It's likely no surprise that businesses don't want universal health-care. Easier to keep workers enslaved

His reasoning that people are "lonely" is unjustified, especially since the state still pays its workers a mediocre salary. Commuting costs people both time and money, including child care, food, and gas. The low pay also limits where people can afford to live, since it forces them to stay within range of the office.

Title. after over 30yrs on this planet i finally realized that i hate people and i love typing, so i want to get a job as a transcriptionist... but the field has been utterly decimated by AI. so now i don't know how seriously i should still be pursuing a career in it... i'm now looking for payroll jobs but nobody's hiring... RIP

Why do we need to live in this unstoppable machine of agony and despair, it doesn’t give any hope for the future you can’t even make the slightest visible change with your life by working 9hrs a day, except making yourself messed up in the head.

Last time I fucking had time with myself feels like eternity, time doesn’t stop and will always continue no matter what you’re doing, even people will just think need to survive only this week, and repeat the same next.

How did humanity get this miserable and made life like a shit hole in the most ironic way, This is not living.

29F. I am a PhD student turned social studies teacher. Finding a social studies job has been near impossible after 3 years. Not many openings, taking crappy sub gigs, or teaching something completely different. After getting rejected by the school I've been working at for years now, I give up.

I have a wonderful spouse who can help support me, I have 6 months worth of savings, and I could always sub again.

But for now I want a different type of job. A state job particularly. I just need something outside of education.

My spouse and parents are so supportive. But of course some call me crazy. I've never done this before.

I am proud of myself though. I was in a toxic work environment and every day I had to fight off panic attacks or disassociation in order to just get to work. I hated it so much.

I'm finishing up teaching summer school in a few weeks so ill have pay through early September. I've already applied to other jobs and I had an interview last week. So here's hoping.

I didn't know where to post this but I'm so proud to break free.

After being on PIP for months… I was let go today. After 9 years of building my name, networking, working hard I would never turn my computer off. All it took was a bitch of a manager. Just her word.

Me being unemployed, no income in this economy, was their business decision. Did my previous reviews mattered? Nope. All it took was her word. It’s so upsetting that the years and effort you put into a company is determined by a person who barely talks to you or even see you. Just her decision.

I’m rambling.. I’m just so upset.

I did 8 interviews (5 actual interviews, 1 working interview, and 2 “meet and greets” that were interviews in disguise) for a well-paid management position with a Fortune 500 company after losing my last job. I even traveled 6 hours round trip for the final interview. I nailed every interview step along the way and someone I know that is high up in the company said I had it in the bag. After the last interview, the VP told me I would be reached out to “in short order” regarding next steps. That was over a week ago. 48 hours after the final interview I sent an email to everyone I had emails for, thanking them for their time and allowing me the opportunity to interview for the position, etc etc. You know, the thing that all the professionals say is the right thing to do. I heard nothing back. Not even a “thank you for the email we will be in touch soon.” Nothing. I reached out to the HR person yesterday because they haven’t paid me for the paid, in person working interview where I spent an entire day getting a feel for what the position is. The thing I have on record as being a paid working day. Nothing. The HR person has read receipts on and I saw they read it, but heard nothing back; and they’re usually very quick to reply. Like 2 days max after every interview step to inform me of what the feedback was and what the next steps were.

I felt very good about my prospects for getting this job, so I hadn’t applied to anything else in the meantime. Which was a failure on my part. I even dropped $500 I didn’t have on a nice suit because that’s what they said would make a good impression. It got me all the way to the final interview, so I guess it wasn’t a waste, and I can use that for other interviews, but that $500 could have gone to help with bills.

So now I’m scrambling and my severance is running out. I’m back to looking for another job and in a position where I don’t really have any other choice than to accept whatever shitty bullshit job comes my way. This fucking blows and the thought of suck-starting my rifle looks better and better each day (I wouldn’t do that, I have a wife and kids but goddamn it sounds enticing).

Anyway, I don’t expect anyone to reply to this. I just had to get this off my chest.

Work, eat, sleep and repeat. Funnily enough, I'm okay with my job and even like what I do for the most part, but the thought of years after years of this soul crushing dog eat dog world just makes me so tired. You guys have any copium or optimism I can huff a little lol.

For those who work hourly: if you have to punch in/out or you have a paystub that is based on hours worked, you should always make sure you’re getting paid accurately (obviously), but you should also document your actual time worked!

My job uses an app on an iPad to punch in and out. I take a picture of the punch out screen that has all the details of that day. If I don’t, I will have no record of hours worked except what’s on my paystub, and if anything’s wrong, it’s my word against management.

Most of my coworkers don’t do this, meanwhile I’ve literally caught my boss cutting my hours for that I wouldn’t have known about had I not documented my punch outs. Wonder how much my boss is “saving” doing this.

If you’re white collar, keep a (private) list of tasks completed and timestamps if needed (but don’t share with anyone unless it’s in your favor).

Mid 20s and struggling to find a job, I used to work at a place near me where they wrote me up for asking for a day off to go to the doctor as I have health issues and am overweight (despite trying to diet and exercise and going to the gym twice a week). One of the older ladies who worked there used to tell my boss I was doing nothing (which was totally false - I did my work on time always) and there was some nepotism going on as her daughter worked at the same company. I got fired a little later and have been trying to find something but seems like no one's hiring.

I went on 2 interviews in the past 3 months despite applying to tons of places every single day, and one of them asked me for references after the interview so I assumed things went well (one of them I also texted the guy I used to work with and we were friendly while I was still employed there and he promised to say good stuff about me). Then just nothing - silence. Seems like most places ghost me for no reason at all.

Yes I don't have a degree (had to drop out of college due to health reasons and anxiety) and my parents keep telling me to go back and finish the degree but I don't feel motivation and don't want severe student loans. That being said, I feel like I have some experience and even then after applying to "entry level" jobs I still usually never hear back, or I go to the interview, try my best, and still no one wants to give me a job. It all feels so hopeless and pointless, I honestly think if I hadn't moved back in with my parents I'd be homeless right now (they still ask me to pitch in with chores and pay for groceries and any time I eat out which I've been cutting back on).

Someone in my family suggested going into the trades but that sounds like the new "learn to code" advice from a few years ago. I would prefer not to have even more health problems as I get older, and I can't do much physical work to begin with. Nobody's guaranteed a job there and I heard they still prefer to hire people they know so again just nepotism all over.

It's funny because most of us work every day we can and they encourage us to prioritize our wellbeing. We all work our mandatory hours and some work overtime but to call us lazy is disrespectful when we literally do our job. The pay is low , there is no benefits, promotions are only given to people who are buddy buddy with the supervisors but they wonder why no one wants to stay longer.

Not only that but they ask last minute and act like we are responsible for management's poor planning or last minute non sense .

I worked at my last job for many years, right out of high school. It was okay, but was physically demanding and I really wanted a change.

After months of looking, I ended up being offered and accepted a lead position at another company.

I’m almost six months in now and I’m very close to losing it and just walking out. I don’t know what to do.

The amount of work expected of me is just not feasible. I would need to work 12-13 hours a day just to complete everything expected of me, but OT is not allowed. Their equipment is falling apart, the computer system is crashing every other day. Ffs even their phone system doesn’t work half the time.

People are leaving left and right. Someone who was well respected just walked right out halfway through the day and quit. Another person, who the CEO was glazing at the last company meeting, is leaving with nothing lined up. Every day feels like I’m in the state of drowning for 9 hours, then go home to catch my breath, then start the cycle all over again the next day.

I’m also just having trouble sleeping because of the stress of this place. I’m writing this at 3am because I woke up upset about something that happened yesterday where someone jumped down my throat over something that wasn’t even my fault.

I don’t know what to do. I’ve applied all over and just get rejection and rejection, including at my own company where I left on good terms. I got to the point where I even asked my old boss about the possibility of my old job back, and he said I’d have to start at the bottom of the food chain again if a position did open, which I get, but can’t afford (it’d be like an $8/hr pay cut).

Life is miserable at the moment and I just don’t know how much longer I can take this.

I’m dealing with a situation that’s slowly wearing me down, and I’m hoping someone here has experience with a similar personality type.

A colleague of mine, let’s call him Mark, was always hyper-competitive, even when we were peers. He measured everything against others, but what always stood out was how extremely guarded he was about his personal life. Zero sharing. Deflects every casual question. You can work next to him for years and know absolutely nothing real about him.

Fast forward: Mark got promoted and is now my direct manager.

Since then, it’s become unbearable. He scrutinizes every single thing I do. He watches my screen, notes tiny mistakes, and questions decisions that don’t need questioning. He’s incredibly observant, almost in a predatory way, and he clearly enjoys catching me off guard. The worst part? The smirk. That little quiet chuckle he does when he realises he knows something I don’t, or when he’s been proven “right.” It’s a smug “gotcha” reaction that makes my skin crawl. He’s cunning. He’s never openly hostile, always polite enough to stay out of trouble, but you can feel the mental chess game constantly running.

He still shares absolutely nothing about himself outside work, which makes him impossible to read or connect with on any human level. It’s all business on the surface, but with this constant undercurrent of competition and control.

For a long time I had this creeping feeling of being watched and controlled even at home, like he somehow had eyes everywhere. It sounds paranoid, but it eventually came out that colleagues are actually going to him and reporting generic stuff about me. He’s so observant and silent that he plants these suggestions and manages to destabilise people without raising his voice. One thing I have figured out, though: the moment his ego is touched, he absolutely loses it and gets furious.

I’m not trying to outplay him, I just want to do my job without feeling watched and silently judged all day. The smirking especially gets under my skin in a way I didn’t expect.

Have you ever worked with or for someone like this? How did you handle it practically and mentally? Any scripts or mindset shifts that helped you stay sane would be really appreciated.

Most of the info on a potential 30 hour work week seems to relate more to salaried corporate/office workers.
For hourly workers, especially blue collar workers like trades, truck drivers warehouse workers etc. what is the plan for implementation? Do we increase the work force by 25-30% to fill in the hours previously worked? Is that even possible?

I've been with this company for five weeks: one week of training and four weeks on the phones at a call center. By my second week, our manager was fired, and two people from the office stepped in temporarily while they search for a permanent manager.

Tomorrow's meeting is about our quarterly results, but apparently ownership also wants to discuss requiring everyone to keep their cameras on during their entire shift, with a daily Slack call running in the background.

Honestly, I find the idea pretty insulting. I understand accountability, but being constantly monitored feels more like a control issue than a solution. The funny thing is that, based on the numbers, I'm currently the top performer in the entire call center. I've handled over 800 calls in four weeks and booked more jobs than anyone else. The second-highest performer has been there for about four months.

The performance gap is also pretty obvious. A few people are handling roughly half as many calls as the top performers, while others regularly disappear with messages like, "BRB, my son woke up" or "Code brown, gotta take care of my kid." I don't want to judge people's personal situations, but the numbers clearly show that some people are doing significantly less work. And just using Remote work to be less present in work.

So I'm not sure what to do. I need the money, and the pay is good for me, especially since I get paid weekly. I'm not desperate enough to quit, but I also wasn't expecting to suddenly have to deal with constant camera monitoring after only five weeks with the company.

I'm going to see what they actually say in tomorrow's meeting before making any decisions. Has anyone else dealt with a situation like this? What would you do?

Honestly who do I give my CV to?