I’ve been working in a supervisory/specialist role for a company that mainly provides services for projects. Think worksites like construction, heavy industry, maintenance, etc. My role involves going to different projects, sharing my expertise, and working anywhere from 2 weeks to multiple years, depending on manpower and site needs.

The problem is, my company doesn’t know if they have work lined up for me in the spring. They’re optimistic there will be projects soon, and they don’t want to let me go. I’ve received an offer for a permanent position with similar tasks, though it’s based at a single worksite. I'm familiar with that site.

Here’s the dilemma: I love the variety in my current role. I enjoy switching worksites, learning how each one operates, and seeing different equipment and processes. I don’t mind being away from home for weeks at a time. My fear is that working at the same location, seeing the same people, and dealing with the same issues every day would make me bored and less productive.

That said, with the economy the way it is (lots of layoffs in my country), I find it hard to turn down a stable job. They offer 2-5 years of work, at least. The pay is slightly less than what I make now, but it’s steady. Plus, it comes with the perks of a more predictable schedule: evenings and weekends free, no constant travel, and the ability to focus on one site.

I don’t know what to do and don’t have much time left to decide. On one hand, staying with my current employer means keeping the variety I love, professional development opportunities, and possibly more responsibilities down the road. On the other hand, the new job offers financial stability and less stress about the future.

Am I missing anything in my considerations? If you were in my position, would you choose the uncertainty of more exciting tasks or the steady income and risk of boredom?

I'm 16 and starting to figure out what I wanna do and I'm thinking I would like to pursue something in the tech field (programming, video editing, etc.) and I'd prefer to work from home.

So are there any entry-level jobs that can be done online? (Preferably in the tech field)

Trying to pay off some debt in the next few month. I already live in my car and I don't want half of my salary going to my rent. What are some jobs that I can take for a few months that would give me housing while I make some decent money? I don't need anything fancy.

(28M) To make it short as possible, in 2020 right when Covid started I graduated with a bachelor in cyber security. There were no jobs and my current place of work furloughed me and everyone in the company.

Due to this I started a wholesale business. Everything was going great and I was making good money and year after year I was doing better and making money due to the online shopping boom from the pandemic.

Fast forward to January 2024 and problems came up in the business. My sales have died as I can no longer compete in the market anymore due to a huge variety of reasons such as competition, regulations, fraud, and much more.

Because of this I have accrued 20k in debt now and have been searching for a job all year. The issue I’m having is I have no experience in IT or cybersecurity. Everything I did learn I have pretty much completely forgot to be honest.

I don’t feel comfortable if I were to get interviewed as I know I would bomb even basic questions in IT. I’m debating on getting into supply chain or media buying as I know how to negotiate deals, procurement, business relations and I also know how to run ads on social media to funnel purchases to websites.

If you were in my same position what would you do? Go back into IT (which I don’t really enjoy anymore and forgot but have a degree in) or get into similar line of work as the business I was running? Such as supply chain buyer or media buying. If not IT where should I start in supply chain to land a job in this field? I do know I would make more in IT but it seems so much more competitive now than before a longer process as I would need to get certifications and I need something fast as my debt keeps piling higher.

I did get a 4 month contract in IT as a tier 1 IT support at an oil company but it was miserable. 1 hour drive each way and they paid $20 an hour.

I have applied to about 100 jobs this year and did get 1 interview with one which I thought went extremely well but did not get the job unfortunately. That was for a position for a pet supply company to manage their e-commerce marketplace sales.

Any tips, guidance, advice is definitely appreciated 🙏🏼

After about 4 weeks of checking in with postmaster and watching the website listing like a hawk, I finally sent in an application City Carrier Assistant job at nut local PO. Problem is, I got an “ineligible” score on the 474 Assessment Exam. Is all hope lost, or does the post master himself, or whoever’s in charge make the final decision? Should I just throw in the towel and keep looking?

So I am currently interviewing at a FAANG company the first interview with the hiring manager went great he had amazing feedback about me.

I spoke to the recruiter yesterday and I have the on site interview on Friday and then they also asked for me to send availability for the final round for the next week.

They just confirmed my time slots for Friday and then they also sent an email for me to confirm interview slots for Monday (the final round).

I am just surprised considering the second round hasn’t happened yet (it with 2 higher ups of the hiring manager) so I expected for them to give the recruiting team feedback and then schedule the final round. I’m really excited about the opportunity but trying not to get my hopes up curious to know if anyone has insight on this!

Looking for advice. I’m a type 1 diabetic firefighter currently trying to get a job at another fire department. A couple years back I went through the hiring process at another fire department. I smoked all the interviews, and all of the guys loved me. I received a conditional job offer reliant upon me passing a psychological exam, drug test, and polygraph. I passed the psychological exam, and drug test. Whenever I went to do my polygraph the examiner explained the whole process to me. We went over the packet of poly questions I previously filled out. Right before he hooks me up to the blood pressure cuff he asks “oh by the way, do you have any kind of medical history I should know about?” Not thinking anything of it, I told him I was a type 1 diabetic. I’ve been a type 1 diabetic most of my life. I’ve always taken great care of it and it has never impeded my work. After I told him this, he looked at me like he was worried and said I’ll be right back. He went into the other room and spoke with the fire chief of that department. The examiner and fire chief came back together and explained that they would forgo the polygraph and do an “extended background check instead” because the blood pressure cuff was more likely to give me blood clots??? At this time I really didn’t think anything of it. I believed I had the job in the bag. The next morning the fire chief called me and told me he decided to go another direction with the position and thanked me for my time. I believe I was treated unfairly and discriminated against. Of course proving this would be extremely difficult and it’s beside the point. I’m currently in another hiring process with another fire department and I believe I will get hired and relive this same nightmare. Should I disclose my condition to them at all before I’m working there day 1? I can’t decide.

I am interested in the field of case management but have poor credit due to some poor choices in my late teens and not being able to afford to correct them in my early 20s. I only just started building my credit back up but my score is atrocious. If I apply to be a case manager and get through the interview process, would I have to have a credit check? Thanks.

For context, week or so ago, I managed to land an evening janitorial job at my local highschool. Before that I was unemployed for near on 2 years, fresh out of high school, looking for options. The job is an 8 and a 1/2 hour shift and I, along with 2 other guys clean in three sections into the night, and I've been asked to man 1 of these sections. For 8 hours, I scrub, sweep, and clean, from the first floor to the second floor, with a half hour break I can take whenever I want. Once that's over, I lock up and go home.

Here's where the problem begins. My legs are in agony at the end of the day. I've been up and down flights of stairs at least 20 times, I've walked at least a mile, and very rarely have the chance to sit down. I can barely finish my section with the time I'm given, so there's no time to take a break any longer than 30 minutes. When I get home, I have anxiety attacks or panic attacks, I'm scared I'll have to do this again and I will. My legs are in shambles, I'm waddling as if an old lady, and they aren't any better in the morning, making the next day even worse. I'm exhausted, my eyes burn hazzily and I feel sick. I try to eat dinner, and I puke it out by the end of the night, scared I'll waste the precious free time I have to myself. By the time I go to sleep, I feel miserable, my stomach aches and my throat feels as if gripped. I'm screaming at myself that I can't handle this, that it's unhealty, that I'm scared, and that I don't want to go the next day, but this job is the best job I could get with my pathetic resume.

I talked to my mother about this, she told me I'd adjust and that I should just give myself some time, but I don't know if I even want to adjust to this, and I'm scared this will last forever. I want to ask if this is normal, and if I should talk to someone about this, quit my job, or maybe change my lifestyle, because I don't think I can keep this up for even a week longer. I want to know if this is normal and if I should expect nothing better. I'm scared if I keep this up, I might give up on having a job to begin with, disappoint my friends, family, and colleagues.

So, I want advice, comments, criticisms. I'd most like to know if this is normal and if It's possible to adjust. And more than anything, do you think I should quit or keep going.

So I got fired yesterday and this was my first time ever being fired, I worked there for 2 years and put my all into that job. And when I got the phone call from my boss that said I was fired I actually felt a part of me break, like as if it was my first breakup all over again haha, it’s so stupid and I’m laughing at myself for feeling like this about a job lmao. But at the same time it does hurt as something that’s become my life for the last 2 years is just gone in an instant… now I just kind of feel empty, I know things will turn around but for right now it does suck.

Needing to rant a little. I recently returned from a week long Thanksgiving vacation. Spend the majority of time with family. Day two of return to work is out of the way and my motivation is absolutely in the crapper.

Over the short break, I came to the realization that my career/job history is meaningless compared to the rest of my existence. I have worked for well known companies. Done interesting work that has benefited others. Currently in my 40's and making more money than I ever have before.

But, I just don't feel good spending a 1/3 or more of my day working for an employer. I'm extremely thankful to be able to make money and have a means to enjoy nice things. But going to work every single day sucks ayzzzzzz. At this point I am just going through the motions. And I do not like it.

I really feel like I need an extended break. Maybe 3 or 4 months. But there is no way I can afford that with the responsibilities I currently have.

Looking forward to having another week off for the end of year holiday's. I am thankful for work opportunities. But I absolutely hate dedicating 1/3 of my day and life to a freaking job.

Sending well wishes to everyone in a similar place. Thanks for listening/reading.

I don’t even plan on staying at this warehouse to begin with, but I need something to help me pay the bills better. My main job isn’t paying enough. The ideal 2nd job would be a 12-4 job night shift, but it’s way too hard to land any job in Ontario, let alone nights.

Anyways, most jobs are open at mornings. I’d have to leave by 2pm max in order to not be late for my main job. If I get an offer where I start at 7, should I take it? My commute from my warehouse job is 1.5 hours, so I come home at 12:30am. After eating then settling down, it’s early 1am already. Then I sleep at 2. Therefore, I’d be getting a consistent 3-5 hours of sleep daily, because I have to commute, eat and shower before going to my part time job. This lack of sleep would affect my warehouse job immensely, considering it’s one of the more rigorous warehouses in my area. I plan to change the warehouse job too since I hate it there, but I can’t for now. I need to take care of this first.

I don’t know what to do. I absolutely NEED another job, but I’m going to uni next year (I’m doing gap year currently) and I can’t afford to burnout again before that. I can’t get away with such low sleep if I’m doing the warehouse shift after my first shift.

What should I do? Should I thug it out? I really want a night job but they’re impossible to land, and McDonald’s barely hires

Look. I'm still young, in highschool. But I'm just so worried for my future. My grades are barely being held up, me and my family don't have enough for me to go to college, and even if I did, I probably wouldn't be smart enough to pass anyway. After seeing how difficult it is even for people with a degree to secure a job, I can only imagine how awful it'll be for me.

TLDR: I'm worried I won't be able to find a job in my future.

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been browsing job forums but have been struggling to find remote opportunities that match my experience and skills. I’m 19 and looking for an online job I can do from home on my computer or laptop. I have over a year of customer service experience from my previous and current roles (they are physical jobs).

Working remotely is important to me because I feel it’s a better fit for my lifestyle, and I’m also planning to go to college in the future (still deciding on a degree), and I don't want to work a physical job while in school. I’ve been exploring roles in customer service, like chat support, but many listings seem either not entry-level friendly or require specific certifications.

Does anyone have advice on where I might find remote jobs suited for someone with my background? Are there specific websites or platforms I should check out? And what job roles could I even get?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Setting flair as leaving a job as i suppose that's happening, whether I quit myself when I secure the job I just applied for or when they eventually fire me, which is the reason I'm making this post.

I've been working at (generic chain grocery store) for over 2 years now, I started in the mobile grocery order department but transferred to floral about 7-8 months in as I have prior floral experience and they needed more help.

At first, I started at 12 hours at least there, which wasn't bad pay was decent. But over the past year they gradually started cutting my hours, they wanted me around less, I had some issues with my manager at the time over some drama a temp stirred up (this manager retired and they brought a new one in), and now I'm down to 4 hours a week 90% of the time. I only make 40 dollars a week, it's why I've been job searching.

With my hours cut, I feel like i've been having to walk on eggshells more too now- I've been getting in trouble for meaningless things. Cursing under my breath- which every worker does, now singles me out into a writeup. Not being able to water all the plants in my department due to them being far from my reach or height and blocked off by other objects is blamed on me too, said im the reason we're losing stock even though I'd only be responsible for watering 1 day out of the week, and not consistently. They actually put me on a PIP for this.

Last friday, I was called up and told I was being written up for a final time. The week before I didn't have time to blow up balloons as a larger flower delivery meant I was chopping bouquets for a longer period of time, and by the time I was done only had 10 minutes left to clean up. Despite that I was still written up for disobedience and not doing what I was told.

I go to work tomorrow, and I feel like I'm going to be fired. Either I go out of my way to water out of my reach and get in trouble for not doing everything, or I don't water them and get in trouble for not doing that. There's no way I won't be written up for something just because I work so little. Please tell me this is wrong, please tell me I have some standing in any way.

A potential employer invited me to schedule an interview. I scheduled it. About an hour before the interview, I received a calendar invite, moving the time up by half an hour. I responded saying that the earlier time was fine, and I looked forward to meeting.

The earlier time went by with no call, and then the time I'd originally scheduled went by. 10 minutes into our originally booked later time, I called and she did not answer. I left a voicemail.

I used her calendar link to reschedule and said I looked forward to connecting. However, when Tuesday (today) passed with no note or apology for missing our scheduled time, I canceled the rescheduled appt (nearly a week in advance), with a calendar note saying: "It seems from your no-showing me and your lack of response, that you are no longer interested in my candidacy. Should that change, please reach out in the future. Thank you!" Remember, there was no note, no apology, no nothing.

I'm pissed. I have a very packed schedule, as I work full time, and I always have many things I'm doing every night as soon as work is over. I shifted multiple things in my calendar to accommodate the interview slot, and she didn't even have the courtesy to show up, or apologize when she didn't show up.

Is there some place we can name and shame these employers? This is a reputable company that obviously didn't treat me very well from the get-go, but I'm itching to out them. And on top of that, I do feel like I want to contact their HR dept and let them know my experience.

I've been out of work for about a year and a half and I've desperately been trying for jobs until recent where I actually got one. My first day of orientation was today and I work the next 3 aswell. Since it's been so long I admittedly am more then overwhelmed then I thought I would be. There are likely other factors involved as I'm not exactly very nerotypical. Any body have any advice of getting over the first day nerves

I work in manufacturing and have been with my current employer for over 5 years. Recently my day shift counterpart left leaving me to be the only answer running niche machinery for the foreseeable future.

Today my assistant plant manager approached me and told me that the CEO and CFO were currently discussing a plan to have me move to "swing" shift instead of nights and they were trying to come up with a monetary plan as I would "lose" my differential. Problem is we don't have a shift differential!!!!

We never have!

My direct supervisor who's been here 20+ years has never received a differential.
My cousin who's been her 15+ has never received a differential. Every employee whos ever came to night shift has asked about it, only to find out their pay never increased.

When I started 5 years ago I inquired about it during the interview with the current CFO and was told there wasn't one. Then 2 years later he tried to tell me there was one but couldn't tell me how much. One of my former employees who recently left got a $1 raise and was told in front of me by the CEO that "The company just realized they forgot to give him his differential, so the raise is it." But today the assistant plant manager is telling me it's 50¢.

There is no mention of a differential in the handbook. It's never appeared on stubs for over 20 years that I know of.

It's all bullshit. I know and everyone who works here knows it.

To add to this, my day shift counterpart caught the wrath of the CEO daily. The CEO had a camera installed looking directly at our work area when he took over from his father for the specific reason of micromanaging my counterpart. That led to nothing but constant drama. The CEO would regularly leave his office 40 miles away just to come here and scream at this other man. I can't deal with that and that's why I've worked night shift my entire time with my current employer.

I can't see any reason to go to this made up "swing" shift other than to indulge the CEOs need for control.

I was told they are planning to talk to me on Thursday and I'm not necessarily sure how to go about it. I definitely want to hear what they plan to offer, but I know it'll be way lower than what's reasonable.

Any advice?

Hi! I'm new here and hoping to get some advice. I've been in growth marketing for 15 years, specializing in paid social, email marketing, copywriting, and graphic design. I've worked in agencies, freelanced, and even tried running my own business.

But honestly, I'm exhausted. My current freelance gig was supposed to be part-time with a few clients, but it's turned into a full-time nightmare with 15 clients and constant stress. I even found myself working on reports the same day I had surgery.

I'm done. I need a change.

I want to find a career that lets me focus on my family and not work evenings and weekends. I'm worried about taking a pay cut since I am in my 40s, but my sanity is worth it. So, Redditors, I'm asking for your help.

Have any of you made a major career switch? What advice would you give? What careers might be a good fit for someone with my skills? Thanks in advance for your input and support.

Title says it all, I've always been interested in space. I'm a hobbyist astrophotographer, and have an interest in astrophysics, but not much study in that area.

I would love to know ways to get into the industry, and I've seen that there are a number of career paths. From working in control centers, to helping build spacecraft or develop the technology behind them.

I would love to know if anyone has information on how to get into the industry, maybe into one of these jobs or fields: -Spacecraft technician

• space mission operations
• Launchpad technician
• satellite technician
• spacecraft launch vehicle assembly
• aerospace manufacturing technician
• space data analyst/technician
• anything that has to do with space really, and getting people or objects into space

Thanks guys, you're my only hope!

Hi all,

I'm in an annoying situation at the moment. I got a interview for a job that is FT 38 hrs but due to health reasons I'm still advised to only do PT work for now. To add to that this job is 30 mins travel every day and I've only been back driving 6 months. Yes, I know I probably shouldn't of applied for it.

My point is how do I turn this down without completely burning bridges into the future.

I am a marketing manager in oil & gas distribution and we are hiring my first direct report. They have been out of college 1 year with no experience in the field or industry. We are taking a huge risk on this person because our other finalist brought 15 years of experience to the table but didn't have the go-getter attitude we were looking for.

The salary range on the job posting was listed at 55k-65k because we were asking for somebody with 5 years of industry/product knowledge. The new hire tried to ask for more money but my boss (CEO) shot them down and basically said he couldn't do more because they had no experience lol. I'm pretty sure he feels bad knowing what I make and that I'm going to be managing this person.

My base salary is 60k with a 15k bonus. I am paid more than all of our managers and long-tenured employees at our company and on par with our salespeople (60k-65k base salary with bonus potential for hitting quotas).

I've been out of school almost a decade and been with this company 3 years. I feel like I shot myself in the foot when I hired on because I did not negotiate salary because of the unbelievably toxic environment I was working in at the time and desperate to get out of, plus I was making 30k with a college degree and had no health insurance :)

My boss gave me a 10% raise during my review in January (after I scored 92/100) but then dropped my bonus compensation and I lost my sh*t. I told him that I had been doing research and the going rate for our area for my job was starting around a 75k salary, plus I'd had recruiters reaching out to me with jobs starting at that salary. He told me with my bonus I'd be "close" to that desired number.

I have a tiered bonus based on our revenue (6k for lower level, 12k for upper level). After I lost it when he dropped my bonus, he said he'd "double" my lower level bonus from 6k to 12k and then "do something more if we hit the upper level."

We've hit the upper level every quarter. He gave me an extra 3k one quarter to put me even with our sales team bonuses (15k).

Is it totally unreasonable to ask for a 15k raise come first of the year when I have my review and my direct report starts? I will be assuming more responsibility as I will be managing this person for a specific project and it makes me sick knowing they'll be making 55k. My first marketing job out of college paid $13/hr and was not fun.

Despite all of this, I love the company I work for. I have a lot of fun at work and we have a lot of other cool incentives. I'll probably end the year around 80k with the other side incentives he's thrown at us.

Hey everyone! I’m curious about rotational jobs (_ days off _ days on) and would love to hear your experiences. would also like to know all of the examples of rotational jobs that exist. Thank you!

I understand that there are layoffs happening but at the same time I see comments saying that they are having trouble finding even a retail job in US. Is that true? Are you having trouble finding a retail job after a layoff? If this is true, we are seriously funked.

For some reason, if I tell my older relatives that i interviewed with a company, they immediately assume that I'm going to get an offer. They start asking questions like how am I going to tell my boss I'm leaving my current job, or say that I'm going to have a tough decision to make soon. I always tell them well we'll see if I get an offer. It seems like 10% of interviewees get a job offer. Did something change at some point?

I got laid off 2 weeks ago. Before that by a few weeks, I submitted a job application and I interviewed with the company recently. I then realized that the resume I submitted with the application had my previous employer as a current employer.

I was not asked about why I was leaving my current job so I didn’t have the chance to clarify that I am not working there anymore.

I think am going to get the job but just scared they would do a background check as last step and find out am not working there anymore and think I intentionally lied. Does HR fact check employment history?