Month: September 2023

I'm a person who started working at 14. Fell into IT in the mid 90s (right time, right place) and worked my way up from the third circle of hell doing phone technical support for an ISP to now managing multiple teams of Dev and DevOps engineers. Yup, I'm a part of the dreaded “management” this sub rails against. I read this sub because I spent years working under shit managers, and the anecdotes (especially when there is payback involved) are delicious. But I also pay attention to the ways a manager should NOT behave. Especially when I first became “the boss,” I read some posts that helped me identify negative patterns and behaviors folks showing me the ropes thought were motivational. Some themes from here reinforce my management style: – The role of a manager is to protect your reports from stupidity and bullshit. – Managers are responsible for…

Cause I'm having an existential crisis every morning on whehter it's even worthwhile getting out of bed because I know my entire day is already about to be wasted by some pointless bullshit. How do people do this? How do they just accept that this is life? I can't imagine doing this till i'm 65+ and retirement is kinda a pipe dream at the moment. Seriously considering saving up as much as possible before hitting the road doing random odd jobs here and there while sleeping in my car. At least every day would be different. I'd see a different city every day I'd eat somewhere different every day. Right now I just feel like I'm just taking space away from somebody who actually wants to be here. Anyway have a nice fucking labor day weekend while I go slave away to some bullshit

My father (late 30s at the time) worked as the manager of the meat department of a semi chain grocery store in my area. He had been in that line of work for about almost 15 years at this point, he was genuinely amazing at his job. Always showed up on time, would never take a day off unless his vacation time allowed it, would work himself ridiculously and wouldn’t stop unless he was genuinely sick and had to stay home, was very fair to his employees and gave them an amazing schedule so that their time was appreciated, and ensured everything that needed done for the day was done before he came home every day without fail. Truly an awesome work ethic and he still holds it now in his early 50s. He had a great relationship with all the staff there, including the owner of the entire store…

I (31f) live a comfy life, by lower middle class standards. I have a good home and an investment property, a job I don't hate, and I always have enough money to pay my bills and feed my family. I can pay for an emergency and I can go on little weekend vacations every few months. But I feel like I need something different. I don't want to be working 9-5 anymore. I don't want to wake up at the same time every day, put on nice clothes, and sit at a desk until it's time to go home. I don't want my schedule to be at the decision of someone else, having someone tell me when I can and can't take time off. I'm wanting to change my career to something more flexible, but i am terrified of making a decision in case it blows up. I'd like to…

I love the work I do, honestly. I'm in the social services industry and my coworkers, my boss, everyone I work with is amazing. But I can barely pay the rent. Any type of medical expense, car repair expect, anything will 100% derail my ability to cover regular rent payments. But I can't leave. My job is providing financial assistance to people struggling with rent, bills, etc. And I consider it the most revolutionary work I could ever do. I learn about shithole employers and inform people on work around when previous employers won't provide separation notices or check stubs. I learn about and document shithole landlords who use illegal tactics. Most importantly, I help people stay in their homes when shit gets hard. But the truth is, it's exhausting and never ending. My bosses don't put the pressure on me that I put on myself. I can't miss a…

My younger brother recently encountered a new policy at his workplace in Missouri that has raised some concerns. A bit of background: he was earning $15 an hour, a raise from $12 about 2 or 3 years ago due to recruitment challenges at the company (he claims they hire questionable candidates). Starting on the 1st of this month, they introduced a change in how they list his pay on the pay slip. Instead of straightforwardly showing $15 an hour, it now displays $12 an hour with an additional $3 labeled as “incentive pay.” What's particularly troubling is that the company has stated the new policy will be to dock this “incentive pay” if employees miss too many days. This doesn't sit right with us, and we're wondering about its legality. What are your thoughts on this situation? I've also attached pictures for reference.

So I took a job in healthcare recruiting, as I've been told it can be very lucrative. I've been there for four months and have signed very few contracts. The market has been in a downward spiral since the massive highs during COVID. There are some high performers there living on residual contracts through referrals. It's very hard if not impossible to break into. None of the high earned at my company are doing a quarter of what the average recruiter could be making during COVID. I hate the work. Cold-calls and a hundred nos, just to get someone a job offer, and they walk away from you. The work atmosphere is like a fraternity. They think they're all Jordan Belfort. Now this is my problem, but I just kinda freaked out one day. I'm asking myself, “Is this what you want to be doing in 6mos? A year? It's…

And it feels so good. It's got convenient boxes for relevant dates, and it uses all the right language, and it's in a nice, white, unsealed envelope. I got hired for a position that wasn't as advertised. Theoretically I'm being phased into a new department before school starts, but if there are any bumps I'm dropping this commitment like a hot rock!

My sister (20) works for a chain of hotels, she is a model employee, almost never late (im her ride), she works until she is almost dead every day of her life. She cannot lose this job, its her first job, she is mentally and physcially handicapped but cant get disability or any help whatsoever. Nomatter what injustice she is facing, illegal or not, if she loses this job she will lose her life im sure of it %1000 She cries several times everyday of her life, she had a panic attack in my car because she forgot a hair tie and has to have her hair up all day as part of her uniform. Sick? Gotta come in anyway, there are not enough houskeepers at this location to actually run it. One call out adds an extreme amount of work to everyone else. They constantly host large gatherings of…