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What to do with company manipulating time cards?

This is about the company my girlfriend works at. She is an office worker and is tasked with too many things, most notably she manages people's time cards. However the headquarters, which she submits the time cards to, tell her to “fix” cards for various reasons like if they are missing breaks/lunch on them because the employee couldn't take one because of the workload, started a little early or left a little late, and sometimes even if they legitimately worked an hour overtime. I've looked up what is considered acceptable and unacceptable manipulation of time sheets and what they're doing is illegal according to what I've read. This has been going on for a long time, apparently there was also someone before her in a similar role. My girlfriend doesn't like doing it either but she has to do what they tell them, she said the people at headquarters made…

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What’s the best way to turn in a resignation letter?

After 2 years, I’m ready for a new adventure. I sit here every day, even now, dreading the customers and the tasks I’m supposed to accomplish. Though the agency I work for is fairly chill, I disagree so much with the organization, industry, and their pursuit of more more more everyday. Insurance sucks. It’s the moment I envisioned with quitting this job, but I actually really like my boss and coworkers and they depend on me so leaving is going to be awkward as fuck. But I’m going crazy here so it has got to happen. I typed up the letter but I’m not sure if I should email it or hand it to my boss physically on Friday. I usually don’t care as much but this job and boss and been good to me for the most part; it’s just time for me to move on. What is the…

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My boss is neglecting to add my hours, how do I word things to get her to pull her head out of her ass?

I work in healthcare and I've been busting my ass working double shifts, and I have been pestering my Director to add my hours. I get my first check this Friday(07/07) and she has neglected to add hours from the last pay period when I first started working. See screenshots for more detail. Any pick up shifts come with a $100 bonus and I've worked several that she isn't including. I have multiple brief conversations over text where I tell her the exact days and shifts that I have worked. On the 3rd she asked for all of that information again and did not add half of them. I'm over 50 hrs and she's only adding in 36 LOL AND to top it off, I had a legal predicament on the 4th and she's now threatening to fire me? After mismanaging my timesheet? How do I word things to let…

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I’m being taken advantage of

To put a long story short, My job is asking me to do something that requires travel, and a lot of extra work. Work that I am capable of doing, but was not mentioned in the interview process and not explicitely listed in my responsibilities. I've mentioned that I am willing to do it, but only if my compensation is adjusted to reflect the added responsibility. They stright up said no. Either I do it or get fired. If i didnt just buy a house a month ago, I would have given a colorful exit speech and told them to fuck off, but I can't lose this job and risk losing my house. I dispise this job and have been looking for new opprotunities since my 2nd week here. Nothing in the pipeline yet. Basically: fuck these people.

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I want to quietly quit.

I’ve been at my company for almost two years now and over the past year I’ve experienced ups and downs on the way I’m treated. My team is very lean compared to the wider division that we sit under and my two “managers” (I directly report into one of them and she directly reports into the other but since I’m the most junior I basically report into both). Those two have been working together for years and are very close. You can imagine what it’s like for someone like me who, is at the associate level, and also hasn’t known them both for that long feels. I am constantly the third wheel, talked down to, teamed up against. Despite being told “we aren’t trying to team up against you”. I’ve been told that I need to “use your brain and think” on projects that I need help on but my…

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Should I self study with little or no room to advance

I work in IT. I am 50 and mid level in a department of 8. Pay is fair, hours are long. Ahead of me are three others that are the most negative people ever. They are entrenched and will never advance or leave. My chances to move above them are slim no matter what because of seniority rules. Question: I have an opportunity to self study into another skill set that is kinda related. Probably won't be used more than a couple times a year. No chance to turn this into more $ or benefits. I am thinking “what's the point?” Thoughts?

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Yelp Doesnt Care About Workers

For context, I am a server at a Mexican restaurant in California. Its a local spot that’s been around for decades and has a strong base of regulars. It’s a fairly easy job and I rarely have any major problems, that is until a few days ago. A new customer came in and was unhappy with his experience, so he decided to take a photo of me and my coworker without our knowledge and post it on Yelp. There is now a one star review of our restaurant up on yelp with a picture of me and a long description of how I am a “loser” that “should have been fired yesterday”. The best part is I didnt even do anything to him, it was a normal interaction and he got his food no problem. He literally only did that to embarrass and publicly humiliate me. My boss sided with…

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CTS (Christmas tree shops) is going out of business after 53 years because the new owners tanked us

We went into bankruptcy and everything would have been fine if the owner would have done everything he needed to do. We had the money to pay the bills but it was “perfect storm” of things he didn’t want to deal with. And when you have a hearing and tell the judge “you don’t know what you are talking about” it’s not something you actually want to keep. But don’t worry about all the thousands of workers that believed the lies that “we are doing the best we can to stay open”

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Unsafe commute: legitimate reason to leave a new job?

I started a new job last month. Though the office buildings are only a few blocks from each other, to briefly compare: Old job * WFH 3 days, in-office 2 days * Moderate interaction with the public * Otherwise, general office work * Trusted to work independently 50% of the time but also had collaborative and team projects the other 50% * Some phone calls/emails from the public New job * In-office 5 days per week * Constant phone calls from the public * All of my calls have to be on speaker phone (“for training”), which makes it extremely difficult to hear anything or help anyone * Constant appointments and drop-ins that I do not schedule or know about but am expected to drop everything and take on immediately * There's no actual training, it's just my team members telling me what to do. Which would be fine, except…

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Unsafe commute: legitimate reason to leave a new job?

I started a new job last month. Though the office buildings are only a few blocks from each other, to briefly compare: Old job * WFH 3 days, in-office 2 days * Moderate interaction with the public * Otherwise, general office work * Trusted to work independently 50% of the time but also had collaborative and team projects the other 50% * Some phone calls/emails from the public New job * In-office 5 days per week * Constant phone calls from the public * All of my calls have to be on speaker phone (“for training”), which makes it extremely difficult to hear anything or help anyone * Constant appointments and drop-ins that I do not schedule or know about but am expected to drop everything and take on immediately * There's no actual training, it's just my team members telling me what to do. Which would be fine, except…