Month: September 2023

when you apply for a job and they ask for references during an interview or schedule you for a follow up interview and you realize you really dont want the job that bad anyway

everyday i grow more upset and guilty. i used to really like my job, i still love my daily job duties. but the more time i spend with the company, the more i am exposed to how insultingly little we pay the majority of our staff (staff with degrees, in high COL cities, with bad work flexibility). the raises are despicably low too. the ceo is a multi billionaire. it angers me. this is not a small company in a small industry – it is corporate greed. i basically contribute to the employment of people who cant afford daily needs. I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT!!! MY COMPANY NEEDS TO PAY MORE! i had close friendships with people in the inner circle, i know more about the unfairness and gaps than i should. it weighs on me heavy knowing i’ll likely never be able to bring these things to light.…

Applied for an artist management job thats WFH and got called for a virtual interview. They insisted on a specific time. After 15 minutes, they still hadn't shown so I left the zoom meeting. Should I shoot them an email or complain to someone else in the company about this to cause a shit storm?

If you organize in an intelligent articulated and PREPARED way backed up by legitimate facts, you can improve your workplace. Sometimes all it takes is standing up and raising an issue that needs to be solved that everyone was too scared of asking. Use this knowledge…. Go forth and improve your working conditions!

I am 13 years old. I didnt feel like going to school tomorrow ao i asked my dad if i could just have a mental health day and not go. And i dont remember his exact words, but he basically said “for the rest of your life you will get up in the morning and regardless of how you feel you will go to your job and work. Working is your purpose in life. People dont want to work, but they still have to” so i just got down to my room and i can barely see my keyboard because my eyes are blurry from tears, as i realise that i will spend the next half century as a will-less slave to society. So i have come here to ask for help. Please tell me what i can do to have a self sufficient life and not have to get…

Recently, I’ve had a coworker of mine misbehave with me multiple times for absolutely no reason that I can think of. My only interaction with them is when I go to give them their lunch break of 20 minutes, twice a day. That’s literally it. Their misbehavior includes yelling at me at the top of their lungs, calling me names, passing rude comments as I walk by and a few other methods of being very aggressively rude. I have notified and complained to my boss about it every single time and he has not a single care in the world except to just give me additional work and literally say the words “I don’t care”. Keep in mind this coworker is a temp, super junior compared to me and also works at a lower level on the company “ladder”. I happen to like my job. I also complained to HR…

I don't take drugs, so I'm not worried about the results. But I don't want to give blood. For context, I'm a pre-med university student. I have a lot of severe mental issues, including anxiety and agoraphobia. They're so severe that I only want a remote job, and I plan to take as many online classes as possible so as not to leave my room unless I need to. I know this isn't really healthy, but I'm more comfortable this way. I got offered a position with ProScribe, a remote medical scribe company. I just did the phone interview, and the lady said I need to do drug tests. For $9 an hour?? I hate getting my blood drawn, last time I had to I cried until I started gagging from the raw anxiety and panic it makes me feel, then passed out (from about 6 mL). I asked if…

i have made very little progress wage wise over the last 10 years. so i have mainly focused on “upgrading' my comfort levels.. better schedules, less physical work, less stressful environment etc.. but you really cant escape the poor wages any more. i have not been able to “climb rank” in any of my recent jobs. the few raises i did get have been so minor the cost of living quickly made them irrelevant. and with how quick and easy companies fire/lay off, etc there is zero job security.. so uprooting and trying to relocate is extremely risking.