Month: November 2023

Hey folks. My job is in management for a retail store with a dozen locations around the US. I manage an immersive experience within the store, which people purchase tickets to enter. I am essentially like a stage manager for an immersive theater show. Full time job with benefits, pay is $30/hr in a large city. All sounds great on paper. This is my first time working for a corporate company, and I feel wildly undersupported in my role. Every day feels like a sprint to put out fires (constant tech issues, low staffing). We've had lots of folks quit in 3 months: 1 GM, 2 Store Managers, and about 8 associates. My question is — for those who have found themselves sadly thrust into a corporate environment where it feels like the welfare of the workers is the lowest priority, how do you stay sane? While trying to have…

Just quit my job without another lined up. Been working at my current workplace for two years, during which I was passed on for a promotion this summer. Instead of leaving, I let my boss' boss' boss convince me to accept an extra responsibility, where I am lent out in the afternoons to a different department for 6 months. Took it because it paid 15% more (negotiated that from 10, but wanted 20%). During this discussion, when I asked how this would benefit my career, she told me that usually, if the assignment proves to be successful, there is a raise in grade as well. I did not enjoy part of the tasks in the extra job, and even when my manager told me it could end early (end of Nov) I told her I would honour my agreement with that team. That team loves me. The manager of that…

I was a bright and successful scientist working out of college with my bachelors. Two years later I moved out to grad school. I’ve struggled with the transition and it traumatized me a bit. Since seventh grade I’ve had a variety of OCD regarding different topics. These thoughts are ceaselessly sticky. They attack and harass me and while treating me like a marionette. The worst of it is the constant second guessing ever since I began grad school. i’m terrorized by this recurring set of questions: am I doing the right thing? Did I ever enjoy this subject? Is this the right career path for me? was my experience as a research scientist before grad school actually legitimate? is being white collar worth it? am i bad for not being blue collar? does what i do provide impact and purpose to the world? what is my purpose?, what is my…

First off, thank you all so much for your support and advice. I couldn’t believe the overwhelming amount of comments I got. So, I decided to start putting together everything I could use to back up my argument as to why this was completely wrong. First off, yes I am so aware I completely messed up by giving such a big notice- will never ever ever do it again. That being said, I had only just mentioned that I was going to be moving and gave vague details of dates. My manager was the one who came to me the next day and told me she needed a written letter stating my last date. I had to figure out a date I figured would work just to appease her. I had no idea at the time, she was basically asking me to write a letter stripping my benefits as an…

I’m 34 and was at a family get together today. The type where you only see certain out of town family members once a year. Everything was fine, it was nice seeing so many after a decent amount of time went by. Maybe this is my “fault” but it just really bugs me how “what do you do for work?” Or something along that line is always the go to question for someone you haven’t seen in a while. Everything would be a million times better if someone asked what someone LIKES to do, not WHAT they do. Since you know how people immediately get judgey based on your job. Anyway, my uncle is notoriously known for always being all work and no play. I remember around 20 years ago when I was a young teen he would always ask “what I wanted to be”, what my grades were, etc.…

I work in environmental planning and my boss has assigned me this project to research every county and jurisdiction within our state, find their planning website and find each jurisdiction and counties site plan requirements for permits. Mind you there is a range of permits one can apply for. It’s a skillless task that is literally googling and copy and pasting. The end goal is a check list for site plans (even though counties and jurisdictions have different requirements and type of permit). AND the permitter on each project already does this and makes sure all the documents are according to the county/city needs. I work more as a biologist than planner and I’ve already addressed this is not in my position description. I’m in my first year of probation so I have no grounds and my boss and work partner just like turned on me a few weeks ago.…

I started working for my local government a few months back. I was brought in as part of a changing of the guard since the old director retired and a new one came in with her staff. The director is demanding of course but the first issue was when I was to be transferred to the position above mine, with a small pay raise. One of the supervisors contested and insisted on interviewing for the position. She was then especially cruel to me during the interview and instead hired her friend. I later found out she was not supposed to hire for that position and she took advantage of the deputy director being out sick to promote this girl. The same supervisor then secretly demoted my direct supervisor and took a pay raise that should have belonged to my supervisor. The director did not bat an eye. The same supervisor…

Located in Illinois. My lady friend has to take a sexual harassment course/test before the end of the month. Is she supposed to be compensated for time spent doing that? Would this apply to Bassett and sevsafe testing as well?