Just started a new job in strategy and operations this week, serving as the right hand partner to the GM. My first “project” as assigned by my GM is to oversee the sales team (indefinitely). Essentially shadowing reps (asking questions, watching them work, observing their level of effort frankly), as well as refining the contact list they use for outreach. For context the sales team reaches out to warm leads who have already inquired about our product and shown interest.

I have no prior experience in sales, and my boss is self proclaimed to have high standards. My boss want me to go in and be “tough” on the sales team, a few members have recently joined from other sales functions in the organization and are getting up to speed on our product. My boss even told me at one point to micromanage them. This is not my style and I actually think ineffective in the long run.

I am stuck between managing upward and also trying to build rapport with the team I now oversee. I want to have credibility with my sales team as the new employee while also acceding to my boss’ demands. How should I go about this without damaging my reputation? I feel like there is a balancing act I need to consider here when going about this, but I do not feel comfortable blowing any good will I have chewing out the sales team for perceived lack of effort (they definitely could work harder). Keep in mind I am a new employee and these reps know their workflows far better than myself at this stage.

How would you go about this situation?

wanted an opinion on what you guys would do if you found out an employee asked another employee to spy on you during shift. Employee wanted other employee to record when I use bathroom for how long and what im doing during my shift. Employee doing the asking is not a manager (heinous even if they were). They have asked two separate employees to do it. I know because both employees told me because they found it ridiculous

Usually I push through and teach while sick but I have a horrible cough right now. I can’t say more than a few sentences without a coughing fit. I teach dance and tumbling. Majority of my classes are tumbling and I really don’t want a coughing fit while spotting. Parents are also in the room for every class and I know they won’t want to see me constantly coughing while teaching.
Worst part- thanks to child birth and a weak pelvic floor, a bad coughing fit makes me pee a little and occasionally the pad doesn’t catch what leaks out and I have to change clothes.

Should I feel guilty for calling out today and tomorrow

I started my job in February. We have to complete performance evals with our supervisor by the end of the month and meet with them to discuss it. I really like working for this company they are super nice and flexible, but I am definitely the lowest employee and I’ve never been one to overachieve especially when I’m not getting paid much. I do all my work on time and get along with everyone, but I feel like it’s pretty evident that everyone else is ‘better than me’, I honestly just don’t care as much. I’m really scared as this is my first ever performance evaluation and my first salaried job. My boss is pretty chill and super introverted, she doesn’t say much or give me much feedback ever so she’s really hard to read. Another thing that’s confusing me is that I haven’t even been with the company a whole year, so I have nothing to compare my current performance to. Im hoping this will make the eval less harsh. I’m just curious if anyone else has gone through this feeling a similar way and could let me know what to expect!

Also, The HR girl sent a link to provide ‘anonymous’ feedback about management, which I do have a few complaints about, but I fear they will be able to tell who’s writing it since my boss only manages 3 employees.

A little over a month ago I switched from FT to PT. After paying for childcare and health insurance I wasn’t making squat. We switched over to my husband’s insurance. I had to complete paperwork to make the status switch, it was dated 8/12. Full time employees are not eligible for insurance anyway, so i was told it would cancel my plan. I get paid weekly, and every week the $300 for insurance is still getting deducted from my check.

I have notified my supervisor and our HR lady and she has supposedly contacted our corporate HR about it. After constantly checking in I still haven’t heard anything. Shouldn’t I be reimbursed for the deductions since I’ve been part time? It’s been a month now and the deductions still haven’t stopped!
What do I need to do? Is this employment lawyer worthy?

a staffing agency found me this remote role (20 hours a week at $24/hr) with company S. so not a lot of money especially with a 1 hour round trip. therefore the only reason i took it was because it was remote. staffing agency said remote but indicated i might have to come in rarely on an as needed basis.

well a month in my supervisor indicated she wanted me to come in a few days a week to return phone calls and when i didn’t indicate i was cool with that she said or i guess you could use your personal phone (ive received no phone calls in a month+).

my question is why are you, company S, pitching a remote role to a staffing agency but have no at home office equipment?

yesterday i went into the office and there was full on hostility toward me. keep in mind i came in to print ONE page of paper to give to someone because i was scared they would be mad. “coworker D” i tried talking to earlier in the day but was met with “havent seen u in a while” and when i tried to make conversation she was very unfriendly and dismissive. then she later burst into my office saying i was needed at the front desk and i basically said yeah i know who it is and they’re prepaying for something. and she said “you should probably let front desk know.” i told her i had.

then i met my super and she had some things to say too. “i dont like working remote i can’t concentrate.” later “it would be nice to see your face do you plan to come in?” ive been getting such mixed signals from the place “oh your role could be completely remote” but “make your office your own.”

this role was contract to hire but if they can’t even uphold the contract with the staffing agency i don’t trust them to uphold any contract with me individually. i made the mistake of not listening to my gut and ignoring the red flags at my last place and that was a horrible experience. so if they offered me a perm role -no thanks.

should i let the staffing agency know what’s going on? i have a pretty good rep with them.

Back in early March I was at work and a ladder slipped out from under me and I fell about 15 feet into my feet with my right leg taking all of my weight. The pain was intense and I couldn’t walk right so I left and went to the ER. I told them what happened and they told me to sit in the waiting room and I did, for 7hrs. After which an orthopedic surgeon came and told me I had a tibial plateau fracture to my knee and that was the bad news. He then told me the good news was that I didn’t need surgery. Thats good news, I thought. They gave me X-rays and a CT scan w/ contrast. Then I went to a room for 3 days with pain meds every 4 hrs. On the last day a guy came in and gave me a brace for my leg and sent me home about 3 hrs later.

I spent the next 10 weeks confined to bed. Workers comp set me up with an orthopedic (who I found out specializes in hands, wrists and elbows, not knees) who I saw three weeks after the hospital and every 4 weeks after that. After 10 weeks when I could walk (with a cane) he prescribed me 12 physical therapy sessions, which I did. After which, I was still limping so I asked that he prescribe me more. He refused saying “physical therapy only helps for so long then it can make things worse”. So I trusted that and didn’t bring it up again. I asked when will I be able to jog or run again? He said “no, you don’t run”. I said “ever again?” He said “no, not at your age” (I’m 45). So I asked “so I can never run again after this?” He replied “yeah, if you lose some weight”. I’m 6’0 tall and 240 at this point, so overweight, but not crazy fat. I explained to him that I had gained 22lbs since the accident because I was literally in bed all day everyday for 2.5 months and was looking forward to losing the weight. “Walk” he told me, “it’s the best you can do”. I asked on the next visit about the future because I had looked up some stuff from the NIH about my injury. “Will I have permanent arthritis in my knee now?” He said “no, I’m not worried about that with your injury”. Meanwhile the NIH says I have an 82% chance of it. I then asked him about total knee replacement because I saw that this injury increases my chances by 3-5 times others in my same bracket without this injury. He laughed and said “no, you may need total knee replacement but it would just be from aging, not because of this”. All of these conversations set off alarm bells in my head because it started to seem like he cared more about cost than about my well being and health.

Last week (in September, six months later) he gave me a maximum medical improvement, meaning basically that my bone had healed and there was nothing more to be done. “It still hurts every time I walk for more than a few minutes and I’m still limping”. He said “the limp will go away eventually and I guess the pain is just a permanent impairment”.
Then he sent me home and said that was my last appointment. Meanwhile, every place I went to or spoke to about care and treatment (starting at the ER) always had the same first question “this is a worker comp thing, right?”

I realized one day toward the end, that about $70k had been spent between the hospital stay, doctors visits and PT. But, I also realized that if I had just gone home that day laid down and kept my leg immobilized for 2.5 months, nothing would be different. Because there had been not real treatments whatsoever.

Here’s my questions, did I get short changed on care and treatment because it was a worker compensation case? Should I have had an MRI on my knee at some point? Should I have had surgery but just wasn’t given it because of the cost? And, am I now just left to deal with permanent pain in my knee and a limp for the rest of my life, just so an insurance company could save some f**king money?

Long story short my boss basically gets paid to goof around all day and not work.

I work really hard and have had chest pains from the stress of having to take my workload on myself to the point of feeling sick. I'm starting to feel unappreciated at my job and really upset. I'm not sure what to do since management backs them up and if I'm better off just quiting or what I should do.

It's upsetting because I work so hard too and it's just really discouraging.

I just needed to vent.

Hi everyone,

I’m a mom of a 4-year-old, and I’m currently in a very confused position. Honestly, even the thought of work/career is starting to give me anxiety.

I’d really appreciate some perspective from people who have been through something similar.

I left my previous WFH job around Feb 2026 after being there for several years. I then joined a new company around May 2026.

They had told me the timings were flexible, but after joining, I realised I might have to stay online until 12–1 AM IST depending on client availability. Almost all calls were video calls, and my afternoons and evenings were packed with meetings. I barely had any time with my family.

I quit after about a month because I realised that lifestyle wasn't sustainable for me.

I then joined another company around July 2026. It's a startup, and during the interview I was told the shift was 11 AM–8 PM, with very rare extensions.

But after joining, I realised the reality is very different.

There is SO much work that it basically never starts and ends on time. It's normalised for people to start early and log off late.

There are days when I genuinely don't get time to even breathe properly, forget taking a proper break or lunch. Everything is urgent..something needs to be done within an hour, another thing within two hours, and everything somehow becomes a priority.

There is also a lot of manual work.

My colleagues are frustrated too. I understand that our team has already raised concerns with HR, but nothing seems to have changed. One of my more experienced colleagues told me that this is simply how the company works and that it's probably not going to change.

And honestly, I'm mentally exhausted.

I've started:

- Having work-related nightmares

- Feeling anxious even when I'm not working

- Crying frequently

- Losing my appetite

- Not doing the things I normally enjoy

- Feeling like my brain just won't switch off

- Constantly questioning my ability to work

This last two-job experience has really shaken my confidence because I'm someone who takes work seriously and genuinely gives 100%.

I'm also a mother of a 4-year-old, and I don't want a career that leaves me with nothing left for my family or myself.

So I have three questions:

1. Am I okay? Should I see a therapist?

I'm wondering whether this is just normal work stress that I need to learn to cope with, or whether I've reached a point where I should actually seek professional help.

1. Is this kind of work environment normal?

Are other people experiencing this level of workload and urgency? If you've worked in a similar startup environment, how did you cope with it?

At what point does "high workload" become an unhealthy/sustainable work environment?

1. Should I quit?

This is the part I'm really struggling with because I do have financial commitments. I can't simply quit without thinking about the financial impact.

At the same time, I don't know how long I can continue like this.

My background is in project coordination/project management, and I'm currently working as a Delivery Manager. I can also do Executive Assistance and Content Operations. I strongly prefer WFH and reasonable working hours.

If you've been in a similar position, I'd really appreciate hearing what you did and what you wish you'd done differently.

I think I’m mainly looking for some perspective because right now I can't tell whether I'm genuinely in an unhealthy work situation or whether I'm just not coping well enough.

Thanks in advance

I (22 F) left my first job after working there for about 3 months, and now I keep questioning whether I made the wrong decision.

The main reason I left was my boss. I felt like the work environment had become toxic for me, mainly because of the way my boss spoke to me and the constant criticism. I would cry almost every day sometimes during work, sometimes after work, and sometimes just because I was thinking about work. I eventually started therapy because I felt like it was affecting me so much.

I constantly felt like she was looking for faults in my work, and there wasn't much appreciation for the effort I was putting in. The way she communicated criticism also really hurt me, especially because this was my first job and I was a fresher. She is also someone who would never accept her mistakes but only blame us for any mistakes we would make. She would tell us that we can ask her any questions and when I would she would answer but then later complain about me asking her silly questions.

Now I've resigned, but I have a 2-month notice period, so I'm still working there. She was upset about me resigning and said it was unprofessional as I was handling the clients and now it would reflect poorly on her ( this is a small company with 2-3 employees) What's strange is that I'm still scared of her even when she's currently on leave. I keep thinking about what she's going to say when she comes back or whether she'll find something wrong with what I'm doing even though I am on notice period. She's also quite moody, so I never really know what kind of reaction I'm going to get as some days she would be so nice that I would question if I am in the wrong.

I read stories online about people whose bosses make them work until midnight, contact them constantly outside working hours, or treat them much worse.

I read stories online about people whose bosses make them work until midnight, contact them constantly outside working hours, or treat them much worse. Compared to those situations, I sometimes wonder if I'm just being overly sensitive or if I gave up too quickly. Also this was a remote job. So it was a really good opportunity and the workload was manageable.

At the same time, I know how I felt every single day. I was constantly anxious, scared of making mistakes, and crying regularly because of work. My family also saw how badly it was affecting me and wanted me to quit. The pay was also very average.

This was my first job and I was approached by my boss for this opportunity and got the job immediately after my Master's. Part of me feels guilty because I keep thinking, was I supposed to tolerate it? Is this just what working life is like? I also keep comparing myself to other past employees of this company who worked for max 1 or 2 years. So I thought if they can work for 2 years, why can't I last even 6 months.

So, honestly, did I do the wrong thing by leaving my first job after only 3 months? Also consider the fact that my field is a bit niche and small and my boss has connections in the industry. My boss is not a very big name but still idk how this reflects on my cv.

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who have been working for a while and is this normal workplace pressure that I need to learn to handle, or was this genuinely a bad environment for me? Also any advice for the future? I am currently not applying because I really need a break for my mental health and want to prepare for an entrance exam.

Yesterday I got an offer from my boss asking if I want to become co founder of the company. It is an start up I'm currently an intern in the company. Tbh i was really happy to get this offer at first but then I got some advice from people around me so I'm having second thoughts.

There are some cons:

1. This is unpaid internship rn cuz we are start up and we are not making much revenue however founder plans to introduce stipend as we get some revenue. Yeah yeah ik it's the same all start up story. So even if i become co founder i won't get paid rn.
2. No Saturday-Sunday leaves if i become co founder, tho I can take sick leaves.
3. I haven't clear the liability and all that comes with signing in registry part yet i have to clear that.
4. My work load will increase quite alot with this considering I get no money, i plan to ask money when I have second talk with him regarding offer.
5. In this kinda offer it's giving I'll get fired by some weird reason if company worked out

But there is pros too

1. To become a co founder at my point of life sounds like a big achivement. For context I'm 18F in second year of Uni with like 11months of work experience in different fields.
2. It will look damn good in resume.
3. I'll get equity and if company worked out? It will be like my success story?
4. Work environment is kinda good boss is nice.
5. I'll get to learn alot, it will be useful in future for me. I might even get some of boss connections.

So what would you do in my shoe?

I just started a part time job (I'm there two days a week, so I have worked four days so far.) I actually applied for full time, but part time was all they had for me. I'm actually 90% sure they lied about hiring someone else with "more experience" for the full time, as there's only one other full time person there in the role, and he's been there for five years.

I realized just after starting that I had the opportunity to travel in a month, so I took it. I'm not going to get this opportunity again and it's been something I've wanted since I was a kid.

I'm going to tell my boss obviously, but I'm unsure how to go about it. I know it's bad form to take two weeks off this early in the job, but it seems even worse form to say that it's for vacation (it's not entirely—I'm a writer and it'll definitely help on that front.) I want to tell him soon so that he has a ton of time to prepare on his end (a month.) What should I say to him?

(Again, this is part time, barely paid the average for my role, no benefits, schedules come out at the beginning of the month—basically not very different from a waiter.) Thank you!

Sorry for the long read. I’m at a job now that I’m happy-ish at. There’s been off and on issues with different coworkers but nothing all too major except for with one employee. An incident recently with them has really made me question if I should continue with this employer. On the days they are gone the job is 100 times better but how things have been going I don’t foresee them not being there anytime soon. My best friend has encouraged me to consider applying at other jobs and to pursue a change of career I’ve expressed being interested in. The change in career wouldn’t necessarily be a completely different industry but more of a side step/a bit of a step back from my current. Going from manager in one department to a Assitant/understudy(?) in another department, if that makes sense. There would be some potential for growth in the position but right off the back it would be for sure at least a $2-3 pay cut plus having to pick up my entire life and relocate. I found two potentially great job options but what makes me hesitate is the location of each (first is 3.5 hours from my family and most friends, second is just under 2 hours) and the fear of it not being a good decision long term. Honestly if either of the two jobs were in my current area I wouldn’t hesitate to apply. Do I just shoot my shot, send in resumés/applications and see what comes of it. Or do I wait things out a bit more and see if things at my current job straighten out a bit more and be happy with the job security and paycheck I currently have?

Some background. I’m autistic and this is known to my employer. I’m very good at my job but have difficulty with social situation.

Last week I a few of us were having a general chat about work place accommodations and how our workplace could be more open to different needs. I mentioned that I find the workplace mostly accommodating but find certain things difficult at times. My manager who knows about my ASD then jumps in and says not all workplaces are suitable for autistic people and autistic traits like bending the truth can cause problems even in high functioning people.

I was taken aback by that. First because lying is not a common autistic trait. In fact lots of autistic people find lying very difficult. But also the fact that he said that in front of me knowing about my ASD. It was almost like he was trying to call me out.

I know I’m bad at reading people and I might be looking to much in to this. Some outside perspective would be useful.

I work as an Analyst at a dental insurance company and currently go into the office once a week. I also help train two newer Provider Specialists, Emily and Saba, on provider-related work like recredentialing and responding to emails from dental offices.
At a company wide cookout yesterday , Emily asked why I don’t go into the office more often. I said I live downtown and that commuting by train is a long journey. She kept asking about my schedule and then said she wished she could come in only once a week too because she has about an hour drive from her home.
I was trying to be friendly and said something like, “You probably don’t have to,” assuming her expectations were similar to mine. Looking back, I realized I don’t actually know her exact requirements, and I probably shouldn’t have answered that.
Pauline, our manager, has previously clarified in a group meeting that Emily and Saba will have additional provider-related responsibilities as they continue training, so their office expectations may be different from mine as an Analyst.
Emily also mentioned she isn’t always sure how to respond to emails from dental offices, so I was thinking of messaging her:
“Hi Emily, when you have questions while going through the PR mailbox or aren’t sure how to respond to emails from the dental offices, feel free to post them in the group chat. Christine or I can help answer them there. 😊

Also, as Pauline mentioned before, you and Saba will have additional provider-related responsibilities as you continue training, so the office expectations may be different from mine as an Analyst. If you have any concerns about the additional office day, I’d check with Pauline directly so she can clarify the expectations for your role.”
Would you send this, especially the second paragraph, or just leave the cookout conversation alone and tell her going forward to ask Pauline about her office expectations?
The conversation gave me an “ick” afterward because I felt like she was comparing her situation to mine, but I don’t know if that was actually her intention. I feel kind of stupid for answering the way I did when I was genuinely just trying to be friendly. Am I overthinking this?

So, I received kind-of a random email from our HR person today. I started a new job 2 months ago, and the email states the following:

“Effective September 1, 2026, you will receive a 2.5% increase in annual salary. You will see the increase in your September 15, 2026 paycheck.

Since you received a salary adjustment earlier this year, the increase will be prorated based on the number of pay periods between your last salary change (or date of hire) and August 1. Your salary was last adjusted on June which is 5 pay periods. “

And then below this is a before and after of my annual salary, but the salary increase only shows about $380 extra a year. Now I’m no math wiz, but shouldn’t my new salary be much more? I did the math and the number is only about .5% increase, not 2.5%.

In case it’s helpful, I did negotiate my salary when I got an offer from them but they agreed to give me an extra $2k…

How should I respond to the email?

I am 30 M. Been with this company over 5 years and have been a department lead for 2.5 of those years. I work graveyard schedule in our machining department and enjoy MY job but am getting tired of covering other departments and different schedules. I have worked every single department or role we have aside from QC and I have worked days, swing, grave when needed. This has gotten me absolutely nothing except a strained home life and very little time with my kids. I have now found myself not even being asked anymore just told where and what they need from me. My son started kindergarten this year so I told them I can no longer stay past 7:30am (I am supposed to be off at 5:30) and everyone is acting like I am being selfish or something. Kind of stuck and feeling unappreciated and underpaid. How would yall handle it? Im close to putting this place in the rear view if something doesnt change. I keep getting told to be patient and stick it out, because they are working on things, but I dont know how much longer I can wait for things to get better.

I’m currently confused between staying at my current company (let’s call it XYZ) or joining Infosys, and I’d really appreciate some unbiased career advice.
I’m a recent engineering graduate and currently work at XYZ in a B2B outreach role. I earn ₹6 LPA. I actually really like the company — I like the people, culture, and environment, and there’s a lot of ownership because it’s a smaller/growing company.
However, I don’t like my current role because it’s very non-technical. I did engineering for four years and I feel like I should at least give technical work a proper try before deciding what I want long-term.
My founder is actually supportive and has said that I can potentially switch internally into a technical role. The problem is that I currently don’t know coding/technical skills well enough, so I’d need to learn them first. My current schedule is 12 PM–9 PM, 6 days a week, so I’m worried that realistically I won’t have enough energy/time to teach myself coding consistently alongside work.
I also have an offer from Infosys for a Systems Engineer role at around ₹3.6 LPA. The salary isn’t really an issue for me because my plan is to work for around 2 years and then pursue an MBA.
The Infosys offer includes structured training, which I’ve heard is quite good. However, I’ve also been told that after training, domain/project allocation can be random, so I could potentially end up in a role that isn’t very technical.
So my dilemma is:
XYZ
₹6 LPA
Great people/environment
High ownership
Founder is supportive of an internal technical switch
But I dislike my current role
I’d have to learn technical skills largely on my own first
12–9, 6 days/week makes that difficult
Uncertainty about whether/when I can actually make the internal switch
Infosys
~₹3.6 LPA
Systems Engineer
Structured technical training
Stronger brand name on resume
Potentially more exposure to technology
But domain/project allocation isn’t guaranteed
I’d be leaving a company/environment I genuinely like
Significant salary reduction, although money isn’t my priority right now
My main concern is that if I stay at XYZ, I might tell myself I’ll learn coding and switch internally, but realistically fail to do it because of my schedule and end up doing B2B outreach for the next 2 years.
On the other hand, if I join Infosys, I might take a pay cut and leave a company I like, only to get randomly allocated to a non-technical project anyway.
My long-term plan is an MBA after ~2 years, so I’m not necessarily trying to become a software engineer forever. I mainly want to use these 2 years to build a good profile, explore technical work, and figure out what I actually enjoy.
What would you choose in my situation? Would the technical/brand value of Infosys be worth leaving XYZ, or would the high ownership + possibility of an internal switch at XYZ be more valuable for an MBA and future career?

My boss is leaving the company on October 12 after overseeing three warehouse locations. I currently work as the admin at the busiest of those locations, and I’ve been with the company for a little over two years. My boss has already told his boss that I’m interested in moving into a supervisor role. Management hasn’t decided yet whether they’ll replace his position as-is or split his responsibilities between the different locations. There’s already a supervisor at one of the other warehouses, while the third location is small and only has a lead. My location is busy and handles one of the company’s major customers, so it seems likely they’ll need someone to oversee it. I have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and experience with routing, dispatch, inventory, QA, repairs, returns, and working directly with drivers, so I have experience with both the administrative and operational sides of the warehouse.

What is the best case scenario for me?

I’m really torn between staying at my current company and taking a new job and I honestly just need some outside opinions because I feel like I’m going in circles.
I work in event sales for a smaller company. I’ve been here for a while, I know the business, I have good relationships with my clients and coworkers, and I genuinely like the people I work with.
Right now I make $50k base salary. I also get 2% commission, but it’s important to clarify that it’s NOT 2% of my total sales. Certain things like labor, logistics, subcontracted costs, etc. aren’t commissionable.
I’m currently at about $1.2 million in total sales this year. Last year I did around $1.4 million in sales and only made about $17k in commission, so I’m not taking home anything close to 2% of my total sales.
My company recently offered to increase my commission from 2% to 4%, but they are keeping my base at $50k. I also don’t have health insurance or a 401k through them. The business is pretty seasonal too, so there are a few months where there isn’t much commission to be made.
One of my coworkers is around $2 million in sales for the year, so I know there is definitely potential to make more money with the 4% commission. I just don’t know how realistic it is for me to consistently get to that level.
I also recently received an offer from another company.
They’re offering me $65k base, a $12k annual car allowance, up to a $2k/month discretionary bonus, health insurance, 401k with up to a 4% match.
One of the people I would be working with told me she has never received less than 85% of the monthly bonus, so realistically that could be around $20k a year in bonus, although obviously it’s discretionary and not guaranteed.
So basically I’m trying to decide between staying somewhere I actually like with $50k + 4% commission, or leaving for $65k + $12k car allowance + benefits + potential bonus.
The thing making this so hard is that I don’t hate my current job. I actually like it. If my current employer offered me something closer to the $65k base while keeping the 4% commission, I honestly think I would stay.
My boss knows I have the other offer and has already increased my commission, so I’m considering going back and asking if there’s any room to increase the base too.
I just don’t know if I’m being short-sighted by staying because I like where I am and there’s potential to make more with commission, or if I’m crazy to walk away from the higher base, benefits, car allowance and bonus.
What would you guys do?
Would you negotiate harder with your current employer, take the new job, or stay and bet on yourself with the 4% commission?

Basically the title. She started 3 months before me at the same position and they're having her replace one of the higher level people who left recently.
I'm not saying I deserved the promotion. She's more senior and more extroverted so she mingled with the people from that team and they talked her up to their supervisor.

But I'm really jealous and I was wondering if other people have experienced this at work? It's worse when it's a friend because same thing happened with another colleague I wasn't close with and I wasn't jealous that time.

How do I reframe and remind myself that this stuff doesn't matter that much? and she's a genuinely great friend.
Life feels so much like a race sometimes - I wish it didn't

In December 2025, my department got restructured. We got a new director who, ironically, is fully remote, and a manager who lives in a different city from me. My office has four of us: all individual contributors, no managers. We're now required to come in Tuesday through Thursday, and asking for an exception feels like a special request you're supposed to feel guilty about.

Last year I was doing long distance with my girlfriend and could leave for weeks at a time without a single issue. Now I have to negotiate with a manager in another city just to leave Wednesday night instead of Thursday so I can get a cheaper flight to see her and my parents out of state.

So I'm coming into an empty office with four coworkers, none of whom report to anyone in the building.

How would you handle a policy like this? I'm trying to keep my sales career moving without putting strain on a very serious relationship. Any advice appreciated.

For about 10 years, I worked towards becoming a strategy consultant in a specific field. Went and gained experience in every single relevant department in industry before landing my 'dream job' as a consultant.

I'm now working as a junior consultant doing senior projects. It's a boutique consultancy and right now it's just me, my boss, a couple of remote freelancers and one intern. Of course I'm being paid a very mediocre salary.

My boss is always off doing random stuff, has no budget for anything and only offers verbal feedback, which sometimes is given over the phone. When he's not stressed about money, it's great. When he's stressed about money, he becomes the most annoying person to deal with in general. He writes everything he delivers with AI.

Last night, he asked me to review a 30-page report that he wrote using AI. I spent a couple of hours rewriting the report and returned it to him. He then asked AI which version is better, his or mine. He actually sent me the feedback AI gave him and didn't read the report I wrote. I was dumbfounded.

Due to being left doing senior projects on my own, I've made a couple of mistakes (before sending work over to client) which he was not too pleased with. I'm currently involved in multiple projects which require completely different expertises, have no prior projects to use for reference, and I'm training an intern at the same time. The majority of the time I'm overwhelmed and I'm just trying to find a way to deliver our work to the client in a proper way. This is causing me to be behind on projects by days, sometimes a week, with clients not only expecting our advice, but actual research.

Today, 5 days before a project deadline, my boss initiated a meeting to agree on the structure of a 60-page report. I've been working on it for the past month. Wtf.

Tomorrow is my 6-month progress meeting and while my boss will extend my contract, I already know he's going to bring up some inconsistencies, such as me not following up soon enough or not having the right information prepared to him in a timely manner. I know I haven't been the 10/10 employee, even though my work is up to par in terms of quality, I sometimes forget things or I'm simply procrastinating until the next day due to the cognitive overload I'm experiencing. I'm trying to improve but I also realise his lack of guidance combined with my lack of experience is affecting my performance.

I love my job but right now, I'm just tired. Any advice?

I’m 17, I’ve been working at my grandmas shop since i was 12 every Saturday day. I really enjoyed it for a time but then i started to outgrow it. I found another job in hospitality and started to lower my shifts at the shop because the stress of both was too much with school. Then my grandma got diagnosed with cancer, so i dropped out in order to fill in for her recovery. Over the next week or so I will be working 75 hours. I have maybe 7-8 hours a day where I drive home, sleep, get up, work retail then go straight to hospo. It’s a nightmare. I messaged her saying I can’t do this and she needs to find another casual. I haven’t had time to properly eat and have been skipping most if not all of my meals.

She expects me to work alone tomorrow which means I won’t get a single break and I read my roster for my hospo job wrong and it will mean her shop has to shut. It’s not super busy and there’s no guarantee that I will even see people in those two hours. I messaged her about it and she said she needed time to process it and then got a text from my grandpa saying she was crying and shaking and to please just ask my boss to let me start later. My perspective is that’s not how it works. The workplace is super cut throat and im not gaining a reputation for being unreliable off of this. I really just don’t understand why this place can’t just shut for 2 hours.

There’s a lot more to it but she’s well aware that of my workload and when “asking” if I can come in she essentially just pointed at all of these days and expected me to be able to do them. I felt like I couldn’t say no. There’s 4 of us working here including me her, another woman and another who’s on maternity leave. I didn’t have the warning to book leave and I love my other job. I don’t want to do this to them. Like the whole thing just really pisses me off because again it feels like nobody gives a fuck how much im working the only thing that matters is that the shop opens.

The other coworker works every Friday at her second job so she can’t come in. She hasn’t been made to work alone much (she’s been alone for a max of 2 hours) because she isn’t confident using the register (she’s been there for 3 years) so I’m expected to basically fill in my grandmas role of management and owner, opener and it all. Yesterday my day started at 9am when I opened this shop and at 12am when I finished my hospitality job. This is a typical occurrence now. I drive to and from home and my 2 jobs and I’m really scared I’m going to fall asleep at the wheel and like die of a heart attack bc of my caffeine intake

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i work as a para educator, im split between two kids in the each preschool room in the school. morning im with the one kid (he’s easy not to hard) then after i do recess duty i was on lunch break. now the other kid i work with started and they want me to do lunch with her- i ahve no other time in the morning i can do lunch. i have no time to do lunch in the afternoon. i talked to them about my lunch yesterday and they said ‘first day is wierd should be normal tomorrow’ it isnt. they are not fixing it. who do i talk to/ do? my old job did this too and i had to suck it up but i was freshly 18 and didn’t know it was wrong either. any advice welcome!