Month: August 2024

I've been applying to jobs for less than a month now and I'm extremely frustrated by the process now. Every application wants me to attach a resume and then fill in a bunch of fields with all the same information that my resume already contains. Then when I get to the end I get to have the prisoners dilemma question with the job. Do I admit to having a disability or not? Because in states with at will employment, how am I supposed to trust that they aren't just immediately tossing any applications with a yes right out? Then there's the extra hurdle of will a real person even look at my resume before I get rejected or have they implemented AI to save costs that throws away anyone who actually asks for their fair market value now?

Headline should say “Wouldn’t” give us a pay rise. The obligatory this happened a long time ago. As I’d been on the team the longest, I was volunteered to be the spokesman. Our basic salary was shite. About £14k p/a but boosted by bonuses, which were set to just above attainable. Between us, around ten people, we were bringing in over £1.5m every year to the company coffers. This was early 2000’s. At least two of the team would have been better off financially by claiming benefits and not working. That’s how bad it was. Meeting was held between myself, my direct boss, and a director. I laid out what myself and the team had been discussing. They tried to go down the route of “you should not be discussing salaries amongst each other”. That was swiftly shut down by pointing out that legally we can talk about them. Especially…

I'm on my way to one right now. The second one in two weeks. I know I'm lucky because I don't have to pay for them, unlike past jobs, and they aren't mandatory, BUT I also know if you don't go to some once in a while mgmt notices. And I was wondering, does anyone even enjoy these? Do managers enjoy them? Single people? Parents because the get a break? Or are we all reluctantly dragging ourselves out to picnics, bowling, paint nights, cocktail networking parties, golfing and sporting events just because we all think someone, somewhere enjoys them? I can't remember one work event held after hours that I genuinely looked forward to and enjoyed. Sure, the few things we have during work hours that get us out of the office are great, mostly because it's better than working, but never has anything after work been so great I've…

The title says it all. While on a work trip I was involved in a serious accident. The accident left me with many broken bones including my femur. I have tons of scars, some 12” in length. I’ve had multiple surgeries and was hospitalized for nearly a month. Currently I’m home still recovering. I wish I could give more detail but legally I cannot. Last week I went to a check up where the workers comp doctor began insisting I’m going back to work immediately. I was informed my company called and they insisted they lift my restrictions that say I can’t work. I felt completely backed into a corner and now I’m incredibly stressed about going back. I don’t feel ready. I’m still in a ton of pain, my bones are still broken, and mentally this accident took its toll on me. Management is apparently not allowed to speak…

The reality pretty much every boss doesn't want you to realize: you have the same financial (fiduciary) responsibility they have, but to yourself rather than the shareholders. We complain about caring about shareholders over employees a lot here. They care about extracting as much wealth from labor as possible to enrich themselves and other capitalists (shareholders). It's rational self-interest. Here's the thing: working-class people should also practice rational self-interest. The product you sell is your labor, and just like a capitalist your goal should be to extract the highest amount of money possible for the smallest amount of your product possible. Whatever the market will allow that's what you should charge. If you can get away with doing less at your job and get paid the same you should do it. If you can produce lower-quality work and get paid the same or more for it (perhaps because a boss…

Background: I have about 3 years of data analytics experience, an MS in Stats, and some reputable data certifications. Of 315 applications, nearly 75% of my applications were ghosted – meaning companies never respond back to me after I apply. Then, about 25% of roles that I was referred to or applied for are instant rejections, even after tens of resumes where I changed my work experience. I only had two roles that called me for interviews – both Data Analyst roles at Princeton University. One I was the backup candidate after flying out and interviewing and the other I was ghosted after the second round of interviews. From what I read on Forbes, Business Insider, and a few other sources: Companies post fake roles to give the impression to shareholders that they are growing. (This should be illegal.) Companies are reducing job openings for one to do the work…

In fact even in this sub it seems like the topic is rarely mentioned or discussed. But then I guess it makes sense that the workforce is going to focused on able bodied people who can do the job the most efficiently and not people who are not as able bodied. But it still sucks when employers discriminate against someone because of a disability because sometimes they do it even if the person can still do a decent job.