Talk About Work Thread

sodesuka wrote:why is it that people (managers) cannot be straight about stuff? i think ppl these days don't want to take responsiblity for anything.

That's how it is nowadays. Sad and unfortunate.

sodesuka wrote:it is not fair.

Life isn't fair. More or less a job.

sodesuka wrote:really cannot take it anymore. so misleading all the time.

Why don't you quit? Unless it'll dramatically affect your finances, you could always quit. If you need the money, then why don't you look for a new job before quitting this one?

sodesuka wrote:i think they just like to take advantage of ppl and if they can get away with cheating ppl out of stuff then they keep doing it and don't give a flying hoot. i get nothing, nada, zippola, zilch. no vacation, no personal days, no sick leaves, nothing. if don't go to work then nothing.then it is worse, on and off have stuffs to do then there are days with no stuffs to do.

Are you PT? Or are you FT? If you're FT, then you're entitled to vacation and sick leave after a certain amount of time you have served to the company. Job status has a lot to do with vacation pay and sick leave.

sodesuka wrote:not only that but won't let ppl get UI.

Are you referring to "Unemployment income"? You have to be laid off in order to collect such compensation.

sodesuka wrote:totally stinks!!! companies don't want ppl to get UI so they try to make it hard for ppl and so they will "naturally" quit.

A company needs employees in order to operate. It costs a company more to hire and train new employees than to retain the ones that they already have. Paying Unemplyment is costly, so of course a company will rather have an employee resign, rather than lay off. If the company were giving the employees reason to quit, then it possibly could be of two reasons.........
1) Why are they making the employees quit? Could performance be a factor?
2)If you're PT, then a company would only schedule you according to either your availability, or the need of man power. Or both. And having multiple PT workers with different availabilities could explain the odd scheduling.
(Which could explain your/the employee's feeling of the company "not wanting to pay you/themself")

If you'd like more hours, perhaps you could correspond with your manager and request to have yourself considered and scheduled with more hours than you're currently assigned to?

sodesuka wrote:it's a lot of schemes so they don't have to pay part of the UI. not fair. and they just keep dragging the whole situation out, by making you work one day and then the whole week off with no pay

As The Man had suggested, why don't you talk to your manager regarding your concern on the way they schedule you? It could help. And if it doesn't, it's time to look for something new. :)

Good luck.

Thanks to all who replied to my post.

ahochaude: thank you very much for your post. you said a lot of things that make so much sense and seem so understanding of my situation.

the position is a really stink position because cannot get anything, it is a temporary full-time position. i know cannot get anything, i knew this from the start but it was only suppose to last for a few months and then it turned into several months. i don't even know how it is a good way to find another job while being strapped to this current one. yeah, UI means unemployment insurance. the place does not have any work for me to do and they are just hanging onto me by making me take days off (without pay of course because it is a temporary position) and it is really getting on my nerves that they keep dragging it out like this. i think they are doing this so that i have to quit. during the days off, i've been trying to find a job, but it has not happened yet. there is nothing out there at this point. it is a very slow season and many companies are not hiring. i do this job only for the money and nothing else. and it does not even pay that much. work like a slave and get worse than peanuts.

sodesuka wrote:Thanks to all who replied to my post.

ahochaude: thank you very much for your post. you said a lot of things that make so much sense and seem so understanding of my situation.

the position is a really stink position because cannot get anything, it is a temporary full-time position. i know cannot get anything, i knew this from the start but it was only suppose to last for a few months and then it turned into several months. i don't even know how it is a good way to find another job while being strapped to this current one. yeah, UI means unemployment insurance. the place does not have any work for me to do and they are just hanging onto me by making me take days off (without pay of course because it is a temporary position) and it is really getting on my nerves that they keep dragging it out like this. i think they are doing this so that i have to quit. during the days off, i've been trying to find a job, but it has not happened yet. there is nothing out there at this point. it is a very slow season and many companies are not hiring. i do this job only for the money and nothing else. and it does not even pay that much. work like a slave and get worse than peanuts.

if really that bad then should think to quit it. not worth to make mind and body not healthy. sound very depress and no happy. why bother to stay. think maybe you should be not afraid and go out to find a better job than this one you say make you so no happy. if find better with better pay and better place and better benefit, then must go and try. not be afraid to try. hope you feels better soon. please cheer up. it will get better.

ainakaikun wrote:

if really that bad then should think to quit it. not worth to make mind and body not healthy. sound very depress and no happy. why bother to stay. think maybe you should be not afraid and go out to find a better job than this one you say make you so no happy. if find better with better pay and better place and better benefit, then must go and try. not be afraid to try. hope you feels better soon. please cheer up. it will get better.

Yup I agree. it's better than ranting everyday like there's no tomorrow.

Akakage wrote:Yup I agree. it's better than ranting everyday like there's no tomorrow.

Ranting is cathartic.

But yeah, if you don't even try to rectify things, it's pointless to complain endlessly...

no work tomorrow. it's SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!! yee-haw! :dancing:

jholic wrote:no work tomorrow. it's SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!! yee-haw! :dancing:

I can't watch. I have to work tomorrow from 2:15-11:15. :(

And recording it doesn't do much since it's not "live". :mecry:

what cruel employer would force you to work on SB sunday??

nah, i remember when i worked in a 24/7 ofc. had to try and trade to get SB sunday off! thank goodness for female co-workers! :bonk:

jholic wrote:what cruel employer would force you to work on SB sunday??

It's probably a good thing since who wants to see the Pats win....? :bleh:

jholic wrote:what cruel employer would force you to work on SB sunday??

LV. And my availablity. :beaten:

jholic wrote:nah, i remember when i worked in a 24/7 ofc. had to try and trade to get SB sunday off! thank goodness for female co-workers! :bonk:

Working 3 jobs and not having time to watch sports (more or less keep up with it), I forgot about the Super Bowl and didn't even know who was in it until Saturday. :beaten: :beaten: :beaten: By then, it was too late to switch schedules with any women in the company. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
It's probably a good thing since who wants to see the Pats win....? :bleh:

Hey oniichan! You & my younger brother would get along great! He complained the game was boring since the Patriots were in it! :hehe:

ahochaude wrote:Working 3 jobs and not having time to watch sports (more or less keep up with it), I forgot about the Super Bowl and didn't even know who was in it until Saturday. By then, it was too late to switch schedules with any women in the company.

Aho, you need to seriously take some time off for a nice long rest or something! 3 jobs?! :shocked: I'd have a stroke or something if I worked that many jobs! :beaten:

Rinrin wrote:Hey oniichan! You & my younger brother would get along great!

Well, we are blood, neh? :hehe: :beaten: :bonk:

ahochaude wrote:Working 3 jobs and not having time to watch sports (more or less keep up with it), I forgot about the Super Bowl and didn't even know who was in it until Saturday. :beaten: :beaten: :beaten: By then, it was too late to switch schedules with any women in the company. :beaten:

Tell me about it. I recently took a night job because I really need to eliminate the debt that I incurred on starting up my business. For software licenses, hardware and there is just so much more stuff that I need! It was a hard decision because I knew that doing this would make me more busy, not enough time for my own family but I'm trying to get things situated and take initiative in eliminating my bills.

I'm not sure about others on here who do make a very good income but it has always been the case for me that whenever I was making more, I spent more and wanted bigger things. Thanks to Robert Kiyosaki to giving me a swift kick in the arse about my spending habits. I need to make better decisions with my money.

kndy

ahochaude wrote:Working 3 jobs and not having time to watch sports (more or less keep up with it), I forgot about the Super Bowl and didn't even know who was in it until Saturday. :beaten: :beaten: :beaten: By then, it was too late to switch schedules with any women in the company. :beaten:

well, i've seen some of the women that walk into LV. must've still been a 'super-sunday' :mrgreen:

ahochaude wrote:LV.

hey, AC, i read something about LV in the morning newspaper the other day. i didn't want to post it here, depending on how you felt about it. but i hope you won't be substantially affected by it.

it sucks looking through a microscope. i'm getting bitter! :puppydog:

The VP is heading off to Asia for 10 days on business... :woot: :applaud:

bmw: i guess everyone's gotta watch what they say on this thread after you posted this:

http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.6376.htm

it doesn't matter to me. i like my new workplace. and my old workplace can't do anything to me now. :hehe: :hehe:

jholic wrote:it doesn't matter to me. i like my new workplace. and my old workplace can't do anything to me now. :hehe: :hehe:

You're one of the luck ones, then. :thumbsup:

kndy-nt2099 wrote:

Tell me about it. I recently took a night job because I really need to eliminate the debt that I incurred on starting up my business. For software licenses, hardware and there is just so much more stuff that I need! It was a hard decision because I knew that doing this would make me more busy, not enough time for my own family but I'm trying to get things situated and take initiative in eliminating my bills.

I'm not sure about others on here who do make a very good income but it has always been the case for me that whenever I was making more, I spent more and wanted bigger things. Thanks to Robert Kiyosaki to giving me a swift kick in the arse about my spending habits. I need to make better decisions with my money.

kndy

Gambatte, kndy! :woot:

I admire your work ethic and dedication. :applaud:
-PCM