Month: July 2023

I haven't looked for a new job in 25 years and the last job I found was through just driving to some plants and walking in to fill out an application. Well, it took me half a day to find that job. After 20 yrs I left it to work for myself, about 5 yrs ago. Our living situation became much more complicated over the last year and I think it is time to find another company job. I am in the process of writing my resume now, but my question is: how do I look for work now? I used to have a LinkedIn account, but I canceled that years ago. I also read a lot of bad things about linkedin and indeed on here, so how do people find jobs now? Is driving from plant to plant and applying in person still a viable choice? Do I go…

I know many positions are obligated to be present the whole shift based on the type of work but there are lots of jobs where someone finishes their tasks for the day but have to just sit there and wait out the clock for several hours. It seems very counter productive, I feel it would actually improve productivity since most people don’t want to just sit out the clock. I personally worked with many people who are super lazy all day because they are stuck there until end of day anyway so no reason to be productive when they can procrastinate on their phones for half the day. Just something that came to mind and wanted to see what others think.

And now my take home pay is about $100 less than before the raise because of taxes.

So, for context: I work for a state-exclusive thrift store chain. We have about 8 different locations. Non-Profit, and I make $13.98 an hour. Since I transferred from one location to another to work full-time and sustain myself, I’ve been bogged down by numerous issues. At first, it was with my elderly coworkers who refused to ‘accept me’ as part of the team despite the fact I was a young pair of arms(Male, 23), worked more often than they did, and adhered more to the company rules. But now, it’s become a matter of higher management issues, and customer/donor aggravation. First and foremost, I work 5 days straight every odd week, and I work seven days straight every even week(pictures for context. Since this is the week of the 4th of July, they put me in for an extra day of work. And then we have the 4th off. 8…