Month: August 2023

Little context, I'm working at my first full time job out of college and have been there just over a year now. Without too many details it's a basic accounting/billing job that has me cooped up in a cubicle all day. And I just gotta say, I hate every second of it. ​ I think I'm reasonably good at my job, I've even got a promotion a few months ago. But that doesn't matter to me really I just can't stand this work or spending my entire day sitting on my ass at a cubicle all day. Not to mention how lethargic that itself makes me I'm not used to so little physical activity in my day to day. ​ I don't know what I wanna do. This is the best paying job I've ever had but it's putting me in such a stressed and overall crappy mood. And then…

I am a 46F, work in a leadership position in IT. I work primarily with males, some of which have huge egos. I have had a very rough year at my current job. I have gone out of my way to build brudges and be a partner. My team is getting beat up and demoralized and I am afraid they will quit. I am starting to be more vocal, confident, and firm about boundaries and what we will accept and what we need to be successful. I have understood that my boss always supported me in everyway. But today while I was escalating yet another potential problem, he accused me of being too dramatic. Last week he said I was blowing a concern out of proportion. I calmly told him I was stating facts. Another male colleague who has a huge ego and IS dramatic, who I had issues with…

I put my 2 weeks in at my job in favor of a new one. The reason why I am quitting is because I'm sick of my hours getting cut for no reason. I'm sick of going nowhere advancement wise despite my interest and putting in the effort and meeting all of their goals every time to be ignored and passed over for one of their friends. Seriously I've been trying to become a shift manager for nearly a year. Everytime I meet their goals and exceed them oh no the goalposts have been moved and too bad not good enough. I've been working here for several years now. My old managers were great but unfortunately they moved on to different places leaving me with the guys who have their own little clique which nearly all of the store is in except for a few people and I'm one of…

Hi. I recently started a new job and immediately realized that the job was completely wrong for me. I therefore handed in a resignation and now have to work until September following agreements in the job contract. So to the problem. My boss doesn't want to accept my resignation. Even though I keep telling him that I have made up my mind about this. He instead insists that I work until they find someone else to take over. Or until I find a new job. However the thing is this work place were already struggling to hire new employees (probably because of lousy conditions and pay). It can therefore take a while before they hire anyone else. In addition, I also managed to reveal that I haven't gotten a new job. So according to my boss, I should continue working there since there's no new job waiting for me. The…

Hi Reddit! This is a throwaway and I’ll do my best to explain the situation as I’m feeling a variety of emotions right now. I accepted a job offer from a company in June and was given a start date for training in September. Everything was signed and agreed to. (I’m in California) I was told now that they are pushing start dates back to 2024, and when I asked when in 2024, I was told (most likely in the first half). I’m looking for advice and suggestions, and will also start applying to jobs. However, is this even legal for a company to do as they breached contract? They did not mention anything about compensation either. I requested that I stay in close contact with HR and was told they would call me back sometime next week after their “meeting”. I asked specific questions like “is this only happening…

Corporate sent around an email today and you just can't make this shit up: “Hi everyone, Two weeks ago, we announced our desire to be in-person four days a week, but with flexibility built in at the core. Our goal with this approach is to give staff the freedom, convenience, and responsibility they deserve. Many of you have reached out, seeking the clarity that you may not have received. Others have raised lingering issues that we’d like to address. No solution will be perfect, but we are trying to balance the needs of all staff, with the demands of our mission, shareholders, and clients. So, what do we mean by flexibility? Flexibility gives you the ability not to be monitored but to be trusted. Depending on your circumstances, you choose when to come and go, which day you work from home, when you need to focus on a project from…

I know I need to get out and find a new job but I don’t have much patience for the job search process, especially with this market right now. Sigh.