Month: July 2023

So I recently started a new teaching position at a small independent music school. To preface, I met with the manager a couple months ago to tour the facility get a lay of the land. I ended up not taking the position right away as I was booked to do some extensive traveling for another job that I also work. The manager thought it might not be a good fit for the time being since my schedule was pretty packed at the time. No harm no foul, just wasn’t the right timing A couple weeks later the manager reaches out again asking if I would still be interested a position and that they would be willing to work with my schedule. I told them that once my traveling schedule clears, I would be happy to make something work. I told them great and that I would be available mid to…

The current role I'm in, the training was god awful. It was 12 weeks of just nonsense that made very little sense and when you would ask questions for clarity they would be vague and then just move on. 12 weeks of vague training and just “it will make sense in a couple weeks” The managers are even worse. Ive been in this job for 6 months now, each time I have a one to one with my manager, they ask if there is anything they can do. When I say yeah and ask a question about something learned in training, They sigh and just say “just wait a couple months it will make sense sooner or later” and basically brush of my question. I loathe this place it feels like one big circle of half assed training manuals and people who have no business being managers or trainers.

I work in sales and am overall actually pretty happy with my job but this year I have basically been managing and doing a lot of extra tasks and responsibilities that is by no means a part of my role, I am basically running the store and have been since Feb. I have always talked about and hinted at managing but it just always feels like an expectation with no financial incentive. I'm not formally trained but I've worked there long enough to do well. I understand that to move up in a company you have to show your value but now coming up to 6 months it's getting annoying. Has anyone had positive experiences with this or am I chasing the carrot 🥕

It's been nearly a year since I was fired from my previous job. I had been there two years if that mattered. I was called into loss prevention because I admitted to a coworker I had eaten a smore from a box of merchandise the park was planning on selling to guests. The guy whose job it was to unload these boxes heard me and reported me. So at the end of my shift the next day a supervisor walks me over to loss prevention and I know I'm in deep shit for it. I'm nervous because I had no clue what they were going to do to me. They immediately recognize I look nervous and start to take advantage of that. First, they explain to me what loss prevention is and what they do and ask me “if I'd like someone to sit in on this meeting” but neglected…

First time poster here. Just venting some frustration I guess. Two months ago I was in desperate need of money. Friend of mine recommended me his new job he just got that our mutual friend also works at. I inquired, got the job. I was super grateful because they saved my ass from having to Doordash my bills away, and it wasn’t super backbreaking work. Fast forward to this morning. Everyone gets along with me, I’m getting the hang of it, and actually rather enjoying it. I’m on my way into work, and about a mile and a half away from my house my brakes start grinding. I had been meaning to replace the brake pads soon but never found time. Momentarily freaked out, then just found a nearby shop, waited for it to open, and put it in there and started walking home. On the way I called friends…

Christopher Langan is a man with a very high IQ. I mean INCREDIBLY high. He has an IQ of around 195, which is considered to be genius level. He is known to be one of the smartest people in the country, and in the world. Based on my reading, Langan has an advanced understanding of mathematics, philosophy and logic. He has also worked as a bouncer for many years. It's hard to imagine someone with a genius IQ working as a bouncer. But Langan is a unique individual. I suppose he is not so interested in the traditional trappings of success. (Well, that, and there were many logistical challenges for him to be able to use his mental gifts in a way that would make sense for him). Apparently, he would rather spend his time thinking about big ideas and helping others understand his mental processes. The CTMU Langan has…

For context I work in the service industry in the state of Washington. I have been hearing rumblings from upper management about a push to enact a policy that would put the responsibility of covering scheduled work days requested off for vacation entirely on the employee. This apparently would mean that even if I requested a week off for vacation months in advance it would still be up to me to find coworkers to cover every single day I’d normally be scheduled, or face punishment/termination for no-call no-show. Other than the obvious issues of increasing a feeling of entrapment that I am specifically in this industry and that I initially chose to work with this business to avoid, the logistics of this are going to be a nightmare: as it is most people I work with have variations in their schedule month to month that I would have no way…

My friend and I recently got on the subject of absolutely unhinged interview questions we had been asked over the years. His was “what would you say is your spirit animal?” He refused to answer citing it’s irrelevance to the job. Mine was “if you had a zoo, what animals would you keep?” (I was interviewing for a tech job, by the way) I explained I wouldn’t have a zoo I’d use those resources to house and rehab rescue animals for release or adoption.” I was told that was wrong and didn’t answer the question lmao so I said “if you’re forcing me to have a make believe zoo I guess I’d have make believe animals, unicorns, maybe some cryptids?” I got the offer but politely declined. So I beg of you all in the interest of some lighthearted fun, what’s the most absurd, unhinged irrelevant-to-the-job question you’ve ever been…

So I work at a fastfood chain and I have for a couple of years now I have definitely had my “I wanna quit right now!” Moments but I evidently stayed because I don't wanna go through the hiring process again but I'm really at limits. Every day and I am being very literal here I'm asked to come in early and or stay late, usually in the same day.My schedule doesn't feel like my actual schedule anymore and I feel bad if I say no because I'm gonna be screwing over someone else. We are very short staffed especially in the summer because I live in a college town. But I'm sick of being asked all the time! And It doesn't help that there is this one coworker who does the their job well, that is when they show up. I have worked with this person all throught my…

I don’t know how people can do the same job for decades. I have a cycle where I get a job, the latest one is an engineering tech position, and I do great for around 5 years. I’ve done this with two jobs prior to this one. I’m smart, outgoing and efficient. I get good supervisor reviews and raises. But usually around that time I hit my pinnacle of boredom that has been building for a few years. Everyday seems worse than the last to the point where my mental and physical health starts to deteriorate. I It’s the same thing over and over, everyday. The same drive, the same desk, the same people, the same problems. Another 30+ years of this makes me shudder. I get to the point of rationalizing homelessness. I feel doomed to repeat this cycle for the rest of my life. I just feel like…