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What are you thinking? (Part 2)

Popo

Popo

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La Femme Fatale said:
Job searching is absolutely frustrating. 1 in 5 jobs you stumble across are unpaid internships - which I used to think were not a bad idea, but they're so incredibly prevalent now that it's terribly obvious it's just a way for employers to use loopholes in the Employment Standards Act to get their paws on slave labour.

I saw criminalize them - they should only be allowed for non-profits, if that. It's obvious that no one wants to pay their employees anymore - because they were definitely not anywhere near as prevalent 5 years ago.
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Tell me about it, especially here in Portugal. I have no money to go to college, can't gain access to a lot of jobs because of this, 80% jobs demand experience, since I don't have, I can't take them, how can I have experience for a job, if no one gives me a job to have experience?? 10% are unpaid internships just like you mentioned, and other 9% are sales, door on door selling those TV+Phone+Internet packages(which in this economy of crisis in Portugal, is practically impossible), if I don't sell, I don't make money, however, train and subway are expensive and in case of no profit, I would just be wasting money that I don't have. The other 1% is the miracle good paying jobs that you can land with no bad consequences.
I am 20 years old and all I did was work in a warehouse for 6 months, I worked my ass off and all I got was no contract renewal and back pain from heavy lifting. That money slowly goes away since I always put some to help on the house.
Of course there are call centers that have an extremely bad reputation of not paying their employees too, so I don't even take a chance on those.
 
KennedyKiller

KennedyKiller

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Mr. Scary said:
Tell me about it, especially here in Portugal. I have no money to go to college, can't gain access to a lot of jobs because of this, 80% jobs demand experience, since I don't have, I can't take them, how can I have experience for a job, if no one gives me a job to have experience?? 10% are unpaid internships just like you mentioned, and other 9% are sales, door on door selling those TV+Phone+Internet packages(which in this economy of crisis in Portugal, is practically impossible), if I don't sell, I don't make money, however, train and subway are expensive and in case of no profit, I would just be wasting money that I don't have. The other 1% is the miracle good paying jobs that you can land with no bad consequences.
I am 20 years old and all I did was work in a warehouse for 6 months, I worked my ass off and all I got was no contract renewal and back pain from heavy lifting. That money slowly goes away since I always put some to help on the house.
Of course there are call centers that have an extremely bad reputation of not paying their employees too, so I don't even take a chance on those.
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Call centers are not that bad actually...I've managed 2 of the three I've worked in, and all before I was 20 years old. They're actually pretty good places to work, as long as you realize what the culture is. If you want some inside details about them, PM me!
 
letmelive311

letmelive311

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Inside my head....**** CANCER. I really wish I was a top notch scientist to develop a cure, and i would sell out for any amount of money!
 
Springhosen

Springhosen

Kahnum of Outworld
Meg said:
No seriously, I got a trophy called "Project Alice Activated"

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I got trophy-spammed a couple of months ago with a crap-load of titles that didn't have descriptions.

*shrugs* I just went with it.

I hate petty bitches. You're an adult. You're supposed to be a manager and yet you're acting like this is high school. It's not. It's work so put your ego on a shelf and do your job.
 
Springhosen

Springhosen

Kahnum of Outworld
Yeah well supposedly, my manager doesn't appreciate the fact that I'm a year younger than her but I've been with the company longer and so know more than she does, so she's trying to get me to quit.

I mean I hate to say it but we did not have all this drama when we had a male manager. This immature female has completely ruined our store.
 
KennedyKiller

KennedyKiller

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Magnolia Grandiflora said:
Yeah well supposedly, my manager doesn't appreciate the fact that I'm a year younger than her but I've been with the company longer and so know more than she does, so she's trying to get me to quit.

I mean I hate to say it but we did not have all this drama when we had a male manager. This immature female has completely ruined our store.
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Have you considered an anonymous tip to HR?
 
Rain611

Rain611

You can't kill me.
Magnolia Grandiflora said:
I hate petty bitches. You're an adult. You're supposed to be a manager and yet you're acting like this is high school. It's not. It's work so put your ego on a shelf and do your job.
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^ this

CT: I can't wait for July to get here. Had to say good bye to my husband yet again yesterday and I always feel like hell afterwords :( But after a short, fast and (what promises to be) challenging summer semester, he will be home. 14 months of waiting to be with my husband will finally end. How nice that will be.
 
Springhosen

Springhosen

Kahnum of Outworld
KennedyKiller said:
Have you considered an anonymous tip to HR?
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HR doesn't particularly care. They know that she's in serious overtime and has numerous staffing violations because our staff of three/four years has quit on her. Everyone is leaving because of her, including myself. A week ago I was offered a transfer with a pay raise by my district manager and, though it's farther away, I've decided to take it.

I'll have been with this company five years in December and I've seen three managers and three district managers come and go. I know how a store is supposed to be run and I know that this is not it. She doesn't care about hiring people who know what they're doing and doesn't take the time to train them properly, she simply wants bodies. Our business has dropped off because of this and I've found that, when telling my regulars I was leaving, almost all of them requested my schedule and expressed and interest in driving the extra miles to see me.

Speaking of, tomorrow is my first day at my new store and I find that I'm dually anxious and excited. I just hope to find my place drama-less-ly and quickly build a rapport with the customers of this new store.
 
Hel

Hel

Goddess of the Dead
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CT: Okay, let's try this. Damn, he's cute...

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Oh, wait. There's something coming from over there. Hey... HEEEY! Why are you attacking my pretty boy?!? Does that mean I actually have to do something?

*button mash* Why doesn't this work? *button mash again* NOOOOOOO! *dies*

:frown:
 
Popo

Popo

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Considering that very episode, I have created a new rule for myself while watching the show: Hate all characters, do not even consider liking one because they will most likely die, so I will just hate all and be happy when they die :D
 
Romero

Romero

Her royal court joker
Moderator
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La Femme Fatale said:
I cannot stand cheap people. Every time my sister and I would go out for dinner, I'd always get the bill. Always. And despite the fact she's working full-time and has no bills to pay, she can't buy me a $2 coffee.

Unbelievable.
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Wtf seriously?! I've got an idea, use Ebay. "FREE person, buyer pays shipping costs only."
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Magnolia Grandiflora said:
and I've found that, when telling my regulars I was leaving, almost all of them requested my schedule and expressed and interest in driving the extra miles to see me.

Speaking of, tomorrow is my first day at my new store and I find that I'm dually anxious and excited. I just hope to find my place drama-less-ly and quickly build a rapport with the customers of this new store.
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I totally understand your regulars. ;)
Congrats and good luck at the new store!
 
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