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“I really need you to train your replacement right.”

So a few years ago I got a job working security for a shitty little security company. I gave it a month I didn't like it so my dumb ass gave them the two weeks notice. So they had two weeks to send me a trainee to train. On my last day, on the day that I literally cared the least they sent me a guy to train. Alright I'll do my best. So the kid gets there and immediately just sets up his laptop start gaming. And I told him that we were going to train today, his response was “well they told me that I could be on my computer.” Which they had told me that too, they didn't really give two shits. And I responded with “well I kind of need to train you to do the job first.” So in a huff he closed his computer…

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New job is already annoying

Just started a handyman position through a hardware store, they post jobs on an app with certain time frames for the jobs to be completed usually two a day or one big job, I’m getting paid 22 an hour which is decent in my eyes max is 25, I use my own vehicle and tools, they give 30 extra dollars a week to help with wear and tear/ Gas and phone usage, I get a discount through the store and allowance for new tools, I also get 10 dollars for every 5 star review I get which is cool, it’s family owned and they are super nice, the problem is they throw jobs at you last minute or don’t give you enough description on what needs to be done..usually just a couple pictures then it turns out to be more then what the pictures show and takes longer then makes…

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Even when there is work, some companies force you to take off with no pay…

I'm not going to lie I have a good job, after a lifetime of terrible ones I'm very grateful. It isn't perfect, but I'm content. My job is one of the rare ones that actually encourages you to take time off, massive job security, benefits are great and we get every possible holiday I can think of off and paid. I'm not saying this to gloat, just to put this post into perspective… so here's my point. We also have a contracted workforce, which I came from before getting hired on. I personally think the contractors get pretty screwed over, but I'm obviously not in the higher up talks about how those business dealings work… Needless to say the contractors get no benefits, any holidays are unpaid, they are seemingly discouraged from taking time off and ultimately the contracts are only for a single year and then that's it (technically…

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Quiet Quitting? We’ll just cut your hours.

RANT: To keep it short and sweet, my job sucks. They promised all these sweet benefits and commissions and all this other stuff, telling me if I sold enough devices I could make an extra 2-3 dollars an hour with commissions. I took the job. Shit was not sweet. They don’t offer holiday pay (most jobs I’ve had did offer holiday pay. If they didn’t, you weren’t required to work) yet require you to work holidays. Only it seems they pick and choose which holidays we work because we HAD to work on Memorial Day, HAD to work on Father’s Day, but 4th of July? Take a day off on us pal, and you’ve earned it. (As if Memorial Day and Independence Day don’t go hand in hand) Business is slow because our prices are too high and we’re charging people for services that we don’t really “need” to and…

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Logged in ready for work at 9am

I was speaking to a relative who is contracted and paid to work 9am-5:30pm. They work in a call centre. They mentioned their job requires them to be “logged in and ready” for work at 9am, i.e ready to take calls at 9am. However their PC’s take around 20 minutes to do this login process and load up all the systems before they’re able to start taking calls. Therefore they have to be at work 20 minutes before 9am to allow for this. We are both of the opinion that this logging on process is the company’s problem, or that at the least the employees should be paid for coming in early, what do you think?

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This is a rant for this witch of a company that I worked for

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My employer is so full of shit

Kind of just a rant here. First, I work nights. I won't give hours, but it is a small company, so I am literally on shift by myself. I spend 30 hours a week in the office alone. I am not allowed to work from home. My job can easily be done from home. I am actually a touch more productive that way. Other employees who are on day shift are allowed to WFH, just not me. I have been on nights for over a year, and have proven to be trustworthy. Yet the owner of the company just won't budge. It get's worse though. We are bleeding team members. We have lost 5 team members, and have not replaced them. We have no plans to replace them. The owner doesn't want to. What he does want to do is sign more clients. The already stretched thin staff is even…

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Creepy coworker behaviour has got worse after being spoken. My line manager is friends with him and HR is not beong helpful…

I have raised the issue with my manager a few times and although he has acted impartial, he has agreed with me on the points that the coworker's behaviour of staring, lingering and asking me questions that feel borderline stalking (such as, where I have you been, I haven't seen you in a long time, will you be back here more often?) I have seen my manager with this guy on a smoke break and heard that they went to see an exhibition together. After finding this out, I don't feel comfortable with my line manager handling this and requested this be moved to someone else (in this case my manager's manager). I'm starting to get very anxious about how my manager handled it from the jump, if things have become worse for me I fear that the creepy coworker has felt emboldened to continue his behaviour. Now initally when…

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project that made me quit goes south and no one could have predicted it

The big bosses at my former employer shoved a project down my team's throat almost a year ago which made no sense for us to work on. I called this out – a lot – and after about 2 months it was called off due to some changes elsewhere in the org. But at the start of 2023 it came back, and I spent almost 3 more solid months working on it and hating every second. Eventually gave my notice and finished a few weeks ago, just no faith in management left. The project was 2 months overdue owing to delays in the org (though my part was finished) so I handed my work to a colleague and wished them luck. I was not the only senior staffer to quit as a result of this project. Just found out today the project is off again, for good this time. I'm…

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Adventure (close enough!) expects me to apply only if my attribute is to have a will to work 24*7

Are you expecting me to work 24*7? Yesss.. So will I be getting paid for all th shifts? * No comments *