I received a first time performance review that stunned me. There was never any discussion about my performance being negative in any way prior to the review. My manager is seldom around or available and I received minimal training when I came on board by the person I was…

I live in Illinois and I work a salary position. I work 60 to 65 hours a week sometimes more. They don't give overtime. I had 50 hours in and had water in my basement. Because I called off one day they deducted a day's wage. How is that right when I had well over my 40 hours in.…

Gatekeeping at a new job, what do I do? I just started a new job as VP at a small but quickly growing organization. I was told that I would be training under a more senior person for a period of time and then eventually transitioning to my management. This person is a highly-paid…

I was recently terminated from my job, but I was not notified and had no prior write ups. The job is at a hotel and the way I found out was because I tried to use my hotel discount and my employee number didn't work anymore. I emailed my manager regarding this and she responded…

I have been in my position for three years as a temp. Last year I was told that I would be given a perm. Work, but it would just take time. They explained that because there had never been an LPN in this agency, I was assured that would not be a problem. I was told yesterday that…

Monday, my computer access was shut off. I knew what was happening but still had to wait to be “formally” told my company was restructuring again and I was going to be laid off. I had just gotten hired after being laid off from a 6 year positon at another company. To make matters…

Yesterday my employer informed me that my position is being moved to another state. Since i said no to the relocation, i was told i have 3-4months to remain on board during the transition phase. They didnt offer details of my last date, severance package or anything else. I feel…

I've never in my 45 year career had this experience. I was hired at a very large public company after spending the majority of my time at startups and companies in major transition. Their systems and processes are so compkex and there are so many meetings and sidebars i cant get…

New in this group. I need and employment lawyer that will help me navigate the horribly toxic working environment that I recently was basically made to leave. Any advice on where I can turn and actually have an attorney hear my situation out?

Hello! I recently started a new job and it is fantastic. My boss is great....to a fault. He is very open to my ideas and really respects my opinion. However, I can tell he is just bursting at the seams with a desire to overshare about his past, his ex-wife and stuff like that. I…

how should I proceed with the irresponsible and disrespectful employer? I got hired for a contract job 2 weeks ago. The first impression was already horrible, they sent me the contract to fill out and send it back, in return they would send me the training materials and the login…

I have been asked by my full date of birth as an application identifier by several prospective employers. This is in addition to the last 4 of my SSN Is this legal? And isn’t this asking for having your identity stolen?

How do we get rid of toxic teammates? I joined this team a little over a year ago, and unfortunately, I think we’re going under. We have two problem people on our team. The first one, I’ll call Bob, and the second one is his manager, Sally. Bob appears to have no specific…

How To Answer Reason For Leaving… I have an interview coming up next week. My current employer is a start-up technology company in the Real Estate space so business has declined drastically and I’ve been able to keep my job even after 4 layoffs. Morale is at it’s lowest ever and…

I had a progressive career with 22+ yrs of experience in a Senior Management position at a Global company. Just before the Covid Pandemic in Jan 2020, I was laid off and could not restart my career right away due to my personal situation during the pandemic. During that time I…

What sexual harassment have you seen at your jobs before? How did you handle it?

Hey everyone! A reporter at NPR reached out to Fairygodboss because they're looking for women who have recently joined or rejoined the workforce about what drew them into the job market, what some of the challenges are, and any steps their employers might be taking (or that women…

Workplace bullying I work for a non-profit. I am concerned about workplace bullying. I would like feedback about potential toxicity in my workplace. We have two colleagues who are named Bert and Rich. I am on good terms with both of them. They seem to be on the lower end of the…

Fertility/pregnancy discrimination at an organization that “supports” women? Sorry for the long post but there's a lot to outline... I’ve been at my current organization for 4 years and have always had excellent performance reviews and have worked incredibly hard to “prove…

I have decided to leave my current position due to pressure from supervisor and director. I don’t have another job lined up unfortunately and was looking at applying for a part time lower paying job until I find something better. I know the lower paying job might ask why am…