Month: November 2023

I've just started a new job, and had a few days all fine. Today walked in the office and saw my bully. Initially I told myself its fine, I haven't seen her yet we are probably in different areas…. Nope, my bully is sitting right in front of me. I can't even just leave, I've been unemployed all year. I hate needing to work and that I'll need to find something new. Sooner rather than later. Thought maybe she changed but just overheard a conversation and she's exactly the same.

Make 50K a year working an easy job. Been working here for 2.5 years. Never got a raise this company does not give raises I've asked around nobody gotten one. Benefits of this job is you literally work max 2/8 hours a day. I work hybrid so 2 of my days a week are from home. I can pretty much watch youtube or do anything the other 6 hrs. At home I can do just about anything. Not a whole lot of expectations from me either as I am not a higher up. I am in my 20s and I have been living with my parents ever since I graduated from College about 4 years ago. I have around 120k saved up. I paid off everything living with my parents credit cards, student loans, etc. Cleaned up my health too. Question is my boss is great other than the fact…

If I ever die at work , it won't be on my birthday or my kids birthdays. My employer will not have the last laugh

I (32) have been employed since I was 23, and I've always hated it. Everything about it. The fake socialization, the people, the pressure to work overtime, the office culture, the feeling of being a mindless drone etc. I have often found myself in trouble because I never wanted to eat lunch with my colleagues, I never wanted to be a part of the “team”, I never participated in any afterwork activities. They always thought of me as a weirdo. The only thing I've ever wanted regarding work is to do the fucking job and gtfo on time. So I finally registered myself as an entrepreneur and now I work for a company 4 days a week. I have my hourly rate, and the tax I pay is much less than when I was employed (because now I don't pay for the social services such as pension etc.). In the…

(Or at least that's how it seems from the outside) Little shops like: record shops, book shops, vape shops, those small newsagents, card shops. There aren't many days where I see these staff rotating around an entire shop “because the higher ups said so” (But that's a whole other rant) They just get to do the bare minimum. You see, I want good money but I also want peace. I enjoy being busy but not to the detriment of my mental health. I really just want to go home at the end of the day and say that I did my bit but I don't want to earn it, not to be horribly fatigued. Edit: Had exactly one job like this back in 2017 but it didn't last as long as I hoped.

Company making everyone sign a forced mediation contract as a condition of continued employment. Anyone get hit with that?

I recently quit a decent job at a small software development company after almost seven years. When I first joined, it was a small tight-knit team with a company culture centered around trust, freedom in decision-making, decent pay, and an awesome work-life balance. All my colleagues and superiors were brilliant human beings, and it felt like a second home. However, things took a turn as the company decided to expand, and revenue started growing exponentially. With the expansion came big targets and the introduction of metrics, including skill and performance management to measure worker efficiency and ensure maximum workload. This shift brought about a more frantic atmosphere, poor communication, and constant changes in day-to-day task priorities. While I still got along well with my colleagues and bosses, the focus on metrics and efficiency seemed to overshadow the human aspect of the workplace, and it felt like the unique culture that…

The VP of my company called me in his office earlier today. He said that I should be coming up with more creative ideas to drive sales for a certain product. I said that with my current workload I'm unable to allocate time on that product. He then told me that I should brainstorm and think of ideas in bed before I sleep. He actually thinks that every waking moment I have should be spent thinking about how I can make him more money. Unreal.