Antiwork

Honestly I started this job about 3 weeks ago. Via a job agency. Everything was going really well. I kick off my coworkers really well. It was for a customer service position, for an metal finishing company, it's an aerospace company. Now I have around 11 years of experience working in customer service. Within that, I have 5 years of sales, 3 graphic design, money handling, hiring process, and background checks. So being in something like this would be walk in the park. And it is. Now today around the time of the end of my shift, I get called in by my ex – supervisor. Basically telling me that I'm being let go for my lack of experience. And when I questioned it, she then tells me that she doesn't have the time to explain why, adding HR has already informed the job agency, they've ended my contract. I…

My boss as always been weird about me asking for days off. Im a daycare teacher and she always gets so weird when i ask for days off. She gets so annoyed when im unable to take an extra shift or come in earlier. One time she asked me to come in earlier, 8AM instead of 10AM. I told her i can do 9AM but not 8 because im taking my sister to school in the morning. she said “Thats not really helping but fine.” that pissed me off so much. about a week ago i asked for valentines day off. She got angry and said “why would you want to take valentines day off?” i said im hanging out with my boyfriend and she rolled her eyes. I would have quit my job already if it weren’t for my babies. I look forward to seeing my babies every time…

Like i think those people are borderline sociopaths.

A lot of us here are looking for work. What do you think are important questions to ask during an interview to help us spot red flags before accepting a potentially problematic job offer? For me I like to ask what the pay is up front. If they are bothered by that it's a sign. I also like to ask what a typical day there is like, and what the hours are. But I also ask if someone else had the position before me and why they left the position. This one has ruffled some feathers. But the best boss I've ever worked with was more than happy to answer this one. What do you guys like to ask and look for when interviewing for jobs?

So. I feel the need to share an experience. May it gird the loins of others. I'm replacing the mud hoses on a ram rig, not easy, but with some thought, skill and experience, not too taxing. Night shift gets swapped out. A new team takes over. Maybe a shit handover, maybe Inate incompetance, results in a display of rigging of epic ineptitude. The only way forward is to strip out all that has gone before and, literally, start again. Yes it's that's bad. Times passing, the driller is getting restless, barge engineer is pacing to and fro, but they can see what's occurring, so are as sympathetic as can be expected. Supervisor get on the radio, demands my presence in the office. He's been an arse like this all all trip. You have to abseil down, exit the rig, (we're in a shipyard), down the stairs, across the yard…

Title is pretty self explanitory, if you guys hate working like i do, what are your alternatives and how can i still live and not be broke or poor without working so much Edit: Becoming a drug dealer isnt an option for me, i dont see it being worth the risks

I really don't want to make this a long post I would just like some advice. I was recently fired as a salesperson at a car dealership with good sales. I also had just purchased a house and now have a mortgage. Both store managers were very surprised as the owner was the one who decided. He will not give me a reason but I recently called in twice because of snowstorms and I drive a pretty crappy car with the power steering not working. I have alot of vehicles on order waiting to come in about 10000 dollars worth I now lose out on. I feel as if he stole that from me. I am very upset because this job and place was something I was very passionate and happy about. I really really want to email him asking why I was let go when other people in there…

How do people make it into jobs where they make 6 figures? I see a lot of stories on Reddit where people are leaving high income jobs and posting their salaries, and I feel like I've been lied to by my own job. I have a bachelors degree and several technical certifications, and I've never made over 55k/year in my lifetime. I'm sure some of it is nepotism, but I don't understand how you convince these corporate HR shills to offer you 6 figure salaries during your interviews. I work my ass off and nobody cares.

I’ve been on a couple different profession-themed subs recently where many members report having to take psych medications to go on. The stress of work in addition to life stress is just too much. Not sure where I am going with this but maybe it speaks to how our priorities and work need to change. We need teachers. And nurses. And lots of other services and professionals.