Month: August 2023

So this is happening to a co-worker of mine. He spent $1700 out of pocket to go to a conference that our CEO actually suggested to attend. The costs were for conference registration, travel, hotel and maybe $75 of that was food too. He submitted to be reimbursed as company usually covers these things. The CEO denied it saying that “company doesn't reimburse alcohol expenses”. ​ Here's the thing, no alcohol reimbursement was requested. Here's the other thing, this guy is Mormon and it is widely known he doesn't drink. So more background, co-worker is an executive and the CEO and him have been butting heads lately over project expectations. Co-worker is a former CEO himself, very professional and knows what he is doing. Needless to say though he's been in the CEO's crosshairs and this is clearly a case of the CEO being vindictive. ​ What recourse is there…

Just started a clerical job. Definitely know right away it’s not it. Should I quit right away and look elsewhere?

A coworker slept in late to his shift, that’s on him, but he was suspended for the week and the company used the day he missed as one of his vacation days without telling him they were doing that. I’m just wondering if this is legal or just an unfortunate result of having a bad boss? (The vacation days part, not the suspension part)

I want to know how other people who have to leave their house every work day to report in-person somewhere spend their mornings? Please no people who work from home or on their own property (or other weird loopholes) I have to report to my job site by 8am and work to between 4-5pm. I wake up in the morning 6:15 in the am but don't get out of bed til 6:30ish (a bit later if I'm spending the night with my partner and we cuddle in the mornings) because it takes me a little to actually wake up. I'll then spend 10-15 minutes in the bathroom getting ready and getting changed. Normally I lay my clothes out for the day the night before but sometimes ya just forget, or it's 11pm before I actually get into my bedroom for the day and i just don't have the mental capacity…

I feel so weird sometimes being surrounded by my friends that say they want to eat the rich, because well for starters am I included in that? My family came as immigrants and started a manufacturing company, fast forward about 25 years and it is now worth about 25 million dollars. Are we rude about our money? Ofc not, it has never defined who we are as people. I’ve always viewed it as a safety net helping to pay through college for example and avoiding crippling debt for life. I guess my question is where do we draw the line at who “deserves” their wealth and who “deserves” to be eaten. Ofc some can agree on Musk, Bezos, Zuckerburg etc. but what about wealthy people you “like”? Whether it be a favorite actor, musician, YouTuber, etc. At what point do they cross the threshold of they should be “eaten.” I…

I work at a call center as a student worker as the position is funded through the university I attend. Since this is an interview for a survey there are no commissions because there is no sale. Our requirement is to do 35 dials an hour on average without completed interviews which take about 20 minutes. Our shifts are scheduled as 4 hour blocks and I know I just have to do 140 dials and then I'm set, but it is hard for me to not work after that because I am scared I will get in trouble even though I have done what is expected of me. Some shifts I average 80 dials an hour and idk why I'm giving them the work of 2 people. so I guess how do I stop working?

I have what may would call a successful career and I am still relatively young (mid 30s). I am in a job that is everything I wanted in one. I make good money, I am fully remote, the hours are good, the work is interesting for the most part. I always changed jobs thinking I grew tired of the work or wanted something else. Recently I started hating work and I have just realized, I hate working. Not a job, but in general. I want to be able to do what I want with my time. No amount of rationalization makes it better. I hate that I have to ask permission to take even 30 minutes off at the end of the day. I just wish I could win the lottery so I could keep living the same life and just not have to work. I will be lucky if…

I'm 33, went to school for many years at a top world ranked university and are at 66K a year, no kids, not married and can't afford anything, one check is car payment and rent, second check is everything else. $0 left at the end or in the negative. I work with some younger people at it seems they think 90k is not that much a year. They're aiming for early 100s. Am i crazy to think that this is not the norm? I know many people not making close to that and as I look for a new job I'm seeing the wages at less than what I get paid. Thank you to everyone for your concern about my career, degrees, or job. I am very happy with my career and the work I do, it's pretty much my hobby only it's my job. This post was about wages…

I’m not sure if this is the right place for this but I’m at a loss. My boyfriend received a job offer from a place called J and S Automotive in Springfield, MO (we are in New York, it’s a remote job position). He took the offer and they sent him a check a week or so ago to get supplies from a specific vendor but they never gave him the vendor. In fact, they’ve been radio silent since he took the job a couple weeks ago. I’m confused because why would they give him money for supplies and then ghost him? Is this a legit business? What the hell is going on here?

It feels like we're almost there. ​ For background, I work full time as an EMT making $26/hr, which is one of the highest paying wages for this job anywhere. I STILL can't afford the area I live in on that wage. ​ I looked into moving back to my hometown because I miss my friends and family. Average wage there for a paramedic (which I am getting my license for now) is around $22-28/hr. So mostly less than I make now in a lower-ranking job. Apartments in that area are at cheapest $2000/month for a 1 bedroom, there are almost no studios. The area I grew up in is practically unliveable. ​ It seems like more and more places are falling into housing crises. I can't afford here. I can't afford where I grew up. When I looked in a different less expensive area, I tried to find an…