I work at Lidl (a grocery store) and sometimes at the cash register. We were allowed to drink water or something as long it doesn't slow us down. A few weeks ago my boss took my water bottle and throw it away. Well Now ot is not allowed to drink water at the register unless there are no customers at the register. Just a note There are always customers at the cash register. I call this “ordered dehydration” Oh and Tips are considered steeling
Hi all, I’m going to try and keep this short. Essentially I am considered a “junior” in my notoriously underpaid field (24 years old, 1.5 yrs agency experience, 1 yr in-house before that). I make 50k annually. I currently work at a very small company, less than 20 people, and my job dynamic is very exploitative. I work under one director whose only job is to direct me alone. And she’s gotten to the point where she realizes I’m more than capable of doing it all without much supervision. So I end up doing all the work start to finish, often with zero direction. I manage projects and keep everything on track & organized, I communicate directly with big-name clients. And my director tends to sit back and take credit for it all. On multiple occasions she has asked me to screenshot my time sheet so she can copy it.…
You guys know way more about this than I do but I just left a KFC in Pennsylvania and I swear there was a kid who looked like he was 12 or 13 working there. He was in uniform, sweeping floors and delivering food to people in the parking lot so it's not like he was cooking anything. And I swear there was another 12 – 13 year old being interviewed at a table nearby. Like an older worker in uniform had a stack of papers spread out in front of this kid and was explaining things in a toned down voice. Meanwhile me and my family were sitting there like “What the fuck?!?” My dad piped up with a “Maybe they got parental permission?” So I googled and KFC website says they don't hire under 15. Those two boys were NOT 15! But now I'm wondering about the parental…
Hello everyone!! I’m in a bit of a dilemma. So I work for Amazon warehouse and am a flex meaning I work whenever I want to. I mainly did it for tuition but found out flex workers don’t qualify. So I have two jobs lined up and not sure which one to pick. One is ups and part time warehouse but the thing is it’s 50 minutes away. I have a closer one that’s 20 but they weren’t hiring. They have tuition reimbursement. Next is Amazon driver and I could do part time or full time but they don’t offer tuition reimbursement. I already work at Amazon and the drive is 30 minutes. Ups pays $2 dollars more. I really want tuition reimbursement as I’m attending online snhu but I know how long drives to work are and given it’s a 5-6 day a week for ups I don’t want…
This job was kind of a nightmare for the last 3 months. I was running a kitchen in a small cafe on less than minimum wage. I stayed because I liked working there initially. Things started going wrong when my hours were upped from 30 to 45 a week without my prior consultation or permission. At the time I didn’t argue because I wanted the job so badly. The manager who was there when I started the job was lovely, honestly the best manager I could ask for. When she left we were left with a 19 year old manager who had absolutely no idea what she was doing and was incredibly rude to everyone. When I was overrun on my own in the kitchen she would refuse to help me even if she was doing nothing. Anyway fast forward a couple of months my sister had a medical emergency…
Have you ever had a job where someone says “You wouldn't believe how many people i've seen come and go at this place” ? Implying that the job is too difficult for most people and the ones who survive are somehow better at what they do and therefore their employment status should be treated as an accomplishment of superiority? Sure the job is too difficult, but what if its management that sucks? What if the training is lacking? what if it doesn't pay enough? To get to my point, employee turnover is a management problem, its not an employee problem. Yet we're told to think that a job being too difficult / too laborious / too stressful etc is the employees fault for not “having what it takes”. This was the attitude in the produce dept at Whole Foods Market, which was the most labor intensive job I've ever done…
I recently met someone who had taken the leap into a work-free life. They used to be caught in the daily grind, but they decided to change things up. They downsized, simplified their life, and started doing what they loved. Now, here's the kicker: they've never been happier! No more Monday blues, no more living for the weekend. Instead, every day feels like a new adventure. They're not just existing; they're truly living. It got me thinking about the real purpose of work. Is it just a means to an end, or is there a way to have both meaningful work and a fulfilling life outside of it? So, what's your take? Have you met anyone who's successfully ditched the 9-to-5 and found happiness elsewhere? Share your thoughts and stories! Let's chat about how we can make the most out of a work-free life and support each other through those…
Cant stop working otherwise I'll starve, someone also has to pay my landlords mortgage for them.