u/DruidElfStar

I got a job in February of this year. I was originally rejected, but then they called me a couple weeks later asking me if I want the position because it was vacant again (red flag 1-3). I took the job because I was homeless and jobless.

Well it is an extremely toxic and almost hostile environment. Everyone is mean and rude, they yell at each other and people are starting to yell at me, I have been told I’ve done things I did not, there is years long backlog, very poor communication, my boss is not consistent about my duties and she ignores me and dismisses my clarifications around work duties, I have had staff shoulder check me, I mean it is so much horrible stuff.

I am actively trying to leave. This job has had a check in almost every month to see if I want to stay. I have never had a job check in that much. I don’t know what to do. I want to leave as soon as possible because my anxiety is through the roof. My work ethic has never been questioned until I got here, but alot of work isn’t being done.

What can I do y’all? What are some options for me to find work somewhat quickly? I’m applying for other jobs, I will probably go back to school eventually. I was going to do a Dental Assistant program, but that takes 3 months to complete.

Hello, I wanted to post this somewhere pet related. I’m sorry if this is the wrong sub. Am I in the wrong?

I am a new pet owner. I am almost 28 and have never had a pet before. Now that I’m out and on my own, I was hoping to adopt a cat or dog. I would love companionship as I am in a very lonely time of life right now.

Well I tried a local animal shelter. There’s alot of things I did not know like the local ordinance on pet limits. My roommate/ landlord has 2 dogs, a cat, and a turtle. I was totally upfront about that to the shelter. Well they started being weird with me and long story short it seems they thought I was abusing animals although they let me adopt the dog I was looking at.

No one seemed to believe I was a first time pet owner or that the other animals were my roommates. I was on my phone at one point waiting and a staff member stood behind me and watched my phone. They held my ID the entire time I was there. They were very rude and accusatory and were essentially yelling our entire conversation. I told them if I can’t adopt then it’s fine, I can just leave, then they told me “NO! It should be fine”. One staff member mentioned sending animal control to my area.

I ended up cancelling the pick up because I did my own research on the ordinance and didn’t want to get in trouble. I had literally no idea about it and as someone who would be a first time pet owner, I am severely disappointed in my experience, but I feel bad like maybe I should have known that? I was hoping someone would guide me, but maybe I was wrong to think that?

I did some more digging on the shelter and apparently it has horrible staff turnover and has been known to give dogs to abusive homes/ not fully disclose animal behavior to adopters.

I feel really terrible from my experience and that the whole staff really believes I’m an abusive pet owner when I never even had one in life. It makes me feel like I should never have a pet.