Month: September 2023

[TX] At the end of July, I got very sick once I returned from a vacation. I was struggling to work due to my symptoms and was eventually advised by my employer's HR team to go on FMLA and apply for Short Term Disability. I was approved for the FMLA leave no problem during the first week of August. At the beginning of my illness, I took my paperwork to one of my doctors who determined I had “bad allergies” and “unknown symptoms that needed to continue to be investigated. He advised I work part-time, and did NOT pull me out of work. At the same time, I am seeing my neurologist, cardiologist, and ENT. I send all my paperwork to Broadspire, and I do not hear back from the claim manager for nearly 3 weeks. Even when I was calling every day, looking to speak to somebody, nobody knew…

Was never really a fan of unions but 12 years in retail made me warm up to the idea. Quit retail 6 months ago and already I’m back to seeing todays unions as no better than the retail corporations. I still think retail could use unions, ie walmart target Lowes Home Depot. But seeing ups and the UAW has me shaking my head. UAW is demanding a 46% raise? Retail workers are lucky to get $1 on an hourly rate that is much lower. Retail workers already can’t afford a car, and car prices are ridiculously inflated already, let alone equally inflated housing. I understand the reasoning and circumstances are circumstantial and skill is not necessarily equal, but to hear the UAW president talk about the discrepancy between CEO pay and auto workers who are making double retail workers makes their words fall on deaf ears. They bemoan low wages…

As someone who has anxiety issues? I’ve only been there a month and my direct supervisor has yelled at me twice over things that had nothing to do with me. I’ve called in sick twice in a row now. Should I go and give them a written notice saying I quit? Or?

I don't know if this even relates to this sub but here it goes. I am going to expose this piece of a crap company because they are so ridiculous… please comment if you have had any horror stories working for them as well please. Anyways…I was employed by them in 2020 right after graduation. I took the job because companies were being sus with hiring new grads when the economy essentially freaked out due to Covid so it was something to get my foot in the door. Training goes by and I get my first client. I essentially did nothing for them. All the skills that I have learned during training were unused. I took a GCP certification exam which I was told the costs would be covered by the client/TCS. I then got the notice that I was being transferred out to another client. Okay. It took three…

My organization changed the way they want us to log activities, I missed the meeting announcing this change when I was OOO and it was not communicated to me. My direct manager, who I have a very good relationship with, told me that the higher ups think I'm not doing my job – even though I am – just logging my activities the old way. The same day this scrutiny began our Director sends me an add request on linkedin. I've been with the company for years and the director knows who I am. Just thought it was a laughable “intimidation” technique. Director could have added me years ago on linkedin, but waited until I was under the microscope to add me as a connection. These people are so out of touch, out of date, and now that we've been WFH – out of power. I ignored the request. Get…

Should be filed under r/mildlyinfuriating but I feel like it fits here better. I've been irked all day because of this. I love MY job and the company but upper management is so FUCKIN STUPID. Thankfully, I'm just the facility and maintainenance manager. It's just a glorified title, I actually manage projects, grounds and vendors NOT people. Zero pull but I get along with everyone and 9/10 most people listen to what I have to say. Today was that 1/10 times. We're understaffed by 10-15 people. Well… production is, every other department is fine. We have 5 members in Shipping and Receiving. 3 for south plant, 2 for north. I mostly deal with the North Plant guys. They're extremely competent dudes, to the point of they're practically left completely alone, while the south plant workers need constant supervision. Because of this, both supervisors NEVER come up to north plant. Recently,…

Saw a brief national news clip stating that the big three US car makers are getting ready to strike. Anyone know what the full story is?