Let's use this International Workers' Day (May Day, May 1st) as an opportunity to understand how regardless of whether you're a neurosurgeon in Rochester MN, a lawyer in Los Angeles, a software engineer in Silicon Valley, a banker on Wall Street, a warehouse associate in New Jersey, a plumber in Missouri, or a line cook in Georgia... ...you're all workers. That's a cause to unite, not to be at each other's throats. No matter which color collar you wear, how much of the work you do with your mu

So I worked for like 4 years at this company and I quit to get a contract job then applied to come back once the contract ended but it was at a smaller location and wow how terrible lol. The pay was $13 and they didn’t want to pay more than that and then the role is supposed to be part time but she said to me “you have to have open availability to get the role and it says here you can only work 4 days a week” isn’t 4 days a week part time???? I asked her that and she said “well it’s actually not

I told my dad I was reducing my work week to avoid burnout, and he reacted as if I was lazy. His disapproval made me feel defeated, even though my employer supported the change for my well-being.

My very large company claimed they value all their employees. The structure at my work site is Big Boss, Manager, 2 assistant managers (of which I am one) then direct reports. About once a quarter big boss arranged a catered lunch for us. Almost always on the regular day I have off. It’s a crappy lunch (think Subway platter level) so whatever. I noticed some behavior from a direct report that felt like she was preparing for quitting. Today I got an email from manager to the whole team sayin

I work a pseudo-corporate job, still at the bottom of the hierarchy after 3yrs, definitely a department work horse. I’m so tired of middle managers and higher ups (and even lateral coworkers) speaking to me as if I’m bottom feeder scum that doesn’t know anything. I do literally everything, I am a team of one. I see all the department email chains, I pay attention to what’s going on insofar as it’s actually communicated to me and the other low level work horses who carry this company. There is n

my wife and i are moving in a few months but she was recently and unexpectedly let go from her job. It's a sort of freelancing contract position, so unemployment isn't an option and we can't survive on only my salary alone, especially with the move coming up. My wife has a job lined up in our new country, but needs something to hold us over until then. She's been applying everywhere and was recently offered a position at trader joes. it seems like a great deal except she came out of the last int

Seen on our company's Out of office slack channel. If your girlfriend has to tell you to take time off work it's probably a sign of a bigger problem.