I am the office manager for a large government funded health system. I operate headquarters, therefore the largest facility of our system, and am extremely involved in all operations in four separate departments. Because we’re headquarters, we also house various members of administration and the CEO himself. I’ve been the office manager for 2 years now, and with the company for just a few more months before that. I left retail management (in which I was very successful) and then landed in healthcare (non profit) management 4 months before COVID-19. Before COVID, this location had a myriad of dysfunction. High maintenance providers, loose task structure, people using PTO whenever they pleased, and bad customer service. I was expected to build rapport with these providers but also implement the company expectation that we serve everyone that walks up to our doorstep. During my interview, the CEO himself interrupted to lay on…
I have 5+ years in my industry and the pinnacle designation in that field which I accomplished in less than half the time of the average. I had a good position but after I asked for a promotion, given I was the only one on the team with that designation and excellent reviews every year, they promoted someone else and said mine would come “someday.” I decided to see what was out there. Recruiters came after me on LinkedIn and after several interviews with a handful of companies, I got an offer that was over 50% over what I was making. I accepted. Fast forward a little over 2 months…and they won't train me. I've had a basic overview of systems and they are horrible, inefficient, time consuming. I ask a question and get three different answers . I've been overwhelmed and bullied by the person I will have to…
this is directed at some of the posts i've seen recently from attorneys/lawyers offering information about labor law, pay transparency, unionizing, etc. i feel like i've had a calling recently to help workers and fight for more power to the people of my country (US). i get inspired by stories of the law siding with people over companies and victories in legislation that strengthen protections for the most vulnerable in society. i think becoming a lawyer might be the best way for me to support those efforts. my questions are: what is the path to becoming a labor law attorney? what are some entry points into this field? what are some jobs/positions for this specialization that do the most good?
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Fired (officially)
I got my final suspension which means I’m fired. Reason I said a bad word when I was clocked out didn’t do it, but Feeling great because I’m finally out of the toxic environment
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An Epiphany
Right now I'm at my job at a famous pizza delivery chain, I'm a driver, watching the insiders have a meltdown because a customer is constantly redialing because we're too busy to answer and I had a great idea for a buzzword for people like us that are being asked to do too much for too little. Atlas Syndrome Feeling like Atlas holding the whole world on our shoulders.
Gonna be a LONG one.I'm gonna be honest. My self confidence is shot and I have no sense of whether or not I'm wrong or right anymore. About a month ago I started at a real estate company. I should have known this was gonna be a shit show because on day one, the manager who was out on covid, told me to show up at the office at 10 for my training. Turned out she was wrong and I missed a day of orientation. The first week was slide show training. The second week was them sticking me in a customer service cubicle to “cross train”. In reality it was because at that point they had one customer service rep. Week three I was finally allowed to start working in my position, which by the way, they knew I had zero experience for and hired me for regardless. The…
Hello! I've seen a lot of people annoyed with the fact that most job openings do not post what they pay. You can use this method to easily find out average pay for your position. Even Human Resources departments use it to benchmark their openings. (Note: This only works in the U.S) https://www.bls.gov/ooh/a-z-index.htm – Go to this link and you will see a page that lists all job positions in the U.S. https://preview.redd.it/ryrbg1h7e3j81.png?width=1226&format=png&auto=webp&s=57f42a41e11db1744a7123b666dc2382b3a60152 Find and click the position you want to learn about. In this example I will look up Customer Service Representatives. The page will look like this https://preview.redd.it/hhij0gf8e3j81.png?width=1022&format=png&auto=webp&s=0b226b350e7e1cd63a1ebc866ffb96299561aace we can see that 2020 median pay is $17.23 for 2020. This is a good start, but we want to Filter it by the state because where you live may drastically change the pay. So click the “State & Area Data” map. https://preview.redd.it/r04fz7s9e3j81.png?width=1144&format=png&auto=webp&s=30788c914e84daae87fa696fa8249ea881b52d24 You will now see…
After reading the post about folks who are crying before and after their jobs (as was/am I), I wanted to take the opportunity to share with others how I managed to quit my job and still receive unemployment payments while looking for another one. This takes some finesse, awareness of your labor rights, and unfortunately it may not work for everyone. However, if you are desperate and planning on quitting anyway, or on the verge of quitting, I want to give you the chance to get paid while doing it as I did. This is not clickbait and it really did work for me. Please note – I am NOT a lawyer! Just a regular person who was working retail when someone tried to do me harm, which is ultimately what I believed enabled me to collect unemployment. If you're like I was, this situation is already attainable for you…