Month: November 2023

I am a chemist who a year ago was laid off with my entire team of 4 people. However, they realized they still needed someone to actually do the work. I got rehired and aside from sick days, haven't used pto at all. In fact, one of the small perks was as long as my work didn't falter, my sick days didn't use my pto as long as the work was done. Simple no? Well, I just got back from my first ever actual vacation (been working for 8 years as a chemist) and a customer sends in enough samples that just to prep them will take over 24 hours of active work. My boss now tells me that I will need to work overtime to get it done on time. I push back and say it feels like a punishment for going on vacation only to return to essentially…

So I am a field tech support guy, so while in interview i was promised i will be payed travel allowance in advance, a vary reason i even accepted the field job. starting 1st month got advance, then i started using the money i had and just send that expenses and get money and another month passed like that. So i have a bike i made sure that boss is ok that can he pay for my bike travels fuels, boss is like great yeah. I am made literally work overtime sundays, I don't feel like i have personal life that's how much i am being used and used my money for travelling since i was getting low and was hesitant to buy food to eat out. so i sent expenses to boss, got no reply. so today i asked yeah i sent expenses, checked yet? i asked. he said…

Fed up, Fed up is what I am with this modern day slave trade that is the work world. I have been for a while now but alas like the majority of the population I have to do it to support my family. I am a self proclaimed job hopper for this very reason. I start a job with high hope, each and every time. A mental attitude of clocking in handling business and minding mine while slaving away at whatever mediocre establishment it is this time. I have done everything from food service to healthcare in my last 15 plus years in the work world. Not one of these jobs that I have had have lasted more than 2 years. Some would say that’s irresponsible and not a smart way to live. I call it survival. First it was due to having a child and wanting to do better,…

I've noticed in my job search that many employers are using job titles that don't match the actual job, most notably, sales jobs tend to be listed as customer service. I've had a few phone interviews now where I've had to stop the recruiter and tell them that they're describing a sales position, which is not what I applied for. Another interview I went to was for a warehouse forklift driver, only to find out during the interview that there is no warehouse and they're looking for someone to manage their rebar lot I've started to lie on applications because of this. If they're not going to be honest, why should I?

I (20F) worked for this company for a year, and due to a severe lack of options and being in need of work experience, I let myself stay in a situation where I had no labor rights apart from my salary. After a year of improvement of my skills, lots of unpaid overtime (A LOT OF IT) and stressful borderline abusive feedback and belittling, my boss wants me to sign a contract (that would ‘formalise’ everything and make it seem like I am a freelancer and not his employee – another thing employers do to dodge taxes) and planning for 2024, I asked for a raise that would make my life comfortable and balance out the stress that comes from the job. My request (I asked 3 times) was denied. I need him to fire me because that way I would be within my rights to take him to court…