Where I live in Europe work is handled sort of like a subscription service: Employer gets your availability for X hours, from eg. 9 to 5, Monday to Friday for a fixed salary every month. Employer doesn't need you for the day and sends you home? Their loss. They'll still have to pay you. Employer wants you to work overtime? Okay, but each hour is paid extra. Employer wants you to work outside of regular hours? I can refuse and if I accept I get paid overtime. Employer alleges structural changes that requires them to have employees work a different schedule from now on (needs to give 30 days notice)? I can refuse and if I get fired because the Employer alleges that it's impossible to keep the old schedule, I'll get severance pay. It's sort of like a cellphone data plan where if you buy X GB of data…
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May have accidentally stole from work?
Hi all, Just a quick background: I work at a salon where we pull tips from a drawer when customers leave a tip on their card. Today I was informed that a stylist was missing a $35 tip by my manager. She didn’t outright accuse me of stealing but she wanted an explanation. I was shocked! I had no idea what could have happened to it as every stylist checked their envelopes to no avail and the drawer balanced so it must have been pulled. I remembered I broke a $100 of my own money in the drawer and now I am freaking out because I’m worried I may have set the stylists tip on the table and accidentally put it back in my wallet along with the broken cash. I would never steal tips from stylist or anyone! I feel horrible but this is the only explanation I can…
I just got rotated out of my position because other people were getting interested in the project taking place within my department. This brought painful memories because I remember when my boss at the time got promoted, and I took it too personally for reasons I cannot disclose. Next week, I'll be taking calls tech support calls again, the one thing that burned me out overtime. I preferred taking on diverse tasks and I asked my boss to consider letting take other responsibilities that would challenge my growth but she wants to “give everyone a chance”. I feel extremely furious to the point I just want to use up my vacation days and any sick days I have left. I have also took the liberty of applying to jobs similar to the position I am working in. As well, the new boss I'll be working with doesn't impress me due…
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I feel so discouraged
I applied to my current job in the summer because it seemed like a fun, laid-back place to work which isn’t inaccurate. I’ve been working here for a few months now and there have been a few occurrences that have made me second guess my decision to work here. Today I happened to be scrolling indeed because I’ve been thinking about picking up some shifts at a restaurant because tip $ sounds nice. I noticed that two days ago, my place of employment advertised that they’re hiring. And the pay rate on the advertisement was $2-$4 more than what I make there. It just feels unfair to me, the job they’re advertising for includes a little more customer service than my position but I don’t think that I should get paid less just because I’m NOT doing customer service. I work really hard and do a good job and while…
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/01/11/this-millennial-mike-burton-has-made-nearly-500k-rapping-on-fiverr.html Ignore the click bait in the headline which is almost what made me not read the story. He made nearly $500k over the last 5 years. He makes about $8,000 a month. My personal goal for my business is $7000 – $12,000 since I have a decent amount of overhead. It's a story about an average guy who was able to make it on his own using his talents after losing his job. Can everyone do this? No. But there are so many people suffering working for someone else who would love to work for themselves but our lack of a strong social safety net means they are too nervous to take a risk and invest in themselves. I was fired from a shitty chain massage place for being too uppity and not getting along with our creepy, lazy manager. I had enough about a year prior and started…
Bob I regret to inform you that I am resigning from my position, Director of Operations, at company effective immediately. While I know that this is less than an expected two weeks’ notice and my intention would be to assist with the replacement and training process, I have no alternative but to submit with this timeline. Geography, travel, and other opportunities have played a part in my decision. I truly appreciate the opportunity that you and company have given me, and it was a pleasure to work directly for you. I wish you great success in your new role and a successful future for company. Thank you and good luck.
