• LovableSidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    4 hours ago

    If you’re in a position to do your job as a contractor, I highly recommend it! As a software developer, once I went from FTE to contract jobs I found that my whole outlook improved. Regularly finishing a job and starting another one avoided the usual staleness and burnout that come with FTE jobs. Everything stayed new. Six months to a year and you’re out. As an added bonus, the people who hired me tended to listen to me a lot more. I don’t know if it was because I was an outsider or because they were paying me more, but whatever, it felt like I got more respect from management. They didn’t make me go to as many meetings - as if they actually didn’t want to waste my time - imagine that! And yes, you get paid a LOT more - even factoring in the benefits and paid time off that go with FTE jobs. It turns out when you make almost twice as much you can afford your own insurance and time off, no problem. B-but what about job security? Oh, you mean the deal where they have a bad quarter and start laying people off LOL? My typical job search time was 2-3 weeks, and I rarely even started looking until I completely finished a job. Note: this abruptly and permanently became 2-3 months when I turned 50, so factor that in if your profession tends to be thought of as a younger person’s game.

  • dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.org
    10·
    4 hours ago

    Damn dont I relate to this so much. God, please, just give me a remote job. Me a year later: thank you for calling <company> support. My name is dis_honestfamiliar, how can I… Yes sir. No sir. Well sir… Umm… Goes on to explain how the product works in detail. Customer still asks a questioned on something I have already mentioned. Sends I formation again. Customer confirms. I asked for their feedback blah blah blah without mentioning my job depends on it.

  • notthebees@reddthat.com
    8·
    2 hours ago

    Working during Ramadan is tiring. First week with all the students back.

    One of the centrifuges let the magic smoke out so I get to lug that over to the equipment shop.

    Edit: My workplace quite literally just implemented a hiring freeze. I’m glad I just got in, and I hope they don’t fire me because I’m still probationary and it took MONTHS to get this job. (Started working here in November 2024)

    Edit 2: I work in a university.

    Edit 3:

        • Shou@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 hours ago

          I remember the first time I worked with human blood. In hematology class, we learned how to clean up blood. As we were loading up our capilairi tubes into the centrifuge, I noticed a drop of blood had been spilled.

          Impressive, I thought. Good thing there’s enough time to clean that up, I thought. I go and grab the sds, alcohol and paper tower from the table closeby. I turn around to see people leaving.

          Already spinning.

          I learned that day, to never trust anything. Not the equipment, not myself, and especially not other students…

          • notthebees@reddthat.com
            1·
            1 hour ago

            Ooof. How bad was the clean up after that?

            Edit 2: working with human blood always sketched me out despite having proper training.

  • gibmiser@lemmy.world
    19·
    9 hours ago

    Started a new job today. Been sitting In a conference room by myself for a remote orientation while the mic cuts in and out and I try not to die from blahhhh

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
    12·
    8 hours ago

    I just got me a new job where we have a 90 minute paid nap from 1 pm to 2:30…

    I have a really hard time complaining about it

    • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
      11·
      9 hours ago

      I had three weeks off over Christmas this year

      Oh my god it was nice

      Best of luck tomorrow, may “catching up on emails” be all the excuse you need to avoid being bothered.