Month: May 2024

After finding a new job, I was about to put in my 2 week notice as I do for places that didn't completely disrespect me. But, when I checked out the employee handbook to see how my PTO would be paid out, I saw they don't pay out any of it when you quit. On top of that, you can't use pto during the time that you have a notice in. So, instead of a 2 week notice, which is better for my co-workers, I'm going to be sick for a bit until my pto pays out and quit without notice.

Hello all! I'm a month short of being at my job for a year. My company policy states that if I leave before the year mark, I don't get to cash out my PTO. I'm ready to put my 2-week notice in NOW (if I *must*), but don't know how I can ask to use my PTO after I put in my notice. I live in Oregon. Any advice? Sincerely… “Burned out”

So earlier last month i was in a car accident. as a result i have some bad spine/back/neck/arm injuries. i had to get a mri and they found several herniated and budged discs and fractures. they told me that two of my bulged discs are in a “critical state” and tell me to expressly not to do any lifting, bending or twisting at work and gave me a doctors note stating that and gave them a date/duration for its effectiveness. ​ fast forward to work I scanned and emailed it to HR and they simply told me that it is just a recommendation and that if i cannot complete my job functions that i would be facing disciplinary actions and or termination. ​ fuck this place.

So I work a data entry job and the workload is brutal.We are severely understaffed and they offer a lot of overtime to try and make up for it. The worst part is they mandate a lot of overtime, they usually tell us the morning of and sometimes the OT is upwards of 3 hours a night. Like, sorry but I'd like to eat dinner and take a fucking shit! I can't because they're breathing down our necks and monitor every single click that happens on our PC's. I have many clients that I contact daily and I am the sole person who enters data for their accounts. It's a lot of fucking work but I have a nice rapport with them and it makes things a little easier. They've started commenting on how I'm replying to their emails far later than expected, and I would sometimes reply back that…

So, to start my friend/boss brought me into a high paying job knowing I was stuck at McDonald's. I appreciated this massively…well turns our the guy is a complete sociopath. It was apparent to my other coworker he brought me there purely for sexual desires. How did this come up you ask? I mentioned how he kept insisting I do MDMA/Molly with him. God bless my coworkers, he quickly told me “X do NOT do that, he's clearly trying to incapacite you and get you horny for sex.” I found this girl he knew before me and her statement “oh yeah he does that, I'd just take his Molly and fuck my husband. He constantly had fits bc I didn't get horny and fuck him instead” so great he's basically a sexual predator. I didn't know Molly made you want sex, I've never had an interest in drugs like that.…

Human progress and technology has advanced so far that we can have jobs of leisure; I feel as though this is a good sign for humanity and a signal to the end of work as we have come to accept it. With many people being paid a living to do 'work' that does not revolve around tangible productivity and more of these 'jobs' emerging all the time what does the future look like to you? ​

Been job searching since December 2023. Applied for two jobs yesterday at the same company. They have a lovely nugget on their career website that it can take from 1 – 3 months from interview to an offer. Do employers / corporations thinks we all live on trust funds? What is happening?

How are any of you conjuring up a time for work/life balance to having your own business? I know job markets are not paying the wages that we are looking for. But is there anybody sustaining themselves with their own business plan for extra money?

Started a new job in the beginning on april. For context this is a server position. In the interview I let them know I will be out of town the following week for three days. So I started training immediately for two days(April 5-6) and then i’m out of town starting the seventh. The owner tried to schedule me on the days I was out of town and completely ignored my availability scheduling me for full time and days I have class. When i mentioned it he made a snide comment about how “I’m so busy” and decided not to schedule me at all that weekend (8-14). I sent him my availability multiple times, wrote it down on a notes app and screenshoted it to him. Yet despite that he needed “more clarity” and told me to pick the days I want to work. Basically make my own schedule. Hence…