Month: September 2023

Them: Well you signed xyz so… you aren't entitled to this per the agreement Me: Yeah but that's just a piece of paper it has nothing to do with me and you Them: Well it's an agreement that you signed with terms and conditions. Also you need to do a, b, and c Me: Can I see that agreement? Since we're playing that game does it say I have to do this Them: It does that is part of the terms of the agreement that you signed Me: Sure, I signed it but it's just a piece of paper and it also says you can terminate me whenever you want for whatever reason – so again to me it's meaningless. Them: well it means something to me… Me: But sure I'll do a,b and c but not because of the paper but because I'll be good to you if you're…

I am very explicitly and outwardly adversarial towards healthcare, dental, and such being tied to your place of work. I always treat it with some sort of caution and a bit of contempt. All I truly, realistically, honestly care about is being able to afford an apartment or home by myself. I live very humbly, don’t have a lot, so if I could just make enough money to afford a place to live, that’s all I want. Not sure if this applies directly to this subreddit, but it’d be cool to hear opinions on this.

I believe my current company called the place I was leaving to work at and sabotaged me 10 days before my start date. I was told concerning issues were brought to light. References were blamed but I followed up with all of them and they said their was no chance they changed their mind from something they said. Now, my current company says I “could” stay but that suddenly everyone is complaining about me and my boss said she couldn’t find anyone who was willing to work with me. So Argo I’d have basically no hours or clients. Pretty sure they blackballed me for some reason.

They should understand the anger of the people, and that the selfish (executives/ billionaires) one day will meet their fate, by the people for the people. Fucking ban me….

Has anyone else learned how to deal with a toxic work environment? I just don’t even know what to do anymore. It’s gotten to the point that I am in fight or flight for my entire shift and exhausted constantly. Even the mildest non work related topics are met with the opposite view, with heat or anger. And now the boss has moved into gaslighting, where I’m told I’m doing things wrong and they’re the exact same way I’ve always done them , but apparently that’s not true. It’s a bullshit minimum wage job but the hours and location suit me and the work itself suits me, if the boss will just stay away, which in the beginning she did. I could get another one sure, but I only have 10 years to go until I retire and so far they’ve all been bullshit. I’ve tried agreeing, ignoring, arguing back.…

So this all started a couple years ago. I was working in the kitchen of a high end restaurant. I worked with the sous-chef before and he really wanted me to come work for him again. I negotiated with the manager about my salary and because I was backed by the sous-chef I got myself a pay that was somewhat above average. As we shook hands and signed the contract the manager let slip that it would be great if I didn’t discuss my wage with my co-workers. Immediately, alarm bells rang in my head. I told him that I was not gonna lie when asked questions. So my first course of action was seeing how much everybody else earned in the kitchen. There was a junior sous chef who had been with the company for 8(!!!) years and he earned 50 euro’s more than me per month. From there…