Month: July 2023

I have worked as a carpenter in northern Europe for 10 years, few months before leaving to go to my girlfriend's country I broke my thomb in a work accident. I have about 70% of the mobility but I'm in constant pain at work and after, not to mention that I had tendinitis twice on my right arm since when I broke it an a variety of other problems. Carpentry is both my hobby and my job, I have invested time and money in education and tools. I am not going to keep with this line of work because I don't want to lose my fingers for a loss of grip on a table show or messing up the tendons at 30 years of age. Now my question is: do I have right to a invalidity pension or am I wasting time contacting doctors?

I’m in my first full time job and it’s so ridiculous that this is my life for the rest of time. Constantly waiting for it to be the weekend. Not having any time at all after work (after commute I get back around 6:30 and sleep around 10). I feel like I’m wasting away. I’m loosing so much of my life and I can’t even live in the moment because the moment is horrible. I hate my job but I can’t afford to leave without something else. I hate my life but I can’t do anything about it. How are we supposed to function like this. The only time I feel like I’m real is Saturday, and the rest of the time I’m just waiting for it. Small rant, just needed to get it off my chest for the thousandth time. Society was ridiculous to normalize this.

I was promoted a couple of hours ago. I should say, “promoted.” There will be higher expectations of me for the rest of the year, but I was told they do not do raises mid year. The last time I was promoted was in May of a previous year, at which point I received a raise. I have a meeting with my supervisor's boss in less than an hour to discuss this. I received the highest level of achievement on all of our rating scales. I was told at 100% scoring like that they can't NOT promote me. I have been told since my last review I was getting this promotion during my mid-year review. I was also told that, of course it'll come with a raise. I have been looking forward to this raise since January. Please request this type of information in writing! I am digging through my…

As someone who considers themselves introverted, I thought I could win the game of life by working hard. Unfortunately I’ve worked extremely hard for years and still struggled financially and was always depressed. Now I’m learning that in order to move ahead people have to like you. I hated the idea that you can have zero experience but if the right person likes you they can put you in a position without meeting the expectations. But that’s just the way it is. My biggest priority right now is meeting the right people in the right places and I’m not going to feel bad about it. I’ll have to adapt because I get drained with people fast. However it seems like it’s the only way. So far I’ve emailed an old college professor I had a good relationship with who works with a company I want to work with and she…

Like today I asked a coworker “hey is that meeting still on for today?”. And out of nowhere he snaps “idk go ask them (management) yourself” It was so aggressive and out of nowhere. I didn’t say anything back cause in my head I was like “wtf. What did I do?”

So I just had to quit an independent contractor position because I had a carpal tunnel release that didn't take and now I literally cannot type for a sustained period of time. My job has a lot of typing and editing, but apparently my “boss” thinks that I need to suck it up and push through. Below is her response to my quitting. I've been contracting with them for 8 years. The fake ass concern and true lack of compassion from this person is upsetting. ————————————— “I am sorry to hear that you are leaving the team considering how long you have been with us. I am writing because it is important that everyone, old and young, adhere to the professional contract they signed. I will be sending out a message to everyone tomorrow. I am urging you to seriously consider what I am writing to you: You signed a…

If a manager tells you that you won’t be paid for an hour due to clocking back in late (like say a few minutes or 1-3 minutes), is it reasonable to just punch back out and take an hour break? I’m mainly under the impression that I’ll never let an employer exploit my labor. ND sucks as a state and unfortunately I have no union.

I don't know where to post this but here seemed safe enough. Ive been sent home twice now, fully missing two shifts, because my beard is unacceptable. Now to frame this I've been working for this company for over a year now and the beard wasnt an issue when hired, in fact “standards” dictate clean lines and 1in. Well, at least thats what I was told in orientation and what I swear I read in my contract before I signed. Now shortly after i started the “supervisor” of our store (and others) came in, he mentions that THEIR policy is .5in, i say “well im happy to have a beard net its food prep and all anyways :)” He mentions looking into it but doesnt think they have the budget (sure bud). Now here we are over a year later with nothing until they told me i have to “SHAVE”…

I have eight days a month of freedom. My life revolves around a corporation and menial labor. The repetitive, mind numbing chores drive me literally insane. I am a glorified flesh robot for the elite. Dooming another poor soul to a cubicle or manual labor is cruel. How could you do this to anyone? The only refute I get is ‘ya life sucks, get used to it’ or ‘at least we aren’t cavemen in the woods’. These rationalization don’t help me cope. I’ve gone insane.

This is the type of job I want