Month: November 2023

So budget meetings are happening now and prior to them, our boss said in a staff meeting that now would be the time to make requests such as more vacations, benefits, etc. A few weeks ago, I learned a newish coworker had 14 days of vacation outlined in their offer letter. This only came up because I was explaining how all hires get 10 vacation days, as outlined in the employee handbook. They showed me their letter and it indeed says 14 while mine says 10. I brought this matter up in my budget meeting, expressing that if my coworker's offer letter was indeed correct, that I would like my yearly vacation days to match. I've worked here over two years and have not requested any change in my benefits until now. My boss was shocked at this and expressed that the 14 days was an error, and that it…

So I got laid off in 2021 due to a reorganization. It was a really toxic workplace. I worked really hard and helped people with their projects. I shielded my staff from the politics. I was disappointed when people were suddenly not really there for me. They sure wanted my help when I was there. So I see someone who I used to manage and did a nice drive by hello. Kept walking. I figured if they didn’t reach out after I got laid off I wasn’t going to make an effort. In fact I deleted people off of LinkedIn, Facebook etc. I have no motivation to stay in touch.

I worked 14 days in a row. The 2 7th days are overtime. Here’s how I’m understanding it; I get the 7th consecutive day as overtime Then on the 8th day it resets regardless of having worked 8 consecutive days?

Interviewed for a company that had a 2 stage interview process… first was with admin/HR. Second with the operations manager. Didn't know how the first round would go as when I asked about the pay bracket (as it was not mentioned in the job description) the HR person replied in an annoyed tone that they haven't arrived at a definitive number yet. Thus, was surprised to get a call for second round interview, where I again asked the same question to the ops manager. She said that she didn't know and it was a question for HR. Recieved an email saying I wasn't successful. But how are you interviewing for the position without revealing the pay? 🤔 Please tell me this a weird anomoly lol. What a time to be alive.

I got laid off from my last job about 2 months ago. It was seasonal, but my last employer misled me to think that if I did everything I was supposed to do, I would likely be kept around, so the title “seasonal” was “nothing to worry about”. Well obviously that was a bunch of shit, and now I've learned to never trust something like that again from another employer. Since August, I've been trying to find another job, but I've either been rejected before even getting an interview, heard nothing back, got ghosted through text by a hiring manager, or got as far as an actual interview, only to be rejected (a whole day after in one instance, and that was for a dishwasher job). These aren't professional jobs either, I'm only 22 and haven't finished college yet, and I'm getting ghosted by Walmart. And just to add to…

I work in a field (Parks and Recreation) that is so over saturated with folks that a lot of advice from these forums doesn’t really apply and it’s so frustrating. I just had to pester a county government after they ghosted me for three months and then when they final told me they went with another candidate I asked for feedback and ghosted again. Normally I understand most people would say this shows how the company runs and to avoid them in the future but when they’re one of four options it’s hard to avoid them. Just kind of a rant at this point thanks guys

I work in sales and receive quarterly and annual bonuses that are tied directly to my performance. I signed a contract at the beginning of 2022 that outlined the way my incentives were calculated and paid out, all was good. Come 2023 and there is a lot of turnover in management at the business along with a downturn in overall sales (not my department which actually saw an uptick) and they announce new incentives will be released for 2023. Come the first quarter, no new incentive guideline is given to me and the bonus looks like it should based on the 2022 plan. 2nd quarter is the same, but I ask my new boss if I should expect to sign off on a new plan. He says it is not finished yet, but will be shortly. He then leaves and a new manager is brought in right before 3rd quarter…

Hello all, first-time poster here from western Europe. This will be a pretty long post but I'll appreciate it if anyone could take some time to read through it, looking for thoughts and experiences. I'm currently in college, doing my internship, and been dealing with some mental health challenges in the meantime… as well as a lot of struggles with school. After multiple gap years in which I explored and developed myself in various ways, I decided to go to college… but this was right before the pandemic (really fell behind in school and things just went to #### during that time) and it's been a bumpy ride. However, despite facing motivation and delay issues, having to redo semesters a few times, I've persevered and made it to the internship stage. My background is creative, with interests in storytelling, music, and drawing. I hesitated to attend art school due to…

SOFTWARE NEW GRAD advice : Hi guys so I joined a company about a month ago . They’re in a different state . Like a random state I do not want to live in( the lay is decent though ) . Since I was a new grad in this market , I said yes after looking at their relocation policy which said we have up to 1 year to relocate. Even my recruiter at the same time told me directly that I have up to a year to relocate, told me I can maybe visit now and then if the team needs , and that it’s okay for me to take up to 1 year to move . My plan was to work here for almost a year and quit before I have to actually move , hoping that I would find something better . My manager however seems keen…