Questions: Education & Career
Have you ever been fired?
I just was. It's my first time. The guy won't tell me why. Everyone was happy to see me, I worked really hard to make the day easier for other people. Everything life taught me about a successful work ethic is being...
Is it wrong to just quit a stressful fast food job mid-shift?
I've been working at McDonald's for 2 months. The people I work with aren't toxic or anything, except maybe one person. I only work with her 2 days out of the week though. Other than that, I find this job incredibly...
Why don’t some job applications list the hours they need filled?
Instead of you telling them what you can work why can’t they tell you hours they are looking for.
Is my McDonald’s manager being a jerk or just doing his job?
I work at mcdonalds. Have been for 2 months. The gm is pretty chill most of the time, but he sort of irritates me some times. I close with him 4 days of the week. I mainly wash dishes when we are closing. He lives in...
Already at B2 after 1.5 years—how can I start learning real C2 vocabulary?
I've been learning English for about 1.5 years, and my English level is around B2. Could you teach me some C2-level vocabulary? Not basic words, though.
Will education become cheaper or more expensive in the future, and is that fair?
And if you think it's going to become more expensive, do you think it's fair or not? And why?
Have you ever worked in a highly specialized field?
Do you now or have you ever worked in a field that was highly specialized, required extensive training, evaluation, and/or education, or was abnormally expensive? What was it? Do you still work in it now?
What’s something specific you don’t do due to your line of work?
For me, I don’t hang up on customer service agents. If I get upset, I just take a breath to calm myself and continue with the call. I’m a customer service agent and I hate getting hung up on so I don’t do it to other...
Made $120 doing doordash after 8 hours, is that good for full time work?
I calculated it and that's $15/hr. What I actually made when I was working as a Customer Service Advocate. I'm only doing this until I get the administrative assistant job. Hopefully I will get it by June or July. But...
Would you join a professional association that has "FO" women as "entrepreneurial" members?
Membership at a place I used to subscribe to has gone WAY DOWN since someone who is reportedly a Fans Only "Entrepreneurial Associate" joined the association. No one wants to be associated with this woman... especially...
Why do coworkers suddenly avoid me and go quiet when I’m around?
I’m autistic and I work in an autism school. I’ve been working there since October of last year and I am isolated. At first people were nice and enjoyed talking to me but after a while they have changed. They look at me...
Why do family parties always land right on my exam days?
I couldn’t go to my cousins party because I had my math exams to do. I really struggle with math. I have my final exams that are due this Sunday but my sister said there’s a party going on Sunday and our male cousin is in...
How can I turn down a coworker’s crush politely without hurting my job prospects?
I am a student on work placement, well into adulthood. I’ve noticed that one of the male trainers there around my age seems to have a big crush on me. I’ll be working on a task for my tafe assignment and I’ll see him...
What’s an appropriate way to thank my work placement trainers?
Next week’s my second week of work placement. I want to thank those training me on work placement with a thank you card, containing a nice, personal message each and a small packet of chocolates each. I’ve already bought...
I don't want to study or work. I want to lie down in bed and be lazy whole day. What should I do?
I don't even want to put effort to go kitchen for drinking water. I want everything to be completely effortless.
THE HARDER I WORK, THE LUCKIER I GET. IS THAT TRUE FOR YOU AT YOU JOB OR LIFE?
i saw this quote somewhere, and it is simple but seemingly true. This is a follow on to my prior question, about 'doing the right thing, and your life follows along. The more effort I put in on my jobs the 'luckier' I...
Is it rude to order a full meal at a drive through right before closing?
I work at mcdonald's. I work the closing shift, so there are only 2 of us in the kitchen from 11pm when the lobby closes to 12am when we close the drive through. So last night were were cleaning up, and breaking down the...
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