Month: July 2023

I have a friend who recently got a job in marketing. To get this job, he had to complete four different interviews, one of which was four hours long. I know this sort of thing is commonplace. It’s not like this for every job in America, of course, but it seems increasingly the case for many, many jobs. I also know that, as long and grueling a process as this was, it’s not the longest or most grueling out there. I’m wondering if this is just an American thing. Does it happen in other countries?

Hi Guys, Hope it's okay to post here. I started my job back earlier this year after being laid off by a large tech firm. I managed to get something that was the same salary and sector. I started and it was pretty clear that training would be minimal, supported by the rest of the team saying this. The general vibe on the team is quite unhappy and it would seem that the VP has taken a bit of a disliking to me (heard me chatting to another staff member about how I was unhappy with the lack of training and felt like the work wasn't being distributed fairly, my own fault, moment of weakness). Thankfully my line manager and the main boss seem to like me and think I am doing a good job. Since then I just feel so anxious all the time. My workload is significantly more…

The title about never having a day off is a bit misleading. She never once called in sick in 74 years. What did they do when she retired… They put up a plaque in the store. This by the author hit home a bit: I don’t know about you, but stories like Melba’s certainly inspire me. Not sure how much it inspires me that a 90 year old is having to work until health issues. Maybe they wanted to work that long but I hope it wasn't a need or necessity. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/90-year-old-woman-retires-after-74-years-in-the-same-store-she-never-had-a-day-off/ar-AA1dEUzH?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=5fa25fc024e048d9a5905f55d566227c&ei=39

The title about never having a day off is a bit misleading. She never once called in sick in 74 years. What did they do when she retired… They put up a plaque in the store. This by the author hit home a bit: I don’t know about you, but stories like Melba’s certainly inspire me. Not sure how much it inspires me that a 90 year old is having to work until health issues. Maybe they wanted to work that long but I hope it wasn't a need or necessity. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/90-year-old-woman-retires-after-74-years-in-the-same-store-she-never-had-a-day-off/ar-AA1dEUzH?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=5fa25fc024e048d9a5905f55d566227c&ei=39

I work in veterinary medicine. This morning when I went to work I went through my back. I still drove to work like the idiot I am and when I arrived I could barely get out of my car. I had to call my colleague so she could help me get to the clinic. She laid me down in our operating room and there I laid since 9.00 until 12.30. I got some painkillers to try and manage the pain in my back but to no avail. While I was laying there my boss berated me for making an appointment for a dog for which there was apparently no time for. She berated me a second time for another appointment for dental cleaning but the cat hadn't been here for 3 years. All while I was laying in pain on a little matrass. Eventually she said if I had a…

Anyone have a positive covid 19 test? I am absolutely sick and work needs a doctors note/excuse. I don't have money for a doctor today in this society. HALP.

Even if I’m literally puking my guts up I have this voice that says “you should just go in, it’s not that bad” or that I’m straight up making it up. Choosing my own health feels like I’m doing something wrong

Even if I’m literally puking my guts up I have this voice that says “you should just go in, it’s not that bad” or that I’m straight up making it up. Choosing my own health feels like I’m doing something wrong

Even if I’m literally puking my guts up I have this voice that says “you should just go in, it’s not that bad” or that I’m straight up making it up. Choosing my own health feels like I’m doing something wrong

I have terrible anxiety and my work is doing a party soon. I loathe going to them because it’s forced “family fun” and I have a sensitive stomach and can’t eat most of the food there. There are also games you are told you have to play and it’s all just incredibly awkward. I usually get myself worked up into a stomachache. Does it look obvious if i call in sick on the day of the party when people there know I’m anxious? I’m relatively new – less than a year at the job .