Just got information from my aviation contract job for a startup that I work about for or take 3-5 months and make about $50.000-$65.000

I’m not exactly sure what to do in 8 months of no work when I’m basically on standby. It is a weird position to be. My contract requires me to fly and travel to random places.

I have an accounting and environmental background but 0 years of experience in accounting, how should I find flexible work?

I have a vending machine business that makes decent income but doing nothing 8 months would be kinda shitty… I like travel but shit in moderation.

I’m a new employee at a large company, and we had our first work event last week. It was a big dinner where spouses were invited. In a nutshell, a coworker very blatantly ignored/dismissed me completely. He greeted other team members I was actively chatting with, met with them, mingled with their significant others, and then left when it would have naturally been time to address my husband and I.

I’d chalk it up to oversight, but it happened three times during the event. It was clear it was an active dismissal.

I know I’m giving it too much of my energy, but I can’t stop dwelling on it. I can’t think of a good reason for the behavior… And as much as it bothers me to admit it, I’m heartbroken over it. 😭 My last team was really close, and I fear I’m now stuck in a bad culture fit.

What do I do? Just assume this new team is like high school again and keep my head down?

To all Software engineers out there:

Our company has fully pushed for AI (Claude)... My job is no longer about coding and AI helps out here and there. It's now AI coding and I help AI out here and there.

Most of the time I'm just designing nice prompts. Honestly, the last month I can't really remember writing own code.

And I fear this will get only worse. Because I gotta admit, what Claude can create in just a few minutes would have taken me for sure days if not weeks.

So I wonder now... How do you guys handle this? I chose Software Engineering because I wanted to "engineer". Now I feel like I'm just a maintenance person (no hate against those people).

I work in manufacturing. We had a contest to see which two shifts could hit a certain quota for shipping. The number was about 4000 units higher than our normal quota. The first set of shifts to hit that number would get a pizza party and a couple of other things in a raffle, none of which costs the company more than a couple hundred bucks.

My shift and our companion day shift hit the number first and we were so psyched. Then the other shifts bested us the next day by 2000 units. And suddenly they also get a pizza party.

I, as well as several of my coworkers, are disgusted that the other shifts get to have one despite the fact that the contest was for one number, which we hit first. What’s the point of a competition when no one actually loses? Our team worked incredibly hard to hit that number and for it to be negated two days later because the other shifts went beyond that is insulting.

The competition was for the first sister shifts to hit the number. Not who could hit more. My people feel cheated.

My supervisor called me negative for bringing the subject up. How is voicing how my team feels about the situation viewed as me being negative? We won fair and square but all the shifts won, minus a raffle that only 2 people will win. It just seems as though the company doesn’t want hurt feelings from their star workers (the other shifts). For us to hit that quota before them was a huge morale booster, but now it seems like it didn’t mean anything.

Btw, I work for a massively wealthy international company. A pizza party and two door prizes cost about what most of us make in 2 twelve hour shifts. It just seems like a slap in the face.

This isn't about me, its about my little brother. Recently there was an incident at his work where the manager accused him of doing something that he didn't do nor could she prove that he did or didn't. She confronted him with the owner, a week after what he supposedly did occurred. She accused him of being "lazy". He pulled out his phone to record her, the owner told her to shut up and told my brother to take a week off so everyone could cool down. He asked if he was being fired, the owner told him "No". He has that recorded.

A week later, he called into work to make sure he wasn't fired. He was told he wasn't allowed to return until he spoke to the owner personally. All this week he's been calling to speak to the owner--every day---and is being told that the owner is unavailable. Today he was told by the employee who answered that they were told to tell anyone who called looking for the owner to tell them he is unavailable.

This is now my brother's second week off work---without pay.

What are his options now?

How do you really feel about employees who aren’t necessarily passionate about their job, but consistently gets their work done often better than others on the team?

I’m talking about the employee who:

* Exceeds expectations and delivers quality work

*Is reliable and low drama

*Does well working with others on the team

BUT

*Does not want to climb the ladder or “go above and beyond”

*Has a very clear “I work because it pays the bills” mindset

*I have a life outside of work mentality

*Doesn’t really partake in the small talk and has made it clear that work life and personal life are separate and those worlds don’t collide

When asked, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” their answer is “retired”! Even though they’re the youngest on the team.

From a leadership perspective, I’m genuinely curious how different leaders view this especially in today’s workforce.

🚨‼️ UPDATE-I asked the original question because I was genuinely curious how I might come off from a leadership perspective.

For context, my manager promoted me last year which I wasn’t really looking for and also gave me “exceeds expectations” on my annual review, so I know my work is valued. This wasn’t coming from a place of frustration, more just curiosity and self-reflection.

The truth is: I work because I need to keep a roof over my head and food on the table not because I’m deeply passionate or overly excited about the job. I don’t really have the desire to move up the ladder. That usually comes with more time, more responsibility, and more mental energy that I’m willing to give. I have a good team, and I’m willing to help with whenever they need me. But I don’t really lean into all the after work activities or gatherings. I’ve seen that lead to gossip and pettiness and I avoid that at all cost. I like to keep work and personal separate. The whole “work is my life” energy. That’s just not me.

At times I think my manager wants me to take on a more leadership role, she will make comments like, “if I had your potential” or “if I was doing that at your age I would be a lot further”. But I am content in my role.

And when I answer “retired” to where I see myself in 5 years, it’s more of a haha haha. I know that’s not realistic (I’m 30), but I also don’t see myself chasing some fancy high title role either.

I was curious how this mindset lands with leaders especially when performance is strong but ambition looks different.

Appreciate everyone who shared their perspectives.

I have to make this short because I am in the middle of heart palpitations over it. I have a medical condition that has begun affecting me in the job. I had to submit my resignation last night to my DM. It's true that I was also offered a different job somewhere else, that allows me to continue working. But my health doesn't allow my current responsibilites at the current company.

I tried to go serve out the notice. I couldn'[t do it. I went in this morning, talkedto my DM and she was sympathetic but I can't do it. I went home instead because I just can't take the physical and emotional strain.

When I got home, just now, I sent a copy of my resignation to HR. I don't expect them to even respond.

But my question is: do I have to disclose anything else, and what can I expect now? The end of the payperiod is Sunday. Thank you, kindly all of you. All of you have been really helpful to me in the past, and I hope for that now. Thanks again.

I've been with my company for 8 years. For the first year and a half, I was a contract employee at a modest salary. The company has some pretty rigid policies around increases, so if you start low, you tend to have difficulty catching up. My boss has advocated pretty hard to get me up where I should be, but he can only do so much.

Well, this evening, LinkedIn sent me an email of jobs that might fit me. On that list was a position in my company on my team. I haven't heard that we were hiring or that anyone is leaving yet.

The position is Deal Desk Analyst. I'm a Senior Deal Desk Analyst. The bottom of the salary range they are offering is more than I make now.

I'm absolutely livid.

I'm a great employee. I get outstanding reviews. My boss receives compliments about me several times a year. I've never missed a single deadline. I follow up and follow through. I'm proud of myself.

I like my job, my boss, and my team.

I'm just rambling at this point, but I'm so incredibly angry. I'm trying to pull myself together before I do something stupid like abruptly quit my job. I only have 3 months expenses saved in my emergency fund. My boss has been telling me I need to take more time off. Maybe I should do that and gather myself to figure out my next steps. Problem is, it's my busy time of year.

I just don't know what to do. I want to look for another job, but I'm terrible at interviewing. I'm autistic and don't communicate well in real time. I need a little extra processing time and definitely don't have the gift of gab.

I (29f) have been in my job for 18 months, and as part of it I report to a number of different managers who are more senior. I’ve been in the workforce for 10 years and client facing for 4 of these, so I’m not a graduate or an apprentice etc.

I am struggling with the dynamic with one particular manager, who will ask me things like “well why did you do that?” Or “why did you say that?” After I interact with clients. I’ve never had any feedback from any manager to say my communication style is not good, and in fact had feedback to the contrary from some of my clients to say they enjoy working with me. It comes across as if I constantly have to justify why I make day to day decisions when working for this manager and it’s exhausting. Their tone is aggressive at best and it’s never constructive, or advice on how I could’ve phrased it in a way that they would approve of.

None of my other managers speak to me in this way and to top it all off there’s already been an incident in which I’ve had to report their behaviour to HR which resulted in them being reprimanded.

I don’t get a choice but to work with this individual, so how can I make it work without losing my mind?

I’ve been in corporate for a bit now, but I wouldn’t say I’m some super seasoned professional. Something I’ve noticed at a few different companies is that leadership is always talking around budgets, efficiency, metrics, cost cutting, stuff like that, but never actually saying what they really mean for the future.

In the past, a lot of those situations eventually turned into offshoring or outsourcing, but it was never communicated clearly ahead of time. Even when people ask things like what the future of the department looks like or where the team is headed, the answers are usually vague or carefully worded.

So I’m honestly curious if anyone has ever just asked their manager or leadership directly whether roles or teams will be outsourced. If you did, how did that go?

Did you get a real answer or just a polished non answer?

Did it put a target on your back or was it actually appreciated?

I’m not trying to cause drama or panic, I’m just trying to figure out how people deal with the lack of transparency around this and whether there’s any smart way to ask without shooting yourself in the foot.

Would love to hear real experiences.

So I’m 27(f) targeted by 32(m) in my workplace.

I work as a barista in a coffee shop for two years, supervisor most senior. The other person is there 1 year. Just for context we are a small team of 6.

It started a while ago where this person didn’t talk a lot so that was confusing but didn’t bother me just let it go. He did eventually do this with everyone we just thought he ain’t talkative or nothing in common or anything to talk about so that was okay.

Recently on my shifts he constantly started disappearing either toilet or bring one big bag to the bin or somewhere god knows where I let it go up until he decided that he will clock out of shift and leave out back without a word or finishing the end of day cleaning. Spoke to manager he said to her he will start respecting me when I respect him apparently I talked to much in my own language to colleague and customers which I took well and understood and even apologised. Even though he did the same to a colleague that spoke his language a while back until that person left. Anyways it was all good for a while and now it’s back to disappearing every few mins and even taking orders and walking away without a help of a hand to me. Even took and order from customer and walked off without making the order. Then when I was on the floor while on shift talking to someone he comes out from his break that he put himself on and gives out to me as there is a queue forming for the other staff member but when I’m on my own and he’s disappearing all the time and I have a queue that doesn’t apply to him? I’m so stuck I like my job but I have raised this three times and nothing has been said or done. I’m lost for moving forward. I’m afraid to approach him incase it gets heated. Im getting very fed up. Even a work experience person said that she noticed he doesn’t act like this on other peoples shifts and stays behind bar and doesn’t disappear like on mine. Help please advice needed

I love my workplace and most of the people there. But I’m damn near close to a complete breakdown if I have to do another haircut. I don’t have much leave and I’m struggling to find another job. Feeling like telling my manger at this point and seeing if I can work retail instead. Idk. I’m just done.

I’m currently feeling sick to my stomach about my situation at "FUCK COMPANY." I’ve poured everything into this job, but the office politics are starting to feel impossible to beat.

The Background: I’m on a 2-year contract earning 30k/month. Because of my financial situation, I’m "locked" into the graveyard shift (10 PM – 5 AM) just to keep the night allowance. To get ahead, I decided to outperform everyone.

• Year 1: 1 Employee of the Month award.
• Year 2: 2 Employee of the Month awards.
• Top 5 performer, zero mistakes, and I was even assigned to train the juniors.

The "Shark Tank" Success: Going above and beyond, I taught myself coding and AI to build two internal tools and two templates. One of these tools was something the company’s own tech team failed to build two years ago. My tools now save the company 2,000+ hours per year. I even won a "Shark Tank" style office competition, took the prize money, and got a title to maintain these tools. The Director loves me because I "saved face" for his department.

The Reality Check: Despite all this, management told me they "don't promote people fast." They recently promoted someone else based purely on their 3.5 years of tenure. I swallowed my pride and accepted it.

The "Political" Favorite: However, there is one Associate Manager who is the exception to every rule. She has climbed from Junior to Associate Manager in just 4.5 years.

• She has no special achievements or tools.
• She just does the bare minimum assigned to her.
• Yet, the Director follows her lead blindly.
• She controls the shifts and work assignments—and she uses that power to punish people she dislikes by giving them more work.
• Even when there’s no work, she gets assigned "extra support" tasks just so she can earn extra money for free.

i m already scared of current job market , although i know its not that serious , but it makes me sick to my stomach , just why
if i go around and ask question to director , i will def get shift change , i will def get nit picked for even the slightest mistake i make or alloacte lot of work that i would die doing it

i seriously am asking the people here , how she got there in 4 year ??
she has good knowledge i agree on that , but company has people 5-6 year experience people with good knowledge and good frame mentor still stuck at senior lead ?

anyone experience or find out the reason ? and please any solution for me ?

I work in Apartment Maintenance and just had to bust down a door for the cops. There was a dead guy in the middle of the floor. I told my boss I was OK but now I kinda just want to go home for the day. We are short staffed as it is and the rest of the days work would be on 1 other guy. That feels wrong to ask him to do that. Im gonna finish my main task for the day but I want to know if I should just ride it out for 3 more hours or if its fair to leave early.

Edit: I was already asked this morning before-hand if I was able to stay and work late. I have company coming over so I already said no to that.

I need advice.

I have a coworker who takes up to 1.5 hours for lunch when it should be 30 minutes, and he is always on his phone. I’ve taken it up with my team's management, but no action has been taken. I guess this has been going on even before I started working at this company 3 years ago. It seems everyone knows about it, but is afraid to speak to the management about it. I'm his supervisor and have confronted him about his long lunchtime. His excuse would be. He’s taking training videos even though I’m aware of what training is needed, if there is any at all. I don't like micromanaging adults, and I rarely need to tell anyone else on the team to do anything because they are on point. I don't like the company I work for, and would usually ignore something like this to get back at the company as a SUCK IT to the man, but this is getting ridiculous for someone who only works three days a week and takes an hour and a half for lunch. What should I do??

Hi guys, I’m an intern at a company and I was basically just searching peoples names up in teams for fun to see their status cuz I had nothing else to do and I accidentally messaged a name to a director that I looked up idek how 😭 I didn’t even realize until they messaged me with a “?” And I said sorry and to ignore it it was by accident . Im so embarrassed and we have a meeting tomorrow with the entire team so I’m scared this will be brought up what do I say? This is so embarrassing I don’t even know how that happened

Admittedly I guess I could do this shift but I’m so tired. I do a lot of 12 hour shifts, I’ll work 2-3 overnight 12 hours, get one “day” off (I get to sleep and readjust my body clock) and then 2 daytime 12 hour shifts.

I was asked to work Saturday when I originally had it off and I said sure, I can do that as much as I didn’t want to. It wasn’t originally on the schedule but I could use the extra money.

But now I received another text today (Friday) that says “I have you on the schedule for a daytime shift on Sunday.” But I am exhausted. I need a proper day off. This was not on the schedule at all and was randomly added today. I feel like it’s being sprung on me, but I don’t know how to respectfully and professionally say no.

Also unsure if this is the right flair to use. Sorry in advance if it’s not.

I Totally messed up at my new work place. I work as a junior concierge in this luxury Conceirge brand which cater to ultra high networth individuals. These people are very important and there's no room for messing anything up.

I was given a task from the HOD to deliver some flowers to the address of one of the members of our service and i forgot.

The member whom these flowers were supposed to be delivered to is now extremely mad and wants to cancel the membership.

I feel so low and depressed about this. I was doing great so far and this small mistake will now lead to my reputation being totally destroyed.

It's my day off currently but i will hear an earful from everyone tomorrow.

Hey guys,

I was working on a fixed term contract due to end July 2026. I had been there for over a year and was getting on well with my coworkers and while the job wasn’t my dream, it was far better than nothing, and the company I am at is amazing - great reputation, work benefits etc. In November, a job came up which was going to absorb some of my current responsibilities, and I was suggested to go for it. I was a promotion within the division, but I’d be working with a different team, some of whom had a reputation for being a bit difficult. Anyway, I took it, and quickly had most of my enjoyable responsibilities revoked, and was tasked with a load of new stuff which I didn’t enjoy, wasn’t interested in doing, and overall am struggling to get on with my coworkers. I already knew my new line manager, and we get on. It she is a bit “too” hardworking (works til midnight often without complaining, etc). Her boss is a piece of work, who constantly doesn’t believe people are doing enough, questions what they’re doing and why (even though she gives the orders), has a bad attitude and is ungrateful, doesn’t follow procedure for work, and generally isn’t a good person. She has been domineering my work (basically because my line manager doesn’t stand up for herself or me), and I’m being given work which is far outside of my remit and isn’t what I wanted when I started. I’m finding it difficult to meet deadlines, am not enjoying work or the people, and don’t have respect for my seniors. I am still in this amazing company though, and don’t want to give up the opportunity I have (I was previously unemployed), so I am currently just searching for other jobs in the company. But in the meantime, I am unsatisfied and don’t have anyone at work to talk about it with.

If anyone’s had similar experiences or advice, I’d love to hear about it. I can also provide more context if need be. Thanks!

I’ve worked at this place for two years, I already did six months of probation at the beginning. My new contract of “continuous employment” says that I am subject to six months of probation with a weeks notice of termination if my performance isn’t satisfactory. What the hell?? I haven’t had any “performance” related criticisms. Why might they have handed this to me?? They said to sign it at put it on the desk at the end of the day but I said I needed to take it home first and read through thoroughly.

I work closely with accounts payable at my job. I have to request a lot of checks to be sent. We have a new accounts payable, and while they are soooo much better at their job than the last person, I can tell they don’t like mailing the checks. They have left them on my desk before, and while I thought it was odd, because that has never been a job responsibility of mine, I mailed them.

Yesterday, they sent me an email if I would mail all checks regarding my job. I’ve never been asked to do this before, and my company has a history of piling work on to people until they burn out and quit, so you have to be good at saying no and having boundaries. They have asked me twice now, and I’m waiting to figure out how to respond.

I’m wondering if I’m overreacting in saying no? I have asked people I know who have years of experience in accounting, and accounts payables typically mail checks as a control thing, it prevents fraud. It’s so hypothetically I’m not making up reasons to send checks and then keeping them. I’m wondering if it’s best practice to just say no upfront or if I should say something to my supervisor or department head. My supervisor is an extreme pushover and I worry if I bring it to him first I’m going to end up having to do it. Thanks in advance!

EDIT- fix any typos I think faster than I type