Month: December 2023

https://www.reddit.com/r/Payroll/s/dqawquimJ4 Highlight: “You can't spend money you don't have.” Funny considering we do it every fucking day.. credit cards, mortgages, for most of us fucking rent…

So I saw a tutoring remote job for $60/hr, good pay, so I went through the interview process and they said 'welcome to the team'. They mentioned doing a background check and reference checks which they haven't done yet. They sent me an email asking me to do a lot of work, describe how I would lesson plan when speaking to parents, how I would advertise, etc. I assume this work is unpaid? I'm not even sure that I'll pass the background and reference check. Should I tell them I'm not working until I get an official offer?

The title says it all basically. I had a very good opportunity for a job, the recruiter liked me but they absolutely wanted a reference from my last employer. I though we were in good terms, I had coffee with my former boss, we talked about the job and the call, she didn’t say a thing and seemed enthusiastic for me. Just today the recruitment agency called me to tell me I didn’t get the job, and told me the whole thing. My former boss told stuff she didn’t even tell me. Like I didn’t know how to manage a budget while I never had to when I worked for her. The agency was puzzled, because my other references were really good, but it was too late for the job. The news completely crushed me. I thought getting fired was already a hard thing to manage, and now I can’t…

i’m so close to just quitting my job with no plan in place. every day i come to the office i am miserable. everyone i work with is miserable. and there is always so much work with laughable pay. i am tired, from the bottom of my heart i am tired. just had another employee give there 2 weeks today which only adds to the workload. i’m crying on my way to and way home from work. i can’t take much more of it or i am going to have a blow up on the job i can feel it coming. i’ve been with this company over 5 years. i’ve been applying to so many jobs the last couple of months. even mcdonald’s. i hear nothing back. if anyone has any advice and or tips on escaping please let me know. i am so tired.

I'M POSTING THIS WARNING HERE BECAUSE THERE'S MENTIONS OF S*ICIDE. I've been trying to find a second job recently because the first job doesn't pay enough and I don't work enough hours to help out with other bills (I pay the Wi-Fi bill.) I applied to a few jobs. An hour after I applied at a shoe store in a mall nearby, they called me back and we scheduled an interview. I was so happy for a few moments. (You can skip this next part if you want, this is just additional information.) I've been struggling with depressive thoughts this entire year since January when one of my favorite uncles passed away unexpectedly. This seemed like a great opportunity for me to start a career in something that I'm not too attached to, like art, but not something that would upset me to work for the rest of my life.…

Last I remember, workers get a 15 minute break per 2.5 hours worked. Been working at Winco doing the frieght, and it’s awful. Worked 8 hours last night. One 10 minute break, One 30 minute lunch break. When were labor laws changed that breaks aren’t even a legal requirement anymore?!

So today a customer calls into the call center complaining because the person she usually speaks to wasn't available. She asks me to see if he's working. According to our internal software he isn't online ie. not working. I advise her of this and offer to assist her. She proceeds to complain that he hasn't returned her call or emailed her for several days and demands to know why- I explain to her I personally don't know his schedule but even if I did sometimes people are absent or go on vacation so even if I knew his schedule I wouldn't be able to tell why he wasn't at work this specific day even if he was regularly scheduled. I then advise we have other people working, like myself, who can assist her and may I assist you in his place? She continues to complain saying it's unprofessional and he…

I'm fuming through my ears. My boyfriend accepted a golden opportunity for both of us when he got a 100k job that is opposite schedule to mine. I worked from home so it wasn't unmanagable. That was 2 weeks ago. Now I'm getting called into the office next month in a high traffic area for 4 days a week. I'll only see my SO 3 days every week now. So that's 12 days a month. We've been talking about marriage and having kids. This turns my life upside down in 1 day. I'm just so mad. If I get car issues on my aging car, I will not be able to replace it. My boss lives in a different timezone so there's no point. I work for a large company so there's fuck all I can do. I was literally hired in and everyone was working remote. What the fuck?…

Working in education, especially as an ed tech, has been one of the worst decisions I've ever made. It was fine and fun at first, but over time, it's become a living hell. My responsibilities can be significantly raised without a raise in pay. Communication isn't exactly the districts strongsuit. I received no training whatsoever for this job. The rise in school shootings make me terrified to go to work everyday. The students are obnoxious, defiant, and mentally draining to deal with. I also have to give 30 days notice (it's in my contract) to resign. Getting paid less than 20K a year isn't worth this shit. My mental health has kind of tanked with it too. I am not surprised in the absolute slightest at the shortage of workers in education. Working in education is one of the worst decisions I've made with my work life.