Author: Olivia

Just got a written warning from a meeting I had on January 6th with my 3 supervisors. I was aware I was going to get this, albeit didn't expect it 2 weeks later, but there are multiple items on this particular write up that were not discussed in the meeting we had. I am hesitant to sign it now because although I can and have taken responsibility for my short comings with this position, I don't feel comfortable signing it without addressing these items. Two of the bosses are out sick today and the other one I am not particularly comfortable discussing this with. Any advice?

I'm on reddit asking for advice, so I'm obviously autistic but never been diagnosed. I work nights with about 15 other people but with no supervisor. We're all adults, right? I've been asking for more supervision forever, but recently have focused on asking for more maintenance on a machine I work on. We rotate around and every time I get to this one, something goes wrong. I had sent out an email to everyone asking for ideas on what to do and was told to call the manufacturer service. I do, describe the problem, and the first thing they ask is “did you do THIS?” And I said “I had no idea I even could do THIS.” And they said “we actually recommend doing THIS at least once every 6 months.” And they talked me through it on the phone. It was easy, but then the machine had to calibrate…

The French novelist Honoré de Balzac despaired of being “a clerk, a machine…, eating and drinking and sleeping at fixed hours. I should be like everyone else. And that's what they call living, that life at the grindstone, doing the same thing over and over again…. I am hungry and nothing is offered to appease my appetite.” That, my friends, is why I live the life I do. He just put it into words better than I ever could.

At another company years ago they gave me a bump on pay for “acting manager” during a trial run. Then later another raise once I had the position. Current company similar situation but I'm new to the company(6months in) so they figured I'd see how I liked it, without a pay increase, for 3 months. Am I being exploited wage wise? Especially if I don't end up taking it, which I think might be the case. I now have more knowledge than I would as my previous/current position that's not required for that position. Any advise for negotiations when I talk to my manager about it?

Some of them get paid 30% more than me. Edit: I’m going to ask for a raise. But I don’t know how much to ask for.