Author: Olivia

I have a gap in my employment history from when my now ex gf was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, for which I eventually stopped down from my job for to help take care of her full time because I was the primary person she could rely on as she didn't drive nor did she have any family in the area. Whenever I get asked about this I explain the situation and that I waited for my employer to hire and train a replacement before I left and then I didn't work until she recovered, especially as a lot of her medical related things were in a city 3 hours away but I'm starting to think maybe I should just lie and erase that gap and make it seem like I've been a good worker drone without any pauses in employment as that seems to be an unfathomable concept to…

LOS ANGELES OFFICE MARKET OUTLOOK LEASING CHALLENGES, ENSURING EMPLOYEE SUCCESS AND MAKING THE OFFICE “COMMUTE-WORTHY” I'm a construction professional working for one of the largest general contractors in the United States. I'm based in downtown LA. I attend conferences for networking and received an email with the above heading. This particular conference is for designers and developers to have a chance to discuss what the market is currently doing. All of us know that these Urban office high-rises are half empty and that the owners are losing out on money. I thought it was interesting that they were going to use the phrase commute worthy. I don't even know what that means. Does this mean daycare? Does this mean little coffee bars? The group seems desperate. What are your thoughts on commute Worthy workspaces?

1 1/2 years old but worth posting Looong boi sory UK worked at a builders merchant. TLDR: Regional managers refusle to promote people to 2 years of manger shortages Backgeoud/Prolog I have been with company for 6 years started on part time when my apprentship didnt work out (i did this alongside working this job) i talked to my then manager (good guy) who gave me full time hours and started my keyholder training. He wluld leave not long after but made sure all was in place for me to progress. Following this i was signed off as a key holder (woo £20 more a month ) under a manager who didnt really care and only did it as she was forced due to previous good manager setting it in motion. Another bad manager comes in and im “promoted” to duty manager (they got rid of keyholder position and gave…

So about two months ago our General Manager left. I’m the assistant manager and have not and will not be promoted as per the District manager. It’s a pretty shit situation but it pays the bills. I was told my position is fluctuating on a corporate level and I’d need to reapply. I asked if my position was secured or if I needed to worry about anything. The DM insisted it was a secured position it was just a technicality to apply and interview again. He sent a QR code and I couldn’t access it and emailed my DM about a direct link because I couldn’t use the QR code. I never received a response. I kind of figured he got lazy and wouldn’t be interviewing me or going through the hiring process and just proceed. This was about two weeks ago. Anyhow, I recently found a listing on Indeed…

So i went through 4 years of college, good attendance, good grades… can hardly get an interview and when I do, they need multiple interviews. If they offer me the job they now need me to piss in a cup to prove I’m not on crack? I should request a drug test from them, trust goes both ways?

I wanted to do something while university was out. So I decided to go to an American summer camp. I’m from the UK so I got a visa, a flight and paid all agency fees, and went to it. In total it cost me £1.5k The people at the camp were awful, I was bullied by the other staff. I felt so awful everyday. All I wanted to do was hide. I’ll take my fair share of blame, being so sad all the time, means I didn’t do a good job. But they reported me for almost everything. A camper over heard a conversation I was having about pay. He was being paid $500 less. I know in America has this thing about pay. That camper told her counsellor about my conversation. I was given talking to. Another time it was our half-day and I wanted to go to some…

I just read the famous “My 5-year getting paid for doing nothing is over. I'm heartbroken” post in this sub and decide to share my story. Using a throwaway for privacy. Not in the US. Not an English speaking country. A little backstory: I've always worked in IT as a side job/freelance since before I even entered college (I'm in my late 30s now). I'm not the best programmer, I'm not the best webdesigner/webdev, but I can do a lot of everything. It never paid my bills or was the main focus of my life but it was nice to have some extra money every now and then. I had a lot of other jobs, I once even started my own business. It was really small but I loved it, such a chill life, made a lot of friends, paid the bills and a few vacations. Things started to get…