Preliminary mobile posting excuse etc etc I've been at my workplace for a few years now, and recently discovered the staff handbook was updated last month. This shouldn't be cause for concern, except there are several major changes to the handbook/rules I was advised of when I started. None of these changes have been officially advised or discussed with myself and I believe have not been mentioned to other employees. Is this even allowed? Surely they would have to officially notify all staff and have us agree to these terms and policies if they had only been implemented AFTER we started employment?
Shitty co-worker
I was told by a co-worker that my agoraphobia was laziness and that a long standing health problem was just me getting out of work. I do way more than most the people at my job and it pisses me off to be treated like this. This is just a co-worker not management but I'm afraid that I'm going to get fired eventually cause of my problems. I've been out for almost a week throwing up everyday and I dont want to go back cause I don't want to get shit for being sick
Holiday request
August 2021, I requested vacation time off for March 2022. Today my boss said I am not approved for vacation. Since I’m not approved I got a legitimate doctors excuse to have that week off. Now legally she can’t deny my time off. This sucks that I have to resort to such petty methods to get proper holiday time off.
Let’s say you work fully remote for Company A. Then Company B offers you a new job. Also fully remote. What if you just didn’t tell Company A that you started with Company B? You slowly stop attending Zoom meetings, you just keep telling your manager you are busy with projects. Call in sick. Find ways to buy time. When in reality you’ve now started fully working for Company B. I feel I could squeak out a month or 3 before Company A actually calls me out and fires me for not meeting productivity requirements… so what I’m saying is, I could receive an extra pay check or 3 out of Company A before they are forced to fire me, while at the same time getting paid by (and actually working for) Company B. If I don’t care about burning bridges at Company A, what other repercussions could there be?…
I have an annual review coming up and I was thinking that I have no idea what my coworkers make. When I was hired I unintentionally made a comment that provoked them to offer me just a hair more. If my coworkers didn’t make a similar comment then they are making less than me, or maybe they bartered for even more. Can you discuss this with coworkers or can you be fired for doing so? This question is based on the premises that I’m close with my coworkers and the topic comes up outside of the office.
My quitting story.
I'm not sure if this fits here, but it has been a year, and I would like to share my quitting story. It isn't super exciting, but I would still like to share, and there isn't very much dialogue. I was working at a chain chicken fast food restaurant that is only in the south east of the US that is known for being waaay to expensive for fast food, though they have pretty dope salads. Last year, the Wednesday before Easter 2021, I was in a single vehicle car accident, and long story short, I did some permanent damage to my shoulder (for those of you who may be curious, I severed the tendons in the shoulder of my dominant arm, though I am better, it still is in a lot of pain and I still have to do PT). I was in a sling for about 2 to…
Job Changed Vacation Policy a Month in
Need to vent. Started a new job a month ago and was told during the interviews that I would have “flexible PTO” (unlimited PTO). Was told this multiple times during the interviews and when I got my verbal offer. When I got my written offer, there was nothing in there about the vacation policy. Fast forward to today, boss tells me there was a “miscommunication” about the policy and I actually don't get that, but instead follow an accrual schedule. The accrual schedule pretty bad (basically 1 PTO day per month worked). Have a meeting with the VP who hired me to discuss this tomorrow, as this policy was the reason I picked this job over the competing offer I had. Pretty pissed.