Author: Olivia

When I interviewed for a new job I was told that it would be 3 days in office and 2 days WFH every week. The position is over an hour from where I live and with rising gas prices I would not have taken it if it was in the office full time. I get paid about half the usual salary for a skilled worker (which I am) in my field but took the job because it’s extremely relevant to what I want to do for my career and thought it would be good experience. Immediately after starting in office I was told that actually I would have to work in office full-time. I explained to my manager that I was told it would be part time at home to which he replied that HR was “working on a policy for this” and he would get back to me soon.…

I’m at my job since early 2020 and it’s my second fulltime job. The job before that was a shitty agency and I hated every day that I had to spend there. I was happy to get out of there and started the new job with high hopes, as I already knew the place and most of the people. But everything just keeps getting worse – I don’t like what I do, I don’t see any purpose or meaning in doing what I do (marketing stuff) and above all I hate being negative and stuck in this victim mindset for months now. I don’t find joy in anything I do, my Mom just got cancer and started chemo and I’m a whole mess. I’m in my late 20s, recently married and other than my mom’s health and work situation I’m usually a positive person with a good mindset and aspirations.…

According to Wikipedia: In economics and business decision-making, a sunk cost is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are contrasted with prospective costs, which are future costs that may be avoided if action is taken. Meaning, the company already either owns the building or is leasing it. That's going to be a fixed price whether employees come in or not, so what are they gaining financially by this? (Assuming control and employee trust is no the main concern.)

I’ve worked at this daycare since January. I love taking care of the little ones and they’re a lot of fun. Their needs get met and there’s nothing shady happening to the kids. However, the actual work environment is really shitty because of my coworkers and the director and their attitudes towards me/each other. There’s really only 2 people that attempt to make conversation with me and everyone else just acts cold towards me. They talk over/around me and don’t confront me directly about anything. The person I work most closely with is really gossipy. She doesn’t communicate her expectations for me then gets bitchy when I don’t meet them. Actually everyone is pretty gossipy and I’ve heard all of them talk about each other negatively, even the “nice” ones. If someone calls out for legitimate medical reasons like covid, the flu, or an ER visit, everyone has something snarky…