Month: September 2023

For context, I had a short stint as an asistant manager in a long term care home in Ottawa Ontario. It was in the recreation department and a contract. I was having a great experience then I get notice of a lay off this week. I was shocked because I had good feedback from everyone. The reason budget cuts. Aside from getting EI any other tips? Is calling in sick the way? Is using personsl days the way? Mentally this week has been stressful and taxing. I am glad I went on holiday before hand but, I think it will be tough to bounce back this time. The job market is wild at the moment.

I've seen posts recently about people not taking any holidays (annual leave/pto). Give me you worst Americans tell me how long you have gone without taking an paid time off. As a European I start to feel like a nervous breakdown is close if I go a month without at least squeezing in a long weekend. I'm very much a work to live typa person.

I got the job earlier in the year and it was required to work 2 days in the office. The pay is low but I thought I could learn some valuable skills in the job. Everyone else in my team works from home completely minus me and my boss for my training period. It's passed the 6 months mark and I'm feeling like I don't need to be in the office twice a week at all tbh. I wanted to work remotely bc I am starting a second job next week that's 20 hrs a week bc I need to pay my bills and it's good money. I'm currently living with my parents and I'm commuting and we live in a location in which I can commute to the office. But we're getting priced out of the area I basically grew up in and my parents are looking to move…

Seriously. Just have your HR department or rep or whoever the fuck leave a phone number and hours to call. Why the fuck do I have to waste 5-10 minutes filling this bullshit out when it takes 1-2 minutes to buy a gun and rob the place instead.

So I come to everyone with my first post on here. I started a new job on the 28th of last month, part time cleaning for £770 a month. Hours suit me as I'm home for 9.45am most mornings and I got the day to piss around and do what ever. Now the only problem I have is they haven't paid me! Supposed to be a “week in hand” as they stated at the start but here I am, 3rd week in and nothing. My question to everyone here is, what should I do? I have been in this situation before and everything is telling me to walk away as I'm burning bridges, as in my eyes they have disrespected me and my time. But a part of me knows I can't afford to not be out of work again. So I'll pass it to everyone here and check back…