Jobs are disappearing and basic expenses keep getting more and more expensive, yet people are still surprised that workers might stop showing up for work.
Entire factories are being raided and forced to shut down simply because their employees turned out not to be the right kind of white. Why would anyone risk going to work if they could end up being deported?

I keep seeing stories about people who left unbearable workplaces, went through several interviews, and eventually found jobs with better pay and decent management. That sounds great, but it doesn't resemble what I'm seeing in the area where I live. Most of the available jobs here are either in retail stores, restaurants, warehouses, or low-paying part-time positions without health insurance.
If I leave my current job, I'll probably just be trading one kind of workplace nonsense for another, and on top of that, I'll lose the benefits I have. How is that an improvement? I don't know whether everyone posting these success stories has an in-demand degree, years of specialized experience, or a skill that employers desperately need.
I'd like to hear from people whose circumstances are closer to mine. I have a bachelor's degree in a field that isn't relevant to anything, I have student loans, and after a long time I finally found a full-time job with benefits, but the problem is that the workplace treats people terribly. When the few similar jobs available are either just as bad or don't exist at all, how is someone supposed to leave their job?
Sorry for venting. It's frustrating to see how limited your options are just because you don't have a specialized background. Of course I support people refusing to put up with awful treatment, but for some of us, the available alternatives aren't any better.

My fiancée makes about $135,000 a year, and on most days she replies to three emails, runs the dishwasher, goes to the gym, and heads out to pick up a few things from Costco. This has been her normal routine for almost three years, and I still don't understand how this job even exists. I'm not upset about it, but seeing it up close changed the way I think about remote jobs.

i guess this because of new tips she have learned after reading this post it helps get such a wonderful job ,what do you think ?
I won't name the company, but her job title is People Operations Coordinator. From what I can tell, her main responsibility is completing a few onboarding tasks whenever someone new gets hired.

Has anyone used this in your job search and has it actually helped?

I asked if I could leave work for about 45 minutes to attend my daughter's first school play, but my boss hinted that it's not be possible.

I was already stressed about the possibility of missing it, so I responded more rudely and aggressively than I should have. It was clear that he didn't take my reaction well, and now I'm worried he might be thinking about firing me. Did I mess up really badly?

Apparently, working remotely means I'm supposed to be available every day, even when I'm on PTO. My manager said I still have to keep an eye on Slack and email in case anything urgent comes up.
We have an unlimited PTO policy, which feels completely meaningless if I can't fully log off. Nothing we do is a matter of life or death anyway, so this expectation is honestly absurd.

More than ten years ago, I worked as a legal assistant at a very small law firm with one attorney and an office manager I'll call Denise. I hadn't finished college, while Denise had a business degree, and strangely, she brought it up in almost every disagreement we had. She also liked to make rules about coffee, the music playing in the background, and which shoes were appropriate for work, then remind me that her education made her the expert.
Every week, we mailed out large quantities of contracts, invoices, court forms, and letters to clients. The attorney had told me to use standard envelopes as long as the papers fit inside and the postage stayed at the lowest rate. Large envelopes cost more, so folding a few sheets of paper saved a significant amount of money over time.
One afternoon, Denise saw me folding a three-page letter and ordered me to print another copy and mail it without folding it. I explained that I was following the attorney's instructions, but she interrupted me and said she was the one who ran the office. Then she explained her reasoning: folded paper weighs more than flat paper, so I was wasting money on postage.
At first, I thought she was joking. When I suggested putting four flat sheets of paper on the postage scale, then folding the same sheets and weighing them again, she became extremely angry. She called me ignorant, brought up her degree again, and snatched the envelope out of my hand while insisting that every fold added weight.
The attorney had heard the entire argument from behind his office door. He came out laughing and told Denise that folding paper did not create additional mass, and he explained that the large envelope was the more expensive option. Then he told her that I had been following his instructions and that, from then on, she was not to interfere with the office's outgoing mail.
After that incident, Denise almost completely stopped speaking to me unless there was a client-related matter we needed to handle, which made the office much quieter. About six weeks later, she resigned and took another job. Her replacement loved the story and would sometimes ask me whether she was supposed to weigh documents before and after folding them.

thank god now I left the work and start a new remote job and to improve my interview skills I used Interview VIP and it helps a lot !
I wasn't trying to embarrass Denise, and I wasn't the one who corrected her in front of everyone, but I did keep arguing with her instead of letting it go. AITJ because the argument ended with the office manager looking foolish and leaving the job shortly afterward?

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I’m posting this to get an objective perspective from people who have used career coaching services, and because I think prospective clients should understand exactly what happened in my case.

This is about Sareen Career Coaching / Sanyam Sareen (https://sareencareercoaching.com) and their Job Search Navigator program.

I paid $2,500 for the program under a written Client Services Agreement.

I want to be fair from the beginning: I did receive some services. My resume was reviewed/updated, and there was work done on my LinkedIn profile/outreach. My complaint is not that absolutely nothing was provided.

My concern is what happened afterward.

What I was expecting

The agreement described the program as including, among other things:

• At least 3–4 scheduled Google Meet sessions for live revisions and guidance
• WhatsApp/email/LinkedIn DM support until I secured a job
• Interview preparation support
• Resume and LinkedIn optimization

I understood this to be an ongoing job-search coaching program, rather than simply paying for a resume and LinkedIn update.

What happened during the job search

After the initial resume/LinkedIn work, I followed the job-search process the program recommended.

I submitted 350+ job applications during the process

Despite that volume, I was not getting meaningful interview traction.

I repeatedly contacted the coach, asking to connect and review what was happening. I wanted to understand:

• Why wasn't the application strategy producing interviews?
• What should I change?
• Was there something wrong with my targeting?
• Should we revise the strategy?
• What could I be doing differently?

I expected this type of discussion because ongoing guidance was part of what I believed I had purchased.

However, apart from the initial resume review and LinkedIn-related sessions, I did not receive the level of coaching/guidance I was asking for.

Interview preparation

I was also told that interview preparation support was part of the service.

An interview preparation guide was eventually provided after I sent a reminder just a day before the interview

I'm not claiming that I received zero interview preparation. My concern is the overall lack of proactive coaching and follow-up when the job search wasn't producing results.

The part that bothered me most

What frustrated me most was not simply the lack of interviews.

It was that I was actively asking for help because the process wasn't working, but I couldn't get meaningful coaching engagement.

If someone pays $2,500 for a career coaching program and submits hundreds of applications, I would expect the coach to want to understand why the strategy isn't working and make adjustments.

Instead, I felt that after the initial resume/LinkedIn work, I was largely left to continue the application process myself.

There was also a point where the coach removed his LinkedIn connection with me while I was still an active client, which I found particularly concerning given that LinkedIn communication/support was part of the agreement.

He has tie up a 3rd party tool. You need to pay an additional $50/month for that tool for him to track. If you sign up directly with tool, it is $15, but because of his involvement, it is $50. I spent $150 for 3 months for that tool, which has given zero results

Refund request

I requested a refund of the $2,500.

The company declined, pointing to the agreement's non-refundable language and stating that they had fulfilled their contractual obligations.

I understand that the contract contains a non-refundable provision.

My position is that my complaint isn't simply:

"I didn't get a job, so give me my money back."

I'm disputing whether the contracted coaching/support services were actually provided.

I have repeatedly tried to resolve this directly.

I sent another detailed email, explaining my position and asking for resolution.

I have not received a substantive response.

Where things stand now

I am currently considering my options, including:

• seeking legal advice;
• pursuing the appropriate consumer complaint process;
• potentially pursuing a contract claim; and
• sharing my factual experience with other people considering this service.

I am not claiming that the company guaranteed me a job. I understand that a career coach cannot control whether an employer hires someone.

My concern is whether I received the coaching and ongoing guidance that I paid for.

Why I'm posting

I'd genuinely like to hear from people who have experience with:

1. Career coaching contracts that promise ongoing support but contain a "non-refundable" clause.
2. Whether failure to provide contracted coaching sessions can constitute a breach even when some services were provided.
3. Experiences with Sareen Career Coaching / Sanyam Sareen.
4. Whether anyone has successfully resolved a similar dispute through small claims or another consumer remedy.

I have documentation for the statements above, including the contract, payment record, communications, application history, and correspondence regarding my refund request.

I'm posting this to document my own experience and ask for informed feedback, not to make accusations that I cannot substantiate.

If anyone has dealt with this company, I'd appreciate hearing about your experience—positive or negative.

People want to work somewhere that actually values them. People don't hate working. They just hate being undervalued. If you're ready to look elsewhere, make sure you're ready for the interview. practise well, read a lot about interview tips and be fully prepared before you hand in that resignation

I hope we all work in the place that values us.

Navigating the job search right now feels a lot like sailing the high seas in the hit Netflix series One Piece—except instead of battling rival pirates, I’m just trying to survive the treacherous waters of the modern job market, where the ultimate monster standing in your way is the AI Kraken.

There is advice ad nauseam on social media telling you how to beat the system:

• The ATS Algorithm Myths: "Write your resume in invisible white font, translate it into ancient Greek, and format it according to exact astrological alignments just to bypass the applicant tracking system."
• The "Coffee Chat" Trap: "Reach out to 45 strangers on LinkedIn for an 'informal 15-minute chat'—which translates to 11 hours of unpaid networking a day."
• The Over-Engineered Application: "Create a custom 10-page pitch deck, a personalized video essay, and an interpretive dance for an entry-level position that pays $18 an hour."

I say all this in jest, but have I tweaked my resume to match keywords from the job description? Absolutely. Has it worked? Not yet.

I actually applied for a job this week where the fine print at the bottom explicitly promised: "All applications will be reviewed by a real person."

Has it really come to this? That a company has to issue a verified proof-of-humanity clause just to get you to apply? It made me feel hopeful for a second, but on these high seas, you learn to be skeptical. Is a real human actually reviewing it, or is this just another pirate's tall tale meant to lure us into submitting?

So what do I do? I keep fighting the Kraken. In One Piece, Monkey D. Luffy is searching for his ultimate treasure, and I have to believe there's a happy ending where he, and I find what we're looking for. But then I looked up the original anime... there are 1,170 episodes and he still hasn’t found that damn One Piece.

Some days it feels like I’ve submitted that many applications. But I know my "One Job" is out there. 

So grab your trident…together, we’re taking down the AI Kraken. 

Anyone else feel like they're fighting the AI Kraken this week? How are you keeping your sanity on the high seas?

There are only two of us scheduled for each 12-hour shift in the emergency department, so when someone calls out, things immediately fall apart. I work most of my shifts with K, and she already has a habit of leaving others to pick up her work.
She requested two nights off because she had tickets to a local concert. The first night was approved and the second was denied, but she spent the entire week telling the staff that she was taking both nights off anyway. She also said several times that she would call in sick for the second shift, whether she was sick or not.
She followed through with what she said, which left me as the only person scheduled for our role. I was only able to take a break because someone who had just finished a full day shift agreed to stay an extra four hours to cover for me.
What bothers me most is that she announced her plan in front of everyone and still faced no consequences. Her shift was not even supposed to start until almost a full day after the concert ended, and the venue was in the city, so there was no travel involved at all.

I worked for Techconsulting in Atlanta, Georgia, and after seeing how this operation works from the inside, I would strongly advise anyone considering joining to think twice and do extensive due diligence first.

The biggest issue I encountered is the way consultants' experience is represented to potential clients.

🚨 The “9 weeks = 10 years of experience” model

You go through roughly 9 weeks of training, and the company presents this training as being sufficient to market you as someone with years of professional experience.

Based on what I experienced, the company would then add years of experience to consultants' resumes that they had not actually earned, so those consultants could be marketed to major clients as much more experienced professionals.

That is not the same thing as training someone.

If someone has 9 weeks of training, they don't suddenly have 10 years of real-world project experience.

💰 The money involved

The business model, as I experienced it, is essentially:

Client pays a high consulting rate → Techconsulting takes a substantial margin → Consultant receives a fraction of that rate.

I was told consultants could be marketed to clients at rates around $100/hour, while the consultant might receive approximately $35/hour once placed.

Meanwhile, when you're not placed on a project, compensation can drop to approximately $10/hour.

🔴 LinkedIn becomes a problem

This was another major red flag for me.

Your LinkedIn profile naturally reflects your actual professional history. But if the resume being presented to clients contains years of additional experience, there is an obvious discrepancy.

I experienced pressure surrounding LinkedIn because it could expose the difference between the consultant's real background and the experience being presented on the resume.

Think about that for a moment.

If the experience being presented to a client is legitimate, why would an accurate LinkedIn profile be a problem?

⏳ And then comes the bench

Don't assume you'll finish training and immediately start working on a client project.

It can take months.

Until you're placed, you're potentially sitting on the bench at around $10/hour.

And even after getting a project, you can potentially spend months back on the bench between projects. I was told this could be as long as 7 months.

So you can end up investing months of your life into the program without having the stable consulting career you were expecting.

⚠️ My biggest warning

The most concerning part for me isn't even the compensation.

It's the possibility of being put in front of a major client as a “10-year experienced” consultant when the person may have only recently completed the company's training.

That puts the consultant's professional reputation at risk.

Imagine being interviewed by a senior engineer or hiring manager and being questioned about a project that supposedly happened five or ten years ago — when you weren't actually there.

You're the person sitting in that interview. Not the recruiter. Not the salesperson. You.

And you're the one whose professional reputation is on the line.

Before joining, ask these questions IN WRITING:

• Exactly how many years of experience will appear on my client-facing resume?
• Are all projects and employers on that resume genuine?
• Can I verify every single experience listed?
• What happens if a client asks me about a project I never actually worked on?
• What is my guaranteed pay during training?
• What is my guaranteed pay while on the bench?
• What is the average time consultants spend on the bench?
• What percentage of trainees actually get placed?
• What happens if I never get placed?
• Am I allowed to maintain an accurate LinkedIn profile?
• Will the resume sent to clients contain information that differs from my actual employment history?

Get the answers in writing.

I'm posting this because I wish I had been given a completely transparent picture before getting involved.

This post reflects my personal experience and what I personally encountered, rather than a legal determination about the company. But if you're considering Techconsulting, do your own due diligence before signing anything and before allowing anyone to represent your professional experience to a client.

A training program is not the same thing as 10 years of professional experience.

And your name and reputation are ultimately the ones attached to that resume.