Month: August 2024

I get it coffee is people's life blood. It's the savior of the day but it's not mine. I WFH 3 days of the week and in office 2. Im in medical admin and transitioning to JACHO compliant office spacing. So now, since we're becoming more “official” in the eyes of the law, there was no other place to put the shared coffee pot other than into the shared office space I share with a bunch of other people. The don't appreciate the smell. I don't drink coffee and never have. It's one of my migraine triggers and it's just sitting here, 2 feet away from me. Until 6pm. I want to say something but then I'm that bitch. I try to open my office door but I work with secure information and I'm in a high traffic area. I guess I'm just bitching just to bitch and vent. I…

During my phone interview, she did not acknowledge my education when I told her I am a recent grad, she seemingly only cared that I am new to the field. I know times are hard, but sheesh. This is a very large medical company with 20 plus doctors and two locations in one city. The job I applied for requires a degree. I am recently changed careers, so I have no prior experience. It just doesn’t sit right with me that she breezes past anything concerning what I believe my work is worth. Is this typical? I am still a full time student, working on my second degree. I’m having a hard time reasoning with myself about taking a low wage job AND taking away from my studies.

This might be disorganised and illogical but in my defence I’m absolutely knackered… I was thinking earlier about the way I have to wear a uniform at work and I’ve realised that outside of PPE and security reasons (which can be handled in a different way anyway) its pointless… I’m a domestic cleaner meaning my uniform is part of my PPE, it’s a blue polo shirt with black trousers and my NHS badge. Wouldn’t it save the company money and improve morale if instead of making us wear uniforms (which they warn us may be inspected) they were to tell us to wear short sleeves and thick trousers we don’t mind getting damaged? Why do we have to wear clothes that stifle individuality? Wearing a uniform isn’t going to make me change your bins any faster (although ngl it is handy to have pockets I can put spare bin liners…

I'm a non-exempt, salaried employee for a non-profit. Recently, US changed the compensation for non-exemot employees – of which I am now one. The main difference, it seems, is now I need to track hours because I can be eligible for OT pay at 1.5 times. My job wants me to work for 3 hours this weekend, but is also “encouraging” us to take off 3 hours this week – presumably so they don't have to pay OT. Are they allowed to adjust my schedule like that? I'm salaried and would think I have to work the normal hours, M-F 9-5 as was the case when I was hired.