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Bank Rant

I am a bank teller and at my bank they send out surveys to customers after they come to the bank. The most important questions for us are “did this interaction make you want to increase business with this bank” and “did this interaction go above your additional needs when going to the bank”. Anything under 8/10 is considered a bad review and you will most likely hear from management. I frequently work the drive through lanes where customers get very impatient and it can get very busy. I am also severely depressed and don't really like working for a bank which is why I'm leaving soon. Recently I received a 5/10 review that said I did my job as I was supposed to and didn't do the above and beyond. My manager sends out an email to me and my colleagues about the survey saying how we need to…

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16 hours of mandatory unpaid training as a substitute teacher.

I just started substitute teaching in a very large American city. A city so large and desperate for substitute teachers they constantly make national news. I am going to start my masters of Education program in the spring and wanted to get a feel for the land before I become a teacher here in a year. I have been subbing for a few weeks now and it’s been going great. I received an automated email stating I was over due on a huge list of training videos. I emailed the department on how to clock in and get paid for the videos and a week later (today) I finally received a response stating that I will not be getting paid and every employee is required to watch these videos. Not sure if it matters but the video titles are: Back to School Health Protocols Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Supporting Transgender,…

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Employer says that they can prevent fiancé from leaving district (CA). Advice needed

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Taking off 6 weeks due to an ACL surgery and HR is being annoying

So I got into a ski accident and will require an ACL surgery next week. Dr's recommendation is that I stay out of work for 6 weeks. I am in marketing & work remotely from a home office. Since I've been with my current company for less then 12 months I do not qualify for FMLA. Company appraised itself to be super caring and pretty much unicorn wonderland bullshit. And now HR is questioning my Dr's recommendation of staying out for 6 weeks, and have me double confirm with the Dr that since I work remotely do I really need those 6 weeks. Have the Dr fill a ADA form and list out what the EMPLOYER could accommodate in order for me to work? Any suggestions for this HR bullshit?

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The Gizmodo Media Group Union is on strike

We are the unionized workers at Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Lifehacker, and The Root. Since January 31, the Gizmodo Media Group Union (GMG Union) and G/O’s Media’s outside counsel have met five times. Every session, the company’s outside counsel sidestepped and delayed, refusing to provide written counterproposals to the union’s good-faith proposals. How can you bargain a contract when the people across the table won’t even clearly state what they’re advocating for? We have not made this choice to strike lightly. Please read about the company proposals we’re fighting below. https://gmgunion.com/

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Keep Going Guys!

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Indeed not letting me post a bad company review?

I left my terrible company and I'm trying to warn other people of it on review sites but Indeed has refused my review of the company 3 times now! I never posted any personal info or anything confidential. My review just says that the company doesn't pay you correctly or give benefits and that management is horrible. But for some reason Indeed keeps denying the review!

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Deadend jobs

Just another example. I have been working at a job for over ten years. In that time I have been passed on for job opportunities three to four times. First time I had recommendations from many supervisors and the supervisor position I applied for was givin to someone fresh, but had a four year education unrelated to the job. I then applied for a service position a few months later and got the position. However, this position required me to do my assembly job, and take care of service on the side. Later on another year went by and they sent me to CDL school, so now I do assembly/service/delivery of farm equipment. Again after 3 years of this, I was informed that the service manager was retiring and I should apply. Once again supported by many recommendations. The job was given to another person in the company that had…

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I love my benefits but am burned out.

Not sure if this is the place for this post, if not then mods please delete. I work for a county health department as a community health worker. Similar to social work, minus the degree. I get paid $22/hr, and since it's govt work I have a state pension plan, deferred compensation, and sick and vacation leave. I have no leave saved at all because between my husband (disabled, he's a house husband) and myself we've had more “sick days” than my job has hours provided for. The last time I was able to work a full 40 hours was in August. I had FMLA leave at the time but it has run out, so I put in Absent Without Leave on my timesheet for time I spent not at work. I enjoy my job sometimes, but it's become too much. I began a burnout discussion last year that ended…

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Would it be rude to ask a laid off employee what their salary was?

My company did a rather large round of layoffs recently for “restructuring”. And of course most of the employees who were laid off had long tenures with the company. When this one guy was laid off I was pretty flabbergasted because his role is extremely essential. Turns out, a few days later they inform me that I’ll be taking over his position, as they’ll be eliminating most of my department and outsourcing our work. Well that was six months ago. While the work for my previous role has decreased, I’m still doing the work of two people, and received a 3% raise, which is a fucking joke. Now it’s time for my annual review and I want to address that I essentially am doing the work of two people, for even less pay than before. But I would like to go into the conversation knowing what this previous employee was…