Author: Olivia

I'll keep it short and expect alot of hate. I work construction in Denver Co. My boss is trying to start a policy where workers are not allowed to clock in until the reach the job site, if said site is less then 25 miles away. I.e ” we have to show up at the shop at 8, but if we don't get to the work site till 930 and it's under 25 miles away, we don't get to clock in till 930. Does anyone know where he got the 25 square mile number from. Is he making this up, what should we do. Also important we are a very small company w only 15 employees totally.

In 2021 I took a temp to hire job for a property management company. The role I was told I would eventually have was to be a salaried position of Marketing & Social Media Manager and starting salary would be $55k a year. I was ecstatic, as this was my dream job and far more money I had made at my previous job. I started in February and was told I would start part time while I learned the ins and outs of property management, since I had absolutely no experience in this field. During my “training period” they offered me $15.00 an hour. I was offended, and I was pissed. I argued that the initial offer was a salary of $55k, I again was assured I would make that once I was hired into the position that they were now calling, “Digital Communications Specialist”. I reluctantly agreed to the…

Hi! I'm a 25 year old underemployed int he restaurant industry. I've been looking for a jobf or a while now with no success. However, a few months ago I got an in to work for Aflac. I did the training course and even got the license, but now I'm having major second thoughts. Everything I hear about the turnover rate and the recruitment/business practices has me a little nervous. They gave me the whole “be your own boss” pitch and that was a red flag at the time, but I pulled through, thinking I would be able to make a living. I'm not sure I will be able to, though. It's commissions only, and everything I see from former employees implies they don't give you ample leads and make you pay for everything out of pocket. I keep seeing bad reviews from former employees, and everyone else in sales…

I’m about to start a new job at a local theater chain in my state making less money than I have in a while ($12) after being fired from my mortgage industry job one month ago but this thought came across my mind tonight… I’m treating this as a stop-gap job as I plan on leaving as soon as something in the $17-22 range will hire me. I have the work experience to get most jobs in this pay range and settled for this in the meantime as a way to keep the bills paid and gas in the car. I don’t want to be too close with my new coworkers (again this is just a stop gap for me) but don’t want to be the weird quiet loner of the shift either. I’m okay with interacting with guests but making small talk with my coworkers isn’t easy for me…

Today I called into work today as I had an eye appointment and got my eyes dilated (didn’t know that would happen). I am part time at a restaurant that won’t be named (Jesus Chicken). They are saying I need to find coverage and could be given disciplinary action if no one comes in. Is that allowed? I have a note from my doctor excusing me from work.

New to this subreddit, I hope it's okay to post this. Are these red flags or am I being too sensitive/unrealistic in my expectations? (I was gaslit through this process, so I'm doubting myself.) Red flag #1, I contacted the company via email for clarification for a job description and was told that somebody from corporate would get back to me, but they never did. #2, Months later I submitted my application during a virtual career fair. I was contacted for an interview via email by a recruiter. I disclosed my disabilities and asked for reasonable accommodations to perform the interview. I didn't hear anything and the recruiter ghosted me. Weeks later, I contacted a higher up in the department, I mentioned what happened and that I requested disability accommodations, but the recruiter never got back with me. The higher up stated the department was overwhelmed with work and that's…

I am a nurse anesthetist at an unnamed busy hospital doing obstetric anesthesia. As with the rest of healthcare, a revolving door of nurses came and went during COVID. The turnover has been so grave that most or the new nurses are new, inexperienced and recent graduates. While I am not disparaging lack of experience, some of these new RNs have been hired and are expected to work in an extremely high stress environment without proper orientation and competency checks, and a few are just not cutting it. Instead of beefing up staffing, management has been laissez faire about the lack of knowledge and safety concern from the more experienced nurses. Here comes the climax. A few of these incompetent nurses (not necessarily their fault) felt bullied by some of the older nurses (perhaps, but knowing whom, I doubt it). A couple of the older nurses were being singled out…