Author: Olivia

I work in retail and there’s a girl the same age as me that just became a manager that’s on my shift. She stays on my ass about getting work done but she won’t stay on the people that walk around like braindead zombies. I have to rely on my coworkers to get things done because everything requires teamwork but she doesn’t say anything to them. She also tells upper management anything I say or do. She is always putting me down. I used to enjoy working here because of the people but now I feel like I’m not appreciated.

I hope this sub is the right place, if not I’ll delete it. I’m a teacher. I love teaching, but I’m completely burned out. I need a break. Fresh out of college, I was a special ed aide. I loved it! I loved the kids and I loved the work. It was a great job. I wish I could do that full time. But I can’t afford to do that forever. Why is the world like this? A really passionate person wants to do a full time job she would love, but can’t afford to. Why are there jobs a person can do full time where they can’t afford to live?

Seeing a lot of pro WFH posts lately, and totally agree with the sentiment. Just wanted to add that if you're someone that can WFH but prefers being in the office, make sure you're getting paid for it. Ppl prefer WFH generally, so if you're in the office try to leverage it for higher pay, if your company doesn't have the WFH benefit, put a dollar value on it.

I was a model employee. The facility had terrible management, from the very top down to the directors of specific departments. I voiced a few concerns that I believed needed to be brought to their attention. Fellow employees came to me with their concerns too and I did my job as best I could to help. Upper management said, “no it’s not” and “it wasn’t like that”. Nepotism? Potential sex offenders? At my 30 day review we agreed that this may not be a good fit for me because of my “beliefs”. Not sure if anyone else has worked at a gym that you spell the name of but it’s not very fun when you work there.

Edit: This is also meant to be advice for anyone looking for a new job right now. My annual raise was subpar despite great performance so I'll be joining the great resignation in 2 months. This will be my first time looking for work in 7 years. How do you get more offers, more money, better hours? ​

What green flags do you look for when reading job descriptions? Explanation of benefits, salary, the words “rockstar” missing. What else?

4 years working though major depression as an early years educator on workfare scheme, kids and parents love me, worked though the high of the pandemic because our service looks after at risk children. Worked a lot with children with autism because I have a lot of experience and training in that area and am autistic myself. Had my heart broken when one of my little guys died unexpectedly. Put up with cold, patronising, ableist, checked out coworkers who seem to hate working with children. Endured the performative wokeness of the directors while their photo ops got in the way of me teaching. Even sat though a one hour mindfulness session in place of my lunch. After all that they finally offered me a position after milking the state for all they could. One with terrible pay and hours. I work for a Charity that bills itself as a feminist…

I just wanted to share my experience at my current job and show a bit that even when I'm not getting paid an adequate amount, I still want to work here for the time being just because of the great work environment. I work in software engineering and this is an entry level job. I work from home on a flexible schedule. I can work at whatever time I like, except for meetings, that are not too many. My boss is the absolute best; he is really knowledgeable and very approachable in regards of running into roadblocks and helping us out. He is a professor as well and is really good at explaining things. I learned more in the first months of this job, than I ever did in school. We also do some mock presentations to the team, in order to practice doing presentations to a bigger audience. We…