Author: Olivia

I'm in the middle of transitioning out anyways but government beautocracy and be slow. Anyone have any advice on how to find peace with this in the meantime? I don't wanna go thru the hassle of trying to get a raise as, again, I'll be leaving soon enough. In the meantime I am so upset when I see my boss it is running my day. I don't my my boss stealing more of my time and energy. Stoicism is hard sometimes.

Apologies if this isn’t the right place to ask this but I’ve learned a lot here and it feels like it fits. We are expecting in less than a month. Wife and I work at the same company. FMLA for a child birth says you share the 12 weeks. But FMLA also says if you end up hurt and unable to do your job then you can take FMLA that does not count towards the combined 12 weeks bucket. My question is this: assuming my wife uses 12 weeks of FMLA for child birth and I use 0, if I get unlucky and have an accident and can’t work does this mean I’m out of FMLA or do I get my own 12 weeks for my own health?

Our store manager is a “I look at us like a family” type of manager. Because of excessive callouts, he asked me to stay late tonight to “play” a position that: Makes higher money than what I'm paid to do I've been doing all day anyways because it had to be done, not the first time by a longshot They know i've been angling for a promotion to I don't know if he knows this, especially since he is new, but I feel very uncomfortable leaving past dark because I, a woman, take a bus and then walk home in a really shitty city that I've experienced quite a bit of harassment in. I've wanted the position for a while but they always make me their last choice because of my availability being limited due to that transportation issue. I've made it known to other managers/supervisors that I would be…

Hey all. So I’m 21, Gonna be 22 this year and can barely hold any jobs. I’ve worked retail, factory jobs like GM, fast food and other jobs like being apart of a mortgage company. They all paid mediocre and most the good paying jobs were almost an hour away. My recent job I quit was at GM and they had me working Mon – Sat 10 hour shifts $15/hr and one night on my way home (an hour drive) I fell asleep at the wheel due to exhaustion and totaled my car and was very close to dying. Me quitting had everyone in my family devastated and I was called “unmotivated” and “Lazy” among other things from my Dad and other family members. The crash made me rethink my life and I just couldnt do it anymore. I’m lost on what to do, I feel worthless and like I’m…

I'm a lurker on reddit across many subs, but I had an experience today that I feel compelled to share, I think many of you will enjoy it. Some backstory: I'm 23m, married, and I graduated from college in 2020. I have worked for a major lumber distributor as a stocker for about 4.5 years. I've had this position since my junior year in high school. A conservative average of the amount of lumber I stock each week would be 30,000 pounds. Multiply that by 4.5 years, and I've put away 7,020,000 of lumber, by hand, total. I should add that they offered me no health insurance, no disability, and no pto throughout my experience as an employee with them. Two weeks ago, I experienced a major injury, I broke my right tibia in two locations, and my fibula in one, necessitating surgery and a very long recovery, which I've…

So last week I got my raise for 2023. It was 4.5%. Not sure what to make of it since it’s my first career job. Context: – US company, – I work fully remote (software engineer) – 1 year of professional experience – Company does not offer bonuses, stock options, etc.

Need a moment to rant. Title is pretty self explanatory but for some context, I tried to quit 4 months ago, but my boss begged me to stay and convinced me with a new role (if I quit, it's the end for all of us). However, the new role did not start til this week. I'm burnt out. Things have slipped and people are complaining. I'm not doing it on purpose. Last week, my boss said they're concerned how my performance is reflecting upon upper management. Betch! It's their fault! Fire me. Puh-leeze! Fire me! I would be relieved. I have support and resources to be jobless for months, but even then, I know I'd have a new job within 4 weeks and I'd enjoy the bonus vacay. Shut up and pray that I don't end what's left of us for good. End rant.