Month: August 2023

this might be long lol so be ready. i work as a paraeducator. it is not my dream job. i care deeply about the kids i work 1-on-1 with, and i never let my hatred of my job wear off on the kids. on my breaks i am, to say the least, unapproachable and boring. coworkers also never took it personally because they too experienced the same thing. i worked through a specific contractor up until literally today (we’ll get there). I worked with them for a year, and through that contractor i worked for the school district i currently reside in. it was a pretty okay arrangement. i made $21/hr, what was there to complain about? i only worked 32.5hrs/wk. only got paid when i was at the school. i have had almost no pay for three months, the extended school year was only 16hrs/wk (all going to student…

I'm really looking for some hope lately. And when I see the screen actors guild and the writer's guild fighting so hard for fair pay and working conditions, I'm really inspired. But I'd love to talk more about how this is going to benefit people, especially outside the entertainment industry. I know generally when things get better for one group like this it gets better for other groups. What are some of the direct benefits, or indirect benefits, if they win?

We just went through a shift in management where 4 people got transferred and 4 new people got brought in. I was talking to the new store manager about how they liked the job so far and the topic of bonuses got brought up, specifically how all manager should get one if the store “bonuses” each month. I said I’ve never received a single bonus in the year and a half I’ve been here. Which led to me asking what the other person who was hired for my same position was making. Turns out I’m making less than the “hiring wage” for my position. SM talked to the district manager and was given a lecture on how it’s against policy for us to talk about our wages (SM took up for me on that one, yeah it’s illegal to forbid it) and was told he couldn’t do anything about it…

We all know you’re going to throw out my cover letter and resume anyway because I don’t speak three languages and have 40 years of experience while being under thirty. It’s like recruiters are looking for reasons to turn qualified people away.

Basically the title… my job is moving offices (basically already bought the building) to a VERY unsafe area in the city I live in. Mainly for more space for less rent money. The move won’t be happening until the beginning of the new year but I am very nervous to have to go into this office in this neighborhood everyday (I work 5 days a week in office). I was thinking of having a meeting with my boss about me converting fully to remote work or being a representative at our parent company’s office. I’m most concerned about coming off as a “selfish” or “uptight” or “high maintenance” employee. But at the same time, I NEVER signed up to work in an office in this area and we currently work in a nice safe area. I don’t necessarily want to quit but I would love some advice on how to…

I've had a lot going on lately, and I'm not in a good place, but I feel like it makes enough sense to me, that I'm at least at peace with the fact that I'm not in a good place, and there's very little point in blaming myself for it. I work in public service. I have my entire career. I did a little bit of work in the private sector, but I'm not really about the whole private sector attitude of “If it's not making us money, it's not worth doing.”. Fucking customers over not because it was the right thing to do, but the right thing to do for the sake of made up numbers on a balance sheet made me feel like shit, so I learned it wasn't for me. I started out in military service, then went to college, then got into working in local government.…

I had a scheduled interview at Baguio JIC English Academy for the Stay In Coordinator position. They asked me to pick my available days and times for the interview. I mentioned that I'm available Monday to Sunday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and I also said I could do evenings. They responded with “perfect” and scheduled the interview for the next day at 11:00 am via Zoom. I was excited because it meant I might finally have a job. I got ready and joined the Zoom link 20 minutes before the interview, as I'm the type of person who prefers to be early, even if I have to wait a while. Back to the interview, I had my best smile on, waiting for the interviewer. However, 11:05 came, and there was no sign of the interviewer. I tried to assume they were busy. Time passed, and before I knew…

I feel like it's the politically correct way of saying we are having a hard time keeping people, so be prepared to work harder. Overthinking this or nay?