Author: Olivia

Not going to name the company, so don't ask. It is, unsurprisingly, a US company. This is just another example of why unlimited PTO is just something companies tout to make themselves sound good without actually needing to give humane amounts of PTO. I work for a company that lures high-level professionals by classifying itself as an alternative to the high-stress, high-workload big firms. In exchange for a substantial pay cut, we get a life. Fair trade, by comparison. But one of those big draws was unlimited PTO and the fact that you won't be bothered during vacation. The company doesn't give us off for all national holidays, which is justified by pointing to the unlimited PTO policy. But, just recently, we got a policy update that basically restricts that PTO allowance to two weeks. We can take more time off, but after the first two weeks, it's expected that…

Incoming vent: I ended up in the ER two weeks ago foe a hypertensive crisis. I now take blood pressure medicine. At 35. Put in my two weeks after getting another job offer — in my field, room for more certifications, advancement. Supervisor is trying to stress me out and be an ass about all these things that need to happen before I go. Bitch, my two week notice will turn into a right fucking now notice. Last day is Friday and I'm perfectly okay with sitting at home and chilling with my cats and crafts if my supervisor wants to keep her ass on her shoulders. That is all.

A friend of mine asked me if my company was hiring because his manager disclosed that the company, he works for uses AI to tag employees as they badge-in for the day and it's creeping him out. The manager told him that initially it was for detecting things like active shooters but branched out into facial recognition generally, dress code enforcement, and potentially mood detection and other creepy stuff like that. This discussion apparently got prompted because the manager had to tell him he was wearing shorts into work against the dress code and that he needed to wear full-length slacks instead. Apparently, the desire to correct this 'issue' came from above the manager who didn't care. Makes me wonder what the fuck the cameras are doing staring at me when I go into work every day.

Amongst other bogus reasons, my last job fired me for being out sick for 20 days, 10 of which was because I had Covid (caught from work – other 10 was for separate medical reasons). I'm a proponent of WFH which the owner was very much against, even though 90% of our work could be done remotely. So we'd all be in the office 80% of the week but we'd still use Teams for our daily meetings. Yep, you read that right. So I caught Covid from someone else using my desk while I was out one day. And because I got really sick (even though vaxed+boosted, it was horrible) that was used as a reason why I was being fired – because of my 10 days of absences. I'd avoided Covid for 3 years, and within the first few months working there I caught it. I'd probably still not…

My employer is after 4 years installing hubstaff I’ve always gotten my job done and now we’re doing this and yes I’m not always on task at work but I’ve been a high producer since day one. So I’d like to continue with my off task stuff Let’s talk best ways to do that while hubstaff is on? Any pro tips etc would be great thanks Edit – I do intend to brush up resume and start looking Even if I go to one where this is already in place it’s just bs that after 5 years I now need to log tasks in this app and the CRM and outlook

Get Hired If you do not attach a cover letter you will not be considered for this position. **** is looking for a bartender with at least 6 months experience bartending to join our team. We are hiring for 2 to 4 shifts per week, 14-32 hours per week, plus FLEXIBILITY to fill-in is key. We are looking for someone who will drop their personal plans to come in to work on short notice if, for example, someone calls out sick that day. Being responsive to scheduling phone calls and texts is a must. Our staff makes anywhere from $35 to $50 an hour between wages & tips! But to be a part of the team at ***** you have to work closing shifts, answer scheduling texts, show good multi-tasking skills, work hard and with urgency, and have an overall positive & great attitude. These things are simply not negotiable.…