Author: Olivia

I was employed for two months. I was let go jus before my benefits kicked in as well the reason being I was the highest paid guy in the company. The why doesn't matter to me, what I hate more than anything is how I'm wondering how I'm gonna provide for my wife and kid. I feel like a failure, even tho I feel I worked my ass off and did nothing to deserve this. Why is it that as a man my feeling of self worth and value is purely attached to my work. If I'm not working I'm useless. I feel stuck and my field is in high demand I can accept a job offer tomorrow but the feeling of dread that came over me from losing a job. That shouldn't happen to anybody.

Hey guys I’m a teacher in an insane district. I need a few days off to collect my thoughts. Would my school district ask for a picture or proof. Massachusetts FYI

I started a new job and the pay isn’t great. My health, vision, and dental are through my husband. So I’m not taking theirs The company keeps talking about the amazing culture and benefits. They had a playroom for the employees kids. I don’t have kids. They have a gym…which I found out consists of weights. No treadmill or bike. I can’t do weights due to a hernia. I asked to take my hour lunch one day a week to make my physical therapy appointment at the end of the day on Thursdays. They said it “would disrupt the culture”. Dude, just say no. Don’t give me this horseshit “culture” crap. And we are forced to listen to smooth jazz 8 hours a day. We can not change it. We can not listen to our own music. I’m fine with silence. But 40 hours a week of Kenny G…. This…

I, like so many others, live paycheck to paycheck. I filed my taxes as early as possible so that I could ensure I'd get my return by this week. If I don't get it, I will have no way to pay for gas so that I can make it to work. The stress of not knowing is killing me. There's a credit on my return that is keeping it from being sent until “mid February”. I have to assume that means the 15th, but I expect it would take a few days to process or whatever. If it's not the 15th, I'm kinda screwed. I've already sold my magic cards in the last year, I'm so tired of giving up everything for what seems like nothing. Just kinda stress venting. More than anything it's just upsetting to play this year's “How Fucked” game. I'm sure at least someone can relate.…

Every job I’ve ever had I’ve felt like I have to put on an act of someone I’m really not. It is exhausting. I pretend to be extra cheerful and nice and helpful and like everything is always ok. It’s like a mask I unconsciously put on. Despite being burned at my last few jobs I did it again at my new job. Can anyone relate? I don’t feel like work is my life but idk why I do this or how to be me. It causes me to blush sometimes when the mask slips. Like if I get upset or if someone says something embarrassing my face goes super red but at home that never happens.

UK employee; employer won’t/can’t provide a company mobile phone (let alone a SIM card for a BYOD) Can I stop them using my mobile number; I really don’t want to change my number. I have a director who doesn’t like using teams and has started calling to talk which I’m not happy with. Blocked his number and he withheld his number and moaned that I’d blocked him.