What Work Moment Made You Go From Proud Employee To "I'm Just Here For The Paycheck."?

[Anonymous]

When I heard the owner say "We are like family here." - this is the biggest lie in worklife. THE BIGGEST.

[Anonymous]

My boss said, about another coworker, "I know your husband just died, but you dont have to be such a b*tch about it".

[Anonymous]

Moved to a new company for more money and better opportunity, but it became clear that I was now considered a cog in the process. Exec sponsor moved into another role and, despite stellar reviews, didn't get promotion that was offered as part of hiring because "you haven't gotten to work with enough of the right people, yet."

Great money, great lifestyle, just a somewhat disappointing career plateau that lets me focus on other aspects of life, instead.

[Anonymous]

It was 2 issues that happened around the same time. I was assaulted by a patient and they tried to tell me what I did wrong in that scenario instead of just being concerned about me. They also really encouraged me not to press charges. This was also in the middle of Covid hell in the spring where I was in charge of one of the Covid floors and nurses were experiencing PTSD , stress, chaos, and dealing with more deaths than any of us had ever dealt with. We got minimal support from upper management. So when the assault happened at the peak of us all burning out, I realized they don't give two effs about us. I am planning to leave in June. I was planning to leave earlier but then Covid came back full force at the hospital (we had almost no hospitalized cases from July to early November) but I feel responsible for not abandoning my staff when so many of us are dealing with mental health struggles due to Covid and don't feel like we have a lot of support.

And our hospital has outstanding PPE policies and I've heard others in the area don't. So there is one positive.

[Anonymous]

Being home with my kids during Covid. I’m enjoying the opportunity to be with them every day and has made me less inclined to overdo it at work.
We’ll see what happens when things are back to normal...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:COVID-19. I think I was too caught up in the day-to-day BS and too focused on moving up within the organization. I’m a Fed so I have great job security and promotions result in small raises.

I’ve realized what’s important to me is my family, my friends, and my mental and physical health. I’ve also realized that a lot of my hobbies are more enjoyable and provide more personal satisfaction than my actual job.

COVID-19 has made me transition to more of a worker bee mentality. I’m here for a paycheck. What really matters isn’t at work.

+1 million.

[Anonymous]

When my supervisor told me she did not have to know how to do the work, just "manage."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my supervisor told me she did not have to know how to do the work, just "manage."

That actually sounds reasonable. Why did it bother you?

[Anonymous]

When my boss told me that when outside people sang my praises publicly it made my coworkers feel bad and needed to stop.

Um. Ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My incompetent boss.

+1

It's tiring to deal with a boss who lacks expertise in the area in which she supervises other, and is touchy and defensive about it.

Yup, same here. Incompetent people bring down entire departments and send morale right down the drain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My incompetent boss.

+1

It's tiring to deal with a boss who lacks expertise in the area in which she supervises other, and is touchy and defensive about it.

Mine too. Every day is another fire drill.

[Anonymous]

Pre-COVID. They changed the rules on ad hoc telework and instead of saying "we changed the rules", I got an angry email from my manager because I was too sick to come in but I was still working. This was someone who had previously told me to WFH instead of taking a sick day - it wasn't like I wanted to be working that day, but I knew I was going to be dinged if I wasn't billing the hours. Then they had a meeting where they talked about this, but again instead of saying "we changed the rules", they just acted like this had always been the rule and they were talking to us about it because we all sucked and had failed to follow it, as opposed to because they changed their minds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my bosses SAHM wife decided after a decade that she wanted to be “part of the business” and told us we had to email her for approval to use our vacation time among other things. When my boss held each employee to different standards and some were allowed to come and go as they pleased (men) and some of us (women) were kept on a short leash with no flexibility.

Tom Brady won the superbowl and his boss is the owner and the owners wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my bosses SAHM wife decided after a decade that she wanted to be “part of the business” and told us we had to email her for approval to use our vacation time among other things. When my boss held each employee to different standards and some were allowed to come and go as they pleased (men) and some of us (women) were kept on a short leash with no flexibility.

Tom Brady won the superbowl and his boss is the owner and the owners wife.

Not the same darling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my bosses SAHM wife decided after a decade that she wanted to be “part of the business” and told us we had to email her for approval to use our vacation time among other things. When my boss held each employee to different standards and some were allowed to come and go as they pleased (men) and some of us (women) were kept on a short leash with no flexibility.

Tom Brady won the superbowl and his boss is the owner and the owners wife.

"boss" and "owners" are different. owners can do whatever, bosses (unless it's self-owned small business) can't.