Author: Olivia

I have been working PT at a restaurant for a little over a month now. Before every shift, I find myself very sad and dreading going in. I was sobbing last week as I was getting ready for work. I don't find myself too physically tired from this job, but I've come to realize this past week that I do not do anything to maintain a healthy personal life outside of work. I've completely withdrawn from my usual hobbies because I can't get myself out of bed before and after work. I feel so mentally exhausted and can't motivate myself to do anything except go into work. Before every shift, I tell myself I'm going to talk to a manager and quit, but I feel so uncomfortable with confrontation. I'd also feel guilty burdening my coworkers because we are understaffed and me quitting would put more work onto them. Although…

I sustained a really bad groin hernia from work that has made it extremely painful to walk, and I've seen 3 doctors so far about it trying to get FMLA or LNI so I can get surgery and recover from it. 2 doctors recommended to take time off for the surgery and recovery while 1 doctor said I can do light duty while I'm on painkillers. I work with heavy machinery. And so my job is listening to the one doctor and telling me I need to come in and even work after my surgery even though the recovery is supposed to be at least 2 months. They are fighting every step so I don't get FMLA or LNI. This was caused by them because they aren't bringing in more people, but they are ramping up production and rushing us to get stuff done. We do heavy lifting and are…

I was thinking about this recently. It used to be the case that one person could sign up for an honest day's work and buy a house, support a family, and go on vacation yearly all before age 30. It makes complete sense so many old people preach the bootstraps mentality, even though it doesn't apply to the younger generations. A lot of boomers really do come from a time where you could work hard, shake the manager's hand, and afford a gorgeous life in return. I wouldn't have as many qualms about my 9 to 5 if that were the case today. Instead, I went to college, accrued debt, am working my ass off in a place with no room for growth, and it's all I can do to split rent with my mother without going bankrupt. I have a Master's degree. Computers and tech were supposed to make…

I’m meeting the company I work for’s hr in about an hour and I have a feeling I’m getting layed off. I live in Ontario, Canada. What are my rights in terms of severance and that stuff? Does anyone have any links they can share?

Been a long time coming. Guy is a total egomaniac.

I've been working at a Electric Utility Company for the past 8 years had numerous Bosses and Supervisors. I loved the Job but I was never promoted until October 2022(cross promotions due to re-orgs don't count). I was passed over for the opening supervisor role 3 times(had over a dozen years of prior experience) to people from other industries, psychology majors who were “self taught” (they didnt last a year). Had new hires promoted over me that didn't know what they were doing (last supervisor before the cross promotion was a known racist, who had a thing for young blondes fresh out of college; eventually fired) when I was cross promoted the pay stayed the same, all my new/old colleagues in that group were cool except for this one Bible Thumper that would quote scripture while I was trying to figure out the cheapest, most economical way to provide service…

Been job hunting the past 6 weeks. I've filled out over a 150+ applications to positions I'm well qualified for and I'm so fucking FRUSTRATED with the lack of movement on the business end of things. The thing that happens most often (93 times) has been a single day rejection of my application in lieu of a “more qualified candidate” or “we've decided to pursue other applicants at this time”. Which is fine, I recognize that sometimes the role being opened is looking for a hyper specific skillsets and even though I didn't pass the bullshit resume scanner keyword search I appreciate the feedback and my time is free to pursue other positions. The bullshit comes from the times that I just never hear anything. One would come to the conclusion that if you needed a person to fill a role and someone applied you could just say “Yes/No” and…