Month: May 2024

I’m 28 now. I’ve been employed for 6 years now in corporate America. For the first 3 years I worked extremely hard thinking it would help me climb the ladder. Instead, I got 3% annual raises and told “good job, now can you do these additional tasks for no extra pay? Could you also work Saturday to wrap up the project before the quarter ends?” Once those questions were asked, I made multiple lateral moves since then, and increased my salary significantly. I’m at a point now where those questions are starting to be asked again, so I’m looking to move yet again. Employers think because they have a talented, capable worker, they can run him into the ground. It happens all the time. They don’t see us as human, just a machine to be exploited as much as possible. I try to do the bare minimum at work for…

In order to gain a real interview from a national grocery chain, I was required to perform a video interview with HireVue, an online, AI assessment tool. To prepare, I was directed to wear a suit with no tie, headphones were prohibited, volume at a decent level with no external mic plugged in and they said I should be in a well lit, quiet area. The system asked me 5 questions and I had a minute to read each one and ready myself mentally before answering in 3 minutes or less. The system does not allow you to delete your recording and make additional attempts. When answering questions, I was instructed to use the Situation, Task, Action and Result method, while maintaining eye contact with the camera, and speaking as if I was actually talking with a human being. The system recognizes the specific words you speak, how you say…

So to give some context, I don't work the most luxurious job, I do pizza delivery which is enough to get me by while I'm working on my own business, helping my partner with her business and it gives me enough time to spend with my kids. But obviously this isn't what this is about. Back in the beginning of April I ended up finding out a friend of mine unalived himself which, after given substantial information, it is believed that he didn't even mean to. During that time frame I was working for a local company Tuesday Wednesday thrusday 11am to 9pm doing deliveries for them. I reconnected with My buddy's gf(which makes this even worse because I haven't actually spoken to him or her since November because there was this huge fight and both parties refused to talked to eachother) and while in a state of shock and…

I applied for a position as a candidate attorney at a law firm a few years ago. Initially my application was rejected, however I got a call the next next week asking me to come in on the next day (they phoned me on a Sunday). I got there and met with who would have been my boss (let's call him John). John's uncle is one of the directors of the firm (John got the job because of nepotism). I met with the person who I would replace and she started showing me the ropes (let's call her Anna). After a few hours Anna said something along the lines of the following to me: “Listen, I cannot let you work here in good conscience. You need to leave right now and never look back. This place has held me captive for almost 5 years.” Accordingly to the laws of my…

Work vent lol lonely I just started a new job recently and it us very demanding because of coperate. Which in returns makes our managers mean or stressed etc. We are suppose to meet a daily quota ,but personally I find it hard to care when I make minimum wage. There are way too many rules and the task need to be timed. The guy at work had a crush on me ,but I don't care to date right now and I only date to get married these days. I am trying to keep this job long term . It just frustrating because my manager is younger then me and will freeze and text in the middle of store with customers around lol. I guess I just find it very hard to be okay at work and be Friendly when IRL life stinks n dealing with my toxic negative mom…

Just figured out manager is basically watching my computer screens at all times and watches the cameras basically all day. Called him out, said jokingly “Can you stop watching us on camera it's creepy”, answer I got back was “Well I find you kind of creepy”. He obviously chuckled and said it as a joke. But I knew then and there the truth. Is this really what we've come to? Managers power tripping? Managers literally stalking their employees and watching their every move? I feel legit violated, yet it's not illegal at all in az. But, fuck that guy. All I can do is move on. But goddamit. Why did capitalism create these kind of situations.