Month: July 2023

My partner is a team lead at a fast food place and she started getting msgs from her manager asking things like “where is A, I don't see her car?” or “tell B to go clean the dining room” among other things. The thing is, he does this on his days off and it's making everyone feel uncomfortable, like they are always being watched by this guy. It really bothers me because this guy has nothing better to do than to constantly watch the people at work and try to tell them what to do from home. My partner is tired of receiving calls/messages. Is there any legality to that?

For the last 2 decades, I've worked for about as good a company as you can ask for. It isn't big, and many of the ownership group was related. I know that sets off red flags for some people but when ownership is good, that doesn't matter. I started off as a front desk clerk with no hotel experience, making $9 in 20 years ago money. Two years later I was at $14.50 with no additional responsibilities, just being rewarded for a job well done. Over time I've averaged a 9% pay increase a year, and that's without getting a pay raise during covid. The majority owners refrained from taking much out of the business, usually less than the average employee, because profit was given as bonuses. I eventually moved up to the top spot and while I still had an owner to answer to, my opinion meant something and…

So the directors of the part of the company I work out sent out a email asking for PTO requests for the remainder of the year including holidays so that there's coverage during those times. This makes sense as they do this every year. My company has advertised having an “Unlimited PTO” policy but in the handbook it's called a “Flexible PTO” policy. I request 7 days in the remaining 6 months, 2 for a vacation, and the other 5 days are travel days to fly/drive home during non peak hours for the holidays or weddings, so I doubted there would be overlap with my other coworkers, so coverage would be there. I get an email back from the directors saying “You've used up 130 hours of PTO this year so far. There are guidelines to limit employees to 3 – 3.5 weeks of PTO a year. Since your work…

Okay, I've got to keep it vague since I know they like to peruse reddit from time to time. Long story short, due to bringing up working laws as well as social ones at work, they've decided to slash my hours to practically nothing. They'll put me on the schedule, only to remove the scheduled shift on the day off. I believe they are refusing to outright fire me due to the workers laws (ironically) and wanting me to be the one to quit. I am job searching and files for EDD, but I have not a clue if I should be doing anything else. Advice?

People often tell us, “CEOs and investors took a risk, so they deserve insurmountable profits. They put their money at risk.” But when it comes to workers' risks, they outrightly dismiss them. May I recall how workers sacrifice their bond with their families just to work hard, earning way below a liveable wage while the bosses make more money that we could possibly conceive of in a month. Workers tend to accept all the conditions the job has. Is it hazardous? Are they going to work under this burning heat? Do they have health benefits? All of these questions will embody the kind of health he/she will have when he/she gets home after hours of toil. Lastly, workers took the risk that a job is not permanent because of the decisions made by executives who do not bear the consequences of something they have caused.

I was out sick most of last week with a sinus/ear infection, and while I'm taking antibiotics, I'm still sick and utterly exhausted. I finished all my work by noon today, and am now running out the clock so I can go lay down. I used up all my PTO last week, so I can't take any more time off. I'm literally just doom-scrolling and trying to stay awake because I can't clock out until I've put in my eight hours or I'll lose pay. Normally I'd use this “down time” for personal projects, but I'm so completely worn out from being sick, I can't do anything productive. I feel like a toddler throwing a tantrum because I just wanna take a nap without having to worry it will cost part of my paycheck!

So I recently got denied a promotion on a technicality (they sent the wrong format for a log) which would have resulted in a substantial raise. I emailed my district ops manager to discuss this. That was a month ago. Now they email me out of the blue after ghosting me for so long asking to schedule a call. Now I'm not sure what talking points to bring to the meeting since she took so damn long, any advice is appreciated.

I had an interview this morning, and the post stated it was 100% remote. Within 5 minutes they confirmed that at most, and after 6-9 months of training, it would be a hybrid role, requiring 3 days in the office per week! This job is an hour and a half from where I live… I would have been ok for just the training. It would have been a bitch, but the job had amazing benefits. I was so duped. So I ended it at 8 minutes, and then reported it to their superiors, who had been copied on the email threads from the recruiters and hiring manager. No idea if they knew or not, but had to do something.

Hey guys! First time poster on this subreddit. As the title states, this was something a supervisor told an employee. So now for the background: When each employee starts employment at this facility, they are given a designated bottle for water that they are allowed to fill and bring to their stations. However, these bottles are made of cheap plastic, and like many others’, their bottle broke very easily. Despite their efforts to receive a new bottle, such as nagging HR and the supervisors daily, they have not received a new one for almost 3 weeks now. So this employee decides to instead take a regular bottle of water to their station until new bottles become available. During a huddle meeting, one of the supervisors called out this employee and said, “any kind of water bottle, besides the designated one, is not allowed on the floor.” The employee protested, “well,…

Got the alert widespread layoffs are coming. I have 8 weeks paternity leave coming in October. My supervisors know but I haven’t worked out the paternity leave with HR yet. Question is, would brining up the paternity leave officially to HE be a negative when it comes to making the layoffs cut?