Month: September 2023

Firstly I just want to say that I love the career I’ve chosen and like the majority of people I work with but I’ve had enough with feeing like Im nothing there. For context I’m in ECE , I’m over worked under paid and really REALLY feeling unappreciated. I go to work everyday having to take two buses to get there , sometimes staying way past my home time and get home exhausted to the point I fall asleep almost straight away. My daily life at work is crying babies (some younger than 5months) getting piled on me at 7:30 am, all whilst also expecting to answer the room calls if we have them, talking to parents at drop offs and settling the majority of children that come in. From then on I feel like I don’t sit down as I’m either putting a child to sleep or changing nappies.…

As the title suggests, I'm looking to start a side hustle whereby I am offering the same financial service that I do for my day to day job but at a cheaper rate. I am getting pretty bored of my manager, pay, and genuinely believe I should give it a shot going solo. Obviously I dont want to get found out immediately as that would result in losing my day to day job before I have found my feet with the project. Is there anything I should consider or be aware of before going down this route? Is there a good 'check list' resource available for starting a UK business of this type? TIA

Not literally but the expectation is everyone works weekends and holidays so if I have important plans I have resorted to giving my colleagues a heads up that I cannot help on my days off in advance.

High all ex-budtender here. Just quit yesterday due to corporate not budging on tips bags on the counter (they say it is because of security issues) which makes it 10x harder to make tips. Yet they have done all kinds of shady shit. Examples include letting go of all but a handful of security guards and only scheduling 2 people for the whole store. Also our CEO was let go due to some super shady shit. The company is also in the middle of a lawsuit with a company they were trying to acquire. All this and the workers can have a fucking Tip jar. We also don't get a say in it because I sure as hell tried. I'm not done. I'm putting them on blast!! If anyone has any experience with working for a union to acquire more places to work with please let me know! I want…

Sometimes I ask questions like to make sure I do the job right. I don't ask excessive amounts of questions either. Its like, “Hey, how to do cut the cucumber again?” When I go work in another department where I don't usually do the dish. And they'll explain me the whole thing even tho I just asked: 1.What's everything in here? 2. Do I slice the cucumber like this ? They'll explain me how to cut the peppers and the onions. Cut three whole cucumbers instead of just one slice. I'll go “okay, okay it's fine.. I know” They don't take the hint. Also, I couldn't pull out the slicer piece today because it gets stuck sometimes so I ask my new strong male co-worker to see if he can help me jiggle it out. This guy proceeds to explain me how a slicer works, how I should put it…

I just had a verbal offer rescinded and feeling very down on my job search. I started looking for a job because I am not satisfied with the work I'm doing and don't foresee myself working long-term at my current company due to the differing values/philosophies in the leadership team. I have tried to advocate for the values and practices I believe in and it just seems like an impossible challenge. Other mentors in my space admit that it would also be impossible for me as an IC to transform the company. So I'm honestly done and burnt out trying to change the company/job to how I want it to be and would rather spend my energy/stress/frustration on job searching. On the flip side, this job is very cushy and the most amazing WLB I've ever had. I only work 20 hours a week as a salaried employee doing what…

So I've been really struggling these past few months and I just want some resolution. I know this probably isn't the place to get some world changing advice, but I'm desperate. I work full time from home, but a few months ago I had to take FMLA because seemingly my depression has gotten so bad I can't physically will myself to work. Getting through a day is a constant struggle, but not working isn't an option really because I'm behind on bills. It sounds crazy, but even knowing that. Even knowing that if I don't work, I will lose everything is not even able to get me to clock in. I've quit on life basically which scares me. I'm on medication for anxiety and depression. I have health issues that I'm battling, but it'd be easy to say it's that, but it's not. At least, it doesn't seem that way.…

How would you feel if you feel like your boundaries are being stepped on? You stand up for yourself yet you feel ignored. Should I just be less productive? I have a set day I work from home but it keeps getting ignored and or changed to in office. I’m tired of it. And I mean it’s just 1 damn day out the week.

Throughout my entire 16 years of school, I was conditioned to believe that my life path was to get a great education, get a good degree, and then get a job somewhere. I thought I wasn't passionate about anything so I just sleptwalk through most of it, expecting things to work out. But it turns out I am passionate about various kinds of work. For example, writing, web development, pet walking, consulting, etc. I'll “work” on that all day. I just despise working for someone else! This kind of path, where many hard workers are successful and can find an income, never occurred to me, because every 'job' teachers, parents, and professors suggested was about finding a boss to accept me. And the brutal thing is that the best time to set myself up for success as an independent worker was in high school and college, where I was gaslit…