Month: September 2023

Hey everyone, I recently joined XYZ, a federal organization somewhere in Europe, after a rigorous year-long recruitment process. I thought I had finally landed my dream job. However, instead of a fulfilling role, I found myself placed in an HR team named “Career”, where our primary task boils down to posting internal job positions – a task that feels like mere copy-pasting. Moreover, having no prior background in HR, this assignment seems a bit out of left field for me. Our team already has six members, with one on maternity leave, and to my surprise, another person is about to join, even though our workload is already quite light. An individual from the HR selection team, who was part of my interview process, shared some concerning internal dynamics with me. Apparently, there was an ideal position that suited my skills initially earmarked for me. Yet, due to internal politics, it…

First of she’s illegal. So is most of the kitchen. Their managers know this and take advantage of this. She tells me how bad she wants to quit and I feel bad for her. I want to report her workplace for these conditions but I’m afraid they could all be fired. If someone investigated them.

Hi all , I have a really interesting story to tell. I’m a PTA ( physical therapist assistant ) who has a dx of lupus. My job denied my accommodation of me having an approved day off for when I have flares up due to “meeting the practices needs”. & that they recommend for me to go down to part time. Ok fine. I was already upset my accommodation was denied bc I jumped through hoops , blood work , documentation etc … This morning , I noticed my dog wasn’t feeling well, so I decided it was best to not leave him alone. I tried to call in & my boss said “ crate your dog up and get here as soon as possible “ .. As soon as I take my dog out for a walk he has a seizure and dies. I’m calling my boss to let…

I’ve been busting my hump the last few weeks including late evenings and once past midnight… but i didn’t hear praise for the work ethic and how i was helping out/going above and beyond as it really wasn’t my job, wasn’t my problem, and management decided to only start designing and making tchotchkes the week before a deadline. I finally just ate my salad for lunch today that i took in tuesday because i was too busy fixing problems to take a lunch break… Was i told thanks? No, i was admonished for my lack of meeting deadlines for the other “project” I was pulled away from (which didnt have a deadline). Now i’m planning to say “sorry i’m not good at multitasking and i’m already currently working on something” instead of offering to help or letting people assign me extra work. Next stop, “quiet quitting” as they say. Edit:…

Have fear of failure and getting fired and not having my income. Nothing is ever good enough.

I worked for a year for a company. My manager was nitpicking me about everything. I tried my best to work up to his standards but nothing was good enough. Just before Christmas last year he fired me for not meeting expectations. I didn’t see it coming and cried as the HR manager walked me to my car. I was in panic when this happened since I just bought a house few months after getting the job and didn’t want to lose it. I was very fortunate and found a new job about a month after losing that job. Recently, the manager who fired me asked me if I have a login for account to renew their website domain. (Of course I don’t have this information anymore since it was in the work laptop they confiscated from me as they let me go.) I decided not to respond to his…

I truly don’t know if I’m in the right to feel slighted because this happened. And please keep in mind this is one reason out of many but it’s one that he seemed completely taken aback by. We also work remotely and generally only communicate via phone or text but throughout the year I’ve spent a decent amount of time with my boss. I cited a reason for quitting my job was that I had no idea ads were going out for new hires, even though we had talked about it eventually happening a month before, until I got a notification that the ads were out. He had also put out 2 different ads, one describing the position I was in, and one slightly different as a contract position for 3 months. Maybe 2 weeks later he mentioned in passing he had put the ads out but I didn’t really…