It seems obvious (& it kinda is) but lately I've been wondering if some of my mental health issues can be attributed to my 12+ years in various customer service roles. Specifically in regards to guilt, self-worth, over-apologizing, people pleasing, neglecting & devaluing my own needs/wants/well-being, etc. This includes the impact of my interactions with customers, coworkers, supervisors, & corporate culture at large. For example, I have an illogical knee-jerk reaction to assume that any & all bad things that happen around me are always my fault, even when presented concrete evidence to the contrary. Could this be linked to how I am constantly yelled at by customers for a never-ending list of things that are outside my control? Even when customers know that I personally am not the one at fault, I am still the one that gets yelled at. “Not taking it personally” can only go so far…
Author: Olivia
Context: I'd worked with this person for over 3 years, and we had a one on one meeting where I aired out all my grievances, specifically how he shows no appreciation to his workers. Ended up having an argument with him for like 15 minutes. Went to drop off my key a few days after the last day I was there, I dropped it off without saying anything to him.
Hey everyone, I have a feeling I’m getting shafted by a county job I applied to. I won’t get into the details, but, I applied to a position that advertised itself as two levels, a level 1 position and a level 2 position. The level 2 position has a lot more responsibilities and less hands on from the department, so it’s just overall tougher. The announcement also had a salary range of 33 dollars to 43 dollars. I got the job, and was offered the level 2 position. I was fully expecting to get 43 dollars an hour, but on the phone, the person who offered me the position stated my salary would be 33 dollars an hour. This makes no sense to me, because it appears that I am getting paid what a level 1 employee would be getting paid, since I’m getting the least amount advertised. This obviously…
Just today, my company decided to spring an email on us saying that hey, we've gotta start coming back into the office 3 days a week starting Monday. We've done the same exact job from home for years now, what's the change?? Also, one of our ways we interface with customers doesn't work from the damn office. Make it make sense. I'm over it.
I’m saddened by the amount of people I’ve met in my life who are afraid to take time off or afraid to fight for a once in a year vacation with family. So many people put family events aside to not inconvenience work, when in reality the work is inconveniencing you from what’s truly important. Don’t miss out with time from family for too long. Of course some degree of work obligation is acceptable, but you know your quality of life better than anyone else. Spend time with your loved ones. Find a balance that satisfies you.
I worked in the stamping industry for 3 years due to poor circumstances and thought if I got an education I’d be in a better spot. So I get a cnc programming education for them to put me as an operator for the “experience” and I can learn how to program again in 2 years. Honestly thinking about going to college but idk if that’s any better. Oh and I make the same as I did in stamping
