Month: September 2023

Just what the title says. I'd been isolating for over a week so that I could go to a retreat center that requires a pre-event covid test, which I flunked. I caught it at work. IMO my vacation should be restored and I should be paid by workers comp this week. Has anyone had any success with that?

I posted the original issue on r/AITA because I wasn’t sure if I was in the wrong. Basically, I was told somebody in my team (I work in finance) had complained I was ‘bringing down team morale’ because I had mentioned I was significantly underpaid. She had agreed she was also underpaid, and when we shared what we were on it turns out she earned a lot less than me despite the fact she’s been at the company for many years before me. She was angry about that and complained that I had been talking about wages and the cost of living crisis, and that I was ‘bringing down team morale’. I was obviously upset and was looking for other jobs (I’ve since stopped as it turns out if I get a higher paying job I won’t be eligible for a grant I’m hoping to get to go and study…

I’m a student who is still only part way through their degree heading into an infamous industry, mainly for its WL balance being seen as terrible. Right now, I’m studying and being supported heavily by my parents, and because of life stuff I need a remote job, as in I am completely incapable of working anything that is not remote, no matter what. Couldn’t work at McDonald’s if I wanted to unless it was on a laptop. I’ve just got an offer for a job that is in industry, technically a paid position, part time so I can work while I’m studying, remote, would probably look amazing on my resume, and it’s pretty much the closest I’ve ever had to an in industry position. Checks almost all the boxes, and right now it’s harder than ever to get a job at entry level in this industry, plus like I said…

What is something that would make you happy at work or at least more enjoyable? I know the main theme of this subredit, but what would make your job more enjoyable, if it's even possible?

I'm currently teaching at an English center. My headteacher is often polite (or at least outwardly) to others and gentle. However, I can't help but be puzzled my her usual incomprehensible logic. One night, I message the center's group that the students who wish to study their course again instead of going up (they weren't confident in their abilities), she suddenly went apeshit and mocked me for using “wish” instead of “want”. Apparently, the word was too formal and “want” seems cosier to the students. Though I don't think the students nor the parents would give a shit about it, she suddenly made it big somehow and said my attitude is problematic. Though I do notice the stress in her eyes, my conjecture is that she was admonished by her superiors and used me as a stress reliever. This was not the first time either. What are your opinions on…

So I work in IT and we have this 2 day a week work from home rule, I'm used to a small office with max 3 people or a bigger one with more people but roomy – but in this office i currently work at it's a small office of 6 with the radio on and many virtual meetings and it's extremely overstimulating and overwhelming for me so I don't like going there. I have headphones and mostly listen to underwater noises while I'm there so I don't pick up other people's conversations and moods. I'm currently in my Master Thesis Phase and requested to compensate time for a day that i normally work from home asking if i can work two fridays at 0.5 of the time i will compensate from home since i usually don't work fridays (i work more hours during the week so I can take…

So my boss, for whatever petty reason, has a grudge against me. We recently exchanged an email change where, after I sent a message to a different department about a potential issue in our system, he replied with a slap on the wrist saying I should have talked to my supervisor (I had) and talking to other departments about system issues wasn't within my purview (it was). He sent this email with management CC'd. I brought up this treatment with my supervisor – who's a really nice guy, one of the best superiors I've ever had – and he said he'd talk to the manager about this. The next day, I logged in to see that the reprimanding email he sent had been recalled and edited to thank me for my dedication to the improvement of the department, rendering my response to it, “what should I have done” nonsensical. I…

I(21F) work at a deli shop. I do prep work there, I was honest with them about how I have a second job when I started. They were completely understanding, and scheduled me accordingly to my second job. I’ve been there for nearly four months now, and I usually get on average, about 35-37 hours there. Roughly 16 hours at my second job, so it was pretty decent at first. Until a couple of weeks ago, my boss cut my hours down to 20 a week. Which isn’t enough for me to live off of, and my second job doesn’t have any full time availability but it pays a lot more. I ended up talking to my FT boss about my hours, and he said his boss was cracking down on him about hours. I completely understand that, it’s food, so it’s not like I’m always guaranteed a solid 40,…

My mind is fucked, this is the most ABSURD thing that has ever happened to me. I got a way better job offer, fully remote, more pay, more in line with my career etc. even the glass door reviews are like 2x better. Then I went to work to resign immediately because I hate this place. My old boss was a micromanager, condescending, didn’t let me listen to podcasts while I worked (I’m a dev), and rude. He constantly put me down and I hated working with him I walked in and said “we need a word”, I then explained I’m resigning and he immediately nodded his head. I explained why and he responded “well the feeling is mutual we were going to have a very tough conversation today.” Then he explained that he wasn’t pleased with my work and that I was late too often (fair enough the commute…