u/Scary_Studio3871

It's hard being full time 6 days a week with multiple locations (I'm a contract custodian) and in a position that's hard to cover for.

What's the point in being given 5 personal days a year if I'm made to feel like I can't even use them.

I don't mind the work, I can deal with it, but I should still be able to take off a day to make some plans. Genuinely other than work, I am huddled up in my room, too anxious to go out anywhere in fear of burning out before work.

I know it's not intentional, part of it is policy, and it's hard to get coverage with so many openings but I've been working here for almost half a year and only taken one personal day. The one time in YEARS I get invited to spend time with family, I can't even get one day off. Only a possibility.

Then there's talk of another trip that I genuinely want to do and I'm sitting here with 3 more personal days if this one gets covered and only 3 months till they're forfeited, and feel like I'm not even allowed to use them because of the holidays.

Edit: I'm glad I'm not crazy and that I was able to post this and talk through what I need to do next.

Not necessarily a negative rant

I started out Part Time, cleaning 2 stores, 1.5 hours each, 6 days a week, all at night on my own.

I've been working almost 4 months now? I was hesitant to start full time just cause of how physically demanding the job is, but I got mostly used to the two locations, never called off so far, got Star Employee and passed both inspections at a 90%, stay up till 4am anyways, and I need the money. So, on the day I finally got my actual employee badge from my Area Manager I thought "fuck it, I'm going to ask about more hours" I was hoping for just like, one extra location, but unfortunately stores come in pairs.

Thankfully the company and managers I have are great, they're letting me test things out, it's not a permanent position to do all 4 stores (one of which is 2h compared to the 1.5 for the others) but man, the driving make me so sleepy (1.5 hr total every day), and my knees, ankles and all the joins in my feet are aching. I did cut some corners but I still tried to keep it to the standard I prefer on days I usually take it easy. I never went over time and I know I'm still learning a good routine for the new stores.

I just want my body to get used to all the work. Ok this is under Rant, but I wouldn't decline any recommendations for specific stretches, especially anything from low back to the joins in my toes lol.

Just started this new job after working less than min wage for my shady boss at a retail job. Completely new to custodial work! But always had an interest in working as one!

My Area Manager is very nice, has shown me most of the ropes, but with the timeframe I have to work in I'm wanting to know if there's things I might be missing on how to speed things up without lacking on daily tasks.

For some context, I clean two retail stores (specifically a mobile company) and I have an hour and a half each to clean them.

Some things I struggle the most with are having to dust and wipe down all horizontal surfaces on top of vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping every night those last three things seem to take the most time for me, especially mopping. I ended up doing fine tonight when I spot mopped the larger of the two stores but when I fully mopped the backroom yesterday I was 15 minutes overtime. (Often with no time to check if things like toilet paper or paper towels need restocked or time to check things off my checklist)

Side Note: Despite this, I am really enjoying the job! I earn more than my previous retail job and with the added bonus of having a lot of time to chill during the day and pretty much a paid work out lol and my bosses are very easy to talk to even with my social anxiety.

Anyways I'll stop yapping, hopefully I have enough context here, thank you guys in advance!!

Wasn't sure if this counted as a vent cause I'm not super upset by it, just a little frustrated, so it's going here just cause I tend to write things in a more emotional way.

But it frustrates me when someone who thinks I'm a Cis man assumes I'm stronger than them because I'm "biologically stronger" (not always said like that but, yk).

For some possibly unneeded context, I've been transitioning for over a decade now (socially since 2015 and medically since 2019) and I'd say roughly around 2024-25 after my top surgery I started passing to 95% of people.

I know I still got this comment from people who knew me pre-transiton, I'd just started transitioning and their way of validating me was wanting me to do more physical work because "you're a guy you can lift heavy things" ... I cannot.

Well, I started a new job that involves a lot more physical labor than I'm used too. I am a very weak person. I can push through the work and sweat for sure! But by no means am I breezing through my tasks (yet!)

There's one task that requires a lot of "elbow grease" and the person I was with (love them, they are very sweet this not a judgment on them at all, they don't know I'm trans) was talking about guys like me who usually have an easier time doing this task. Ive been thinking about it now, and looking back on other times I've been told similar things, and it's never really made me feel good? I think a part of it is because I'm pretty insecure about my strength and general physical stamina, I can lift maybe 30lbs? and be on my feet for about 2 hours before my feet start screaming at me. I've tried working out and exercising, but my brain finds it boring and it always feels like a waste of time, even if in reality, for that hour I'd spend working out I'd just replace it with doom scrolling yt shorts lmao.

Anyways, I'm kinda wondering if anyone else relates to this.