Month: September 2023

Oh I am so fed up with the situation I’m in at work right now. I started this job a little over 2.5 months ago. I LOVED IT. I had so much freedom with my day. Basically as long as my work got done by the end of the day, no one cared how I did it. Well, my fiancés dad ended up in the hospital at the end of July. His health started to rapidly decline mid-August. He passed at the very end of August. A few days from mid August – end of Aug I took half days, basically I would come in and get all essential work done then go be with my fiancé and his father in the hospital. Then when he died, I stayed with my fiancé and his mom at his parents house to help with stuff and be emotional support. I communicated with…

So I've been working at a company for a close to 4 years now, most of my role was built up from scratch, with a portion of it being “temporarily” handed me to when my old manager left and they were looking for a his replacement (which the new manager never actually bothered even learning so I keep doing those tasks). to help my workflow I wrote multiple bits of software dedicated to helping my workflow. which was originally cleared with the previous manager. Yesterday my manager told me to handover source code, documentation on how to use, and executables for all the tools I developed. He claims that he needs this in case I ever go on a long vacation, or if I am for some reason unable to work due to an accident or sickness so that others could use the software. however this doesn't explain why he…

I have this weird feeling I get, hopefully I’m not alone on this lmao, but whenever I leave work/am not working I always get this feeling of guiltiness that I 1. Could’ve worked harder and 2. Should keep working late. It’s like I’m a part of the rat race, but rather than the material aspect of it it’s like it’s more of like I don’t wanna be a bum if that makes sense. Feelings of I wanna make money money money but also feelings of I wanna go the hell home, so today for ex. I got to leave early and entire way home I just felt like a piece of shit. I’m turning 22 this December, been learning carpentry since senior HS, and still I feel like I’m never doing enough or working hard enough towards my goals, yet everyday I’m pooped after work and just wanna be a…

Small bit of background, I (35M) joined this local grocer as a full time cashier a little over a year and a half ago. Was initially considered for a supervisor role, but felt it was too early at this store (I have 5+ years experience at another store) to move up. Currently, wanting to move up, but getting denied. Manager claims I have too many absences despite using sick time so they shouldn’t be counted. Other people are being considered for supervisor and up roles despite being part time. Other departments don’t have openings. When I talk to the manager about moving up, they claim I need to “step up” despite being the guy who is training new employees and putting in double the effort others do. They’re also giving me the cold shoulder otherwise. They don’t say hi, they don’t smile, they just walk by unless they want me…

How hard is it to get out of training agreements that list years worked or you pay a percentage back? I can prove 4 out of 6 are absolutely needed for me to do the job I am being paid for. Without them they couldn’t be completed efficiently. I’ve ran into the problem of I hate my management (I should say lack of) and their hours/on call is bs

I have been in Sales with my company for almost 6 years. 3 years ago I decided to focus on growth and busting my tail. I would volunteer to take on any task or workload and was learning a lot. My goal was to earn a promotion or raise in the near future. Since then, our profits have doubled.. Not all my doing, obviously, but we are doing very very well as a company. My boss made me wait 8 months after asking for a raise to have a meeting and tell me no. After that, I started doing only what I'm asked to do, what's in my job description, and stop working at 5pm. Today, my boss called me and said he's been “crunching the numbers” and noticed I am heavily underperforming. He's worried I'm tuned out and don't want to be there anymore. He even had a conversation…

To start this off, I went to a company training. I was a few days away from turning 20, so still underage. The company higher ups were drinking and I had some as well and we bonded. No one was taken advantage of whatsoever and I learned that I really do love my coworkers. Now here is the thing. During that time I had a really great conversation before anyone actually got drunk (I did not get drunk, just had a white claw and mostly water cause I’m not a drinker). It was discussed that they wanted me to train for a new position, as I have the knowledge and skills. That whole week we were out for training I had every higher up come up to me and say they’re proud of me for landing this opportunity. I’m excited because my hard work paid off! Cut to coming back…

I work in an industry that as a warehouse operative that is very much weather dependant. The spring/summer periods are basically working flat out 7am until 6pm inside an industrial freezer picking orders and assembling them for dispatch. Beginning of August our directors are buzzing saying we're currently around 12% off our best ever year which is unheard of at this time. Now fast foreward 2 weeks we are rushed off our feet in the middle of a heat wave with orders flying in faster than me and the other guy can pick them, we're averaging around 30k steps this week and there's no sign of slowing down. 5pm rolls round and the directors call the other guy up to have a chat which I didn't think much of, he's not the most tactful when talking to people so assumed it was something to do with that. He comes down…

Why is it you can ask for more hours but they won't give them to you, not even at the 40 mark. But they'll hire another worker after firing one, when you can easily handle the load of another.are they trying to keep you desperate? As of now everyone is “part time” and business is about to wind down some. What the hell is this?