Month: September 2023

I finally got a new opportunity and can say goodbye to a toxic office. I was there for less than a year but I lost track of how many times I almost handed in my badge and quit on the spot. I’m at peace with what I’ve been put through, but it kills me to train new staff who have no idea what they’re getting themselves into. Part of me wants to lay out every single reason why I’m leaving to the big boss, but I’m not sure if they even care or if it’s worth the energy. Should I do my own exit interview or just move on and leave it all behind me?

I've applied to almost 100 jobs in different fields and the best I've got is a retail job. Why in the hell even try

As the title states, it’s disappointing to watch America fall. The relevance to facism and the depleting dollar is what our generation will be remembered for. Failing to do anything when we approached the steps of totalitarianism and late-stage capitalism. We are failing ourselves by not taking action and creating another Boston tea party situation. This isn’t the governments fault for abusing our motivation to protect our rights, it’s ours.

I can’t believe there are still schools in the US. I’m(29F) a second year teacher in TX. Last year I worked my ass off to learn on the job to be a teacher after applying to a position on a whim a week before the year started. I was contracted to work 8.5 hours a day but in reality I was working more like 12 and working Saturday or Sunday. I thrive in a difficult, fact paced environment and I was fucking drowning. All to make about 50k minus whatever supplies weren’t provided (most of them). This doesn’t include the time we are encouraged to attend as many school events as possible. Most teachers have a second job to make ends meet and I have no idea how, because as much as I need one, I can’t find the time or energy. This year is already a mess. Everyone has…

During the pandemic my job was reassigned. Basically my department stopped paying for IT to work on our customer service tickets. They plucked one person from each sub department and internalized customer support. My four teammates and I became the five subject matter experts and the new internal customer service team. Our new team saved the department 40k per month. Been doing this new job since June 2020. We have our ups and down. Our trials and tribulations. Overall, I still did the job I was hired for and learned the skills of the other three teams (I had knowledge in my field and one other persons field. So he and I only had to learn the other three’s roles) and I did get a nice pay bump because our team’s manager saw how grossly underpaid I was. The hiring freeze lifted June 2021. My team and I were told…

This is the first time (as far as we know) that he got Covid. His symptoms were severe, he could barely walk without nearly falling over. The doctor took him off work for 5 days. He texted his boss a picture of the official diagnosis and a picture of the doctor's note with his instructions to quarantine for 5 days… When he returned on day 6 his HR manager was there and wrote him up, despite the doctors note and positive Covid test. Is this allowed? It seems very wrong. Thanks…

Long story short, I fucked up at work and made some poor choices. I’m taking 100% responsibility for my actions, because I did indeed, fuck up. Some managers came and we had a meeting, made me sign a request for corrective action. I read it thoroughly and signed it, because again, I’m an honest person and owned up to it. However – that was nearly FIVE months ago, and I haven’t heard a peep from HR. Not a word. Nothing from my immediate supervisor who I see daily. Still working, plugging along every day, with no other hiccups. Today I’m told by my supervisor that I can’t be promoted due to the “pending corrective action”. I mean, I really don’t give a shit about being promoted. I don’t want to be, it just means more work honestly. However – I raised an eyebrow to this, in that it’s still being…