I’m part time worker in a small business but it’s always busy. I’ve never asked for a day off and I’ve noticed new employees already did and they got it and I don’t know why I’m scared to ask. Sometimes I wonder if the boss even cares or notices I haven’t asked for any days off and I’ve been coming into work on days when I wasn’t even scheduled.

Standard DEI programs....please....

How about leaders who are mindful, emotionally intelligent, and actively involve their teams in decision-making?

How about leaders who actually listen and ensure every voice is heard?

And let’s get real..... leaders who actively challenge their own biases!

Hello, Just a serious thought I am having. Has anyone been replaced by AI recently? Were you laid off because AI is doing your tasks now?

Basically what the title says. I've been a freelancer for 8 years, but life has turned around to bite me in the ass and my freelance career isn't flourishing anymore, so I need to go back to an office job.
I'm fortunate enough that I used to work in corporate before becoming a freelancer, so I landed a good job with a good pay, but I gotta be honest - my anxiety sis skyrocketing when I think about going back to an exact schedule, 9-5, commuting, being around people all day long, the boring useless conversations etc.
Important to note here that I'm deeply introverted (which is why I went into my freelance job too) and have very limited social battery (especially after Covid - it never recovered, my therapist and I have been trying to work on it, but it's an uphill battle it seems). I didn't write the previous paragraph because I think I'm better than anyone or above the ol' water cooler conversation. It's just that it's been many, many years, and I'm scared.
I don't wanna fuck this up, but I also don't want to ruin my mental health that I've been working so hard on (and not being in corporate honestly helped a lot...).
So, any tips, ladies? I'd really appreciate anything you can tell me.

I just started a new wfh job 2 weeks ago. Currently in training, should hit production after 4 weeks of training. My uncle is starting a new concrete company but isnt very knowledgeable about concrete, he comes from a logistics background. He wants me to attend Concrete World expo in Las Vegas to take seminars and explain to him what I learned. He doesnt know English.

Im struggling on how to properly and effectively ask my boss to ask for a week off in January to help him without telling my boss it's to help my Uncles company.

I’m not too sure what to put the flair as, but basically my job wants to register me on a W9 so I’m not considered terminated but they also don’t want to give me any work? If anyone is knowledgeable on this stuff, please help me out 🙏 they took away two months of work without any notice and refuse to communicate with me. Last time I worked was in September before they pushed me into the two months. I’m in need of money since I’ll be moving and my money will be going towards medical expenses

I recently got a new job after trying studying again and I feel really thankful that I am back to having a steady income again.

The job is exciting and we are working with cool technologies. I have gotten to know the team and they all are friendly and helpful. Overall a good team spirit. I can't think of anything negative to say regarding the job or the team.

However my issue is with my boss. He is an acting manager of the worst type. During the interview I immediately got the sense that he was going to be a push over. He told me that he got his role as acting manager after summer vacation and under his turn as a supervisor 3 people in the team have quit and he needed to replace them.

Warning bells started going off in my head. Why did 3 people quit so close together?

I ignored my gut feeling and accepted the job offer, and after being there little less then a month I can absolutely understand why they quit. He loves his role as a boss and enjoys pushing people down. He will go at me over minute details such as lunch breaks and will call me just to check and see if I was working. He is a total opposite than everyone else in the team.

I have gotten close to a colleague who is one of the greatest coworkers I've gotten to know. We hit it off immediately and he has been instrumental in getting me up to speed. After we became familiar with eachoter, he began shit talking about our boss and explained the whole situation, that nobody in the team likes him. You know what the kicker is? He will be out from the team as well and he asked me not to tell anyone. That really bummed me out.

We are now three new people in the team. One girl who is kind of shy and a guy who is a recent graduate. My manager talks to them in a really condescending tone and and gives them disrespectful nickname like "mustard-tom" because he one day forgot his mustard on the lunch table. Here I am thinking "you were the one who hired us you moron, why are you being so disrespectful?"

It has gotten to the point where I just can't fake it around him anymore. I want nothing to do with him. I keep our conversations short and will bearly look at him throughout the day because I can't stand seeing his stupid face.

How the hell should I manage this situation?

My plan is, in case shit goes down, is to document everything he is doing and if he forces me out, I will contact his manager and explain every detail that is going on there and that he is definitely not fit for that role.

At the company I work at, my boss just sent this email out to everyone today about a co-worker that passed away over the holiday. I'm changing some of the details and have added in dots for anonymity, but I had to post this on Reddit because I had to ask: Is it just me or does it seem that there are some issues with this company?

"Some of you may have heard . . . that John Smith passed away over the holiday weekend . . . . John Smith was a awesome co-worker and a valuable addition to XYZ, etc. etc . . . . . .

I have some found memories I'd like to share.  When he first joined . . . . . he would take a late lunch due to staffing issues with phone coverage.  As our team grew, he preferred to stay late to help those on on call, allowing them to avoid taking calls during their commutes or when they first got home to their families. John was dedicated to his work and always tried to do the right thing . . . .  customer once told me that if he called and John wasn’t the one who picked up the phone, he would hang up and try again later. 

When the pandemic first hit, I learned that John was occasionally driving Lyft on the weekend to make extra money.  I was concerned and said “John, are you driving Lyft? How much money are you making? Maybe I could help you out.”  After he told me, my response was “What? Are they looking for more drivers?”  We had a good laugh about that . . . . . John never wanted to let a co-worker down. He was quiet but a hard worker and enjoyed being a part of our team. He was with XYZ for over 8 years . . . . we often asked John if he was interested in a management role but he always graciously declined with a smile . . . .  I could share more stories, but I want you to know I am going to miss him. Services will be XXXXX at Funeral Home XXXXXXX . . . . . "

Okay, is it just me or did you notice: John had to stay late because they didn't have enough people to cover the phones, John had to drive Lyft on the weekends, and a customer said he didn't want to talk to other techs, only John- showing that he didn't trust the other techs to solve his problems? And why did John decline a management role?

I think it’s akin to riding an elevator without using headphones. But my colleague thinks I’m doing too much.

Hi everyone

Does working in advertising generally suck?

I work in advertising and marketing and I've gotten to the point where I make good money and I'm managing my department at my company. It's been 2 years - before that, I did a lot of freelance work and managed to live on that. I did have an internship and worked as a junior for two advertising companies before that and it was awful. Things going wrong all the time, long hours, little pay, etc.

I've stayed at my current job for a couple of reasons. 1 - the pay is very competitive as I earn in dollars and live in a country with a much weaker currency. 2 - I work remotely.

Negatives include the unbelievably high staff turnover, toxic manager, volatile boss, and just generally logging in every day with a "what now" and "I can't do this anymore" attitude. We also have to track hours (valid) but each department has listed how long something should take and that's reviewed. 8 hours of tracked, action work takes 10 hours or more of sitting at your desk. Maybe I'm a lazy millennial but if we've calculated our desired output per capacity/agreed output and reach them without causing any issues, why do we need to be micromanaged? Like why did this blog take x time longer to edit and so and so.

Myself and my team rarely have issues. The issues are with leadership, organization, and cheap, inexperienced hires. Maybe creatives can help me out here, but as the lead editor and head of content, my work is under constant scrutiny. Which is fine, it's part of the job and it's not always negative. It does just wear one down over time.

I'm thinking of doing a course in brand management and strategy to upskill and step out of copy eventually, since with ChatGPT I'm not so sure about the future of it - and that's my speciality.

I'm 27 so I'm basically learning what I can, saving, and wondering if everyone dreads logging in almost every day. I've applied to other jobs when things got super toxic but I don't want to jump ship and hate my job all over again.

The money is a big factor - and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has to live through everyone else's "mess ups" every day. I don't blame the staff btw. I wholeheartedly believe the issue is managerial.

Realistically, I need the money - so I'm wondering if this is my life until I retire lol.

TLDR; Does working in advertising/management suck?

So, I told my boss that I would stay through the winter. Now, I’m being offered a much better position, and I’m not really sure how to resign. I can’t see her in person, as she’s out of town this week. Can I send a text, or is that unprofessional? Would calling be better? I’m so anxious about this, and I’m probably overthinking it. This is a job with animals too, so I can imagine it’s frustrating thinking she’d have me there, and now I won’t be. Please help?

Need some general help on what to do next. Be just been made unemployed due to poor mental health (first plan is to get better). This has been caused mostly by work. Do I go back to this job (well paid, secure, used to enjoy) or do I change tack and follow something a bit more fun, which might be better for my mental health, with a less reliable income.

My boss is very passive aggressive and her bad mood takes up the whole room. It's a small workplace and she frequently will ignore me when I ask a question or make a work related comment. If I don't know how to do something she will aggressively do it herself instead of teaching me. I'll admit, I have made some comments like "You could have just talked me through that!" I feel like she treats me differently than the other women.

Here's the thing. I'm torn between talking to HR, or just finding a better solution.

Any suggestions? This is starting to wear on me.

I'm thinking of leaving retail in the new year. I've worked for the same company for almost 7 years and honestly, it's getting really bad for my mental health.

I'm also dealing with as yet undiagnosed chronic illness thats making life difficult. I am working on getting PIP (disability benefit in the UK) so that I can work less and not have to sacrifice income. I cannot afford to not work because I have a big chunk of debt and other bills.

I have management experience including handling cash, managing a team etc. I also worked in kitchens as a chef for a year before. I'm more looking for something a bit more low-key due to the nature of my chronic pain/illness.

If anyone has any tips I'd be grateful 💝

I'm not really one for going to HR since I've never actually done it by myself before, but I feel things are getting really out of hand at work. It's a literal madhouse with everyone doing what they want because my bosses refuse to enforce rules that they wanted me to enforce. You see what bothers me is that my same two bosses that I work for currently, had me help them take out a prior boss who was inappropriately trying to use his power against us at work. He was stealing all types of things from the job and then would blame other employees. Well me and another employee helped our current bosses get rid of that old boss, which is why theyre the new ones. I don't want to give out any names or too much detail, but what I'm going through right now is my bosses will tell me to write people up for not following the company's policies/rules. Ill do that and they'll tell me that they have to do it sometimes, but then it always seems that they never want to actually write up the person. It seems like they don't have a backbone and it's starting to get to me because why are they protecting employees that do not care about their job or them? I have loads of evidence and proof against both of my bosses and even one of them letting someone come back who walked out and cussed at me. Mind you I'm a shift lead. Me and other shift leads will say that we want someone written up because they stole other people's things and left without clocking out, and somehow my AGM will come up with a way of saying he believes there was miscommunication. I am so tired of them specifically letting certain employees get away with a lot. So if I find out they didnt write up this last employee, I'm going to look at them in the face and remind them who helped them get rid of their last boss. I've had enough of this disrespect whether theyre intentionally doing that or not. They need to realize the impact of their actions.

My husband and and I just got into an argument because he was laid off in September 2024 and today, I asked him to find a temporary job. I've been struggling to make the mortgage payments and bills, his unemployment checks have failed to come in for a few weeks now (eventually it'll run out.) He made 80k salary at his old job, but I suggested he find a temporary job to help with the payments. He argued that if he finds a job for lower pay that other companies won't offer him higher salary pay because they'llsee that his previous job he made mucb less. I told him he doesn't have to talk about it in interviews that he's working a little PT job. He works in IT and he says his knowledge value is higher than what he was making. We have two children under two that we also have to worry about, and I argue that the last time he didn't have a job he also didn't own a house and have children or a wife. I'm supporting 5 people by myself and I can't make any payments.

Is he right about his information? Will he not get hired for a 90k salary position if he works at a Starbucks in the meantime?

After 4 months of constant sabotages from the manager, scolding by the owner in public, not being valued by colleagues and witnessing the gossip, the cliques, the incompetency, the cover ups and the dishonesty, as well as experiencing panic attack every morning on the train to work.

I can confidently say not my problem anymore on Friday as it will be my last day of work.

No more having my teeth pulled daily by the company and finally got time to actually spend it with my family and friends now.

I asked this question to normies and they typically say, "as long as you are within average range, it is alright." Well, what if I am not in average range?

My career requires some face to face interactions with clients, albeit its technical job. (I wanna be designer in tech firms)

Long story short, I work on a team of three people (including myself) and I don’t like my coworkers at all.

One is too controlling and does too much. Us three are supposed to work together and as a team but he does controlling things for personal gain, not for the greater good of our job. Has a huge ego and narcissistic tendencies. People in other departments have refused to work closely with my team mate. Upper management is aware of this, does nothing.

The other coworker constantly drops the ball and is SO LAZY!! Takes advantage of the job, does less than bare minimum every time, and doesn’t do anything we ask of him. It’s insane they’re still employed but upper management is very aware of this and yet again, does nothing.

I’m stuck in the middle. Not to sound self absorbed because that’s not what I am at all, but I feel like I’m the only normal person on my team 😭. Controlling co worker makes me anxious and lazy coworker makes me angry.

Idk what to do. I’m paid VERY well and I’m asking for a raise next month, and they will give it to me as my supervisor told me management is expecting me to ask. But I’m starting to think it’s not even worth the raise. Problem is, I love my company and the other departments. So idk.

Help! Thanks!!!!

I know I shouldn’t quit so fast but I want to idk I know if I do I’ll just be disappointing my mom I simply just didn’t like the job nor the position I got I get social anxiety so bad and it triggers my sleep because all I can think about is how work will go the next day

So I’m going to change some minor details around just for security reasons in case someone from work by chance sees this and connects the dots but the scenario is basically the same:

Recently I have been written up and gotten a “coaching” at my job. I work in facility management and we regularly sit in a room with a bunch of monitors and cameras basically to keep track of everything going on in the building like our fire system or if something is malfunctioning like an elevator for example.

Anyways, my new supervisor (been here for about a month. I’ve worked here for 2 years fyi) was on site about to head out for the day but he dropped in the room to check on things (he usually stays in a separate office). I realized I was wheezing a bit and told him I needed to go to the car and get my inhaler (I have asthma) he just said “alright go ahead” and stood there so I assumed he would keep an eye on things for a couple minutes but when I get back I guess someone called him on his work cell phone so I see him in the back rooms where we store our food and whatnot chatting away and I see that someone called our phone line 3 times in a row while I was gone (not good). So basically because of the delay in answering the phone the person was pissed because nobody was picking up the phone. I found out later that this employee complained and it got to my bosses boss and since I was the one officially on shift I’m getting the write up for it even though my own supervisor verbally agreed he’d watch over things while I went to retrieve my medication. It wasn’t like I was dying but I was wheezing enough where my chest felt uncomfortable.

The messed up thing about it is that same supervisor was sitting in my coaching with his boss and had the nerve to say I took longer to get back than I actually did. Which I got so angry I challenged him immediately and told them to show the camera footage of the room the afternoon we were in there . Lo and behold I didn’t even take half the time to get back from my car that he claimed I did and the reason why the calls were missed is because he went to the back room and didn’t notice someone had starting calling the line phone 3 consecutive times. So now I feel like my supervisor threw me under the bus to save face and shift blame back on to me since I’m technically on shift and it’s not his responsibility. I think supervisors boss realized I guess what was happening here and told me later on in private that he could see why I was so visibly upset and I think just trying to calm me down thinking I would quit on the spot tbh. I don’t know if he talked with my supervisor about it in private or what was said. But the thing is..regardless there’s paper documents that I got coached so it’s a strike towards me regardless…I don’t think I want to work under a supervisor who I feel like it’s only a matter of time before he fucks up and tries to throw me under the bus to save his skin again. Now I just have a deep dislike and distrust for my supervisor. Ever since then he’s been trying to act like we’re cool and asking me if I want anything from the store or McDonald’s when he goes on a food run. I guess realizing he created somewhat of tense work environment but I just professionally but coldly decline his “peace offer” every time now as I really want nothing to do with him tbh. I will do just enough to not get fired but as a person I think he’s a pos as a boss and as a person in general.

tl;dr

I feel like my supervisor basically shifted the blame for something he was at least partially responsible for all onto me to save his own neck and it has me contemplating if that instance warrants me deciding to start looking for other employment opportunities. Would this be a job deal breaker for you?

So I've joined this firm recently, at a role that I am overqualified for. I took the role because the position of Project Co-ordinator, the role I was considered for, was not available at the time but the HR still wanted me to join the firm nonetheless, with the verbal promise that when the position opens up within the company I would be considered for it. I like what the firm itself stands for (they work in social empowerment), and the role that they offered itself is not bad, its fun although it pays less. The problem is now that I'm working for them, I'm being asked to do things that were outside my job description, and my manager is making arguments for it saying that since I am being considered for a better position in the future, I should take responsibility and do this work diligently. I feel like I'm being borderline exploited in this regard, because I'm doing work that I'm not being paid enough for, and there is no guarantee that the verbal promise of a better position will actually be offered to me in the future. Today I rejected a request from my manager on the same grounds, saying that I want to do work for the role I was prescribed for. Did I make the right decision? or should I keep my head down and take up the additional duties under the promise of a better position in the future?

Today I was about to start new job in new workplace. I had to be at 6 AM, so because I was a little late with one bus, I had to run to make it on time (I'm always on time, I respect my job) ALTHOUGH I got informed someone will let me in, I was standing outside in the dark, freezing and nobody was there. Also, a person who I was supposed to contact with, didn't pick my phone call. I went back home. Now, am I too entitled to just go or not? I think that everyone deserves respect, even cleaning lady as my, am I right or delusional...? 🤔

This work day is one that I have been ruminating over due to a confrontation I initiated at work. Long story short, a coworker was continuously speaking negatively throughout our 12 hour shift about the job in general, the patients, and patients families at what seemed any opportunity she had.

For context, we work in a nursing home, I am the nurse on the floor, she is the STNA, we are coworkers.

I was at my last straw when she loudly proclaimed she "can't stand, just can't stand!" A patient's (we call them residents) family member loudly enough I asked her to be quiet.

While it was my last straw, my rage was merely an ember when she let me know a resident had asked to lay down about an hour before dinner. She told me this, with much drama about how she refused to stay up. I asked her if she was telling me this because she wasn't going to ask/assist our resident up for dinner in about an hour. She stated "I'm not about to get these people up and down all day". I let her know i wasn't asking her to do this all day, just one time, shortly before dinner. She huffed and puffed.

About 15 minutes later it came to a head when, after continuing to complain at the nurse station about how much she hates this job, she asks for my assistance in getting aforementioned resident out of bed. I'm super annoyed, and walk past her towards resident room. I hear her talking smack about me as I get about 10 feet away. I turn around and ask if she is coming to assist or would like to continue gossiping.

We then argue, with me in a hushed, harsh tone, letting her know I just can't take her negativity anymore and she can either cut it out or leave. She then proceeds to act innocent, and forgets everything she has been complaining about all day, including how she can't stand the residents. Because I am heated I remind her of everything she has complained about throughout our shift, and let her know it's unacceptable.

She then cries to our supervisor and says that I should remember "you never know what another person is going through".

I tell her that saying applies to her as well, not just the people around her, and maybe she should remember that we all choose to work here and most of us enjoy taking care of the residents. We don't all agree with her and actually enjoy what we do, so maybe she should vent outside of work.

She continues bawl and get emotional.

This was such a bad day today. I wish I hadn't let her get under my skin and let my blood boil. I just know that with all of her negativity she is letting our little grandma's just lay in bed and skip dinner and I can't take it! I'm pretty sure I will get in trouble for not approaching her with kid gloves, but some people aren't cut out for taking care of our elders, and there are other jobs in Healthcare that will hire!

I’m just curious to see if it’s a universal thing - slow Decembers. I have heard taxation companies are super busy at this time. I work in payment compliance and can see responses slowing down.

I mean, you hear stories of people being abused and bullied by employers: but there's a stark difference between a citizen who lives in the country versus a visa holder employed in the same job when it comes to who is entitled to have more rights, in this case the citizen would have an upper hand over a migrant worker working under a visa, this is why those in the latter who are abused and bullied rarely speak up in fear of deportation.

It's like the difference between if a [huge American company] employs US nationals versus workers from Latin America who has a visa, it'll be like if some (racist employer) decides to use immigration as leverage against their foreign staff who are not citizens. For example, why do you barely hear Latin American laborers or workers protesting against the horrid conditions in the USA despite them being bullied and abused?

Also, this is not exclusive to the USA: as similar stuff happens in Europe, Asia or the Middle East too. You hear fruit pickers or laborers (mainly from abroad) in [said country] being taken advantage of or bullied by their employer whilst they're underpaying them (cash on hand) since some of these workers show up undocumented (without papers) just to make ends meet, speaking up leaves them room for the country to deport them.

This can happen in any country to anybody, in general a citizen would hold full rights over migrant or foreign temp workers when it comes to standing up for one's self regarding their rights or getting compensated. There are cases where the employer does hold the workers passport hostage barring them from leaving (common practice in the Gulf towards those coming from poorer nations doing contract or labor intensive jobs there).

I love running a small business (6-15 employees depending on the season). What are attributes your best bosses have had? Things they did to warrant a "good boss" status.

Very sure I'm in "good boss" status. Pay well Respectful (even when cussing and yelling) Teach employees every chance I get, listen/learn from employees every chance I get.

Really posting to learn how I can serve my employees better.

• I'm a Concrete Contractor

I completed the 3 months probationary period without a single day off. Then when the cold months began I've been sick non-stop for the past month so I took a day off at the beginning of Nov and the beginning of Dec. Is it too much? Even though I only took a day off my workplace is asking for a doctors note, despite my contract stating that it is necessary only when you have been absent for 3 or more days. I don't have an issue with presenting one, but its making me sense that they feel suspicious, despite my thoughts that the time I took off wasn't excessive IMO. wdyt?

I’m a young, early career professional at a medium sized nonprofit organization. I’ve worked here for a year and a half, first as a seasonal employee and then now permanent.

My organization is going to hire a second full-time employee in my exact position. I would be responsible for training this person and then we would split our job duties. The pay for the listing is currently at $18-$20/hour. I am paid $18.72. My last performance review was excellent and I get almost all positive feedback.

I feel that it’s justified to request a raise to the high end of the spectrum for the new position, given that I will be training with and practically supervising the new hire. However, there’s a couple things holding me up:

1. The position requires a college degree, which I do not have, although I’ve done very well without it and will soon be working towards one.
2. In April, I requested a raise from what was then $15, and was granted one to $18, though it was made clear that that particular raise would’ve happened if I had asked for it or not. In May, I requested and received a full-time slot rather than part-time, which also meant added benefits in addition to more hours. In October, I received my 4% annual raise.

Given this, do you think it’s appropriate that I ask for an additional raise to match the $20 they’re willing to pay the new hire?

EDIT: I suppose it’s two in the last eight months, not six. Not like it makes much of a difference.

Hi all.

My fiance is currently 6 months pregnant. She’s been at her job since May ‘23, originally what was a remote position with the “meet up once a month” turned into once a week, then twice a week, her boss is now asking for 3 days per week

She sleeps about 4 hours per night because of back pain and other pregnancy related issues, the commute to her job is around 1.5/2 hours with traffic and when she’s there she sits in silence for the most part, the company is 5 people total, 2 of which are directors, a married couple.

They have asked her to start coming in more due to “we don’t think you’re doing the work at home” but she also has to time track every minute of her working day.

In her latest appraisal, the boss wrote “poor” or “below average” for 90% of the work related skills, leading to her becoming stressed and coming home every time she goes into office balling her eyes out.

They also approached her stating “you could hand in a 12 months notice and not have to come back after maternity leave” to which I told her to reject as it sounded scammy.

Any ideas on things she can do/say to not have to go into the office 3 days per week? We have a midwife appointment tomorrow so anything they can do too (NHS)?

TLDR: pregnant fiancé’s boss asking her to come in to the office more and more even though she’s remote - leading to stress and her hating her job