason, now they’re telling us we may have to start working holidays since no one wants to volunteer for them anymore. I recognize that I’m coming from a place of privilege, so I’m grateful for the circumstances even though they suck. but still…

So, at this new restaurant job my employer doesn't pay his employees the tips he gets credited on from our Toast ordering app. Y'know, the screen+screen facing the customer and always asks if you want to tip by default bullshit that is everywhere. To my understanding this is illegal? Even if you're getting payed minimum wage or more. He pays a dollar or so over minimum wage. Something like tip pooling would be necessary (or just stop accepting tips via the app). Even cash tips handed to an employee is put in the register and taken. It's one of those dumpy, “All the employees do all the things” fast-casual restaurants. I tried explaining this to the other two workers tonight after asking where the measly few bucks in cash tips went. One got defensive for some reason or tried to disprove what my understanding was (pretty sure it's just flatly…