Month: December 2023

So i just got promoted from hourly to salary and my employer mentioned “dont forget about the mandatory 5h overtime a week”. I never signed anything saying i had to do this. I understand it can be company policy, but there is nothing that says I HAVE to do this, right? For context i work 6-3:30 but now they are expecting me to work 6-4:30 daily with no compensation for the extra hour (bc i’m salary now).

I have a terrible call centre job. I know, I know. It sucks, but it's work I can do from home during difficult personal circumstances. Anyway, everything we do is timed to the second and we can only take three short breaks per day. We have to announce when we need the toilet (it's like being back at school). Just really degrading and undignified. Like yeah, it's my third toilet break this morning because the manager being a massive bitch gave me anxiety diarrhoea. I've been stuck at my desk for hours this morning and I started wondering… this is how DVT forms, right? Long periods of inactivity. I'm a hypochondriac so every leg twinge at the moment is making me nervous. If someone developed DVT, or even worse, a pulmonary embolism, could they sue their employer? Are there labour laws pertaining to this kind of thing? Are there documented…

Why is the trend moving toward one way interviews? They are like you are send ing in audition tapes. If you don’t have time to interview me then will you have time for me in the future when I work for you? I find it unprofessional and disrespectful.

My workplace is a mental health organisation. Supposedly, they care about staff mental health and have good support for wellbeing. The vast majority of staff have their own lived experience of mental health problems. Last week, I was told that my job is at risk of redundancy in the new year. Nothing is set in stone but I don’t have much hope, and won’t find out for sure until end of January/start of February while they go through the consultation process. I have not been in this role for 2 years yet, so I’m not entitled to redundancy pay (UK). I’ve had a complete relapse in my depression and I’m really struggling to cope. All they do is signpost us to the EAP, like that’s going to help. This morning I logged on to find an email from HR confirming my job is at risk, and I was addressed by…

So I just got of work after talking to the coworker in question and I'm still pissed off, but I'll try and keep this as coherent as possible. Quick details: none of the names used are the real names for the sake of my privacy and theirs, this took place at a major fast food chain, this is happening in California (I did my research and know this is illegal) and this is an ongoing situation where I will try to give updates as it goes. Recently, my manager Sal vented to me that my coworker, Carter, gave him almost no notice with no reason that he needed Saturday and Sunday (which was November 25th and 26th) off, I don't remember the day he told me but it was between the 23rd-25th. He said that he was going to write him up or something like that, and this is where…