Author: Olivia

I joined this sub years ago and there were always two jobs mentioned when someone asks for “easy” jobs. First, night guard. Second, librarian. Well, I got offer for a night security job and first thing that came to my mind is this sub. Pay is low, of course. However, it's simple like that here in Europe. You work 12 hour shift two days in a row and then 2 days are off, up to 180 hours a month. Workplace is like a small Manhattan but without many jerks. All modern and nice. Uniforms are also cool, nothing humiliating. Basically, you stare at the screens and do nothing. With that salary I don't have to pay much, so I could save most of it. I got some offers twice as much money but ten times more work and quiet frankly, I am thinking of accepting this one. It's a mile…

I was just a kid when I first saw that episode of the Simpsons so I don't really know what work was like at the time so it's possible I just didn't get the joke at the time but I just thought about that episode and frankly it's gotten even funnier because Scorpio is probably the best boss you could get. He's friendly, encouraging, goes to considerable effort so ensure a positive work and home environment, more than fairly compensates his employees for their labour and even finds the time to personally interact with his employees despite running a worldwide criminal enterprise. He even manages to turn Homer Simpson into a productive employee who enjoys his job. At the end of the episode, despite being actively under attack from the US military, he still takes the time to have a heart to heart discussion with Homer where he encourages Homer…

So I've posted before about this new job but I it seems to just keep getting worse and worse. No training. No leadership what do ever. It has been unwelcoming to say the least. Co workers constantly making remarks that they think I can't hear saying the reason it's so busy is because I'm here etc. It's not my fault, I'm brand new with no training and nobody cares at all. It's frustrating and I've been contemplating walking off honestly. I may have screwed myself because I was on unemployment before due to medical reasons. I was able to pay my bills…not much else but they were paid while I looked for a remote job. This job just so happened to call me back 1st . I'm happy to be working but the amount of stress it puts on my mind and body is unreal. I'm not sure if I…

She basically said, “you're a male and need to be sure you take that into account with your actions.” So if I was born a female and acted the same it would be fine? Discriminatory much?

I genuinely regret agreeing to take on extra duties at my job. I was asked to do it early on, and eager to have more hours to save up some money, I agreed. Two years later, and after giving management several months notice that I won’t be on that shift any more due to my new class schedule, they still didn’t light a fire under their asses to find my replacement. One of the two they had me train is incompetent (nearly caused aircraft damage on several occasions, and was recently put on suspension pending an investigation into non-aircraft related damage he caused). The other one called in for tonight’s shift, so a supervisor called me and said they need me to come in since I’m the ~only one~ who can do it (bullshit, I know they’ve done it without me or the other two). They tried to mandate me…

I was interviewing at a hotel today. The HR person mentioned that the hotel has very high turnover. She mentioned someone quit after one day and countless other people that quit. Said the hotel has done Everything. Everything but raise wages. It amazes me how out of touch people in these positions are. Just like the government leaders, do everything but the obvious for the electorate. I wanted to say did you think about paying people more. I’m rooting for more. More and higher turnover until these business pay more. Pizza Parties and culture don’t pay them bills. Pay more and maybe workers will take you seriously.

Just wanted to vent really as I’ve never been so blown away in my entire life. Utterly gob smacked. Is it normal to be made redundant but then have one of your bosses tell you that you need to design a new process on how your role / job will work and continue to function WITHOUT you? I kinda assumed that when the bosses deemed my role redundant, it was because THEY had thought of a better way of doing it, but they want ME to think of that? Maybe this is normal? I felt really kicked in the teeth.