So I quit my job at a company that rhymes with Small-mark today. The entire experience there was terrible… They expect you to act as if you're working at Disneyland, for way less than a living wage. Cherry on top was my boss telling me “I didn't hire you knowing you had these medical issues”, even though it's not and wasn't legally required to tell the boss about them at any point
And I feel good about it. That it. That’s the post. I have no idea what I’m doing next…but it’s not that.
3 weeks ago I when into a crying fit over how I don’t want to go to school anymore and because I thought life was super depressing and just today I had to witness my dad get home from his job got to bed and I could hear him crying through the walls. I a 15 year old kid had to confront my dad about going to work tomorrow because I was serially worried what would happen if this continued.
I’m just trying to figure out if this is normal behavior. I work for a insurance agent representing one of those big insurance companies. Probably just venting here, but I really feel like this immoral and just plain unfair. To give some background, I was hired with the expectation that I sell faaaar more than the agency sells on a regular basis. I struggled for a month or two and they threatened to make me work in the office after I was hired remote-only (I live 60 miles away). I refused and said I took this job as a remote job — not a remote only if I do this or that. So, the next 2 months, I proceed to sell more than anyone at the agency has sold in its 35 year history. The closest producer sold some 30-40% less than I did a couple of times. I had…
I've worked full-time for the same institution for seven years and i've never had a raise/promotion. after taxes and whatever other deductions from my pay, my salary is around 32k/year. i said after taxes because that is really what matters to me. that's about $15-16/hour. i was married when i first got this job, but i've since divorced. i have two young children with my ex wife. i am single and live alone, in an apartment that i rent. i do not make enough money to sustain even the most basic lifestyle. for the last 3 years, i've been working a second job, part-time, at a grocery store. between both jobs, i'm working about 62 hours a week. i am still very much struggling to make ends meet, and i live paycheck to paycheck, and sometimes things get so tight that i need to borrow money from my parents. i…