Author: Olivia

So I've moved from Minnesota to Colorado. Before I left I accepted job offer from Company A, I told them I would be able to start on 5/22. No response from them confirming that, in fact I had to remind them a week later that I accepted their offer and asked if we were moving forward, HR got a hold of me shortly after that. So I filled out all my HR paperwork, did background, etc. Sent the forms back via email. Silence, no reply, nothing, still haven't confirmed 5/22 for a start date. About 3 weeks go by, I get a call from Company B, they offer more money plus vacation time. I accept. Do drug/background. Still nothing from Company A. So today, about a week later, I'm still waiting on the results for Company B, but Company A emails me saying they expect me in the office on…

It feels like everyone I know is so overwhelmed with work. I wish we could organize a way to strike not only our own jobs, but also a way to hurt the bottom line of companies which are artificially increasing prices impact their bottom line. Wishful thinking, but would be epic

I have a fairly toxic work environment. Everyone, including the CEO's wife tip toe around waiting for the next yelling tantrum to come from our CEO. I started buying candy to boost morale a couple of months ago. Good stuff to, I'd buy a variety pack, find out what others liked, and buy them full-size bars, etc. They absolutely love it and offer to chip in, or “get next time” and they genuinely mean it. However, the CEO goes over and eats the candy all the time. To try to stop him, I bought a King-size pack of four of his fav. But he keeps going over and taking the candy for “non-director” level employees. How do I (his direct report) tell him to keep his greedy ass out of everyone else's candy?

This was a few years back. I was a teacher in a rural public school. When my husband received his graduation date we learned it fell on the last school day before Christmas break. The district doesn’t allow days before breaks to be requested off because of the tendency for everyone to want that day off to hit the vacation road earlier. With my request I stated the reason, assured administration that I could come in until noon and have everything set up for the Christmas party to be covered by my para and a few volunteer parents. Keep in mind, that many of the kids leave school early that day or don’t even come. I was told absolutely not and that I was expected to be there at the cost of missing a hard earned family event. I have a chronic pain disease that I just work through most…

Ever since my workplace took away our telework, i’ve been taking a half day every Wednesday. From exercising to going to the local spa to relax.

I started working at a furniture store about a month ago. It seems like coworkers are going out of their way to avoid me. It’s literally like when I go to any area of the store everyone leaves, I didn’t realize it at first but after 2 or 3 weeks I noticed this. I think it might be my fault because I have social anxiety so I don’t know how start conversations, other people have to start talking to me for me to feel comfortable so maybe I give off a vibe that I don’t want to be bothered by accident.

I don’t understand how some people can be so bad at managing. Why can’t you be nice, understanding, and humanistic? I don’t understand why I am needed at beck and call for an hourly wage that will only pay for a sub on my lunch break. Why so mean?

I work as a nurse for a large company. We are allowed 3 sick days or unplanned absences per 12 month period (this is taken out of our PTO as it is all lumped together). After 4 days you receive a write up, after 7 days you are considered for termination. For reference, I work in a large city in the US. Isn’t this shameful? How is it for you?