Toxic workplaces?

I hear theres an opening in galena

 

I really like most of the coworkers I directly interact with on a daily basis. If that were not the case, I would have quit years ago...

There are 'toxic' elements to our work place, but we commiserate about them and try to remind each other that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

With that said, we're all free-agents. Don't sucker yourself into thinking you "owe" your employer any more than fulfilling your job duties with integrity. If you have concerns or complaints about your employment situation, I think the mature thing to do is to express those concerns to the appropriate person, and allow your employer the opportunity to remedy or improve the situation. If that doesn't happen, or there's no tactful way to have the conversation, there's nothing wrong with looking elsewhere.

Your own mental health and family needs trump your loyalty as an employee. I have never wanted to leave a job - I have either felt that I needed to, or found a job that compensates me in a manner that my current employer is unable or unwilling.

I've been lucky though - my wife has had a harder go of things. Her company got new investors about 4 years ago, and I called the whole situation then: "always remember who the ultimate decision-maker(s) is/are. The people who hired you are no longer in charge." While many of the founding employees celebrated the new investors buying-out their stock interest to acquire a controlling share, I was leery of how differently the investors would run the company as opposed to how the founders had.

Sure enough, a couple years ago, they changed from a "growth model" to a "profitability model," and started demanding to see returns on their investment. Without getting too long-winded, people were let go, demoted, or pressured to leave - that included the President and the CEO who had founded the company and hired my wife (and several of her work friends). Several people have been let go, and several more have quit over the last year. My wife has been the beneficiary of their departures, (i.e. promoted to fill their positions) but I try to constantly remind her that her job is dependent upon keeping the decision-makers happy; not chasing the dream that was sold to them by the people who founded the company.

She had 3 managers in 8 months. They finally hired someone who she really likes working with, and he went to bat for her when she asked for a raise, and pushed for her to be promoted when she let him know she had another job offer. We're both always casually looking. Options open up more options.

 

Start in the oilfield.

Depending on your personality and the size of your balls, you will either have a greater urge to kill everyone, or it will be the best work environment you ever dreamed of.

But you can guarantee you won’t have to work with a bunch of pussies.

 

One thing I just cannot deal with are integrity issues.

 

Shit,I'd love to do that.

 

Trust me........I had to refrain from being serious about going out there in the Alaska job thread. It was tempting,but too big of a move for my girls.

 

wait till you know you should have retired,because when junior takes over for dad,all kinds of silly shit happens .the good old must modernize crap,when the old men wern`t stupid. they were making money,and had great relationships with their employees, and customers. 16 years with the company, and now they have decided to cut hours.now in maint, we can`t keep up with problems as they arrive.

 

Um, take it, Phil!

 

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PERSPECTIVE!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I know .. I'm still thinking about it.... Dammed Alaska....

 

My place of employment is toxic, because my boss is an asshole.

 

Hey Clancypants, the carpentry woodworking opening is earmarked for you. Have you applied yet? Starts at $50K. Are you making that now?

 

Don't you work for yourself????

 

Aaaaand, that’s the joke.

 

This syntax and boldness is toxic.

 

That's what I figured....and it's early and I need more Coke Zero for caffeine

Shouldn't you be shoveling snow anyway....

 

There's a reason they call it WORK.

It's supposed to kill you.

 

As is the lack of capitalization, spelling and so forth...

 

Hell even I got what he meant. How does that make you feel?

 

Ugh.. I made so little last year I'd have to walk to Alaska if I needed to leave today.