r/WorkRant

So I’ve been working at this shop for 5 years now about to finish my apprenticeship just waiting on papers to sign off, for a good 4 and a bit years I’ve just done structural steel (solid wire mig) then I got put on aluminium (and occasionally stainless) as the tig welder was leaving. so it’s been 6 months give or take and I’m about to get signed off I pretty much only do aluminium now but I’m getting told I’m too slow and if I don’t pick up the pace after I qualify I’m gone. Keep in mind I was given 2 weeks to train aluminium before hand and only got 2 days out of those weeks to practice welding with the old aluminium fabricator. Everything else is self taught. Idk what to do ask to go back to steel keep working my ass off until I’m eventually fired which I’m already doing. Probably should mention I’ve been doing 12 hour days and working saturdays when our usual work week is a 40 hour week usually just me there on Saturdays and I know how to fix and set up all the cnc equipment to an extent as-well when nobody else does. Any advice here? I’m 19 if that matters aswell

Hey everyone, I wanted to bring something up about Publix, specifically in the grocery department, that’s really been weighing on me. My main manager in grocery has been super stingy with hours, and I’m starting to wonder if it’s because there’s a bonus going on—like, is he holding back hours because of that? When he was on vacation, the assistant manager in grocery gave me a lot more hours, so I think this is a deliberate shift. On top of that, he’s a really poor manager—he says there aren’t enough hours and that we have to wait for call-offs, which I think is really unprofessional. He just sits at his desk, expecting us to figure it out. He even got angry when I was moving too slowly, but I’m just wondering—like, is there some time management system we’re supposed to have? At the grand opening, he promised he’d teach us his ways, but he never did anything. And on top of all this, it’s like I can’t even joke around, because when he takes his job so seriously, he drains all the color out of the room. I’m trying to understand him, but it’s hard when he’s so stuck up. And even though he’s intimidating, I’m not scared of him—it’s just the way he carries himself. And it’s not just me; other people in my store have been complaining about him, too. I’m afraid that if I report him, he’s going to retaliate—he already did that to other people I know.

I worked with person that's not only lazy, but LITTERALLY invented a new job by doing something else completely different that no one could ever verify (i.e., employed as a liberian and go does wrestling instead). Magmt did nothing, when this person got called out, they just attacked everyone else and claims victim. Never showed up for face-to-face meetings so no one has actually seen this person. They finally left so we all breathed a sigh of relief. Here is the twist, this person is coming back as of our boss....

What's the moral of this story??

Also, pray for me 🙏

I (19F) just got hired at a big grocery/retail store as a cashier about a week ago and I already hate it. I received minimal online training which was online using the company computers in a back room alone, and then I was just thrown onto the register the next shift. I’ve worked 3 shifts so far and I’ve come home crying every night. I feel a lot of pressure in general because it’s such a big company and it’s my first real job. They also have expectations set for cashiers (surveys, donations, Mastercard). I’m a people person so I don’t mind the interacting with customers but the standing for 8 hours at a time is killing me. Today my schedule got updated and I work 4 days in a row next week. I don’t know what to do I keep crying before every shift and even at home when I think about having to go in again. Does anyone have any tips for overcoming this anxiety??

I don't, but I've only been working for a couple of weeks, so I might be a little bit early.

My whole idea is that I don't go to work to make friends. I go there to work. I go there to hand out drinks (i work at starbucks), and leave lmao. I'm open to having relationships, but that's not what I'm here for at my job.

What about you guys?

I visited Waybacks once, and I loved the place so much that I knew I wanted to be a part of it. From my very first shift, I worked hard to complete weekly tasks and contribute however I could, to learn what I can, and I have consistently tried to improve. In the beginning, that effort was recognized and rewarded.

Since becoming a Shift Lead, I have regularly asked for feedback, criticism, and advice because I wanted to become better at my job, I wanted to be an asset. Every single time I asked what I could improve, I was met with the same response, praise. I was repeatedly told I was doing a great job. Then, without warning, when I setup a meeting for further feedback on how I could improve, I was demoted.

At no point was I criticized, coached, or warned that I was failing to meet expectations. Apparently, I had been falling short for some time, but instead of having a conversation with me, making those expectations clear, and giving me the opportunity to correct course, you allowed me to continue believing everything was fine. When an employee repeatedly asks how they can improve, and your response is always, "You're doing great," only to later demote them for performance, that is not management. It is a failure to communicate.
I asked for guidance. I practically begged for it. Instead, I was given nothing but reassurance, and then punished for shortcomings that no one ever bothered to explain.

I've worked under managers who cursed me out, managers I had to drive home because they were too drunk to drive themselves, and managers who called me slurs while we were on shift. As unbelievable as it is to say, every one of them handled difficult conversations with more honesty, tact, and respect than you did.

I quit.

The only reason I didn't resign during that meeting was because I am financially dependent on the paycheck. I do not deserve to be treated this way. I genuinely loved working here. I was proud to be part of this team. Now I cannot stand the thought of walking through the doors again.

If life is all about choices, then why do people get offended by mine?

I choose to leave work on time because that's what my contract says. I choose to show up on time not ridiculously early just to be seen. I choose to keep my circle at work small and stick with the people I genuinely connect with. And I choose not to play politics or kiss arse for a promotion.

It's funny how people preach "mind your own business" until someone makes choices that don't match theirs.

Not everyone measures success by how much they sacrifice their personal life or how well they flatter the boss. Some of us are simply here to do our jobs, do them well, and go home.

My choices aren't a personal attack on anyone. They're just mine. SMH.

So before the last day of work, my boss gave me a talk about how overwhelmed I was in the classroom with the little ones and some screaming. So she cut my hours to two days a week. I mean I know what you guys might be thinking. That’s not very bad. That might be good for you. But that’s not all two days a week it’s not gonna be enough income and plus I explained to her that I need a full-time job so I can pay the bills that I need to pay. I mean, she understood. I’m also a university student taking an online class and she said that that’s also why she’s offering me a two day a week job so I can focus more on my studies. I know my two coworkers appreciate what I do.

I don’t know if they’re really looking at my well-being, or finding an easy way to let me go. Plus, I’m on the autism spectrum myself. So I was talking to one of my relatives about it and then he said he thinks that’s the easy way for them to let me go that’s bullshit. Why would they cut my hours like that? I’m just going to find something else. He thinks I’m probably being the least paid and I believe it. I think I’m the most unappreciative one from the admin because I’m autistic, but I don’t know if that’s the real reason. I know the admin will say they appreciate what we do for the kids, but for some reason, I feel like they don’t really mean it. I feel like I’m the least valued.

He was telling me I should take it while I find another job. I mean I can, but I can just apply right now, but I know getting hired is the tough part. Personally, I don’t think they even like me that much and I think I have a feeling that they don’t so why stay? I’ve already applied for like four jobs and I’m going to keep applying. Sorry for the long rant, but I just needed to let it out.

To the Leadership of TR Fastenings,

I am writing this letter as one employee among many who have reached a point of exhaustion and frustration.

Over the past months, a series of poor management decisions has created an environment where people are expected to do the work of two employees while receiving little more than promises in return. We are constantly told that things will improve, that bonuses are coming, yet after more than six months these remain only promises. Salary increases are not even part of the conversation.

It is difficult to stay motivated when employees feel they are treated as nothing more than numbers on a spreadsheet—as if we are simply 0s and 1s rather than human beings with families, responsibilities, and limits.

The workload has become overwhelming. The stress does not end when the workday is over. Many of us go home carrying that pressure with us. Personally, I lie awake at night thinking about work. The constant anxiety has reached the point where it affects my sleep and my well-being.

Then there are the layoffs. Wave after wave of job cuts has left the remaining employees carrying even heavier workloads while living with the uncertainty of whether they will be next. Instead of creating stability, these decisions have created fear.

Despite all of this, employees are still expected to smile, remain positive, and pretend everything is fine. It is not fine.

People are not asking for luxury. We are asking for respect, honest communication, fair pay, realistic workloads, and leadership that understands the impact its decisions have on the people who keep this company running every single day.

A successful business is not built only on financial results. It is built on the people who make those results possible.

We deserve better than empty promises. We deserve better than being treated as expendable. We deserve leadership that values people as much as profits.

I sincerely hope someone at TR Fastenings listens before even more dedicated employees lose their motivation, their health, or decide to leave.

Respectfully,

A concerned employee

First time poster.
I am a 31F, I have been in my current profession for 14 years as I started right out of high school. I have worked many different jobs (same field) but different variations.
I started my career at a corporate chain as an w-2 employee before trying booth rent and then commission pay.
My issue is I’m extremely unhappy at my job, honestly the only thing keeping me there is that I genuinely love what I do. This job is also the highest I have EVER been paid. I have looked for other employment in the same field but would be taking a major pay cut, to where I may not be able to afford my bills. Most things about this job are great but I’ll get down to the issues.
Firstly, our manager has no experience in the field. I can accept that, some people are great at technically skills, others are numbers growing the business/helping employees build skills and day to day managerial duties.
She does none of that, we are constantly out of supplies we need in the workplace. We never have change for customers because she doesn’t “feel like going to the bank”
Anytime she does something wrong, or even an honest mistake. She will take no accountability; not even a “my bad” no apology, nothing.
Honestly I think the root of the problem is that she has (still is) been having an affair with the owner of the business. He is technically still married and the knew his wife who was helping with the business when our current manager was a part time employee. After the affair started, she became manager and it has led to all kinds of issues. Favoritism, double standards, the inappropriate workplace environment. She is constantly taking almost every weekend off to go on a trip but says it’s “the rules” to find a cover for your shift (even if you request off 6 months in advance) (also since everyone is already working, how could anyone else cover?)

I’m truly as a loss. The only reason I stay is because of the money, I’ve never made this much in my life and have looked and found nowhere close to this amount. It’s tearing me about trying to decide is it worth crying everyday, destroying my mental health when the trade off is to leave and not be able to pay my bills.

Sorry this post is so long. I just really need advice.

(Side note: there is no HR to report to since this is a small business)

Promotion and payrise means I can't discuss this milestone

Recently got got a promotion and a payrise with it. We were discussing team dynamics and congratulating people on changing roles- promoted within our team.
I was asked if I got a good raise with my promotion for my hard work to which I responded, yes.
Later my boss said I can't discuss my payrise and i was made to feel like i was in the wrong.
Why would I take on a role with more responsibility and a more demanding workload without a raise?
I'm annoyed about being shut down for being proud of my achievement in being promoted.

It's not like I said the amount of my raise and rubbed it in everyone's face. I don't discuss how much I earn anyway because I know well enough that I don't make near what the others at my level do. I worked really hard in a male populated work place to get the opportunity to progress and now I feel like I can't be proud of myself.

I have been working for a bank for the last 5 years. I have spent these years learning everything about the company going to network events and doing everything I can to do my job right. I have been trying to get an internship in corporate for the longest and no one has been able to help me with it. Now, I few months ago we just had a new hire who barely knows the company and barely does their job and my district manager and manager went above and beyond for this person who by the way is a nice guy and have nothing against him. But I just think is unfair that I have been giving my spare time and everything I got at work and it goes unrecognized while he just asked and was giving to him that easy.

I 30F have a coworker 50F whom I've known for years, way before I started working here, he knows a lot of my family members as well. He works in a different department but our work overlaps a lot, so we often end up chatting while we do whatever task we have to work on and sometimes just when crossing paths. I'm happily married and he is too. My husband works there as well in a third, different department, but they are friendly, talk almost every day too.

Today my boss called in a meeting with me, a manager and 4 of my coworkers from the same floor and basically tore me a new one in front of them, saying she doesn't want family drama in the workplace and she knows what we've been doing for a while now so I've gotta finish this affair asap, or I've got to look for another job. She doesn't want to wait till my husband knocks out said coworker so we have to even stop talking altogether. It was extremely embarrassing especially because she said her piece and stormed off, leaving me flabbergasted. I called my husband, told him everything and he went to talk to the coworker who was also shocked and had no idea where all this came from. A few hours later the two of them have been called into a quiet chat with a manager saying they should work out their differences. They've been equally confused. There are no differences to work out because there is nothing happening.

The thing is I know management wants me to feel ashamed but it's so absurd I don't know what to do about it. I'm extremely embarrassed about the treatment I got especially knowing how different the boys were treated. I'm also very sad because that coworker was almost like the dad I've never had and it's disgusting to think about him like that. What on earth is wrong with this place? Should I try to say something in my defense or will it just blow up in my face?

I have no idea what to do.

As a title state, my boss is not paying me my incentive for my last week at my company. Incentive is how I got through all of last year and this year, if you work incentive base, you know how good the paychecks can be. Long story short my last week at the company I received zero dollars in incentive so I called HR cause I knew that wasn’t right and they said they would have to call me back the next day. They did and the first words out of their mouth was don’t get mad at me I’m just repeating what I was told, because they know how insane it is to tell me I didn’t earn ANY INCENTIVE for my last week. I already texted this douche bag and told him I will be speaking with the NYS department of labor. Still absolutely no response 12 hours later. Where do I go from here? I’m willing to do whatever it takes for this guy to lose his job, not kidding.

Maybe I’m in the wrong here but I’m not sure so I work (worked) for Lowe’s and it was a great job honestly I loved it however we recently had a transgender person come into my dept and they were super chill honestly 10/10 they were going from woman to man which I don’t care their name is Clayton anyway one of my other coworkers she was the head cashier her name is Madison. Anyway Madison asked me what Clayton went by so I explained Clayton went by he him she her it they don’t care is exactly how I said it anyway come two weeks later I get told I’m under investigation and another two weeks go by and I get fired when asked why it’s because Madison reported me for calling Clayton an It so my question is am I in the wrong here? I went to Clayton right after I was initially told about the investigation and apologized immediately and their response was that they don’t give a damn what they are called

Edit so a few updates first due to some comments let me explain Clayton has told me when I first met them they went by HE HIM SHE HER IT see that IT as a pronoun therefore no harm done when I said it

Second HR called me back today some dude that was already pissed off to be alive I answered the phone and told him I’d be recording the phone call because my lawyer has advised me to do so ( I live in a one party consent state for that) he threw a fit saying he wouldn’t talk to me if I recorded the call and that it was illegal for me to do so so naturally I told him I wouldn’t and we had our conversation he asked for me details about how I got fired if I was told anything when I was fired and if they could talk to Clayton I said yes please talk to Clayton cause I know Clayton will stand up for me on this

I live in Arkansas and worked for the company for about 3 years. The day before I was fired, I used FMLA. Then when I came in today, they terminated me.
Their reasoning was that I had been a minute late on multiple occasions. The thing is, we used to have a grace period, and from what I knew, being a minute late wasn’t an issue. If they changed the attendance policy, nobody in my area was told.
What really confuses me is that they started bringing up attendance from 2024 and 2025 to add up points instead of addressing it when it happened. It feels strange that they waited until after I used FMLA to suddenly go back through old attendance records and use them as the reason to fire me.
I’m pretty stressed right now and have already applied for unemployment in Arkansas. Has anyone been through something similar? Do I have a reasonable chance of qualifying for unemployment, or should I also consider talking to an employment attorney if I think my FMLA use may have played a role?
I’d appreciate any advice or experiences.

Q: What can I do?!

I was unjustly fired from my job of 5 years, literally,because my boss and her boss disliked me. A manager I worked with daily, another manager, techs, and co-workers thought I did a very good job and disagreed with this decision.

I had been encouraged to keep track my the mistreatment and to let my boss's boss's boss know and medical director of the company. They ignored me. 

Side note: It's hard for me to find a job, because I have a severe anxiety disorder stemming from PTSD stemming from SA and also have spinal issues. I have been denied SSI and wasn't able to get unemployment due to not being able to get into my account and multiple customer service reps couldn't help. So,I'm struggling and am in hell. 

This is the email I sent. Names have been changed. 
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Hello.  This is from recently former employee (my name).  If you're receiving this email I've been fired. This is about mistreatment I received from Jenny M and  Jerksica E while employed and since I'm fired and I don't have to fear sending this to you now and I think you should still know about it.  I'm not trying to get my job back, I just think you should know since I was told you are their boss.

(I know someone else just gave their 2 weeks notice due to mistreatment. )

I had planned on sending this if I was fired or reached my limit with the treatment I'd been receiving at work.

(I have some attachments for some proof,but they are large in file size, so may need to send separately once I receive a reply if you want them. Unable to fully attach to this email) 

I HAVE BEEN MITREATED BY UNPROFESSIONAL AND DOWN RIGHT MEAN AND DEFENSIVE MANAGERS! 

Side note: (I would send this also to HR,but HR has shown very little caring for me as an employee. Like if I mentioned any of these issues, it never got replied to or she said she saw a message, but I said disregaurd,because I was scared and she said nothing. Or I first asked, if I'm having issues with a manager or something can I say something now incase anything should happened,like it be notated, she said no,she'd have to tell.

No professionalism or compassion or do you want to do something about this? And then she complains to my bosses if I accidentally send her more than one message when questions come up. So, unless if you have another HR rep that isn't Ruby we are in trouble with that area. I don't have all those emails with HR,but I'm sure you can look into our emailing system and get to them.)

I've somewhat been keeping things to myself out of fear of being fired. 

Though I've never been verbally abused per say ,though yelled at, or physically abused, I have been treated differently and unfairly during my five years at (name of company) and there's been things here and there that have doubled my known severe  anxiety disorder  and stress and were certainly undeserved. My morale was killed early on. 

Though these things may seem minor to someone , to me these constant things are quite troubling. 

I have some screen shots and attachments,but sadly I don't have it or visual or audio proof,but I'll do my best here and also you can always ask any of the employees at (name of company-branch) especially,  Danny (though she's questionable as the known favorite and is chummy with Jenny M) , Junifer H and Annie W, and the center manager,Aria B, as they've been around me right after these things occurred and are aware and if they don't fear for their jobs,I'm sure they'll give their true opinions on Jenny M  and Jerkisica E  and how things are.

So, here's the issues I dealt. Not in order of worse or anyhthing,just random order.

Mistreatment/Being Treated Differently 

Once I was sick. I was showing the signs of having the flu. At this time we even had a sign in our breakroom stating the difference between a flu and a cold. Anyways, I am considerate and wouldn't want to get my co-workers or patients sick, so I let my bosses know, Jerksica and Jenny. In the first conversation via T Chat I said I think …I had the flu and later in another conversation via T Chat called it the flu.

It seemed like the flu. No biggie, right? Just a minor difference in phrasing. However, one day Jeanne  randomly brought up this difference in the conversations and acted like as if I was a huge liar! This is something so minimal, certainly not a lie,but you would have thought I had lied about something huge to my bosses. Jeanne freaked out on me. I was so upset I almost cried to Annette. It's as if my boss's boss, Jenny, was going through the Tiger chat messages trying ….to find something for me to get in trouble about! 

So when I started  for the first two years I had great attendance and PTO. I'd have to be asked to even use PTO,but I'll admit, I did have an issue after that for awhile. I would ask for time off due to my many illnesses and if my family needed me,like they were in the hospital,so I got into a little trouble. However, one of my doctors suggested asking about FMLA. This was never even mentioned by my bosses or anyone as an option. After that, now they are magically okay with it. Mind you, they always said yes and gave permission. I never just took the time off. I wonder why they never mentioned that option to me... Don’t allow someone to do something and then yell at them for doing it? If I thought it was wrong I wouldn't have done it….

They don't treat some of us, me, for example, like humans. We are like cogs in a machine, not people. They act like robots. 

So, I get an incentive based on the amount of orders I do. I was new to using FMLA and was never told that if I leave work early or take a day off, even for one day, I don't get that incentive pay for that week,even if I've done tons of orders. So, when I noticed my check was hundreds of dollars short, I asked Jerksica about it and she claimed she told me, that there was a whole conversation via phone about the incentive. This wasn't true. There was no conversation on the phone and this can be checked. 

I remained calm, professional,but stood my ground and she ended up yelling at me! I have proof of this conversation. After speaking to pay roll, she then said, oh it got fixed. The conversation with her about that never took place and there's no proof of it. She yelled at me and indicated I was a liar,which is uncalled for! 

When I told Jenny ,she shrugged it off and said "sometimes managers get frusterated." That's no excuse. If I spoke to anyone the way Jessica spoke to me, and she’s been known to speak to others,  I'd be in trouble! 

You can check with Aria and my co-workers. I am a good, even great employee, always kind, and I do my job well and do not deserve to be fired, have the constant fear of being fired, or to be treated like this! 

 So, I noticed that a lot of the times if I messaged about something on T Chat and it would show as read, I sometimes wouldn't ever get a response. I mean even days or weeks later! I know this isn't the case when other people send messages to my bosses.

So, everyone else that became an employee there got a staff email to use immediately and I got mine 3 years after I started. IT came and gave everyone new computers and scanners and when they came back to me in the storage room, they are like “Oh do you want one too?” It wasn’t even supposed to happen. Everyone else,but not me that at this time has been there almost 5 years! 

So, going along with some things mentioned above, Jenny keeps making comments that insinuate that I’m a liar,which is uncalled for. Like, the other day, the US Echo tech had the thermostat so high that my fan, that shows the temperature, showed it in the mid 80’s! Eventually getting up to 92 degrees back there. So, I had to mention it to Jeanne and ask that they please talk to the tech. I messaged Jeanne via T Chat with photos attached as proof. Her response was she’s surprised that it’d actually get that hot back there. Like I just showed you pictures, digital proof… I’m not lying! 

So I've made the suggestion multiple times about checking the thermostat itself, because it might be broken. As an example, when it is set to 73, it goes from 77 to 80 in the back room where I'm at. Or when it's set on 70, it fluctuates between 69 to 75 in the back room back and forth.  Of course nothing is ever done. They know I have Fibromyalgia and heat makes me ill and it's hard to work in and put me in the storage room with temperature issues.

Evey M, an assistant manager has been unprofessional. A few times when I've made minor mistakes instead of speaking to me one on one, she brings it up in a group chat.

Bringing up an employee's mistakes or misunderstanding in a group chat is not employee friendly, demeaning, embarrassing and unprofessional. Aria another manager agreed. Those were her words. 

The first time this occurred I asked her nicely to talk to me one on one and she said no,that it's best for her this way. Some people on the group chat aren't even my boss. Also,if my boss needed to know about something she could tell my boss one on one. Jessica, my boss, got mad at me about this. I was embarrassed and I'm only human, so I thought it'd be okay to ask Evey that. It was like, how dare I? Do you know she’s a manger. Yes….and I thought possibly a caring human too...

🌟  🌟  🌟  🌟  11.So I got my fifth year review, and the majority of it was good, but the bottom had a very insulting take on my communication skills. It said I was condescending, argumentative, and snarky, which was very shocking and insulting to me and also shocking to those that I work with,including the center manager Aria.

I’ve worked with the (company bame-branch) employees for five years and not one of them would say this about me, including the manager,Aria.  Also, The (diffrent branch) manager ,Riley W, said I have good communications skills (I also do orders for them).

This comment came from someone that hasn’t gotten to know me or try to get to know me and hasn’t worked with me or sees the good that I do. I attached a document, listing my strengths and contributions as an employee showing that I’m a good employee, and letting her AND Jenny know about some things that she would not know of, and she most likely didn’t even read that before submitting my review.

I tried to be the bigger person and emailed her stating that I wasn’t aware that was representing myself this way and if she had any tools that would be helpful for me to review given my poor rating for communication and she asked me to give her a call.

I tried to be the bigger person and thank her for making me aware of this issue, this was suggested for me to do,  even though I legitimately do not have this issue and no one else, but her, thinks this. She quickly ignored that and went on listing the reasons why she thinks I’m “snarky, argumentative and condescending", and it was very tough to remain professional, because the examples she gave were very incorrect and warped. She also said she had no idea what I meant by tools and so she couldn't even assist me if I actually had this issue. (You can check the phone call) 

She got onto me for reaching out to the managers, asking questions about orders, but I was told if I can't I get a hold of a tech, to message them. She usually ignores the messages where the first sentences I tried asking a tech, but wasn’t able to get an answer or the tech didn’t know and so I’m asking you and she just ignores that and says I should ask a tech.

She also thinks my explaining myself is very rude even though she and Jenny have been made aware that I have a severe anxiety disorder, stemming for PTSD and so of course I’m an explainer and I worry, so I explained myself. The (branch)  and (other branch)  manager understand this. 

She also said about the situation, which I have an attachment of, where she did not ever tell me that if I was off for one day or left for the day that I wouldn’t get my incentive, in this involved, my FMLA, and she said I was treating it like she was using my FMLA against her and if you review the entire conversation, I remained calm and professional and just happened to State the opposite of what she was saying so she finds it rude and it turns out I was correct and they gave me the money for my incentive.

All of these situations have been changed or warped to where it doesn’t make her look bad. It makes me look bad, but if you talk to the center manager, Aria or any of my coworkers at (branch name), they have known me for five years and can tell you that in no way, am I ever snarky, argumentative, or condescending. So that was really reaching for her.

So it was very upsetting and I now feel so uncomfortable, that I have to walk on eggshells at my job and I’m afraid to speak to anyone, which is not good. 

You can check with Aria the manager about this and she knows Jerksica and agrees that she,Jerksica   is not manager material and she does not know how to manage anyone and she treated me inappropriately. Also that I pretty much managed myself, I work very independently and do not need a lot of help and that was also not even recognized in my review.

I asked Jenny, Jerksica’s boss, if I could have a secondary review done by someone that actually knows me and works with me, like Aria. Explaining all the reasons my review was incorrect and she denied me this request. (The email conversation of this has been sent via email to HR for my personnel file.)

12. So, when Jenny was my boss and I put in a time off request for a Doctors appointment, it was promptly approved or not approved and way before the day of the appointment. With Jerksica I’ve noticed the day before the appointment the request is still in pending! We have to know way before the appointment so we can either reschedule or cancel and as not to get charged a fee from the doctor’s office. Understandable.

I’ve nicely asked  Jerksica via the T chat checking if I may proceed with my appointment since it’s still shows as pending and ne time she yelled at me and another she flat out read the message and ignored me. Also, oddly ADP shows she cancelled one request that was put in properly and then put it in again for the day off and approved. I checked and my request was put in correctly,so why would she do this.

When I brought up this ADP issue to Jeanne via email, she shrugged it off, made excuses for Jessica,and clearly didn’t even look at ADP. (I have attachments of the chats, requests,and email as proof.)

⭐ 13. So, one day in the wee hours I began having  severe stabbing pain every few moments. I ended up having to go to the ER. I spent hours there in agonizing pain. Turns out , one ER DR said I have a kidney stone, another later on is says other calcifications and to see a urologist, anyways... It was recommended I go home after. I have a doctor's note and all of the paperwork. I messaged the managers I work for and do orders for. So, Aria, Riley, Jenny, and Jerksica. 

The chat shows Jenny and Jerksica read the message and they never got back to me! They didn't acknowledge or seem to care that one of their employees was in the ER in a great deal of pain. They didn't put, like the other managers, "hope you feel better" and "keep us posted." They didn't even say "ok." Nothing! They are unfeeling robots that never have shown me compassion or empathy. It's like I'm a cog in the machine. (I have an attachment where you can see at the top of one of the chat messages it says all 4 names and at the bottom you'll see 4 read,but you'll see they don't reply anything like a person would. Nothing.)

(Now when this happened next week  with the same problem,I was shocked,Jenny replied, but still not in a way like she cares, more so like to keep us posted as if to tell her if I’m coming to work or not . Any other times when I said I've been sick,she and Jerksica say nothing,not even okay, and they never have anyone covering the orders for me. They’ll leave almost 100 or more orders for when I come in.)

Also, some of us get an incentive pay. The more orders we do, the more extra money we get on the paychecks and there's rules to follow. Like you lose your incentive pay for that week if you leave early or call out, however... On Wednesday & one day the next week,  my calling out was an EMERGENCY (go to the ER) and I HAD TO.

I woke up in the wee hours feeling a severe stabbing pain that was constant. It lasted an hour,then we went to the ER, it last 3 more hours till the doctors gave me medication. I have a doctors note, imaging results,and paper work. I kept Jenny and Jerksica updated on this and when I came back to work asked Jessica if due to the emergency if I could still get my incentive pay. I was told no. I think if it's an emergency that can't be helped, we should still get the incentive pay. We did the work, we should be paid for it,and it was an emergency situation! I was given no understanding whatsoever! 

Favoritism

 Some things that happened years ago. So, there is definitely  favoritism in the office. Which isn't right or fair. Life isn't fair,but an office such as ours should be. I noticed I was being treated a little differently early on, despite being nice and a good employee.

Jordie R back then, Jenny's number 2, would speak to me like I was an idiot and laugh at me when I became anxious. One day I was brave and told her nicely and sternly that I didn't appreciate that or deserved it and she laughed in my face. 

I'm an anxious person,so I messaged Jeanne on our chat system back then, called Spark (I do have screenshots of this convo). I didn't name Jordie ,but explained how someone was talking to me and figured a caring boss would, of course, ask who and proceed with making the situation better (Jenny  was my boss back then). She completely ignored that topic in the chat and spoke of other things. This was very disheartening. 

Some things that happened years ago. I noticed when others weren't feeling well or were sick or got sick as work, they were treated with concern and kindness. For example, if Danny was seeming to feel not well, Jordan would ask if she was feeling alright and needed to go home. However, if I wasn't feeling well or were sick or got sick at work, Jeanne and Jordie  didn't act like this. The way they spoke to me was as if it was a guilt trip and I had to feel bad about it.

3. I work in the storage room. Which has always been known to be hot , muggy,and the ac doesn’t work a lot of the time. (You can check with Annie W, she's been back there when it's sweltering).  I have Fibromyalgia,which means I can’t regulated temperature and heat can make me have flares up and be sick. The managers are aware of this. So, when myself and co-workers noticed it was extremely hot in there (almost 80),I mentioned it and asked if we could turn the thermostat down.

 

Now the thermostat is in the next room,which was our NM room,but then became the US Echo and a room for our IT person. They claimed it'd be too cold if it was below 72,even though it made my room horribly hot and hard to work in,because there’s something wrong. Mind you, if people get cold they can put on a sweater. If people get hot there's only so much you can do. I have a fan,but that didn't help. If it was me,I'd be told to put on a sweater.

This became an issue and Marcy and Jenny put me on a call with them and shrugged it off and also said that many of the co-workers, (most that don't go into that room) have Menopause and they want it warmer. However, it's funny, because the US Echo tech said that isn't right and that she has it and it makes you want to be colder. That’s NOT how Menopause works. 

This issue with the storage room/my office area has been ongoing for years and it never gets fixed and it won’t stay cool unless the Thermostat is way under 70. Instead of checking/fixing the thermostat and the air flow in the storage room, they shrug it off,because it’s me back there and they think fixing the issue is putting something over the thermostat so no one can touch it,even though logically that has nothing to do with fixing anything. They just want it to stay sermon 70,which fixes nothing! Others have sat back in my spot and feel no air flow at all,unlike the rest of the building,which is comfortable and cold for everyone else.  (The company makes enough money for it to be a couple degrees lower on the thermostat. We constantly have patients and orders coming in, and they can afford to constantly go cruises, even have a house built, and go on trips outside of the country. You all can afford to make every single room in the center a comfortable temperature.)

4. Going a long with #4: So, the way it used to be is Marcia had an office, Jenny was next door, then Annette was in another, and Danny was in my old office (that also has no air flow.) Jenny has mentioned repeatedly that her then office and her now office (where Marcia was at) is really cold.

Anyways, when Marcy went away,Jenny moved over to her office and her old office was vacant. They always told me there was nowhere else for them to put me, other than the hot storage room. So, this nice cold room opened up and they didn’t even consider me! They just let Danny move in. Which she didn’t even need to move across the hall to the next room. There was no real reason and she’s been so cold in that room, I’ve seen her use small hand heaters! They should have considered me due to my medical issue and the storage room issue. 

5. When other people take time off for a surgery,they're allowed to take as much as they need, even 4 weeks! When I had surgeries, I made sure I did it on a Friday and came back maybe within a few days. I did this out of fear for my job and Jenny  never corrected me. Never said I could take my time, just get better,ect. Not for me.

Nitpicking (Trying to find something wrong)

I've been doing orders for the company for almost 5 years now. I try my best to do as many as I can, and accurately, and normally can get or somewhat get the fax inbox cleared out. However, this year we have been getting more orders in. This has been clear to the center manager,Aria,and my co-workers. So,I haven't been able to always get the inbox clear by the end of my shift. 

I'm only one person and it's not feasible. However, a few times Jenny has mentioned to me and others about that and as if I'm not doing enough. However, I was told by my boss Jerksica, the minimum is 130 orders and I always do at least 150-200 orders a day! 

It's been told to me that Jeanne mentioned maybe I'm too chatty with my co-workers and that's why the inbox isn't cleared out. Which is ridiculous. I'm not any more chatty than anyone else there at (center name) and anymore than I've been all these years. Especially, her favorite, which literally turns her back from her desk and will have long talks, not work related, to the marketer and techs .

She even caused me such anxiety that Annette suggested  I keep track on a note book,which I started too and we definitely on some days are getting way more orders. She said surely Jeanne can't dispute this,but I've had other convos with her, which I'll share, that have shown Jenny isn't a rational person. 

The nitpicking! For many years I've done my tasks well, you can see from my reviews and talk to all of the techs at (center name)  I've never had to be micromanage and yet even though I'm doing my job the same way as always, nowadays,Jenny keeps nitpicking me,but not others. 

Like it's odd that I've been doing my job correctly all the time,but now magically I'm not? Like doing the future orders. You select the date for the month prior to when it's due. I always make sure this is correct. Now she says she's finding ones not correct. Mind you,if another employee opens that future up to look at it and closes it. The date can go away and they could also choose the wrong date when putting a date back on it. 

Also, I always make sure if I don't know something,I ask. The techs have told me they like this about me. However, if I was given an incorrect answer, Jenny would get onto me, if though I was doing as instructed. Shouldn't she have discussed it with the person that gave the wrong information? 

I also am not allowed to check with more than one person. If I ask someone, I was told I should wait,even days,which has occurred for the answer. That's silly. If the person doesn't get back to me within 30 mins or an hour and there's an order to be done,I should be allowed to ask a second person without getting yelled at!  It's one thing to have an anxiety disorder,but even as a normal person to have to over-think and try to always do things to save yourself,because of your boss or boss's boss. It's just not right. 

4. So the nitpicking is interesting, because me and Danny and probably other people have noticed that when Jenny  does orders, she does them incorrectly sometimes too. I've seen a few STATS put in as non-stats or an exam put in in a way that no location actually does it that way or she does an order and doesn't update the patient's info as shown on the order, chooses the wrong location for a provider, and it's her name on it. If I did this, I would be a reprimanded all the time by her.

5. I’ve noticed when I do something wrong or misunderstand something they are right on it,but when scheduling does something wrong they don’t care. There’s even been a saying I’ve heard in the office, “Scheduling is drunk at the wheel today.” Anytime I noticed something,some problem I used to report it to Jerksica, because it was something schedulers were doing wrong over and over,including one STAT scheduler,Laurie D stating via T Chat that schedulers don’t really look at the order, they just put them in as they are, which is awful and incorrectly majorly. For this and other issues though there’s never in years been a group chat broadcast updating or reminding anyone of anything I ever brought up. Only a few reminders to only me and Scotty in the fax team. My co-workers and I over the years constantly see how bad schedulers are at their job and nothing has ever been done. It’s just known that they get trained improperly and who is there boss? Jerksica and Jenny.  Ask around,including ask Danny, she knows.

 

They don't care if anyone is scheduling does anything wrong. Nothing is ever reminded or mentioned in a group chat. They don't care that that large group of employees is known to be bad, but they get into me. 

6) The improper training causes issues and confusion. Like I’m told to input an order one way by a tech and then a scheduler tells me to input it another way as another exam and then I’m unsure what to do and I have to ask Jeanne who should I believe. It’s very confusing. I can't go back to the tech and re-ask again,because I’ll get yelled at by Jerksica. She doesn’t like if you get one answer from someone, if you check on it with another person. I’ve gotten yelled at via phone for this and it causes me to walk on eggshells, like can I ask? Should I ask? Who to ask? I have to get this order done correctly though! 

🌟  🌟  🌟   7) THE LATEST: Jenny called me into her office with Jessica on the phone and read out their reasons for not being happy. Jeanne knows I have a Severe Anxiety Disorder stemming from PTSD,but she knows I'm too uncomfortable to say anything during a meeting and I wasn't given a chance to explain myself. 

So,I asked her via email if I may do so, she didn't reply. 

This is the message I would have sent and it'll give you an idea of how they are trying to find a way to fire me when I do a good job and others see that,including other managers.

>>>>Before reading this part coming up I’d suggest to read the list of complaints they had printed out for the meeting AND...listen to the phone call (during the in person meeting with Jeanne,she had Jessica on the phone). I signed the form,because I had no choice! 

EMAIL/RESPONSE TO MEETING: Hello. So, it’s been 5 years and you’ve mentioned that you know about my anxiety disorder stemming from PTSD, so me jumping into a conversation with you all to explain myself, really wasn’t going to happen and it didn’t seem like I had a right to say anything? Before I begin, this is written in a clear and explaining manner and shouldn’t be considered rude,because what is being shared just might not be liked and anyone that knows me knows better. 

When you said, you don’t see me in the inbox, I was shocked and others ar work would be too. I’m only out of the inbox if I’m doing an (other center) order, or perhaps I’m in the all centers inbox doing an order, or I’m going to the bathroom, or sending faxes or putting in a toadd note,which I normally try to do before finishing the order.

So now I’m worried that I might have to message saying hey I’m gonna be out of the inbox for a minute,because I have to go to the bathroom or I have to send faxes or I’m out for lunch. I’m always in the inbox doing orders  otherwise. So now I’m concerned that you don’t see that. That’s what my job is and I’ve been doing it well for 5 years. 

It has been shown over the last couple months that they just keep piling in,but one day months ago I showed that by saying my clock in time, the number in there, then checking how many I did at another time, and how many were in the then. 

So,how do I proceed now? Do I need to message any time I’m in another inbox or going to the rest room or getting up for faxes or to ask questions, which techs have told me they do like that I do, because that would be a more than a few times a day OR I go about how I’ve been working? I’m genuinely asking. 

Also, I understand what you’re saying about the messages, one situation, it’s just if I ask one person and they tell me to ask another person and that person tells me to ask another person that’s why it’s flowing onward (that happened recently) OR if I ask someone something and someone else in on the message and the first someone replies, then it’s going to look like two messages.  But I do understand, and I have been better with it when asking techs and they’ve never had a problem with me. In fact they say they like that I ask questions.  

Also, I mentioned this to Ruby and Carmel. Sometimes a person has a question and then later… I have come to have another question and I can’t go back in time to put that in the same email,because I didn’t know I’d have a future question. That’s normal and happens to everyone. 

For when I asked you about the question I mentioned I had waited a few days for Ruth, it’s because I was told to give like 24 to 48 hours, so that wasn’t me being rude. That was me just explaining, like I’ve always done, hey you know I did try this and I did wait so I thought what’s the harm and asking you, I didn’t think there’d be any harm in it. Like being really mad about that is shocking. It’ll make someone feel like they’ve been here years,but are still misunderstood and have to walk on eggshells.
(Also,I was told this once and forgot and get anxious when I need to ask questions so I ask them) 

As we’re asking Jerksica about the UKG request thing, I didn’t say there’s a rush on it or I need this to be done immediately, the only reason the chat went on is ,because she kept saying she didn’t see anything there and so I would send her a screenshot so she knows I’m not like fibbing or something, because I did see something there. (Digital proof)  It must be a UKG error.  All I was doing was explaining the issue AND I was polite in my speaking, nothing I said was rude. If someone says something to continue the convo, the convo continues. Now I’m afraid if I don’t keep any conversation to like a two sentence minimum and when someone says something and it might not be true or it’s different,  that I can’t explain myself or show what I’m seeing. No one should be afraid of that. 

As for making the exception and giving me my incentive pay, I really did appreciate it, but I wasn’t in the wrong and I wasn’t lying, I was telling the truth in that situation. There was no phone conversation, there was no email or chat, I hadn’t been sent the form. I’ve mentioned before that I was calm and professional in the convo, which I’ve kept, and then I got yelled at, and that was just “okay”,which that’s unprofessional and not deserved. 

I understand what you’re saying, though, but there is reasoning for me to do these things and most people that talk to me and work with me ,especially for years, and they actually know me me here, know that I’m not being rude, that I’m just an anxious explainer,and they’ve learned my verbiage., They never think the worst of me at all,especially immediately. It’s like that’s never given a chance. 

**** I’ve been told by two other managers that I have good communication skills and that they have never had a problem with me, they’ve even said they like it that I ask questions and I do orders well. One of them, along with my co-workers was shocked about my review (which is my business, so sharing it with them isn’t giving someone else’s business or something I should have to hide, and most importantly, I was checking to see if there was a communication issue that I needed to fix with them and they said no. ) I have a document that lists MANY of my contributions and strengths, one which I sent to Jessica before my review and to you after my review and I’m sure they didn’t get read at all. All the good I do,was ignored and that can make someone feel like a cog, instead of a human and someone that DOES a good job. 

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Wage 

There's definitely a concern about wage and you can ask the techs, they have issues too. So, it's been said that when it comes to Jenny that she doesn't like to give out raises even if the cost of living goes up.

Like I was stuck in the $15 rage for almost 4 years,till the 4th year I asked Jerksica  to please speak with Jenny Then I got up to $16. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to wait another 3-4 years to get up to $17, especially if I'm a good worker and the cost of living is so high,even $17 is low. 

The amount I get without the incentive  for each paycheck is about a little less than $2,000 a month,which is lower then most monthly rents! Even for crappy apartments.

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NOTE: By the way, Managers  (that I’ve dealt with) that think they are untouchable are no good for a company! Managers shouldn't just be unfeeling robots. They should be human. Empathetic and kind to EVERY employee. 
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PS:  I have a severe anxiety disorder stemming from PTSD. Jenny has been aware since 2021, when I started and I let Jerksica know when I started working for her,so she'd understand me better.

Everyone else,such as Aria, Riley, and my co-workers are understanding  of this and understand if I worry, over explain myself,and my verbiage.  I also have Fibromualgia,which Aria understands.

⭐ These issues are considered disabilities. 

Jenny and Jerksica never took this into consideration, never tried to understand, and knew I was always uncomfortable,so I could never stick up for myself.

The End. 

It’s been a month I am on the floor as a server. Learning new things everyday. It’s been going smooth so far until yesterday. I had a table of 6, took a while to order as they were waiting for two more people. Our kitchen was running horrendously slow (Maybe someone called in cause I saw our GM herself cooking in the kitchen). Some of the items came out first, I was still waiting for three more items. However, 20 minutes passed and was still waiting for the three items. The items came out first started getting dry at the kitchen window, so I ran those items to the table and came back to the kitchen to check on the other items (I was not informed that I am not supposed to bring partial items to a table until my GM yelled at me haha). Another 10 minutes passed, still waiting. In the meantime, my table asked for a manager. My GM went to check on them and obviously the guests complained about the time. The GM took off one of the three items from the check and came to me, tried to be rude as much as she could ( I totally get that) and did not even talk to me when I went to her for checking out! And the guests? Haha, left nothing but a few bucks as tips. I got really emotional at the moment but I understand the situation. Anyway, I am not complaining about anybody. It was just one of those days :)

Context in my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/WorkRant/s/SvdQbiNBhV

I’m in intensive therapy, on psych meds, journaling, getting enough sleep and food. I’m doing everything I need to, but my brain is just not functioning to the level I need it to work through things.

To top it all, I received yet another bad news from my family and I cannot figure out a solution for that problem. I can’t be the responsible person for everything that’s happening around me.

I have been waking up the past few days with so much anxiety and constantly being made aware that I’m not good enough by the very people who are supposed to be there for me has made me lose my will to go on.

I am genuinely at capacity emotionally, mentally and physically and I’m struggling to keep going and now I am really worried about keeping my job. I can’t afford to lose this job but I’m struggling to function. I just don’t know what to do.

Any suggestions, tips and kind words would help. No tough love or harsh comments please. I don’t want to be strong right now. TIA 🙏🏼

I work in food service for minimum wage, and have had a fever of at least 100-102 for the last day. I'm scheduled to close both tonight and tomorrow, but obviously if I have a fever, I'm not gonna be able to work. I asked everyone that works there if they could cover my shift yesterday and I get radio silence. I asked again this morning and still nothing. So now what? Would they seriously rather have me come in, sick as fuck, sweating, coughing up snot, and with a fever of 100⁰? Yes I'm sure everyone wants a sick person preparing their food. This is a crazy oversight that I can't believe workers have to deal with. How about I tell you I'm sick, and then you, as the manager, find someone to cover the shifts since I clearly need the time to recover. I'm not working while sick, I don't owe this company shit.