u/nycperson54321

I started two months ago and my job was at an office with multiple branches. Upon interviewing, I was transparent that I was not looking to commute into the city and that’s why I had turned down other jobs. I am a care taker to my elderly parent and I help them administer some medicine that they need me for. I can’t really afford to be late to care for them since they need their medicine at specific times in the morning and night.

This job told me I would only be travelling locally (max 1 hour away) one or two times a week and that was great. Flash forward to almost two months in and they told me that one of their employees is going on maternity leave at an office almost two hours away and want me to go in and shadow. Then it came out and writing was on the wall that they expected me to cover her for her full time in that office 5 times a week, making my commute almost two hours each way (with traffic).

I was fully transparent and said that I cannot do that due to my schedule and caretaking responsibilities. I tried offering that I could be there a little later (30 minutes) but my manager just got extremely angry and was not accommodating at all. Ofcourse it’s also not ideal to spend 4 hours commuting to work when I’m paid only from 8-4 entry level wages when I thought I was signing up for an office pretty close to me. I also kept stating that was I happy to cover or go to any other office this one is just too far, and again it was never disclosed as a requirement when I started! None of this was agreed or discussed at all. They just wanted me to absorb the persons job whose going on leave and cover when what they need to do is hire a temp. I feel like they baited and switched me and it feels so unfair. My direct manager kept asking me I was willing to go, and I kept saying that I could not unless 30 minutes later. She was not being flexible at all and then after a matter of this being discussed for a total of 3 discussions / short meetings over 3 days, I was fired today. I’m shocked they moved this swiftly when I had great performance otherwise. All other cases I’ve heard of people getting fired, it seems like they need more time, documentation, the team thinking about it but just happened so fast. Do I have any options or does this seem normal given the circumstance????

Edit; thanks everyone for your responses. Reddit is randomly not letting respond to comments and glitching.

After looking at my 4 scabs on my face I realized I’ve had enough. For atleast 6 years, I’ve had a magnifying mirror that I just look at when I’m anxious and go to town picking at my skin at the tiniest imperfection or ingrown hair. I turn an ingrown hair that absolutely no one can see with their naked eye to a full blown open wound. I spend hours and hours with the mirror as an outlet. Last night I finally had enough and decided to throw it out. It’s been almost 24 hours and I’m curious to know if I can keep the picking at a minimum. So far I don’t feel as much of an urge to pick since I know it’s not there. Hopefully this finally helps me.

I’m so sick of the trading and tracking implications for spouses. I uploaded one of my husbands 401k statements from his old job, and now getting emails that my husband needs to rollover his plan. Has anyone been through a similar needed action and is it actually necessary ? It’s frankly such BS that I need to make my spouse go through admin hurdles for my job.

Hi all. Has anyone had luck with any serums for reducing scarring on face? It sucks that I cause scars and dark spots on my face when I don’t even have acne or breakouts. I hate how addicting it is to pick😭. Let me know if anyone has any serums or products that have reduced the scars on their face.

Hi all. I’m looking to book a weekend or one night stay for my husband for his birthday this summer. I want to take him to a boutique hotel somewhere two hours from New York in either CT, NJ, or NY. We really like the spa and facilities at Gurneys but it’s way too expensive in the summer. It also looks like the asbury hotel is a cute vibe. Do the NYC BWT have any cool hidden gem boutique getaway recommendations? Budget would probably be $600 a night.

Last night, I had a very vivid dream that centered around a specific black bug. I don’t usually dream about insects EVER and in this dream I remember feeling really uncomfortable and disgusted by it. The bug itself was very distinct and stayed in focus for part of the dream rather than just being background detail.

Then today in the afternoon (day after the dream) I was cleaning and noticed that in my bedroom, directly in front of my bed, there was a bug that looked almost identical to the one from my dream. I’ve lived in the area and apartment for years and have never seen this type of bug before in my life, so it immediately stood out to me and I was so disturbed. I instantly looked at it and immediately thought, “that’s the bug from my dream”. In my dream, the bug was dead / near dying and the one in person was in the same exact state.

The timing and similarity between the dream and what I saw in real life left me with an eerie feeling. Like I have NEVER had a dream about a bug before nor have I seen one like it in my apt! I did leave my window open for a while so it didn’t appear out of thin air but I always open my window and nothing similar has appeared.

The coincidence and timing was so insane. I can’t help but feel so unsettled for some reason. Not sure if this symbolizes anything …