Author: Olivia

There has been some changes at work. My supervisor sent out an email to everyone that she wanted each one of us in office to send her an email with subject line 2023 Preferred Vacation Time. She wanted to know everyone’s planned time off for this year. Then she said she will review it and start sending approval emails. She was going to keep seniority in mind. Before, we could easily send her an email requesting time off. But now it’s like we need to know exact dates for this whole year and this all happened because of last month. Based on her email she did this change to avoid resentment. What happened? Last month our union approved a 3rd floater day and suddenly everyone decided to ask for time off. My department has 4 people but we have to consider the receptionist of our office because nobody else is…

I called an old boss about getting my job back very part time and she asked why I said my health ins is crazy expensive and I need to feel the gap. I told her I would commit to 18 hours a week for two years and work all the holidays. I feel sick that on top of my 50 hour work week I have to add more time to it. The only plus is that it is not real time away from the kids , they won't even know I'm out working!!!!

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I love having a job that isn’t anything too serious. If I have to work, I’d prefer it be fun or low stakes. With flu season in full swing we’ve been getting a lot of call outs, and people will write in the group chat to let the team know and to try to find coverage. The DM freaked out when she saw this, and demanded we all post our personal cell phone numbers so that we can text each other individually to find coverage. It is a courtesy for us to try to find our own coverage, but at the end of the day it is management’s job. One of my coworkers had to fight just to see a family member put to rest, they told to find coverage or they wouldn’t be allowed to go, despite bereavement policy allowing 4 days, and any shifts within that period being…

Obviously nobody really wants to work, no matter how good or rewarding it may be, but that's just not a reality for the overwhelming majority of people. Probably 100% of us that spend enough time on Reddit to find this page are people that have to force ourselves to go to work anyway because we were all stupid as children and wished we would grow up. Well, congratulations kids, here we are. I didn't come here to brag about how good I think I have it. I want to encourage anyone who may need it to understand that they can get to a better place. Work sucks and we all know it but the less you can make it suck, the better you can feel about everything, and that's a real thing anyone can achieve. I worked so many crappy jobs and hated so many managers before finding myself somewhere…

These jobs are unethical, I was in a car wreck and unable to make it to work… The manager text me: “Hey Glenn this Robert ….You don’t have to come in for your shift today” That text message was sent after I repeatedly tried to contact a manger and inform them. They also responded by only giving me one shift they following week. I’m honestly contemplating just leaving and going elsewhere.

I've been home on FMLA from a partial hysterectomy. I have this one boss who always calls me. He would call me at like 10am during the first week after the surgery and I would be knocked out in Percocet land. So I would miss the call and call back around 1:00 and he'd always be like where you sleeping, it's 1pm, he asks how I'm doing, my mom, the kids, tell me I needed to rest up and he calls every couple of days and we repeat that cycle. I've kind of snapped mentally for whatever reason and I've been depressed (I called my doc yesterday and am picking up meds today). I have no energy to function, it's apparently noticable as I had to go to my local supermarket and people ask me if I was okay because I just didn't seem like my usual cheery self. Like…

For context this is my second performance review, this year will be year 3 with the company. I’m desperately trying to leave but until I can, I still have to work. For my performance review I have to evaluate myself and my management. I have to answer what is hindering my performance and how management can do better. I’ve expressed my concerns to management before and they’ve dismissed me every time. Recently they cut my hours in half due to the company having financial issues and when I tell them I can’t get all my work done due to having no time, I’m told that having no time is never an excuse (lol what). They think that my job duties take a lot less time than they do and I’ve expressed that it feels like they don’t actually know what I do. My managers are also the owners of the…