Month: September 2023

Mine are dinner rolls, especially the ones with salt and still warm.

Hi guys, I’ll try to make this as short as possible because I don’t know if I need to walk out on my job. The owner/CEO of my restaurant had my Manager (who I’ve worked closely with for two years) offer me Assistant Store Manager with a wage of $25. I am in school studying a certificate, but this was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up so I opened up my availability to accommodate. My Manager told everyone about my promotion. The owner/CEO retracts the position (not only for me, but same for another employee at our sister restaurant) and offered Senior Shift Lead for $22 in the contract to sign. He is trying to build stepping stones for the company. I am honestly so upset. The owner won’t budge even though I countered that at least to meet at $24 since that’s closer to what I was budgeting when…

It was almost every boss I’ve had since 2006. The abuse took the form of subtle harassment or unfavourable treatment in some form. Grinding me down in some way until they could sack me or make me redundant. Am I the problem?!

Just need to vent. I have a different spelling of my first name. Think Kristy vs Christy. How hard is it to spell my name right in emails? It's part of my email address. Its in my signature. I work in a professional job. How goddamn hard is it to spell my friggin name right?!?!?!?!?

Hey y’all I know many of you are very well versed in your rights within the workplace and might be able to answer my question or point me to the right resources. I’ve been at my job, in Oregon, for less than a year now and I enjoy it. I get on well with my colleagues and the workload is reasonable. Recently (this month) my boss sent out an email stating that we are required to schedule our 14 days of PTO right now for all of next year, so that he can plan ahead. I have always had employers require 2 weeks notice for scheduling PTO and I think that’s very reasonable. However, I’m incredibly stressed out at the prospect of planning an entire year on paper. I am in my 20’s and many of the things I do are with my large extended family who make the plans…

If you feel underpaid, under-appreciated, or unsure if you’ll have a job the next day… Demand a Union. It is your right to assemble and make your locations a unionized business. Do not give the ASM, GM, AFM, or anyone the leverage to “negotiate” Unionize your store and DEMAND the respect you deserve. Otherwise, your hitch pros, your CSR, all the people who grind for the incomes of the salaried employees and executives who get bonuses, and all of the people pumping propane, hooking up trailers, or getting yelled at because some OW hasn’t arrived yet… … you’re all just replaceable parts. ———- I worked as a Hitch Pro in the Bay Area, a CSR in Portland, OR, and my last store was in Sacramento County. I did my job, but got fired after a new manager was moved from another location because of underperformance.

Hi all, First time posting here. I work at a country club as a personal trainer who is recently TPI certified. In simple, a trainer who works with golfers to better optimize their body for the golf swing. My job isn’t to work on the swing itself, it’s to work on their body so the given client can talk to the golf pro who can then work on their swing. I like to play golf and have been trying to get better myself. My country club also wants me to mingle and talk with the golfers so I can better promote myself. This happens naturally as I play golf and hit the driving range. The country club is receptive to employees using the gym, having a round of golf at the course, etc. So it’s not uncommon to see a fellow employee using the facilities. Here’s the story. I was…

Forgive the venting. I need it. I have a ton of skills, but no clear path to monetizing them or getting a job that isn’t soul-crushing, much less both. I’m an actor in Florida, which of course means I have a day job. It pays the bills, and…leaves me mentally drained at the end of the day. It’s not the work itself. I’m a business analyst who writes and edits procedural web pages for several lines of business for a major corporation, and I honestly enjoy writing and editing. Unfortunately, the rubbish software, Byzantine workflow, lack of support at almost every level of management*, and having procedures returned with changes made by internal customers who cannot write. As with many corporations, our CEO has insisted on implementing a “return to office” initiative, despite the fact that most of us adapted easily to remote work and our productivity went up. I…