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Started my day by logging in to see a bunch of “Congratulations” posts for my colleague who just got promoted. That was a big “what the gently caress” cause usually we’d find out as a team first. And I was depressed cause apparently I didn’t even qualify for an interview for it. Try to contact my boss, get a sus out of office message. An hour after that, our team gets told my boss is gone immediately for going to a competitor. Mother fucker I hadn’t even had my coffee yet, I can’t deal with that level of drama so early. Time to update my resume cause who knows what’s gonna happen. ChickenDoodle fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Oct 3, 2022 |
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We get six paid holidays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. If any of those fall on a weekend we get the Friday or Monday paid off. Also two personal days and two floating holidays. And I’m maxed out with 20 vacation days. We also have limited sick time, but the policy always changes so I’m not sure what it is currently but if you’re sick more than five days in a row it’s a big deal with HR.
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Oct 3, 2022 23:53
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I have been updating a little bit with my dumb fuckin' job doing lab chemistry stuff, and mentioned my job's insanely poo poo PTO policy I feel like that well is pretty dry, but now the company CEO is demanding my lab director(Hired 2 months ago) have all three of the lab techs(Used to be 8 when I started) be crosstrained on all of the lab equipment, and he wants us to competency test by next friday. The lab director was just like "no, that is not feasible, ICPMS, GCMS, HPLC, and all the other equipment is really loving complicated and should not be learned in a day". The CEO was piiiiiissed about this, but as long as we start by next week, he will accept it. The reason he wants this is because he went from the company planning on hiring 4 new lab techs to maaaaaaaybe we will hire one. Maybe. Totally unrelated, but I moved on to the third stage of interviews at a different company, which apparently is gonna be a 2 hour zoom interview with like three different folks, and then they even scheduled something called a "virtual walkout and thank you by (RECRUITERNAME)" the following day. I think that may be a good sign.
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Oct 4, 2022 00:06
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A builder has sent me plans for three sets of buildings. So far two have had such poor dimensioning that they're impossible to locate on the property and one just drops out the grid dimensions in the middle of the page so I have to add up every internal wall just to work out the total length of the building. Designer, whoever you are, I hope someone keys your car. Then you'd know what it feels like to spend hours fixing 30 seconds of lazy work.
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Oct 4, 2022 01:45
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...and they've designed their building on top of the houses we laid out last year. Nice work, team.
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Oct 4, 2022 05:01
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OP posted:One of the perks provided by my workplace is a paid day off on your birthday (or the day after if it falls on a weekend or holiday) provided by the firm and not taken from your own vacation days, and a gift card which works at several restaurants our city. Once a month, a cake is also provided at lunch for everyone as an acknowledgement of everyone who has a birthday that month. update posted:I just wanted to give an update and to clarify a few things. I am the employee’s manager. For some reason some people in the comments thought I was a “coworker” or “team lead.”
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Refried Noodle posted:Western Europe and the US have pretty similar productivity per hour. Americans just work more hours and fund more services privately instead of collectively. That's my picture from the statistics anyway, never looked in detail. Lived in California making $150k + options + extras Moved to Sweden for $90k + pension Even with that pay cut, I save far more money here than I ever could in the states because the 'hidden fees' just aren't there No stress about insurance, medical bills, etc. because those 'high' taxes cover it all No car, I can take the train or bus or ride my bike everywhere, and zoning means everything I need is within walking distance I'm way happier, and my existential fear of homelessness in old age is slowly subsiding The only minuses: My living space is significantly smaller Staples like food are cheaper, but booze, restaurants, and non-essentials are SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive (yay living wages!) Most places close earlier, and many aren't open on Sundays - inconvenient, but oh well, those people are home with their families Way less choice for things overall, Sweden's a small market so many companies just don't set up shop here It's a different lifestyle, for sure - much slower overall, even in the capital where things run the fastest. Stuff that took days in the 'states takes a couple of weeks here. I'm OK with it.
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rotinaj posted:I feel like that well is pretty dry, but now the company CEO is demanding my lab director(Hired 2 months ago) have all three of the lab techs(Used to be 8 when I started) be crosstrained on all of the lab equipment, and he wants us to competency test by next friday. The lab director was just like "no, that is not feasible, ICPMS, GCMS, HPLC, and all the other equipment is really loving complicated and should not be learned in a day". The CEO was piiiiiissed about this, but as long as we start by next week, he will accept it. I'm sure the CEO expects no loss of productivity while people spend weeks training/being trained.
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Motronic posted:I'm sure the CEO expects no loss of productivity while people spend weeks training/being trained. I doubt the CEO even thinks of people as people
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Oct 4, 2022 14:11
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That is just the dumbest poo poo, why not pretend for the sake of everyone's sanity that her birthday is on the 28th?
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Oct 4, 2022 14:19
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Scientastic posted:That is just the dumbest poo poo, why not pretend for the sake of everyone's sanity that her birthday is on the 28th? She should get 4 cakes and 4 days off when it is finally the 29th
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Oct 4, 2022 14:21
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Scientastic posted:That is just the dumbest poo poo, why not pretend for the sake of everyone's sanity that her birthday is on the 28th? "Morale is high at the firm," yeah except the one person you're specifically singling out by not allowing them the same birthday policy everyone else is allowed. Can't stand people who nitpick and double down on idiotic poo poo like that.
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Oct 4, 2022 14:22
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No, but you see, she is the one being childish! Celebrating her birthday on not her legal day of birth is illogical! Beep boop!
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Escape From Noise posted:No, but you see, she is the one being childish! Celebrating her birthday on not her legal day of birth is illogical! Beep boop! 100% chance this is a German company.
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Oct 4, 2022 15:11
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MrQwerty posted:"Morale is high at the firm," yeah except the one person you're specifically singling out by not allowing them the same birthday policy everyone else is allowed. Can't stand people who nitpick and double down on idiotic poo poo like that. This is the sort of thing that leads to people lashing out at the company. Refusing to fix a minor issue and seemingly targeting this person specifically? Enjoy watching your trade secrets walk over to your competitor.
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Oct 4, 2022 15:17
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But they are very quiet about not giving her time off!
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Oct 4, 2022 15:19
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Guys, the correct answer is that everyone should only get their birthday ever four years. Think of the cost savings and increase in productivity!
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Oct 4, 2022 15:27
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That might be the single stupidest policy I've ever heard of. I mean there's much worse and much dumber but in terms of petty idiocy this really takes the cake.
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Oct 4, 2022 15:31
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Technically correct managers are the best possible sort of correct. Imagine if this guy worked at a bar. "Can't serve 5 year olds, sorry."
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Oct 4, 2022 15:34
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It’s got to be bullshit karma farming like 90% of Reddit posts that do the numbers
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Oct 4, 2022 15:49
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zedprime posted:Technically correct managers are the best possible sort of correct. *puts 5-year-old Scotch back on the shelf*
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Oct 4, 2022 15:55
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McGavin posted:100% chance this is a German company. Doubt it, we get at least 30 Days of Vacation and you can just schedule a day your birthday. I've not heard of a company giving you a day off on your birthday
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Oct 4, 2022 15:59
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McGavin posted:100% chance this is a German company. It says it’s in Canada in the “update” part.
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History Comes Inside! posted:It says it’s in Canada in the “update” part. I get that reading is hard, but it says the manager is a Canadian working outside of North America.
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Oct 4, 2022 16:03
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I just take the week off during my birthday. This stems from my last job when on your birthday, the social committee would get you to come their area and you got to pick 2 small toys or 1 large toy from their birthday chest. The toys was just trash they got from the Dollarama. I didn't take anything and I got hauled into HR because I hurt the feelings of the social committee by not taking a toy. Call Centers are a blackhole of making any sense at all.
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History Comes Inside! posted:It’s got to be bullshit karma farming like 90% of Reddit posts that do the numbers This was Ask A Manager vs /r.
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toplitzin posted:This was Ask A Manager vs /r. I would pay to see Ask A Manager vs Reddit. Have the AaM woman forced to post on reddit 16 hours a day until there is at least one suicide, her or some of them.
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Oct 4, 2022 17:05
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Outrail posted:That might be the single stupidest policy I've ever heard of. I mean there's much worse and much dumber but in terms of petty idiocy this really takes the cake. She takes the cake only every four years tho
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Annual Enrollment time, baby, let's do this. My wife and have worked for the same company for the last four years and it's literally never made sense for us to be on the same insurance. Why? Base pay between 75k and 100k: You: $115/mo You + Spouse: $241/mo Base Pay between $100k and $150k: You: $136/mo You + Spouse: $285/mo Interestingly, it doesn't state what happens if someone's cost of living and merit raises take them into a new category which I'm sure does happen. Also, those are HSA backed plans, I'm putting money into that because my actual insurance coverage is a joke and if I somehow go over the deductible they only cover 80% of the medial bill cost. Getting a long term illness or in a disaster of an accident could absolutely ruin someone under this insurance.
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Oct 4, 2022 17:21
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TotalLossBrain posted:She takes the cake only every four years tho
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Oct 4, 2022 17:24
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Lazyfire posted:Annual Enrollment time, baby, let's do this. Your insurance sucks, but that's true of almost all American insurance plans. I remember a small lab's plan, they told us it was catastrophic insurance and if you ever got injured you were likely to go bankrupt... thanks guys.
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Oct 4, 2022 17:31
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Freaquency posted:Enjoy watching your trade secrets walk over to your competitor. If she does it on her birthday they can't legally do anything about it for another four years.
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Oct 4, 2022 17:32
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Lazyfire posted:Interestingly, it doesn't state what happens if someone's cost of living and merit raises take them into a new category which I'm sure does happen. Its entirely possible they wouldn't bother to change it up on you which would stop it being a QLE but let's be real that's them leaving money in the table. Cheaper individual coverage is pretty common right now, most companies see spouse coverage as a place to make up their bottom line by forcing spouses who are otherwise ineligible for an employment based insurance plan to get on their partners.
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Oct 4, 2022 17:35
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Lol what an idiot manager. The lady wants to be included, which is a reasonable request. Give the drat lady a cake and let her eat it
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Oct 4, 2022 17:36
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Give her half a cake on the 28th and half on the 1st.
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Oct 4, 2022 17:38
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Bake her a cake every year, but only give her the cake every four years, then force her to eat three rotting cakes before giving her the fresh one
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Oct 4, 2022 17:53
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Cyrano4747 posted:Remember: if you have time off that you let expire because you didn’t take it, you’re working for free. But what if my job is a complete farce and I ca make more money skimming minutes every day?
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Toxic Mental posted:But what if my job is a complete farce and I ca make more money skimming minutes every day? Double dip and take the vacation as well?
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Methylethylaldehyde posted:Double dip and take the vacation as well? I don't think they will allow me to take vacation days and then in the evenings clock in for 8 hours, just my guess
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Toxic Mental posted:But what if my job is a complete farce and I ca make more money skimming minutes every day? This is neither working nor for free
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