Author: Olivia

I'm going to keep it vague on purpose but pretty much the kind of job I have if I just showed up the last three or four hours of the day I can get everything done I don't need to be here all day. Even on the busiest of days I don't see myself having to be here longer than 5 hours. I sometimes joke to my coworkers that I get paid more to babysit the place than to do actual work. When I was younger I would hear the joke getting 8 hours of work done in 1 hour and thought that was just an exaggeration but now I understand how much truth there is in that.

I've been through dozens of interviews back to back for six months with no offers. Some interview processes with 5-7 steps, including case studies, presentations, aptitude tests, etc. When I initially started this job search, I was super motivated. I would diligently prepare, research, and give every presentation and case study my best effort. I'm now at the point where I'm so burned out I've started to go into interviews giving bare minimum and minimal effort. Between rude interviewers, awful questions, and lengthy presentations/tests, I'm running out of steam. I feel like I could be missing out on opportunities to make better first impressions. It's just hard to remain positive and energetic when you're in this endless merry go round of rejection. Has anyone else felt like this before? How did you get through it?

California: Does anyone know a doctor that will complete FMLA paperwork? I have Kaiser and my doctors refuse to give me time off. My supervisor encouraged me to take FMLA since my Mental Health is affecting my work and I’m missing a lot of days. Kaiser is very difficult to get time off. I already tried my PCP, Psych., Urgent Care, and I’m not open to a 50/50 hold.

Just joined corporate again after getting eliminated from the startup life. in past organizations (corp & startup) I’ve gotten a corporate card since my role requires me to travel/have a lot of expenses. That’s always been super helpful because it’s not risking my personal line of credit. This new company is huge, so it’s really frustrating me how they expect us to front everything on our own CC’s. It makes me so uncomfortable – It takes forever to get reimbursed and after a layoff there isn’t much bandwidth for me to be able to front, alongside my own expenses. How is an org this big not able to provide resources for their employees?! The expenses are a few hundred to THOUSANDS (flights, accommodations, sponsorships, etc.). I mean, I guess I can get credit card points. But the turnaround time to get reimbursed just gives me so much anxiety. I don’t…

Company relocated me and family out of state for a project. Project was delayed, so there's little immediate need for onsite work there. Company is now asking me to travel back every other week for 3 months to support. I've voiced that I'll support remotely as much as I can, but it's not enough. In their perspective, it all comes down to my personal comfort. What can I do?

Okay so I have a bit of an issue, wanted to come here for some more advice and info. My husband has just recently starting working for a local grocery store chain. For context, we live in Louisiana. They pay barely above minimum wage, give little to no hours to their employees, and apparently are docking pay for incorrect timesheets. My husband told me today that he accidentally grabbed a coworker’s timecard by mistake and clocked in the other day. It took him a couple hours to realize it, after which he alerted his manager and profusely apologized to the coworker. His coworker said it was okay, that they had been able to fix his hours. However, my husband was told that he would not receive any pay for the hours that were missed on his correct timecard. My husband was also told by his same coworker that they had…