Author: Olivia

So I work in a medical office, and its fairly new so at the moment I am the only employee aside from the doctor. I do all the front desk responsibilities (scheduling, talking with insurance companies, answering phones, etc.) on top of also doing the medical assistant responsibilities (taking vitals, cleaning the rooms and office, etc.) So basically if I'm not there nothing gets done. Well about two days ago I came down with what I think is either a stomach virus or food poisoning. Was throwing up for about 12 hours straight to the point of just throwing up stomach acid because I couldn't even keep fluids down. Muscle pain, dry heaving, shivering, cramping, you name it. I was still asked to go in that morning and had to say I physically couldn't go in to work. The next day I hadn't thrown up yet but was still aching,…

I work for someone right now who absolutely has no capacity to act like a mature adult, and I was wondering if anyone has a similar experience like mine. Here are some stellar moments I’ve had with this man. (Retail Job) Pushes over items that have not been stacked correctly, while the store is open Cannot handle when people call in sick over text. (Currently sick for 3 days, called in on all 3 days and he hasn’t responded until today, saying that’s why he hasn’t responded.) Actively distributes information about other employees housing situations, as well as other topics just for drama. Always has a problem with the way people do things on the floor, but never trains nor does he get on the floor to help. Tries to convince the store employees that we have no PTO, even though our parent company still has it stacking up for…

Partial rant, partially trying to find out if I'm being unreasonable, and partially trying to figure out other sides to it I may have missed. When I go on social media, like Twitter, and say “Fuck, I hate my job.” How is it ok that a company has any control over that? I mean, sure, if I go on and start explicitly stating company secrets, ok. Fair enough. Competition is a thing, and I can see how a company might be allowed to have a say on that. But if I go on and say “This job is grinding on my soul”, regardless of how the company feels about it, that's my right to say it. And that's even the grey area. What if I just said “Fuck yeah, I just beat this hard game! I fucking rule!” And someone from the business corporate on their main account says “watch…

So I think this is odd, and I'm in need of some help. I've been with my current company for 10 years, and my coworker for 22. We're quite loyal, and it's been rewarded. But now, our supervisor (who's been with the company for 30 years) is finally retiring. Coworker and I both apply for the newly open Director – level job. I totally expect my coworker to get the job. They've been the # 2 person in the department for a long time, they're perfectly qualified, and even ran the department themselves for a short while. The retiring director has pretty successfully delegated their responsibilities to both us (again, pretty great working conditions overall). So they'd be the perfectly natural fit for the director job. They'd be a good boss, too. I respect them a lot. BUT. This week, I get invitations to interview FOUR (4!) other candidates from…

I'm so tired of being too scared to take time off to focus on my health. I have some health issues that make eating or having enough energy to do simple task really hard sometimes and last year I missed quite a bit of work cause of it. Even after having several Dr notes and even going to the hospital they couldn't give me FMLA or anything to help cover it so they all counted against me and I was put on a written warning. Now due to internet issues (I WFH) and more illness I have a meeting scheduled that will either be probation or worse. This definitely doesn't help with my health but they don't care and won't care as long as they get their calls answered. Sorry for the pointless rant but I just needed to vent

I have been told that I have a demeanor that appears aloof, bored, or not mentally present. My mind does work differently as I’m creative, but people severely overreact. I really don’t miss much. But when I try to explain to hostile ppl that it looks worse than it is, they hear confirmation of their bias instead. It often ends in me losing my job or having no chance to advance. I’ve been tested by psychologists, I have no adhd or anything. Just a severe anxiety disorder and a creative mind. How to I handle this? Advice?