I had a job that I actually enjoyed once. The work itself was more or less the same every day, but it had varying challenges and locations and I didn’t have 15 fucking managers breathing down my neck all the time. I could have stayed there forever. Except they fired me when I didn’t volunteer to work a Saturday because I had a fucking doctor’s appointment and that was the only day I had off where I could see a doctor, they swore at me that I have to show up and scheduled me that day anyway, and I swore back at them because I absolutely do not tolerate authoritarian bullshit like that. They backed off and said “okay fine, we’ll get someone else. No worries.” But then on Monday, the Salesforce schedule had me going to the main office (2 and half hours away) for a meeting; the meeting was to fire me.
Fucking owners turned out to be MAGA bitches, too so I have no qualms over naming and shaming UnWired Broadband for being a shifty bullshit WISP service that sets prices based on skin color. (White people always had lower bills and higher speeds than mexicans and black folks)
That makes sense. I always feel like the people make the job what it is, and I just have a hard time reconciling how such horrific leadership can attract good people.
I had a job that I actually enjoyed once. The work itself was more or less the same every day, but it had varying challenges and locations and I didn’t have 15 fucking managers breathing down my neck all the time. I could have stayed there forever. Except they fired me when I didn’t volunteer to work a Saturday because I had a fucking doctor’s appointment and that was the only day I had off where I could see a doctor, they swore at me that I have to show up and scheduled me that day anyway, and I swore back at them because I absolutely do not tolerate authoritarian bullshit like that. They backed off and said “okay fine, we’ll get someone else. No worries.” But then on Monday, the Salesforce schedule had me going to the main office (2 and half hours away) for a meeting; the meeting was to fire me.
Fucking owners turned out to be MAGA bitches, too so I have no qualms over naming and shaming UnWired Broadband for being a shifty bullshit WISP service that sets prices based on skin color. (White people always had lower bills and higher speeds than mexicans and black folks)
I’m sorry you live in the USA. That would not be possible in many parts of the world to begin with.
(apologies and no hate, this is the best way I can put it)
I know… God damn “At Will” employment.
You could get a doctors appointment on a Saturday? Usually you have to take a weekday off, and make sure it’s a day they aren’t golfing.
The network provider my insurance was under was open Mon-Sat, but their hours on Saturday were shorter.
There’s so much to unpack here. Did you work for a company run by a supervillain? And yet enjoyed the work?
The work was fun.
The management and leadership was FUBAR.
That makes sense. I always feel like the people make the job what it is, and I just have a hard time reconciling how such horrific leadership can attract good people.
It’s not that weird. The most fun I ever had at a job was working in the tire center at Walmart.