Month: November 2023

I don't have words. Only donated 1%. I feel really mean, but it shouldn't be my responsibility to end food poverty for God's sake.

Hey guys I’m working in a restaurant/cafe where I used to get 20% staff discount on food/drinks and my family would even receive the discount too. The place is was closed for a bit now open under completely different people (luckily I was hired as I liked the place) but with the new people we don’t receive a discount at all, is this normal? Do workplaces have to give you a discount or was that just them being nice? Thank you!

So at work we have a public computer that our whole department shares. My colleague left her account logged in and I stumbled across some messages between her and another colleague who absolutely hates me (I’m also not a fan of hers). Anyways these messages were basically speaking about how I didn’t do anything on my shift and they were discussing that I “need to go”. I’m afraid they are plotting to get me fired and tbh I need this job. I have bills, rent and debt to pay and I really love the company I work for. Also they were discussing how I never do anything, I’m weird, a princess etc etc. but it’s not true, I pull my weight and do my job and i feel completely scapegoated. Will I be in trouble if I report this to the occupational therapist in my company, more importantly will I…

I work at a restaurant on my college campus. It's always very slow on Thursday mornings. I was at the register, and my crush “Tom” and his work BFF “Jerry” were at the expediting window. They were talking to the cook. I walked over to the window, and while there was already awkward silence, when I went over to them, they seemed even more awkward. About ten seconds after I got there, Tom and Jerry went to the back to talk with the cook some more, leaving me by myself. I talk to Tom and Jerry a fair amount, so it's not like I never interact with them. Tom came back to the front after a good 30-45 seconds. He told me “the back of the restaurant is literally on crack”. I don't know if he was trying to make a joke or what. Tom's a very nice person, and…

A year ago I moved to North America from a non-English Speaking country. I am a tech professional and have been working at a very large company for 10 months now, and we're entering the self performance review phase. Since it's my first job here, I could use help to advocate for myself as best as I can. I have been doing well at my job, I met all the objectives set by my manager and they have said a few times they are happy with my performance. I participated in the most important projects in the team and had important individual contributions. Where I'm from, I'd be comfortable rating myself as “meets expectations” given how I feel about my work and considering I'm a new employee. In my country this would not be seen as a negative review and I'd be entitled to a bonus and a small salary…

So i little bit confronted this lady who's in charge of helping people finding a job, saying i find it so discouraging to clean people's mess for less than i used to make as a student. My point got where i denied her affirmation that not everyone with a degree makes good money, or either can't find a job at all (not talking about old surgeons) She said that she knows better than me since she sees people. She got defensive, said she didn't want to argue with me about this but kept arguing with me about this lol Are we this matrixed ? What would boomers say back in their time if they had to have a full time for not even 2k per month ?