Month: July 2023

To put a long story short, My job is asking me to do something that requires travel, and a lot of extra work. Work that I am capable of doing, but was not mentioned in the interview process and not explicitely listed in my responsibilities. I've mentioned that I am willing to do it, but only if my compensation is adjusted to reflect the added responsibility. They stright up said no. Either I do it or get fired. If i didnt just buy a house a month ago, I would have given a colorful exit speech and told them to fuck off, but I can't lose this job and risk losing my house. I dispise this job and have been looking for new opprotunities since my 2nd week here. Nothing in the pipeline yet. Basically: fuck these people.

I’ve been at my company for almost two years now and over the past year I’ve experienced ups and downs on the way I’m treated. My team is very lean compared to the wider division that we sit under and my two “managers” (I directly report into one of them and she directly reports into the other but since I’m the most junior I basically report into both). Those two have been working together for years and are very close. You can imagine what it’s like for someone like me who, is at the associate level, and also hasn’t known them both for that long feels. I am constantly the third wheel, talked down to, teamed up against. Despite being told “we aren’t trying to team up against you”. I’ve been told that I need to “use your brain and think” on projects that I need help on but my…

I work in IT. I am 50 and mid level in a department of 8. Pay is fair, hours are long. Ahead of me are three others that are the most negative people ever. They are entrenched and will never advance or leave. My chances to move above them are slim no matter what because of seniority rules. Question: I have an opportunity to self study into another skill set that is kinda related. Probably won't be used more than a couple times a year. No chance to turn this into more $ or benefits. I am thinking “what's the point?” Thoughts?

For context, I am a server at a Mexican restaurant in California. Its a local spot that’s been around for decades and has a strong base of regulars. It’s a fairly easy job and I rarely have any major problems, that is until a few days ago. A new customer came in and was unhappy with his experience, so he decided to take a photo of me and my coworker without our knowledge and post it on Yelp. There is now a one star review of our restaurant up on yelp with a picture of me and a long description of how I am a “loser” that “should have been fired yesterday”. The best part is I didnt even do anything to him, it was a normal interaction and he got his food no problem. He literally only did that to embarrass and publicly humiliate me. My boss sided with…

We went into bankruptcy and everything would have been fine if the owner would have done everything he needed to do. We had the money to pay the bills but it was “perfect storm” of things he didn’t want to deal with. And when you have a hearing and tell the judge “you don’t know what you are talking about” it’s not something you actually want to keep. But don’t worry about all the thousands of workers that believed the lies that “we are doing the best we can to stay open”

I started a new job last month. Though the office buildings are only a few blocks from each other, to briefly compare: Old job * WFH 3 days, in-office 2 days * Moderate interaction with the public * Otherwise, general office work * Trusted to work independently 50% of the time but also had collaborative and team projects the other 50% * Some phone calls/emails from the public New job * In-office 5 days per week * Constant phone calls from the public * All of my calls have to be on speaker phone (“for training”), which makes it extremely difficult to hear anything or help anyone * Constant appointments and drop-ins that I do not schedule or know about but am expected to drop everything and take on immediately * There's no actual training, it's just my team members telling me what to do. Which would be fine, except…

I started a new job last month. Though the office buildings are only a few blocks from each other, to briefly compare: Old job * WFH 3 days, in-office 2 days * Moderate interaction with the public * Otherwise, general office work * Trusted to work independently 50% of the time but also had collaborative and team projects the other 50% * Some phone calls/emails from the public New job * In-office 5 days per week * Constant phone calls from the public * All of my calls have to be on speaker phone (“for training”), which makes it extremely difficult to hear anything or help anyone * Constant appointments and drop-ins that I do not schedule or know about but am expected to drop everything and take on immediately * There's no actual training, it's just my team members telling me what to do. Which would be fine, except…

Just what the headline says. I straight up can't find a satisfying answer online. They often just say that a CEO basically just makes big decisions and is the top of the hierarchy. That's not a job description though.

Just what the headline says. I straight up can't find a satisfying answer online. They often just say that a CEO basically just makes big decisions and is the top of the hierarchy. That's not a job description though.