just like. very fed up with some Work Shit
partner moved for work, so we’ve been long distance for over a year which sucks bc I get to see My Person once a month
“hello, My Job. I have been working remotely for Three Years since the pandemic. can I continue to work remotely in This Other Nearby State that is on the list of other states you’re allowed to live in while still working here”
this question was asked three months ago. I am still having endless back-and-forth with my manager and HR about it. I have genuinely no idea when I will have an answer
THE STICKING POINT is that despite the fact that I have successfully been doing my job remotely like 98% of the time since 2020 and I make an in-person appearance like, only a couple months out of the year, THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO LET ME MOVE because of that 2% of time when I have to come in and—wait for it—open powerpoint for people who have way more degrees and make way more money than me
the added fun thing is I need to let my landlord know about renewing a lease, and he asked at the start of march and I didn’t have an answer, and he was kind enough to let extend my lease by one month so I could get an answer from work. AND THE MONTH IS ALMOST UP, AND I STILL DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER, and I don’t think I will by april 1st when I told my landlord I’d check in with him again!
there’s also background noise of frustration bc my union was supposed to get a raise in october and we didn’t because negotiations for the amount are ongoing. so, like, six months of morale degrading bc of this very clear demonstration of no we are not willing to pay you more. and tbh I wish we would strike, bc nothing would get done without us, but I don’t think that’s in the cards right now
and despite the fact that my job is a) not giving me more money and b) not giving me the flexibility to continue working remotely as I already do from another state so I can live with my partner, I Have Been Given More Work And New Responsibilities And Entire New Parts Of My Job
I am very busy, I am very burnt out, and I have absolutely no motivation to do anything because of the above
I am also really fucking sick of my Primary Human Interaction being sitting very still on a million zoom meetings wearing my professionalsona. instead of getting to be weird with my partner which is what I would LIKE to be doing
I am very tired! and very fed up! and if they fucking make me leave this job and look for another one—which I don’t really want to do—all because of a handful of days throughout the year when I am “”””needed”””” in person to do gruntwork bullshit, I will be very mad!
AND!! AND!!!! my escapism isn’t even GOOD to offer a nice outlet from this stress!
everyone I work with is constantly telling me how much they appreciate me and how much they need me and how nothing would get done without me, and I’m frankly sick of hearing that, because if you value me so much, give me some tangible evidence. like more money or the flexibility to live in another state when I already work remote anyway
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When you have Discovery Of Symptoms so you think about bringing them up to the specialist you see except you fucking hate said specialist and don’t really know if you feel comfy talking to them about it even though it’s kind of important.
And then you get contacted by the practice and told “lol so they’re gone, we’re giving you to somebody new” and now you have no idea if THIS person even knows jack fucking shit about what you need because you’ve got multiple things going on so you don’t know if it’s gonna be safe to bring them up first meeting and you don’t know if they’ll get pissy if you wait until the second time you see them.
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I am so goddamned tired of busting my ass in an economy that physically refuses to let me do any better than the mediocrity of working full time and still not being able to afford rent!!!!!!!
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