Month: July 2023

All the panels and speeches are bullshit. People go to suck up to big shots and pass around laminated resumes for the price of $500. These conferences are sometimes run under the guise of identity (e.g. a Latino professional association) but make no mistake that this is an exclusive space. Fortunately I got a grant from my school so I was able to punch above my weight in qualifications. If you’re too poor or don’t have the benefit of a well-resourced institution then sucks for you I guess. The capitalistic milieu we live in has warped vocabulary to the extent that we’re not just calling this plain old corruption.

I'm confused. My 6 month probation period got extended for another 6 months and during the meeting, I was told that I was doing well and there's nothing to worry about. This is crazy, isn't it? I'm working my arse off, hours everyday. My supervisors are happy with my progress. My employers seem to be happy too. I've recieved nothing but appreciation until now. I was given no specific reason for the extension. Am I being played with? What am I missing here?

So I’ve had bad jobs in the past but nothing out of the usual. But this job I’ve had now hasn’t been bad at all so far and at first was treated with a lot of respect and whatnot. Last week I was trying to be open about issues with my on call schedule as I really needed them covered for this past weekend because my grandmas health was declining. My boss who I had a solid relationship hits me with a “not to sound like a dick but how much time do you really need to go see her?” And basically explains that if nobody is willing to cover my on call that I was SOL. Thursday hits and she passes away. I tell my boss that I probably won’t be in Friday and he basically says he’s got me covered till 12… He does get my Sunday on…

Posting on behalf of my friend. He has always worked in sales and has been with his current company for about 6 months. They recruited him with the promise of more money, less work etc. On paper it all lined up. In practice it did not. His boss was rude and indifferent to my friends performance. My friend was the number 1 closer every month he was there, yet his boss refused to give him better accounts. This limited his potential income so he casually began looking for a new job. He found one that was a step up in role and pay. He accepted and was going to tell his new company this week, leave on a good note, not say anything bad about his time there. ​ Well last week his boss called him and began tearing into him about how his paperwork on 1 deal was missing…

For context, I don’t live in U.S, and starting to work young isn’t really norm here. I don’t think I have it rough, but even my simple uni internship got me thinking about the work concept again. I just don’t get how majority of the humanity ended up in this situation where they have to give half of their day for decades to actually earn their rights. How people just get used to this? It kinda feels like I am the only one who questions this in my immediate environment. I want to be happy, I want to live as long as I can but believing in a future that I will be happy just gets harder and harder. How did everyone just got… used to this? I ask myself “Can I do it too? Will I get used to it?” and I don’t even know if this question is…

…with 1 week's notice ‍ Any thoughts on how best to approach this (besides sprucing up the old resume)?