Monday- on point, get things done. Decent attitude Tuesday- meh, sucks but still getting it done Wednesday- takes a turn. Every week. Just watching the clock all day. Thursday- I’m done. No interest, no energy left. Mood gets dark and I’d take an injury rather than be here Friday- zero interest, out of gas mentally and physically. My attitude is shit and I’ll start saying random shit I should keep to myself cause it’ll get me fired. At least twice a month I just leave at lunch cause I can’t take it anymore.
…And she said “okay”. No questions asked, no hmmm and hawing about it. She trusts that I have a good reason and will still get all my work done in a timely manner. It was an amazing feeling to realize that I have landed a job and boss that allows me to control my own life like that.
I work at a restaurant. Our schedules are made a couple of weeks in advance, but the software they use only shows us our start time, not our out time. The general manager prefers tell us what time she “hopes to let us go” once we’re already at work for the day. My coworkers seem to have accepted the system, but I find it infuriating and frankly demeaning. It makes it difficult to plan the rest of my life outside of work. I’ve voiced my concerns, but she doesn’t seem to care. I’ve never heard of a workplace doing this, is it the norm for anyone else?
I just got a call from a recruiter for a minimum wage job and she asked me if I would be ok with the pay. What the hell do they expect me to say? I desperately need work and I don't think saying “No, I actually don't think it's ok” is gonna land me the job. I hate feeling this powerless. Just for reference it's a position in the UK.
Title kind of says it all. I’m currently job searching and it seems like there’s some sort of test or assessment needed to apply for any job. I can understand if it’s a comprehensive test to see if people know their stuff. But I feel like even those are a waste of time for people who actually studied in those fields and have degrees. And if the test is so easy that any average joe could pass, then why have it at all and have such a high barrier to entry? This is clearly something that can be trained/taught on the job. But what really grinds my gears are those stupid fucking personality tests that employers want you to take so they can see if you’re a good fit for the company. You can’t pass or fail it, but there’s clearly an expected result, so that first part is nonsense.…
You’re the ones who keep the economy going. To the remote workers, Biden forgets that you have the option to not work AT ALL. He’s fucked if we all decide to actually organize. Keep on powering through and apply for other jobs and organize coworkers at every opportunity
We use a software called five9 to answer calls and chats. From what I knew previously, in this software, managers are able to listen in on calls, even when you are on hold, to monitor tone and stuff like that. Fair enough. However, I just had a meeting with my manager, and she said that I am being given a verbal warning because she said she was able to hear me playing a video game, even when it was on my break. I am not in the phone or chat queue, so that tells me that she is able to just listen to me all the time? Being on break aside, is that even legal without telling me? Now I just feel fucking weirded out not knowing if they are just sitting there listening to me. What would you do?