first day of my new job tomorrow kinda nervous

[junebug]

everyone seemed nice when I came in the first time. tomorrow's my first official day!
I'm scared but I'm really hoping I'll have a lot of fun there

 

[Inanimate Pragmatist]

I congrat you well on such achievement.

 

[junebug]

I congrat you well on such achievement.

yay, thank you! I hope I'm able to socialize well. it's going to be a reaaall long shift. I'll let you know how it goes after.

 

[icnone]

everyone seemed nice when I came in the first time. tomorrow's my first official day!
I'm scared but I'm really hoping I'll have a lot of fun there

first day is always the longest
but soon 9-5 will be passing by in a flash

 

[junebug]

first day is always the longest
but soon 9-5 will be passing by in a flash

yeah I know... I'm going to have to transfer away from being lazy. sigh

 

[True Spaniard]

What are you working?

 

[junebug]

What are you working?

big chain fast food place, but the pay is tolerable so I'm not too mad!!

 

[True Spaniard]

big chain fast food place, but the pay is tolerable so I'm not too mad!!

Mirin

 

[junebug]

Mirin

thanks!!

 

[pickledonions]

big chain fast food place, but the pay is tolerable so I'm not too mad!!

How old are you if you don’t mind me asking? you dont have to be too specific

 

[junebug]

How old are you if you don’t mind me asking? you dont have to be too specific

I don't mind, it's in my bio. I am 18. why?

 

[pickledonions]

I don't mind, it's in my bio. I am 18. why?

I was in a similar predicament

i worked at a similar place before i realized i could just lie in the interview and now i make almost 3x what i did before

 

[junebug]

I was in a similar predicament

i worked at a similar place before i realized i could just lie in the interview and now i make almost 3x what i did before

I'll probably be better off once I get my degree tbh. I'm already a pro larper

 

[pickledonions]

I'll probably be better off once I get my degree tbh. I'm already a pro larper

oh youre a unicaca

well yeah then nevermind

those jobs are nice for students they allow good flexibility. My boss gets kinda iffy if i dont work at least 60 hours a week

 

[junebug]

oh youre a unicaca

well yeah then nevermind

those jobs are nice for students they allow good flexibility. My boss gets kinda iffy if i dont work at least 60 hours a week

60 hours holy moly

 

[pickledonions]

60 hours holy moly

i normally work 58-60 weekly average but its okay cuz almost 20 of them are just driving to places

like today i literally drove 2 hours away and drove two hours back and i only worked from 8am to 3pm

literally the whole day was driving

some days i drive between multiple job sites too

 

[junebug]

i normally work 58-60 weekly average but its okay cuz almost 20 of them are just driving to places

like today i literally drove 2 hours away and drove two hours back and i only worked from 8am to 3pm

literally the whole day was driving

some days i drive between multiple job sites too

oh that sounds nice, I love driving!!

 

[icnone]

My boss gets kinda iffy if i dont work at least 60 hours a week

that's almost 996 wtf

 

[pickledonions]

that's almost 996 wtf

996 what

 

[icnone]

996 what

9 am to 9 pm 6 days a week
working schedule the originated in china and is now popular at some tech firms in the us

 

[pickledonions]

oh that sounds nice, I love driving!!

its not terrible

i like it

lying genuinely gets you so far its over if you dont at least lie a little bit

 

[junebug]

its not terrible

i like it

lying genuinely gets you so far its over if you dont at least lie a little bit

I lie when necessary but I don't lie pathologically. I understand it's like a fact of life at times

 

[pickledonions]

9 am to 9 pm 6 days a week
working schedule the originated in china and is now popular at some tech firms in the us

mine are really varied since i cant leave until the work is done

like today i bearly worked like 7 hours including 4 hours i spent driving

somedays i wont be able to fix the shit im working on and ill spend 14-16 hours on a jobsite

somedays i get called out on whats considered “breakdown hours” and its basically anytime after 6pm so i also get hours there

i work with a guy that does installs and he literally works 70-80 hour weeks i dont know how he isnt dead

i do maintenance

he works from 7am to 10pm some days

 

[pickledonions]

breakdown is basically when something breaks down suddenly and they need it fixed asap

 

[chudlite67]

everyone seemed nice when I came in the first time. tomorrow's my first official day!
I'm scared but I'm really hoping I'll have a lot of fun there

yay hope it goes well

 

[pickledonions]

yay hope it goes well

hey

 

[chudlite67]

hey

hey pickle

 

[icnone]

mine are really varied since i cant leave until the work is done

like today i bearly worked like 7 hours including 4 hours i spent driving

somedays i wont be able to fix the shit im working on and ill spend 14-16 hours on a jobsite

somedays i get called out on whats considered “breakdown hours” and its basically anytime after 6pm so i also get hours there

i work with a guy that does installs and he literally works 70-80 hour weeks i dont know how he isnt dead

i do maintenance

he works from 7am to 10pm some days

my workplace is opposite
they want you to work 9-5 every day and get mad if you put on extra hours (even though we aren't paid hourly)

 

[pickledonions]

my workplace is opposite
they want you to work 9-5 every day and get mad if you put on extra hours (even though we aren't paid hourly)

wow why do they do that? if youre salaried they normally squeeze the work out of you

 

[pickledonions]

hey pickle

hey i wanna tell you something

 

[pickledonions]

hey pickle

hey i wanna tell you something

i wanna tell you something but its really just snca

 

[chudlite67]

hey i wanna tell you something

i wanna tell you something but its really just snca

ok tell me

 

[pickledonions]

ok tell me

only cuz im nostalgic

 

[chudlite67]

only cuz im nostalgic

awits ok pickle

 

[icnone]

wow why do they do that? if youre salaried they normally squeeze the work out of you

company cares a lot about long term sustainability of employees

 

[pickledonions]

company cares a lot about long term sustainability of employees

only the good ones (rare)