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So, this is my first job for a well and Pump company, it's a small company, but it's been running 5+ years and is worth over a million, thing is, I'm miserable, this job has had me stressed out so much that I started thinking of switching.

A few months back, in a morning meeting, I can't quite remember the context, but I do remember saying that "this wasn't where I saw myself" which is true, I'm a very techie person doing manual labor, even spent several years in college before getting burnt out doing all the extra shit you need. Thing is my boss latched on to me saying that and kept bringing it up, and recently he wanted me to get a licence with him in public water systems that he would pay for, cool, but I was miserable and didn't want to owe him anything if I left so I said no.

That is when he brought up if I saw this as a career or just a job, now, mind you this is the type of guy that can be spiteful, so I had to make a choice on the spot and either lie to make sure I was still put on jobs or tell the truth and not screw myself out of recommendations, I would like SOMETHING to put on my resume, so I told him it was a job.

Now this morning, I get a text in a group chat that I wasn't needed today, and I kinda felt like he was trying to do the same last week, but me and my coworkers wiggled me out of it each time, I'm sure my coworkers will get me some work, cause they some bros, but it'll be by twisting my bosses arm and if I'm coming in, it'll probably be for necessity.

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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You learned a powerful lesson

Management is the enemy and you are to lie to them because they are scum

Good luck finding new work

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Treat managers like you treat mushrooms; feed them shit and keep them in the dark.

[–] ApplicantForFire@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago

Treat managers like you treat mushrooms

Don't eat managers you find in the wild?

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago

It’s over, buddy. You should be looking for a new job. Time is running out.

[–] Stegget@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

The correct response is always to lie and tell your boss what they want to hear. The only thing you owe is what's listed in your job description; beyond that you keep up the facade until you're ready to grab on to the next opportunity. Absolutely honesty is rarely a good thing in the workplace.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Yep, you did it wrong. To your boss and the boss' lackeys, you're happy as a clam and a company man... until the day you aren't.

They don't want to fire you, because of workman's comp, so they'll cut your hours, and call you out on stupid rules that no one follows, because those rules only exist to harass people into leaving.