I seriously feel so much more refreshed and in a much better mood going into a new work week after 3 days off compared to just 2 days off. I can’t be the only one!

Sure, it still sucks to go back to work for 4 days but it feels much better than 5!

I started a role as an associate as a law firm earlier this year. It was miserable. Every file was a disorganized mess and I was spending all day every day fixing issues instead of advancing files.

On the very last day of my 90 day probation period, my boss pulled me into his office and said he was extending my probation for another 90 days. He said he “didn’t want to throw me out on the streets but I’m not committed to being a lawyer,” because I’m a single woman who won’t work until 8pm on Friday nights.

Little did he know I was being recruited by a massive insurance company. They called me the following Monday and offered me a job. I accepted, sent my boss a resignation email and left.

Boss threw an absolute hissy fit, threatened to report me to the legal regulator and bring a law suit against me. He never did, which I presume is because he had no leg to stand on since he extended my probation period.

That experience sparked joy

Have been working a job for a year now that has increasingly gotten worse. I was on call 6 days a week (unpaid), worked close to 80 hours every week, doing the job of multiple people and my to do list was never ending and never complete. Any time I made a mistake or dropped the ball on something, got a demeaning talking to like I was a dumb child.

So for the last time I asked for help in dividing up work for deadlines and boss said deal or find another job. So I quit on the spot and blocked them. They don't even know what all goes into doing my job as they've added responsibilities and had me figure it out for myself along the way.

Good riddance and fuck being a slave to that system.

Handmade miniature diorama, 1/10 scale.

Our office has been going over its monthly supply budget, so management decided the solution was to lock the supply closet.

Not expensive equipment either. Pens, sticky notes, printer paper, staples, cables, everything.

If you need something now you have to message our office manager, tell her what you need and she physically comes over and unlocks it for you. Last Friday I needed a new pack of sticky notes and she asked me what happened to the one I got earlier in the month.

I thought she was joking.

Now people are just avoiding asking for anything because nobody wants to explain why they need a pen or a notebook. Someone even brought in their own box of pens from home and wrote "unrestricted" on it.

Management keeps talking about cutting unnecessary spending while paying someone to literally walk across the office and unlock a cabinet every time somebody needs a stapler.

I've worked some awful jobs in my life but nothing is worse than working for Tim Hortons. I've worked at two so far, the first better than most but the second is closer to the average Tims experience.

The first was owned by someone who just had the one store and worked there themselves. I was trained properly there, there were long-term employees who knew the job, there just felt like there was a proper system there so it functioned like other restaurants I've worked. The owners were very micromanage-y but the environment wasn't too dissimilar to other jobs.

Then I made the mistake of talking to my boss like a normal person. I told him about my girlfriend and how'd I'd be moving in with her in another town in the next couple months and he laid me off over email two weeks later right after Christmas. When I went to return my uniform my manager questioned what I was doing and I had to tell her that I was laid off by the owner. I was left with no job and a lot of debt after months of trying to find a job after.

That was a couple years ago. Fast-forward to a few months ago and I'm desperate for any kind of job. The only place to get back to me was a Tim Hortons in town. I thought the text message I got from them was a scam at first because it was something along the lines of 'hii i got ur resume. do u want to come in for an interview?' I didn't respond for like a week but after still no other prospects I decided I might as well.

I was offered the job after the interview and was to start the following week. I was also given my uniform after telling them my sizes, my pants were two different sizes, 4-6 sizes larger than what I wear and I still have them to this day. The training consisted of the normal Tim Hortons videos. I would watch 2 hours of videos a day then be told to go out front. My training from a trainer was 'this, this, and this is here... this and that is over there... etc.' I would frequently be left by myself because my trainer still had other work to do. I'd be asked questions from customers I couldn't answer because I didn't know or had to make drinks I've never made before with no guidance because we're too short-staffed for people to be able to stop and help. Most of my learning was from getting in trouble for doing things wrong even though I was never told how to do them in the first place. I'd be told how to do the same thing six different ways by the three different managers.

I was constantly yelled at to 'hurry up, buddy' which would just cause more mistakes. If I followed the way the videos taught to do things I'd get yelled at to hurry up. They'd rather do things wrong multiple times than right once. If I was working window I'd have to hand out half empty cups of coffee so they could save that quarter of a second of window time. A lot of the times it'd just end with me being yelled at by the customer (I didn't pour the drink) and them giving the coffee back saying to fill it this time. I burned 3 people with hot coffee in my first 2 months because I'd be told to hurry up so I couldn't make sure the lid of the cup was actually secured. When the Tim Hortons inspection happened I was treated like I was stupid for doing things the way I was shown instead of how the videos said to do them which were trained out of me

My managers constantly go on about drive-thru times and how we need to be quicker. 25 seconds is the goal and I've never seen it achieved before. It's always either the person on windows fault, who relies on the customers to be quick for them to be quick, or the person making drinks fault. Standards say to whip ice capps for 15 seconds and espresso takes 20 seconds to pour, it's literally impossible. The person actually 'at fault' (no one's really at fault, it's an unachievable standard) is the person at sandwich station which is always a manager. We're always waiting for their food which drives up the time. Getting drinks out quickly just offsets the amount of time that food orders add.

We've already almost been closed down by the health inspector over a fruit fly infestation. There were swarms of them. We were actually able to properly clean after that but that only lasted until he came back to check on things. They're back now and it's gross and embarrassing to have customers accuse you of causing them.

I'm going on six months of working there now and it hasn't gotten better. Every one of my coworkers bullies new people and then wonders why we're so short-staffed. There are 30-50 year olds that will just hound on these high-schoolers until they quit then they get stressed out because they have more work to do. This is the most toxic environment I've ever worked for. I've realized now that the people yelling at me for making mistakes make those same mistakes but since they have no one yelling at them about it they don't see it. Any time I try to work collaboratively with people I get treated like an idiot so I've learned to keep my mouth shut and just do things the way I'm told with no questions asked, then at least if it goes wrong my conscious can put the blame on them instead of myself.

The bright side is that some days are so bad and chaotic there that I find it amusing. They've inflicted a self fulfilling curse upon themselves and it's funny seeing the aftermath. I've been searching for a new job since I've started.

They instanrly fired one of the new people they hired because she showed up smelling bad. Yesterday they wanted to fire the other new guy for not learning the register fast enough, so, in desperation to just not have to set foot in that damn store for one day for the first time in a couple months, I tell the guy he needs to show the owner he can do the register today, even though ik he has it down, or he will fire him. Dude proceeds to drive up there and quit and I am unable to talk him out of it. While pondering quitting just on the basis that now I will likely not have a day off for another 2 months because these idiots have horrid hiring taste and then want to be picky when they finally hire someone who isn't homeless or on drugs, I get a call from the owner bitching me out for telling that guy he was going to be fired if he didn't do better, calling me disrespectful for it. Sorry that I don't believe in firing people without telling them there's a problem first and actually giving them a chance to save their job because you guys send him around doing everything but register the few hours he got to be there. But you can have the keys to the store back today instead of me coming in there one more day trying to call a guy who can't speak a single full english sentence my boss without laughing my ass off. I'm on probation so I may go to jail for quitting. Idc, I would rather be in jail. I've believed for a long time that jail is a way better situation to be in than having a job anyway. Was so much happier when I was in jail for 5 months than any time I have had a job.

Edit: I have filled out my first 3 job applications and am much less depressed. That morning depression after quitting a job hits different now that I don't drink anymore. I'm just glad I'm not in jail due to my compulsion to make a bad situation worse instantly.

As of today HEB, a billion dollar retail company located in Texas, has launched a new attendance policy that makes it **impossible** for Full Time employees to earn “commendations”.

Before today, partners were able to have steps (points) removed from their attendance records if they switched shifts at manager request, were cut early for labor, or helped out another department. They would earn a commendation (-1 step/point)

As of today, this is no longer the case!

Now the only way to earn commendations is through covering a shift **on your day off**, coming in 30 minutes early **on top of your schedule shift** OR staying 2 hours later.

This new policy completely shuts Fulltime partners out of the opportunity to earn their way back into good standing and contradicts HEB’s culture of creating a fair and balanced workplace for all. OT is rarely, if EVER approved!!

Why would Fulltimers be singled out in this drastic change in policy?

Because they make, on average, more per hour than part timers and receive expensive medical benefits.

Partners alone do not have the power to push back.

But with your help, we can use the power of public opinion to put a spotlight and pressure on this to push back against this damaging policy.

Please consider sharing our story or reaching out to the following corporate headquarters number to express your concerns with this new policy.

I(27 M) quit my job last month. I worked in tech. I have realised during this short period of time how much I hated my job. I hated going to office and sitting in front of the computer at a stretch. I had spent a fair amount of time doing remote work and it felt alright but it wan't much better. I just don't have the will to work anymore. I don't want to take a part time job or do some kind of business. I just want to chill for the rest of my life without any responsibilities. I'm living with my parents right now and I'm living a comfy life. I just want to earn the bare minimum to survive.

I’d vote for a candidate running on that alone.

I've been at my company for a little over two years. When I interviewed, it was stated that my salary would be based on an 80 hour pay period with bi-monthly checks. The system we use to view our paychecks shows my yearly salary, as well as how it translates to an hourly wage at 80 hours.

About a year into the job, we had a department meeting and were told that we would have to start working 45 hours a week (90 hour pay periods) for the foreseeable future. While I didn't love this, I did like the work and culture of the company. We were able to leave for appointments or if I needed to pick my kids up from school due to illness, etc without any hassle, and were told just told to make the time up. So far, it had been going fine and had been business as usual since the change to 45 hours.

Fast forward to last week, when some of the folks, myself included, were called into individual meetings with our supervisor and HR. The meetings were short and mentioned that because of a "routine audit" and to be compliant with new FSLA standards, four of us in the department would now be made hourly, and have to adhere to clocking in and out as well as having 30 mins for lunch automatically deducted from our daily hours.

The main problem I have with this is that my salary was based on 40 hours per week. The new hourly breakdown brings my pay down $4.23 per hour less based on 40 hours. I met with HR after the meeting and asked them what does this mean for me if we go back to 40 hour weeks, and the answer I got was, "well, we are busy enough that we don't expect that to happen anytime soon, and we'll have to explore that if it does happen." This is unacceptable to me. Besides the runaround answer I received with that question, being non-exempt also means that I lose the flexibility that salaried employees in the department will still receive.

They are sending those of us affected by the switch a "good faith" back payment based on 12 months of work and 1/2 of the hourly wage. This seems like a shitty payoff for losing the perks of a salaried position.

TL/DR:

Company switched my position form exempt to non-exempt. I'm having to take a pay cut based on my original contract and losing flexibility.

I was told to absorb two full time 8 hour jobs for a shitty salary and my health benefits and 401K were cut. When I asked to review my new offer letter the owner stated, “if you don’t sign now you’re out of a job today”. I signed that out of pressure and then the next day I went to work honestly fuming. The workload was insane. I got dumped so much work on me that day I sat there and literally decided I was going to walk out because fuck these guys. I emailed them a resignation letter as well as asking for when I would be paid out and my PTO in which they never responded to. I had to send another follow up email 4 days later requesting my PTO and final paycheck AGAIN with no response. I mean, how disgusting and unprofessional are these guys? I need tips and advice on how to handle this. I spoke to a previously employer they fired and they literally owe that poor girl 4K they still haven’t paid. What a joke.

Business Insider has reached peak delusion.

Just F'ing speechless

Software dev for 15+ years. I wrote AI mdoels before chatgpt became a household name.

I'm not against hard work or a challenge. I refuse to participate in this system anymore as it is until things change.

I quit my last full time job in 2024. I was harassed and never taken seriously. I'm a female in the industry but my last place was the worst. I quit on the spot.

I found contract work to be way better for how my mind works. I work for 6-12 months then just end it. Take a break then repeat. I've had 2 contracts but iwasn't crazy​​ about them. I quit amicably when they ended.

Sadly the last year or so has been extremely rough for devs with vibe coding horseshit getting worse everywhere. They want to pay peanuts and people are desperate enough, they take junior salaries even with experience.

The recruiters get angry with me because I don't put up with their shitty stipulations and low pay. I have enough financial security for a good while to wait it out. I have other contingency plans if I have to. I'm sad I'm being pushed out like this but I can't stoop to that level to take less pay than I should.

I just want decent pay, work for a set period, then take time to do what I want to for as long as I want. I'm tired of getting called on nights/weekends/vacations when something breaks. I'm tired of the pointless performance reviews with no meaningful pay attached. I'm tired of people being angry when stuff breaks then expecting a miracle fix instantly. I'm tired of people coming to me for help privately 1:1 but simultaneously telling me publicly in meetings I don't know what I'm talking about and/or taking credit for my work. ​

so, i’m 16 and this was my first job it’s at a grocery store and the entire week i’ve been here they have been super unhelpful, refuse to train me, and are just wildly rude. today was my 8th day ever and this girl was supposed to be training me but all she did was sit in the breakroom on her phone and this is a really common occurrence here. then, while i was cleaning the bathrooms alone i came out and i guess the manager didn’t hear me but she was whispering to the girl who was supposed to be training me about how “slow” i am and how all the new hires lately have sucked. i went back into the bathroom and cried and almost threw up but i pulled through. problem is i really wanna quit. this stresses me out so much it’s affecting my grades at school and i feel like throwing up everytime i go into work. how do i text my boss and tell him i wanna quit and also ensure i get my check for the hours i worked??