Author: Olivia

If someone says, “The Customer Is Always Right!”, ask if they've ever worked at a suicide prevention center. Yeah, that's bleak and tasteless and you don't need to comment to tell me that.

This in my opinion is the best Quitting story I have witnessed…. So I was Previously working at a major Research University, in the animal care department… we were in charge of maintaining the health and wellbeing of the animals in our facilities ( Monkeys and mice) within guidelines set by the Federal Government. When this happened (July 2019) we were severely short staffed ( 9 people short)…… It was my first week on the job and I realized that this was going to be the type of place where no matter how hard you worked it was not going to be appreciated. Ok here's the best part…. There was a super old dude been working there for over 30+ years….. got really upset because HR sent a 3 new hires to a different Animal facility (Rabbits and fish) that was not as understaffed…. SO during Lunch he went out…

Any managers on this sub that can give accounts of the struggles they go through? Seems like everyone vilifies all managers as evil puppy killers here.

I’m going for a job as basically an in-house filmmaker for a financial company and when I was asked for my salary range I through out 70-85k. I felt very unprepared. Any resources you’d recommend next time?

So I asked for a meeting with my manager our previous meeting and asked if we could discuss the challenges my team has been favinf this tear. The meeting wasn't a total wash since we got approval to hire 5 more employees but the conversation about salary expectations went nowhere as expected. My manager is honestly so sweet and I know she isn't responsible for determining my salary and she told me that I'm doing well and if we end up being able to pay out merit increaaes this year I would see a small salary increaae. I spoke to HR and the new rep was nice and all but encouraged me to hold off for my annual review in March and see if I get a merit increase. I was owed one last year but it didn't happen because our contract technically expired in 2020 but we are still…

In performance-based commission driven environments there's always a built-in incentive and a compensation plan to perform and produce. I know tons of people that didn't go to college and make way more money than people that did go to college. Thoughts about incentive-based compensation? Seems like people crush themselves doing brutal hourly jobs and have nothing to show for it or others get into roles that help them at least in part determine their own paycheck to a degree and don't work nearly as hard. For example, if you're reading this on a smartphone chances are the person that sold it to you made a commission.

I am at a crossroads where either I’m going to lose my apartment and my dog and be homeless, or I get a job that pays enough I could support myself. Of course I’d rather do the latter. I’m looking for a remote job because my dog and I both suffer from anxiety. I don’t have a college degree, although I am a determined learner and worked when I am fairly compensated with years of experience. I’m considering just lying on a resume and hoping they don’t ask for a physical copy of my degree. I have friends who could fake references for me. IMO the current job market is a joke anyway, I’ve known people that have gotten promotions that they don’t deserve just because they’re loud enough and confident enough despite not having a background that supports their grandiose views of themselves. Has anyone successfully done this?