Month: September 2023

I had an interview yesterday in which the interviewer asked my age. When I told him he responded “holy cow you look young!” I thought this was weird but afterwards my boyfriend pointed out this is illegal to ask. I was also asked other inappropriate questions such as my race, if I am vaccinated and even asked if I have children and then later the he said I'll probably want kids in a year or two. When I said no I don't he responded like I'm crazy and he said “I thought all women want children.” The job is physical labor and he commented on my body type as well which I found uncomfortable as he said multiple times that I am “petite.” I was offered the job and I'm not in position to pass it up but the thought of training with this guy makes me uneasy. Where do…

Got fired from my teacher job today. I do not want to return to teaching. I have a BA in criminology and law. Ideas on a new career? I really want to live in my camper and travel and wfh.

No more emails No more coffee No more details No more breaks Except for this one I’m about to take

As the title states. SO sick of all of these jobs saying you have to submit a 3-5 min video explaining why you're right for the job. My anxiety goes through the roof with video stuff. It's ridiculous and bullshit. Why do they need a damn video to determine if they want to interview me?

I signed the contract in August, saying I would start on the fourth of September and have a trial period of a month, before my full year contract would begin. I'm still in the internship phase of my education, so this was a blessing, as I'd get reduced pay until I got my diploma! Which would be in January. Now, I worked two weeks, and got the flu. Badly. I got a call from management that they decided not to continue my contract. I asked why, because I got only glowing feedback during my two weeks of work, aside from a piece of practical, easily fixable feedback now and again. The type of feedback of “make sure you mark everything with your initials so we know who did what”. Nothing substantial about my work ethic or my behavior, or my skill. I asked if it was because I was sick…

I resigned from my job recently. It wasn’t under good circumstances. I could write a whole post on that, but in the end, I resigned and had a new role with a different company for more money within a month. Yay me! I was expecting a last check for one week’s pay. Got two. Didn’t think anything of it. I was locked out of the system for viewing paystubs. So I assumed it was accurate and moved on with my life. Silly me. A few days later, I got a “please call me ASAP” call from the HR rep. Turns out they overpaid me. OK, no big deal. I just asked for the amount owed and how to send the amount back. Her response was “Well, most people just send a check…” Ok, but I still need an amount and way to send. And can I also get the paystub…

I just started working as a temp doing customer service for a national organization and the flaws are glaring. I get so frustrated when I can't help the customer directly and management is swamped and supply chains are f*cked and I have no good answers. Most of the time the job's not bad but that 1 phone call can just drain me. Definitely not gonna last long, gotta start looking again.

I’m trying to find a balance. I’ve been the kind of person this subreddit turns an eyebrow up at. I’ve pushed to advance in my field (manufacturing management). I am the guy who pushes those that are desperate to find ways out on Antiwork. Now I’m realizing I have the same dilemma. I make a good wage but want to trade it in for a better work/life balance but I’m struggling making that commitment. I’m currently a senior operations manager in the metals industry. Looking for suggestions that would not take me too low on salary but allow me to see my family more and not worry about work when I’m not there. I’m open to suggestions or questions to further the conversation. Thanks everyone that made it this far through the post.