Month: July 2023

Hey, I started working in the automobile industry at a huge company Dealership (Absolutely new for me) exactly 2 months ago. Ever since I had joined the company there were a lot of Talks about me, rumours claiming my romantic “association” with a male friend, which is absolutely untrue. This kept going on for 2 months, to a point where it was difficult for me to sit with him even if it was for work, in these 2 months I heard various threats of “replacement” and termination, and the worst part is everybody was extremely non-confrontational about this to me. Cut to, in a target meeting, the owner of the business publicly accused both of us of “dating” and asked us to stop, and I really couldn't cut him off at the time. Exactly that day I receive a PIP on e-mail, asking me to fulfill unacheivable targets (which was…

Okay, so this might belong in the recruiting hell section but I figured I would post it here because I’m sure a lot of you will be able to relate. So, I was verbally offered this job as a server at a restaurant. I applied through Indeed and a few days later I received a message from the hiring manager asking me to call him back because he wanted to ask me a few questions about my background. I called him back and basically just asked me basic questions about my experience and availability, etc. Towards the end of the call he asked when I could start which I thought it was weird because we haven’t had an official interview and hasn’t even met me in person. But I figured they really needed people so I said in a week because I did have to give my current job a…

Hello, Everyone. Up until recently, I have worked at Shari's Cafe and Pies for little over a year now until today. I had walked in, let the manager know my update with her about me seeking new work (it wasn't a two weeks notice so much as a heads up a month ago that I'll be starting to look for another job) and I told her that today I would no longer be working for the company. She took that sorta well but the next part caught me by surprise. I asked for my tips (4 days worth) and she declined me, she said that I was abandoning the job and therefore I cannot claim tips. I was having none of it and kept demanding my tips that I had worked for but she kept firm on her end and said I was no longer entitled to them because of…

See people rail about bosses and higher ups all the time, but tbh never had an issue. Coworkers are the absolute worst. The snakes and brown nosers. The guy who does literally absolutely nothing, fucking over the guys on the next shift, but somehow scoots by, the guy who says you didn't do anything either before you've finished or when you're the one that did everything including his job… The gossips playing telephone about someone else across 2 cities and 8 buildings, and vulgar MFs who are like “yo what you think about X bosses titties? I bet her boyfriend blablablabla.” Like bruh. I met you 2 weeks ago, we talked twice, and we kinda work together. I don't know you? What barn did you crawl out of to be telling me your erotic fanfic fantasies about the boss and her boyfriend? And the most infuriating is when it's the…

I wish I was joking. I was laid off a year ago – 30 minutes before end of shift my entire department was called in and told we didn't have to come the next day. I was pissed, obviously, but I got on with my life because I have to make rent. Last night, I got a text from said boss, asking if I wanted to make some money on the side. I still have hard feelings, but money's money so I said yes. She asked if I could please transfer the entire company's old directory to the new one (they moved state and went under a different name after laying us all off). Because apparently, after they moved, they did not SAVE their directory and take it with them. I was their compliance officer, and now they need me to provide proof of compliance in their new state. So…

The slave in me is conditioned to feel extreme anxiety doing so.

My job is very good for me on paper. I get paid well (commission), my hours are extremely flexible, I very rarely have to interact with people. The issue comes in that it feels too personal. Im like an assistant without going into details. If I quit, I fuck over my boss pretty badly, and he’s been decent to me. If I quit, I know I won’t be able to find another job that pays me this well and offers this type of flexibility. I’ll list some cons now: – I have to commute on far on occasion – I don’t get an option for insurance – I can get injured – VERY direct line to my boss, if I fuck up his whole business can go down. It’s a lot for me – Everything HAS to be done an exact way. No room for error – this isn’t a…

My job is very good for me on paper. I get paid well (commission), my hours are extremely flexible, I very rarely have to interact with people. The issue comes in that it feels too personal. Im like an assistant without going into details. If I quit, I fuck over my boss pretty badly, and he’s been decent to me. If I quit, I know I won’t be able to find another job that pays me this well and offers this type of flexibility. I’ll list some cons now: – I have to commute on far on occasion – I don’t get an option for insurance – I can get injured – VERY direct line to my boss, if I fuck up his whole business can go down. It’s a lot for me – Everything HAS to be done an exact way. No room for error – this isn’t a…

I make heal bus go wee woo. There's a big push by management encouraging us ambulance jockeys to show up 15 minutes before our shift starts so we can start checking over the trucks and do shift prep until 2 minutes before shift starts, when we're allowed to clock in. That way we're in service as quick as possible. It never works out that way though because things break or night shift leaves the units a shit show, which leads to me catching a talking to by management for not coming in early. It's “important” that I be a team player and help out. Nice guilt trip, but my response is always the same. “I will not work for free. Are you going to write me up for refusing to work without pay? If it's not important enough to pay me, then it's not important enough to do.” That usually…

Ive been working in my current role for 1 year. Decent pay, benefits, good work life balance, low stress, good team, but the commute sucks (1.5-2 hrs each way). I was told that the role would be hybrid when I started but the policy recently changed and I have to come in 5 days a week. I’ve started job searching and am in the final stages for a role at a clothing company- closer to home, way more $$, ok benefits, but still 5 days in office and awful work life balance. The team has been super honest about this since the company is in early stages and workload will remain heavy for a while. I appreciate the transparency but I’m just tired of the extreme trade offs that come along with work. I know there are positives and negatives to everything in life, and I’m thankful to have a…