Author: Olivia
Or are you only interested in taking about working so you can participate in consumerism and capitalism? Wtf is this sub even?
Just needed to vent. So I work for a very large series of outpatient clinics. Our company mandates that all x-ray techs have to do at least one on call shift a month that can be anywhere in their district, bullshit enough but the rest of the job is comparably pretty decent. So I’m on my on call shift today at another office and the company not so infrequently orders lunch for all the workers, today’s one of those lucky days apparently. Well, except for me, the guy who had to travel extra and is doing 12 hours of forced overtime here. Nobody even mentioned to me that they were ordering, just overheard after the food arrived (and no apology either). Meanwhile it’s supposedly “employee appreciation week” (BS anyways) soooo feels like an extra fuck you to me.
They very well could have the right, but I'm pretty burned about this. Basically I've been working part-time in an office for a federally regulated business for over a year now. Usually they have the option for part-timers to work 8 hour shifts, but lately, since New Year's, they've been inconsistent with how many hours they can offer. The shifts on my contract are four hours; the office often asserts a minimum of five hours for part-timers, which is fine bc I really need the work. But despite being able to pick up overtime earlier this week, they've sent an email today saying I can only work three hour shifts next week (lower than what's on my contract). Is this something a company can do under Canadian federal law? I mean, we don't have a union so they've probably slipped one of those iron fisted “we can dictate and change…
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Leading to Burnout
A friend of mine just popped over for some wine and a chat and said that in her marketing job she has been using ChatGPT to write all her social media posts. She says that she it saves her tons of hours and thought she should tell her bosses. I said do not do that at any cost. Save time and energy for yourself! Use the saved time however you like. Technology should benefit the worker and not the capital owner. A link to begin this journey: https://youtu.be/JTxsNm9IdYU
Quick summary: I work as a consultant for a software company and really enjoy my job. Unfortunately, I was recently given a promotion and more responsibilities but a 0% raise. It’s made me question what I should do next. I’ve been working with a client that I have a great relationship with, and I’m tempted to ask him if he’d be interested in hiring me to continue my work with him full time. Would it be inappropriate to have this conversation? I feel like he’d be interested, but I’m not sure of how to approach it. My company really rubbed me the wrong way with this move.
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What Motivates You At Work?
Not mine, a friend I used to work with. Used to. I quit after 10+ years of being underpaid. He stayed and “gets” to attend these meetings. I think I made the right decision.
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“Employee Appreciation Day/Week”
One of the most grating things about working is the “employee appreciation” acknowledgment. Emails from CEOs and managers saying how much they “appreciate” all of our hard work. “Thank you for being you!” Little notes on your desk or donuts in the break room. If you really appreciated us…you’d pay us more and treat us better! Does this bother anyone else??