Author: Olivia

Clueless people at the top with no clue of what it’s like below them. Yes, you have 100 people under you, I’m sure you can delegate and never worry about it. Who exactly do I have authority to dump work on?

I was just wondering because my company has this weird policy that if you’ve worked here for a year, you get one week of paid leave. Which is 5 working days. You get to access paid time off when you’re 6 months into the job, but it’s only 3 paid days. Then when we hit our 2nd year we get 2 weeks.

Millions maybe billions of people globally are going to be unemployed. We are going to see economic ruin for individuals on a massive scale. This is more important than any other conceivable issue going on in the world today. Families will starve. We need to call our representatives to do something about this.

Made the mistake of listening to this station as I ran some errands on my lunch. First bit was bad enough (some twat asking why the illegal boat immigrants aren’t destitute but in taxpayer funded hotels) but the second bit was shocking. The presenter is a white male about 60. He started preaching that his dad only ever had one day off while he lived at home and that was for a funeral. He said this was because he couldn’t afford to because he was a self employed painter but also because of how work ethic was different back then and it set you up with an identity, a template for the day. He then proceeded to explain that nearly 3 million workers are off sick and it will be costing the government billions. Next came strong doubts that more than a few were genuinely ill. Then the economy struggling…

I work at a very large factory that produces metal car parts and it’s very loud on the floor so we have to use earplugs, ever since I’ve worked there (1 1/2 years) and for many years before they’ve allowed use to use bone conduction headphones that we can buy from the HR office for $80 or purchase them on Amazon or wherever else, well I didn’t want the bullshit ones they were selling, I wanted a nice quality pair so I bought a pair of Shokz Openrun that cost me $140 at Bestbuy because I figured if I’m gonna be using them for 8 hours a day I want some with long battery life and great sound quality. Yesterday my cousin and me get to work and they tell us we have a meeting in the break room so we go in and sit down and listen to the…

So Wednesday I got dragged into yet another performance meeting and my boss made me sign a written warning notice about my performance on Tuesday. Apparently my productivity was not up to “company standard” all because it took me 2 and a half hours to do research and get back to a financial advisor with an answer to his questions. I was also assigned a report that takes less than 5 minutes to do and I completed all of my side projects. He said it was “unacceptable” and that I have 2 more warnings tills I’m terminated. “You have to ask for stuff to do after you have completed everything” is what I was told before I left our meeting. Yesterday, I complete all of my tasks around 11:30 am. I text my boss if there’s anything I can do to help out since I have done everything on my…

I am struggling with finding enjoyment in work and would appreciate any advice on how to increase my tolerance for it. Unlike my parents, and seemingly almost everyone else, who derive satisfaction from working, I find myself feeling happier during my free time. My part-time job is already causing me emotional distress, and I worry about my ability to handle a full-time job without becoming depressed. I have heard the suggestion to find a job that I enjoy, but I haven't come across something I'd like, especially when it's 40 hrs a week. I am looking for guidance on any philosophy or lifestyle changes that may help shift my perspective.

So I have been working at a small firm (10 people) for around a year now and everything seemed fine even great at times, until today. So my bosses just hired a guy that bullied/belittled me during university something that I am not over yet. They even asked me my opinion on him and told them the truth, but they don't see it as good reason not to hire him. I get it its work, but should I leave this place just for this reason?