r/WorkRant

So basically I’m 4 months into my new security job full-time tactical guard.
I do mobile patrol in a company vehicle every shift, I work 45 hours a week getting paid $18.00 an hour.
I work 5-6 days a week from 7pm - 4am. Regular hours for me, I come into work 1 hour early to pick up vehicle since I live 35mins away. After doing pre-trip and post-trip inspections on the company vehicle I then drive back home which is 35mins, by the time I’m home it’s already 5:15am. (Sleep and repeat)

Today a new guard started and now I’m required to drive him home after every shift since he doesn’t own a car.
Reminder I don’t get paid to come in early and pick up the company vehicle and I don’t get paid dropping the new employee off at home.

Now I come home around 5:50am 6:00am since I had to drop him off and go back to the office and drop off the vehicle.

I’m upset that I have to do this and my manager told me it’s required. My manager has a hard time finding drivers for this assigned area which is a remote town located 40mims out of the city.

I don’t get paid enough for this, I feel like putting in my 2 weeks if my manager doesn’t approve my request of not being required to drop the new guy off.

This absolute joke of a fucking company just released a cell phone policy that states if we have our phones out on the floor or EVEN BASEMENT LEVEL WHERE NO CUSTOMERS GO, then security will confiscate it for us to pick up after work. Like?? Bitch I'm thirty, you're not taking shit. They even stated that in the case of an emergency, your loved ones can reach out to HR for HR to contact your manager, for your manager to let you know.

And no. This is not a high security job where there's sensitive information. It's a fucking resort. I'm putting in my two weeks as soon as I have another job, fuck this.

Throwaway account.

For almost a year now LDC DC has been terribly mismanaged and the employee have been used and abused by the current GM. The current management has put employees and guests at constant risk by refusing to fix clear and obvious safety issues that have been REPEATEDLY brought to their attention by both staff and guests over the past year. Some (but not all) of these issues include:

- Mold in the 4D fog machines

- Dirty and damaged mascot suits that have made multiple members of staff sick from wearing them.

- Lack of proper ride training and ensuring of competence before certifying staff on the dark ride.

- Lack of proper training on fire safety and evacuation procedures.

- Sewage water in the Hero Zone playground that the General Manager and Regional Manager forced the staff to reopen despite being improperly “cleaned” due to a corporate visit from Lego.

And this isn’t even mentioning how the General Manager has covered up thefts at this location, violated labor laws by retaliating against any employees who dare be open about their concerns (even expressly telling some employees they aren’t allowed to utilize official channels to report his misconduct), hired his personal friends into various positions to spy on his employees, and so much more.

The staff of LDC DC have tried every official, proper channel to have something done about this, but thusfar nothing has ever come of it as the members of Merlin’s HR staff (though I suppose I should say former as they are now technically Lego HR staff) are quite keen on shielding the General Manager and his friends from any accountability for the hostile, abusive, and unsafe working conditions they have brewed. So, this is my last resort. This is my last go at having something done and hoping this attraction can return to the happy place it once was. Please, internet, I know I may be screaming into the void here but I’m out of options. Please help.

EDIT: Forgot to mention how the GM has fired people he doesn’t like/think will whistleblow for comically petty reasons while covering up the fact his close, personal friend, the commercial manager, provably stole a $500 set and faced no consequences. Or the Operations Manager breaking ride evacuation protocol with no consequences. Or the Bookings Coordinator also breaking ride safety protocols with no consequences.

Worth mentioning also is how he and all the above mentioned staff cannot do a single aspect of their jobs without ChatGPT. Every email and document they write is created with it.

Hey guys! So I had applied to this local coffee shop and I got hired. During the interview, they let me know that I was going to be on a 30-day probation period, which I didn’t mind and I understood. I got hired that same day and was told they were going to get back to me eventually.

After two days of no communication, I went to the coffee shop and asked when I would be able to start and they let me know that the upcoming Monday was my first day. A 4 hour shift, which I didn’t mind at all because I was just eager to start working and make coffee. I let them know that I wanted hours, that I liked to weigh my coffee and the milk, and that I loved coffee overall. I typically have a tendency to overshare but I don’t think I did in this case. I was very professional and minded my own business, with occasional small talk.

Anyways, I had asked to stay after my shift ended, I asked twice and I let it be known that I wanted to stay, but I don’t think I was too pushy or anything like that- like I said, I was just so eager to work because I haven’t had a job in a long time. Anyways, they let me know to go in on Friday around the same time. I let them know I was available throughout the week. I said goodbye and wished them a good day.

So, the next day (Today), the bosses asked if I was up for a call and I of course said yes. They told me that I had to be let go- they realized they had a full team and didn’t need the additional help/member. When I asked if I had done anything wrong, they said I hadn’t and that it was nothing against me but just that reiterated that they had too many people and to keep it fair for everyone, they were letting me go because I was the most recent hire.

I thanked them for the opportunity. They do plan on expanding so I asked if I would get a call back or be rehired when they did expand, they said I was more than welcome to apply again when applications were opened on their social media, obviously meaning that I was not going to get a call back. I let them know that if they ever needed me, I was available and thanked them once again. They let me know that they would be sending me money for those hours worked but I didn’t receive anything yet. At one point, I helped a Spanish speaking client put in her number to help her get points.

Anyways, I guess I just wanted to ask you guys how you felt about this situation or if this has happened to anyone before? It just sucks because I was so eager to work. I was the one who mostly cleaned and was pulling the shots because I wanted to highlight I had prior experience. Please let me know guys! Thank you!

I can cook and bake, so I always "bring it" to a potluck. Baked goods, roasted vegetables - everything I bring is always put together with fresh ingredients and made with love. That said, since the new year, we've had like four of these things in my workplace and it's starting to get really annoying. First, there's the realization that my workplace is too cheap to spring for catering, so, hey, let's have employees bring shit in, made on their own dime, on their own time. Second is the fact that the potlucks are always organized mid-week. I get home from work and have to run to the supermarket to get ingredients and then devote my evening to making the dish itself. Then there's the co-workers who basically phone it in. You bring a nice dish; they bring in some store-bought slop that, most of the time, no one even touches: store-bought cookies, prepackaged potato salad, some other shit you can't even identify. The worst part is that there's no real way of avoiding a workplace potluck without tacitly making yourself look like not a "team player." Workplace potlucks are starting to feel like a giant grift and other than calling in sick, there's really no way to avoid them in my workplace. The intent may be to "bring everyone at work together" but for me, it's something I'm really starting to resent.

What are your thoughts?

I think I officially hit the point where I don't care anymore. I got put on a performance improvement plan out of nowhere after months of positive/neutral feedback and a merit salary raise. Now everything I say or do is suddenly wrong, even the way I ask questions.

Had a conversation today where I was told by my senior that I need to "think more" before asking things, which felt like nitpicking how I communicate. I tried to explain my perspective and it just went nowhere. I even told him that he sounded condescending and "tone policing". It feels like no matter what I do, it's already decided.

I also skipped a meeting later because honestly I'd rather spend that time applying for jobs than pretending this situation is fixable. I literally told that senior: "I'm sorry I missed the meeting, but I made the executive decision to apply for jobs instead of attending meetings where I'm not needed".

I have spent countless nights working to meet deadlines for this team. All I get in return is a 30 freaking day PIP. 30 days!!

I have a part time job to keep me steady until I find another full-time one. Fuck them.

I'm just tired.

I’m at my wits end with my job! I work retail and I’m tired of it, but I don’t know how to pivot out of it.
Pay with my company for almost 3 years started out making 15.50 an hour . First evaluation gave me an $.85 raise, I was then promoted to full-time and had a title change and I received an $.80 raise for that. I then had to transfer stores and had my second evaluation, which gave me a $.60 raise. After my evaluation, they changed my class to what I’m doing now, but I receive no raise for that. So already I have not been getting raises for title changes even though other people do.

So since I did amother job before this one, they use me to back up the role when the person’s away. Even though I told my manager, I really hate doing that job and I don’t wanna do it. Keep in mind I’m not in a position of leadership at all.

So my job is to stock a sub department . This sub department is two aisles and half an aisle. Well, then, the lady who worked the part-time sub department, which is candy and housewares quit. So now I have to do her stuff. It’s been like this for almost a year. So what they have me doing is basically two part-time jobs and a full-time job.
Then I have to back up a role I hate. Then my manager tells me I’m going to start coming in early to help someone else with their role. Keep in mind my manager never showed me any appreciation, even though they’ve shown almost everybody else in my department appreciation.

Am I crazy for thinking this is too much work for one person?

New CEO John Gualtieri from Kmart, has slashed Australian jobs, the whole call centre is moving to Phillipines shortly 100s of Aussie jobs gone so hope u like talking to overseas for anything, also IT is moving to India, ALSO slashing store staff & slashing stock most items will be cheap china ANKO Kmart crap & getting rid of furniture. He is forcing no staff except third-world countries & China crap. Welcome to your new Officeworks!

I applied for a position for an American company with an office in Vienna: Sentry.

The first interview was already sketchy: I met with the hiring manager and he seemed not to care much. During the interview he even asked me: “Are you \*my name \*?”

After that interview I had to complete a take home assignment where they sent me their whole knowledge base and they asked me to construct answers for some customer inquiries. How questions were phrased at this take home assignment was incoherent and weird.

After that I had the third and final interview where I have met 2 employees who would be working with me in the office -none of them would be my direct colleague. A total of 1 hour was dedicated for this third step - however after them asking 2 questions and hearing my answers, only ten minutes had passed. Then they told me I can ask them questions. They did not ask anything about me.

After the third interview I received an email asking me if I can shorten my notice period in my current position. Until this my manager has no idea that I want to leave my current position. I have talked with my manger and conveyed that I would like to leave.

As per the instructions from Sentry: “candidates eligible for an offer will have to undergo a reference check”. When the request for reference check arrived they were looking for reference from two of my managers and two peers. Basically at this time everyone knew that I would leave my current position and hand in a resignation soon.

One week after the references have been submitted I received a rejection letter from Sentry!

ABSOLUTELY UNETHICAL!!!

I don't even know where to start or what to say. Sorry in advance for writing long.

Been with my co almost 20 yrs.

We are a massive global corporation with many subsidiaries owned by Japanese parent that oversees everything.

In the last two weeks, our company CEO was abruptly fired.

Our VP Prod Development was fired.

Directors have left, territory area sales people have left. All of them not to be replaced. No postings to replace.

Numbers are down. We are slow.

Now the leftover C Suite is in panic mode, that is trickling down to Sr Management and to our manager and us peeons.

People sit in the office quiet as a mouse, no more talking, chatting, no more laughing. We didn't even celebrate Cinco de mayo and our group always has something fun for every holiday or major milestone.

Management and C Suites now are staying in their offices with the doors shut. No longer talking to us. No longer interacting except to micromanage or send directives which are copied to theIr own VP.

This week we got nasty emails from our section VP and Sr Manager both that it is absolutely "unacceptable not to be using the employee recognition and awards portal". They sent out a shaming email to employees directly naming them and management who did not use up all their recognition dollars and then stated this is an investment the company is making and a vague threat that "don't let me see your names on this list for not engaging with your peers on next month's report".

I personally emailed human resources as I have a good connection there and asked the question of whether or not that engagement and recognition platform is in our handbook as a required job function that could result in disciplinary action. I was told no, so atleast there's that. They can't force people to use it as it is not a work requirement so there would not be any disciplinary action for those who forget to give out their points sometimes.

We then received a nasty email, not from our direct manager, but their senior manager and VP advising us that since Reviews are coming up, they wanted to be crystal clear about expectations for Rating levels people would be receiving this time. The VP had gone into Share Point and created a personal expectations slide for achieving review levels in our reviews and advised that we needed to be aware of these for our upcoming reviews. To top it off, this VP made sure we all were forced to acknowledge the email, by making her shared file something we were forced to ask her for access to by sending her a message to allow viewing her document...tell me you're on a power trip about people acknowledging you without telling me?

We figure that with the top down cleaning house and the Japanese parent sending in one of their own Japanese CEOs to MOVE here to the US and take over as CEO, we are all just waiting for a round of layoffs. The guy still hasn't arrived yet. Its been two weeks since the former CEO was fired and his old office is now gutted, lights off and locked with the new name plate for the parent CEO to take over that space when he gets here.

We also anticipate that with the nasty emails about what to expect during reviews to even get a good rating level, that they sent that out to everyone just to prepare us not to expect any merit increases because what was written in those expectations was nearly unachievable and only done a few days ago... We turned all of our reviews in already in March so. How are we to achieve expectations that were written AFTER we've already completed the review period? Can you say, setting people up to fail? Just another red flag.

I feel personally like I'm stuck in freeze mode and dont know what to do. We are a hybrid team so have to go into the office 3x a week and allowed to be home for 2. Since the major shake up, people have found every reason under the sun not to come in and stay remote. Nobody wants to be there.

This environment is awful. The atmosphere is suffocating and it feels as if with all these changes we are being made to feel very uncomfortable to force people who can't handle it, out. That's pretty obvious at this point.

It's been a long time since we have experienced such a huge change and I have no idea what to expect anymore.

It feels like they want more people to leave and if we don't, they will just force us until we do by making things less tolerable. I mean. They aren't even replacing positions that have vacated so what's to say the rest of us are even safe at this point?

I've already personally updated my resume and been looking elsewhere to CYA. But I feel so lost and unsure and sick to my stomach. Watching my back all the time, making sure I'm being extra diligent etc.

We were already doing more with less before the big CEO/VP termination and expected to take on additional duties, countries and responsibilities without additional pay, title etc. This is just icing on the rotting cake it seems.

Anyone else been through this and what do you think will happen next? Should we expect layoffs next? Will it be middle managers next?

I'm so stressed as are coworkers in our group and everyone that is not a manager is feeling it company wide. Something feels like it's still about to drop, like the other shoe is dropping, but we have no idea what or WHO that will be.

Sick with worry. The managers are also obviously stressed out because they all keep their teams set to "busy" now and snappy and stressed when working with them as well.

Thanks for making it to the end. I just work here 😭