Author: Olivia

I've been working for a global consultancy for almost 1.5 years. My recruiting/hiring was unorthodox. The CEO, whom I used to know on a close-acquaintance basis, contacted me directly and offered me a position, which I accepted. I told the CEO I had two stipulations: I had a specific salary in mind and didn't care to lead or manage teams anymore due to mental health issues. He agreed to my terms. It took a few conversations between myself, the CEO, and HR, but in the end, they gave me the salary I requested by providing me with a title that matched my salary. I want to be clear that I have been very vocal and honest about my mental health issues and desire to steer clear of leadership/management, even during my interviews with hiring managers. In December, I was assigned to work on a project filling in for a team…

Tried to file taxes last week and was shocked to see that I owed $1,000. Couldn’t figure out why, eventually met with HR at my (non-profit, lol) job after exploring various possibilities (specifically the concern that I didn’t fill out my W4 correctly.) Turns out there was a “glitch in the system” which has “happened before” which resulted in state taxes not being taken out of my paycheck for the entire year. Previous folks who encountered it had noticed by looking at their paystubs, but I’ve literally never done so because my schedule is the same every week and I just look out for my direct deposit. I asked if there was any recourse, was told there is nothing to be done and that they’re “sorry”. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there ANYTHING I can do? I can pay the taxes, and ofc I WANT TO contribute my…

I left my high-stress corporate job because I was sick of working overtime. I thought I found a nice new place to work, during my 4 rounds of interviews the importance of a good work-life balance was discussed heavily. I told them about my grievances with my corporate job and that I was NOT interested in working past the end of the day. They agreed and emphasized how much they value giving employees time to enjoy life outside of work. They told me the processes they have in place to achieve this. It was plastered all over their website too. Well, I’ve been here for 2 months now and everything they told me is a lie. I work overtime nearly every day and rarely have time to even take a lunch break. I see my poor miserable coworkers working as late as midnight some days. Earlier this week there was…

I don’t really want to go into details as it’s a lot and rather crazy. But I’m probably losing my job at the end of this month. I’ve been trying to find other work for months but haven’t been able to get in somewhere that will pay enough to make ends meet. I’m really stressed out and my mental health is always bad but is just getting worse. I don’t really have a point here really, just wanted to commiserate I guess. Has anyone else been in this situation before? How did you handle it?

I feel like working makes my stress more intolerable, let alone working in the retail or food industry (especially the food industry). I have been dealing with personal issues relating to tolerating terrible customers, uncaring management, and having a run-in with bigots sapping my will even more. The worst part of all is that I need money to survive, to feel like I am real, and actually tolerate my situation. I mean, I do receive income, and I feel like it's not enough and I am confined to part-time jobs, making no more than given and working no more than 40 hours every pay period. I could try school again (because IT or independent work is great despite the stereotype), and then again, I am 31, barely passing on my best days and feel in most others. IDK what to do other than biting my tongue, taking the punches, the…

I had an interview today for a job that, according to all the listed requirements, I met every criteria for. I get into the interview, and low and behold, no. I guess I don’t meet those criteria. The requirements wanted someone proficient in “software 1”, the interview was looking for someone proficient in “software 2”. IDK, it’s just really bumming me out since he made it pretty clear that I most likely wouldn’t get an offer because I wasn’t familiar with “software 2”. Like, I know there’s always another job somewhere else, but how am I supposed to get anywhere if I’m being falsely advertised to?

I’m a barista and just snagged a new job. In the interview, I mentioned that I was looking to leave my current job and when the interviewer asked why, I told them I was unhappy with the way things were being ran due to the managers. Later in the day I was telling my friend about the interview and she told me I was “bold” for what I told the interviewer about my current job’s management. Should I not have said something like that? I was just trying to be honest but I don’t want to seem like I’m bad-mouthing the employer?