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Post by Dave Maynar on Feb 5, 2019 14:12:17 GMT -5
We were having our regular meeting about emergency action plans in the office. In the q&a at the end, there was discussion about differences in response dependent on the emergency, i.e. fire vs. active shooter. Another manager asked about potential law/policy changes on us being able to use an HCP on the premises and if said changes were made, the possibility of the office having "designated carriers" in the event of an active shooter.
Post by Dave Maynar on Feb 5, 2019 14:25:03 GMT -5
Meeting #2: This one was about an upcoming open house for college students aimed at recruitment. Am I wrong in being annoyed at the "beer attracts college kids" jokes? It's going to be early afternoon on a Tuesday. Anyone who is coming out to this is career serious.
Post by heyyitskait on Feb 5, 2019 20:43:53 GMT -5
Found out two weeks ago that the company that contracts my team is not renewing our contract. Our contract isn’t up until April 2020 but seeing as I just became employed again this is unsettling.
Time to update the ol’ resume and send her out everywhere again. Ugh.
Found out two weeks ago that the company that contracts my team is not renewing our contract. Our contract isn’t up until April 2020 but seeing as I just became employed again this is unsettling.
Time to update the ol’ resume and send her out everywhere again. Ugh.
Found out two weeks ago that the company that contracts my team is not renewing our contract. Our contract isn’t up until April 2020 but seeing as I just became employed again this is unsettling.
Time to update the ol’ resume and send her out everywhere again. Ugh.
One of my (now former) best employees really put me through the wringer this week. He no-call-no-showed for his opening shift on Monday, so I had to come in at 9 and cover his shift which was followed by my own full shift. Two or three hours later he texts me just saying that Tuesday and Wednesday will be his last days with us (his only other days for the week), saying the stress and commute weren't worth it. So a full-time supervisor for my department was quitting with barely any notice, and it also meant that I had to miss the class I was auditing that day. Monday was a long day.
Tuesday went by with nothing of note happening, and this morning we were scheduled to open together. By a half hour in he still hadn't shown up or texted me, and I assume that he was just bailing on his last day, so I cancel the appointment I had for 9AM to get dental work done. He finally pops up at 9, and ends up finishing out his shift.
I try to be empathetic with him only because I know there HAS to be something else going on with him - up until this week he was literally the single best employee I've had in the past 8 years or so; simply an extremely pleasant, intelligent, and hard-working guy. He told our assistant manager that it had nothing to do with anything happening on the job or anyone here, but that he just needed to leave. So there's a certain compassion I have for whatever he's dealing with because it seems significant and I hope he works through it quickly. But on the other hand, he's put an incredible amount of stress on me and has affected my personal obligations, and he didn't see to it to apologize or admit that his complete lack of communication was shitty. So the past couple days I've been a combination of stressed, angry, disappointed, and a honestly slightly hurt because I had a genuine respect for the guy and I felt like he did for me too - employees come and go but he was one of the few with which I could let the employer/employee roles fall away for a bit and genuinely joke around/be comfortable with.
I know that all of this is my karmic comeuppance from a few years ago when I walked out of a part-time job with no notice because it was stressing me beyond belief - I'm getting what's coming to me and doing my best to accept (and learn) from it with grace - but MAN I'm ready for the weekend.
Found out two weeks ago that the company that contracts my team is not renewing our contract. Our contract isn’t up until April 2020 but seeing as I just became employed again this is unsettling.
Time to update the ol’ resume and send her out everywhere again. Ugh.
Do you know who is getting the new contract?
They’re going in-house. There’s a chance we all might get hired by them. It would be working from home full-time which I don’t really want to do.
Back in the summer of 2017, I left my soul crushing back breaking job to go to where I was now. I actually took a small pay cut to just get into a better situation. For a while, there was 5-10 hours of overtime every week so it made up for it. But that dried up months ago, and there's no telling if/when the overtime is returning. I also am not optimistic about getting a worthwhile raise any time soon.
The thought of having to look for a new job again is giving me anxiety, just to try and stay afloat.
This is a combo of yay and work is hell. I officially got a new job yesterday. I have to quit without any notice today. I am nervous as fuck. Lois is actually on vacation and I will be gone when she gets back. We are in the middle of closing two publications, they are changing out the logo and size of one and I am FUCKING them over royally. My new job will be a construction PA on a TV show set. I have been trying to get into the movie industry here since 2007 and even though it is more hours, more work and not much more pay, I feel like this is the opportunity of a lifetime. I can show off my graphics talent and since there is supposedly a shortage, eventually get moved into that department.
I have been with WHERE for over 5 years (6 years on April 15) and this job has made me miserable and I really feel like the boat is sinking and all the rats have already jumped ship. I will have to secure work once the show I am working on wraps in July and that is terrifying. At least at WHERE I have some stability. But life is short, you have to follow your dreams or what is the point and the time is neigh. I keep telling myself this, but fuck I am scared. Anyway, that is my rant. Wish me luck and may the odds be ever in my favor.
EDIT: Resignation filed. Last day Friday. Lois doesn't know but everyone else does and was very supportive. I know this is the right path for me. I feel like a weight has been lifted.
So the company I work for is seriously cutting back, a few people lost jobs and they cut out most of the overtime. So I was very surprised to find out just now on my pay stub that I got a raise. Make sense of that one? I'll take it!
Post by Dave Maynar on Feb 22, 2019 18:42:13 GMT -5
For anyone who remembers my admin stories, he continues to be a turd. After a couple of meetings with his boss, she's decided that it's probably best to reassign him. On Monday, I'm sitting in on interviews for an admin position because my boss is committed elsewhere. Given the person they hire doesn't have some specific skill that would be best utilized in another spot, this position will be our new admin. Pretty hype about the possibility of having an admin who isn't a pain in the ass for the first time in my 7.5 years of working there. Pretty not hype about his reaction when he gets told he's moving.
For anyone who remembers my admin stories, he continues to be a turd. After a couple of meetings with his boss, she's decided that it's probably best to reassign him. On Monday, I'm sitting in on interviews for an admin position because my boss is committed elsewhere. Given the person they hire doesn't have some specific skill that would be best utilized in another spot, this position will be our new admin. Pretty hype about the possibility of having an admin who isn't a pain in the ass for the first time in my 7.5 years of working there. Pretty not hype about his reaction when he gets told he's moving.
They are telling him Friday he is being reassigned. I do not work Fridays. #winning
The company closed for Lundi and Mardi Gras, so we ended up parading and crafting leading up to Mardi Gras and then spent the whole day out (I actually forgot it was Mardi Gras weekend last week). Wasn't supposed to get paid, but found out today they are paying us since the company closed!! Work is not hell is an understatement!
Post by crazykittensmile on Mar 11, 2019 14:15:42 GMT -5
REALLY not feeling my job the past month or two. The only thing keeping me from going elsewhere is the incredible schedule flexibility and benefits. It's a shame both things are so damn hard to come by.
REALLY not feeling my job the past month or two. The only thing keeping me from going elsewhere is the incredible schedule flexibility and benefits. It's a shame both things are so damn hard to come by.
Agreed, that's the beauty of working in a university/campus. Having said that, I've recently started having second thoughts about academia again.
REALLY not feeling my job the past month or two. The only thing keeping me from going elsewhere is the incredible schedule flexibility and benefits. It's a shame both things are so damn hard to come by.
Agreed, that's the beauty of working in a university/campus. Having said that, I've recently started having second thoughts about academia again.
Get out before its too late. I've been here over 9 years and I'm worry that they pay me too much with benefits too good and too much vacation time for me to ever find another job acceptable in these areas. And I'm slowly rotting away professionally.
REALLY not feeling my job the past month or two. The only thing keeping me from going elsewhere is the incredible schedule flexibility and benefits. It's a shame both things are so damn hard to come by.
Agreed, that's the beauty of working in a university/campus. Having said that, I've recently started having second thoughts about academia again.
I'll third that. I really need to move on in order to advance my career and make more money, but all the other details are just so perfect (that flexible schedule and awesome benefits cks mentioned...). It'll be 11 years this month at this college. Even if I moved to almost any other institution, I would make more money. Never mind if I left higher ed.
A position is going to open up at my sister's company that I will try for. It'll only be my second external application in all this time (and first not in higher ed). I am working on my resume, but I am just waiting for the job to be posted. They don't know when that will be, though. It's a new position that got approved, but then they went on a hiring freeze. It's more or less lifted, my sister has no idea when it will be posted, or can even guarantee it'll be this year. I REALLY want that job, though.
I really should be looking at other opportunities, but haven't been. I have been sooooo busy and I generally like my job and coming to work. It's really mostly about career growth and money.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Post by crazykittensmile on Mar 11, 2019 19:30:51 GMT -5
Related to the schedule flexibility comment above, I work hours later than everyone else in my office (which I actually love) and our exterior doors lock at 4:30 for security reasons. At least once a week some idiot stands out there yanking on the door for all they're worth. It scares the crap out of me and also drives me bananas. WHO DOES THIS?! They don't knock, or even just gently try the *locked* door again, they just yank and yank and yank. Like, are they trying to break the fucking door? I ignore them because I'm the only one here, they can't see me from the door, and anyone who has any business being in our building has a damn key card or would at least knock instead of rip their arm off pulling on the handle.
I'm worry that they pay me too much with benefits too good and too much vacation time for me to ever find another job acceptable in these areas. And I'm slowly rotting away professionally.
This is what happened to me when I was at the end of my time at the soul crushing job. None of the positions I was applying to would come close to matching the pay rate and amount of vacation time. Then again, I just finished up on a certification program and was trying to switch into a new industry altogether. The entry level stuff was paying like $13-14 an hour, and the positions which came close to what I was making required 3 years experience.
I ended up staying in the same type of work, just somewhere else. My gf wants me to leave where I'm at now, where as I given up hope in that other field.
Last Edit: Mar 12, 2019 5:26:21 GMT -5 by LD - Back to Top
Related to the schedule flexibility comment above, I work hours later than everyone else in my office (which I actually love) and our exterior doors lock at 4:30 for security reasons. At least once a week some idiot stands out there yanking on the door for all they're worth. It scares the crap out of me and also drives me bananas. WHO DOES THIS?! They don't knock, or even just gently try the *locked* door again, they just yank and yank and yank. Like, are they trying to break the fucking door? I ignore them because I'm the only one here, they can't see me from the door, and anyone who has any business being in our building has a damn key card or would at least knock instead of rip their arm off pulling on the handle.
People do this to bathroom stalls at my office. Don't even knock if they're closed, just grab the top of the stall door and start violently shaking.
Related to the schedule flexibility comment above, I work hours later than everyone else in my office (which I actually love) and our exterior doors lock at 4:30 for security reasons. At least once a week some idiot stands out there yanking on the door for all they're worth. It scares the crap out of me and also drives me bananas. WHO DOES THIS?! They don't knock, or even just gently try the *locked* door again, they just yank and yank and yank. Like, are they trying to break the fucking door? I ignore them because I'm the only one here, they can't see me from the door, and anyone who has any business being in our building has a damn key card or would at least knock instead of rip their arm off pulling on the handle.
People do this to bathroom stalls at my office. Don't even knock if they're closed, just grab the top of the stall door and start violently shaking.
Every year we get a performance review, with a correlated raise. Since switching departments and taking over our cafe last May, sales are up ~12%, or $40,000 more than what the department did at this point last year. My boss (the assistant GM) gave me a good review, "Above Standards", 4 stars out of 5, etc.
My raise.
1.3%.
I'm ready to fucking riot. Not to mention that our GM, who makes ~$85K a year and only works about 25 hours a week, has the gall to tell us continually to cut payroll. While increasing sales, of course, so he can get his bonus. Yes, he legit tells us to work harder because it affects his bonus if the store doesn't meet certain numbers. And our Assistant GM, who is a terrific boss and the real reason the store even functions, is now going on her third year without a raise because they're fucking everyone over.
I've been applying to jobs like crazy; really hoping I get one as an assistant GM of a dispensary opening up near me. My goal is to be out of here by the end of the year, but right now I'm ready take to our store's Twitter and ruin our GM's career. Yeah yeah it's a bad idea..I won't do it. But still. Ugh. How can people care so little about their workers?
Post by NothingButFlowers on May 8, 2019 8:31:00 GMT -5
I thought they were done with the renovations on our hall, but I was apparently very, very wrong. It sounds like they are just tearing shit up out there.
Post by crazykittensmile on May 8, 2019 13:08:22 GMT -5
Back at work for the first time in a week and forgot to have coffee. Yey.
Side rant: I really wish there were more viable part time or work from home options. I need health insurance for my family, so part time is a no-go, and work from home stuff always seems to involve tons of travel or shenanigans (see: MLM or some other shady shit). I feel like I could easily do my job from home if there wasn't so much literal paper involved, but they're stuck in the dark ages for 90% of the shit we do.
Back at work for the first time in a week and forgot to have coffee. Yey.
Side rant: I really wish there were more viable part time or work from home options. I need health insurance for my family, so part time is a no-go, and work from home stuff always seems to involve tons of travel or shenanigans (see: MLM or some other shady shit). I feel like I could easily do my job from home if there wasn't so much literal paper involved, but they're stuck in the dark ages for 90% of the shit we do.
I really want to ask to work from home like three days a week. I would definitely be happier if I could do this job in pajamas with a dog to pet any time I wanted. And it would be so easy to do this job from home. I use almost no paper, and I rarely actually speak to anyone. In a year and a half, one judge has come by my office maybe three times to talk about something. Everything else is by phone or email. But I don’t think it’s an option.
Back at work for the first time in a week and forgot to have coffee. Yey.
Side rant: I really wish there were more viable part time or work from home options. I need health insurance for my family, so part time is a no-go, and work from home stuff always seems to involve tons of travel or shenanigans (see: MLM or some other shady shit). I feel like I could easily do my job from home if there wasn't so much literal paper involved, but they're stuck in the dark ages for 90% of the shit we do.
I really want to ask to work from home like three days a week. I would definitely be happier if I could do this job in pajamas with a dog to pet any time I wanted. And it would be so easy to do this job from home. I use almost no paper, and I rarely actually speak to anyone. In a year and a half, one judge has come by my office maybe three times to talk about something. Everything else is by phone or email. But I don’t think it’s an option.
Maybe you can blaze a trail! I always wonder why employers don't allow it, especially not 100% of the time. If you're slacking off about your work, that's an issue that can occur at home or in the office. Not really sure what the hang up is. Seems like it may just be an antiquated way of thinking, butt in seat at desk = working.
but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal. 
