Month: July 2023

Looking back at the last decade for any young person to survive we will need a new way of making jobs work. If the Gen Alpha is to succeed we need universities to only allow degrees of high economic value such as Law, Medical, STEM, and others like Business to flourish and no longer offer courses on EVERYTHING possible. If you then add back in the Trades there will need to be a reconstruction of non-economically viable jobs. I propose that every other job that requires a degree that is NOT CURRENTLY NOR FUTURE economically viable hould just become an apprenticeship at this point. From cook/baker, to women’s studies, to archeology. Each should be apprenticeships at this point for our generation to survive… It is an outlandish and harsh theory but it may be the only way.

I work at a grocery store with a To-Go department. I’m on the schedule for 30 hours a week. We get about 2 orders an hour, sometimes every other hour. So that leaves me with hours of free time during my shift. I try to do as much as I can throughout the store with helping other departments but when it comes down to it, they all have their own tasks in the department and reject my help. Even with the things that everyone says they “always need people for” like bagging, stocking, cleaning, etc. I can never find anything to do during my shift and due to the low order volume, I end up leaving hours early. I am very open with some managers about the fact that there’s no work to be done and I feel useless. Some of the other managers come by and tell me I…

Hi everyone. I’m a long time lurker. I want to first say I’m an older as my kids would say! I’m also really proud of almost everything I read on here from you young people, gives me hope for the future! Anywho….. my son is having some issues at work (a big company) where he works outside as a lot attendant (pushes carts all day).. The main issue right now being the heat. It was 105 today and he’s been feeling really shitty everyday he’s out there 8 hours. He’s approached management a couple times about feeling crappy with no resolutions. They just expect him to do the job without complaining. Maybe I’m just being a mom but I don’t want him to have heat stroke. Last week it was 110 and he had to leave cause he was dizzy and almost threw up. Any advise? It’s only going to…

2nd year Electrical apprentice and just got laid off from a place with lots of great field workers. claimed the reason was that they lost a lot of money at a different job so they're cutting costs by laying me off. Had a health issue before signing with this company and the bill just came up ($700+), just bought a car because my previous one broke down, but I did just pay rent so I got another month here. Any ideas for keeping the cash flowing in trying times?

Hey guys. Thanks for the supportive comments on my last post and funny ones too. I feel very validated. You guys are right. I am REASONABLY angry about this. I will be quitting this job as soon as I have some savings (probably around September) I will not be taking any fucking extra shifts if they call me. I will also be using my annual leave in my last week and then quitting when they expect me back. I shouldn’t have to work two jobs. Nobody should. I’m tired but my anger is pushing me through this tough time. I just need to get my degree and I’ll be in the clear. I also forgot to mention my gas station boss is a land lord of four “investment” properties. Which should give you an idea of what type of person he is.

I work at a medium-sized company that transitioned to fully remote work at the start of the pandemic. As 2023 began, we experienced several leadership changes, and the new CEO decided to implement a 3-day-per-week hybrid work model. Many of my colleagues tried to convince themselves that it wasn't so bad, but deep down, I knew I could never return to working in the office when my job can be done 100% remotely (mainly involving tasks in Excel and PowerPoint). Consequently, I started looking for a new job, but as we all know, this process can be lengthy and unpredictable. Now, as the 3-day-per-week hybrid schedule is set to begin next week, I'm exploring options to avoid it in case I don't secure a new job in time. I initiated the interactive process with our HR department, leveraging the fact that I have a legitimate disability. However, this disability doesn't…

I've been trying to advocate for wage increases for my team but without any success despite them being FAR below market. I honestly don't know why they still work at this company. I've pointed out cost of living, market rate, tried to convince that pay increases lead to higher productivity, but ultimately the power players just don't give a shit. It really bothers me that these hardworking people can't afford basic necessities like food or housing despite working a full time corporate job (some even 2 jobs). Like it REALLY grinds my gears. As their leader I feel a responsibility to advocate for them but nothing I say matters and I'm becoming very frustrated with HR. Is there anything else I can do to help? I almost want to encourage them to quit lol but I don't want to tell them they're underpaid cause it would just sow resentment and…

Job advert: “Seeking a courier driver. Immediate Start” Employer: “Hi, can you please travel 50km to the depot for a chat” travels 50km. Employer: “I just wanted to ask you if have a drivers license that's all, you can go home now and come tomorrow at 6am” sends license via SMS and travels 50km back. wakes up at 5am and travels 50km. Employer: “Why don't you come for a drive with me in the van, load these packages will you?” Loads packages and drives van for 2 hours. Employer: “Okay thank you, an other guy will come tomorrow for a trial and then I will call you” Goes back to car, sees a parking ticket, travels back 50km to home. Has now traveled 200km worked for 2 hours and has a parking ticket. 3 days passed and no reply, texted prospective employer and ghosted.