Author: Olivia

I’m the District Manager of a fast food franchise. We had a corporate award ceremony. I worked my ass off this year to achieve record profits, customer satisfaction, intense training, and opened many locations. My boss is the vice president. He won “manager of the year” and immediately at the convention I was irate but held it in. I never spoke to this man for more than 9 months of the year working for them. He steps foot into one store for only an hour once every two weeks hardly interacting with anyone. How should I handle this? TL;DR: My “boss” (position title only) won an award that should have been given to me.

Has anyone ever taken a down-step in the corporate ladder in hopes of better fulfillment at work? I have been pushing at work to be transferred into a new, rather entry-level analyst position. I am currently in a business leadership type position, and I’ve gotten a lot of questions and pushback about my interest in the other position, especially since I’m likely due for a promotion in ~6 months. I am completely exhausted by the front facing nature of my current role, and would like to be more behind-the-scenes, I don’t believe I’ll take a pay cut if I transfer, but my title will hold less value most certainly. And a lot less. Has anyone had this experience? Any insights? Should I just drop it and try to turn my current position into something I enjoy more? There’s a lot of flexibility in my work, so I may be able…

I am a patient transportation coordinator. I make very little. Like 20K a year. The turnover rate for my job is extremely high. I have been applying for 20 jobs give or take every day for the last two weeks. Most of the time, no call back. I want to put a business that shut down on my resume, to fill in an employment gap and see if that helps. Because the business shut down, there will be no real way to verify that I worked there. Unless they asked for my taxes. Or a very old pay stub. And why would they ask? I would not apply to a position I am unqualified for. Simply, another Patient Transportation Role, or something similar with slightly higher pay that I could do with a little training. The lie would not inconvenience my future employer.

Growing up, my parents made a lot of promises, and conditions to keeping those promises. I did my chores, homework and anything else asked of me. No six flags, or park, or movie. “We'll go next time.” They said. But it never happened… eventually it got so bad that even if we went somewhere; i wasnt allowed to anything. So eventually i learned to be lazy and not get excited about the prospect of a reward; bc i knew it wasnt real. Work is very much the same. Upper management promises rewards and benefits. But the reward is their profit; and their benefits. I dont go to meetings. Or consider anyone at work “family”. Its all the same fake bs from when i was a kid. I learned to not expend my energy on anything but myself and what's mine. Having 3 days off sure would help. But I'm not…

I think I just got told over a week AFTER my start date that the business owner will flip his lid if he comes in and sees visible tattoos. Is this even enforceable? It's a Dealership and I have a colorful 3/4 sleeve. There's nothing unnoticeable here. WTF?!

Greetings, everyone. I have recently watched a light documentary highlighting the implementation of Universal Basic Income (henceforth UBI) in the Gyeonggi Province of South Korea. I am unclear on its continued status, but the video showcased some revealing opinions regarding the program. First, UBI did not mean “I don't have to do anything and still be spectaculously affluent!” It stayed true to its name, Basic. It was around 600 U.S. dollars worth of money each month. Enough for food and basic groceries. Nothing more. A university student mentioned how it allowed her to reduce a couple of her part-time jobs and free up some hours for studies and personal pursuits. Second, the UBI was to be used only in the community. For the little stores and shops. It acted almost like a coupon. The money was sent to a specific account solely for the storage of UBI. The account would…