Month: August 2023

Not me but a friend of mine. He was working some overtime on Saturday and overhead a senior management meeting (unusual for a Saturday) discussing how viable it would be to the whole Tech Pubs department redundant and just using AI to write all the manuals with a manager to review them. He is a senior designer in a building services company. Basically if it uses water or power then his company can design it, usually office blocks or factories. the Tech pubs write the operating, maintenance and fault diagnostic manuals. He is planning to let the TP dept know today.

I worked in the warehouse at a semi-well-kmown furniture outlet for nearly a year. I have diagnosed anxiety issues from manic depression that I had been transparent about since my interview. I was put on unpaid medical leave by the off-site HR department for nearly a month due to debilitating panic attacksI was having at work. I was required to attend outpatient therapy sessions and could not return without a doctor's approval. All my vacation/personal time was used to supplement my absence, leaving me no sick days upon my return to work. I was severely inconvenienced by this, but still decided to stick it out, even though I was written up for being legitimately sick. What broke the camel's back was when everyone in the warehouse received a mid-year bonus that was issued during my absence. Because I was on leave (not of my own volition, mind you), I was…

I had an interview in person with two people who I would be working directly under. The director, after about 20 minutes into the interview, asked what mistakes would I make if I did make a mistake. Of course I responded by saying I wouldn't make a mistake, but he insisted that I give him two instances where I would make a mistake and he wouldn't take no for an answer. Needless to say that I did not get the job. My issue is who in the world asks that kind of question?! If you've made up your mind that you don't want to hire me, don't force me to give you an excuse.

Came here because not sure where else to ask but heres what happened About a month ago I got fired from my job due to being “unreliable” even though I was told I was doing great and was getting the most hours in out of everyone in my department. After this happened I was handed my final check with a letter telling me im being let go from probationary period and walked out, however when I read pay stub i realized they had starting taking union dues from me for the first time, and when I was fired no union rep was with more or anything, I wasnt even aware I was apart of the union at that time as they told me it was a probation period for it which I thought I was still on. So was I apart of the union or did they unnecessarily take money…

Due to the nature of my job, I have to stay in contact with my coworkers, so we all have each other's personal numbers. Some days ago I had an anxiety attack which sent me to the hospital. They told me I have depression and I have to go to rehab (due to alcoholism). I'm determined to get the treatment, but I'm in a very delicate emotional situation (I'm scared of myself, I cry randomly, conversations with certain people make me start overventilating or scratching my hand). My boss wrote me a message to know how I was doing and I just told him I'm doing my best to recover and that the doctor has extended my sick leave until some date. He told me to get better soon and that's all. However, this other coworker was on holidays when I left, and when she returned she sent me a…

I work in direct care for mentally ill/developmentally disabled people. It can be a really hard job and requires extra training, an expectation of potential violence (my nose got punched in and broken like a week & a half ago, not uncommon), very underpaid/understaffed, and it's really emotionally hard work. Its base pay is 15$ an hour, which is about the same as any retail/fast food job in the area. They give raises by the year, at about 20¢ a pop. In spite of this, I LOVE my job and I have high regard for the population I work with. Even with how hard it can be some days, I never considered quitting until around 2 weeks ago. It's more of a passion project, because I'm definitely working for less than I'm worth with training and a college degree. Enter Armageddon: Management made a post that they are “excited!!!” to…

So I'm just gonna say right now none of this actually happened for legal purposes and all of this is completely made up. This is a complete work of fiction. Anyways. A while back I worked at a food place. I liked it there, the customers were nice, tips were good. I also had a couple good friends there. Within my first year I learned one of our coworkers was being a total creep to my friend outside of work. She asked to be scheduled away from him, which was not accommodated. I hated seeing my friend so uncomfortable. She told our boss everything and was met with dismissiveness. I was also uncomfortable working with this guy, because I've been through some personal stuff. I told my boss this. Again I was dismissed and even placed on a full shift with him. My friend left shortly after. So I decided…

In the last few decades, there has been an increase in the amount of people turning to mental health services. People usually say the reasons are wage stagnation, rise in cost of living, the abandon of the traditional family model, loneliness resulted by long working hours, housing crisis, etc. but there is one thing no one ever talks about that can actually be the leading cause for it, and it's the transition from agriculture and manufacturing industries to the service industry. The explanation is quite simple. People deal with mental health issues because their jobs are mentally demanding, just like people in the 1800's suffered from physical conditions for working in physically demanding jobs. It's an industry that involves lots of mental violence, humiliation, harassment, insults etc. After getting insulted so many hours a day so many days a week, workers are more prone to make mistakes that cost the…

Hi all, I currently work at a restaurant and am part time host and part time server (I work 40 hours a week). My job is currently paying all my hoursk as a host, which is almost double my server pay. Should I contact HR to correct it, even though I do both jobs ? Or do you think I could slip by. Thanks in advance.