Workplace
Dreams deferred
Why didn't I get the job? Why can't I move forward with my writing? I need to create. If I just sit here for countless hours reliving my trauma and staring at Instagram reels about healing and hope. Where the hell does that get me? I really need to be playing with my kids more. They say the best way to show them love is through play. My daughter tells me she hopes I am more energetic today, but dude, didn't she see me clean the whole kitchen and the bathrooms multiple times today and pick up their crap?
By Zelda Foxx4 years ago in Confessions
I’m a Multi-Passionate Creative: I Put Too Much Pressure on My Creativity
At the beginning of 2021, I started taking my passions more seriously because I wanted to make money while also doing something I loved. As a college student, I desired to get a head start on my career. So, I had plans to start selling my paintings, writing more poetry, and experimenting with new art styles. But today, I have not sold any paintings, barely write poetry, and bounce back and forth between art styles.
By Kristina4 years ago in Confessions
I'm Sorry But Any Writer on This Site That Does Not Allow Comments on Their Stories is a Coward
At first I was very pleased when I first learned that comments on Vocal stories would now be allowed. At my former home, publishing on Medium.com I made my hay in the comments, and did some of my best writing work there. Many of these comments eventually turned into stories of their own and they tended to be some of my best work. At Medium comments were a part of the structure of the site from day one. Given its pro censorship stance it's not too surprising that it was not the case at Vocal which only introduced the ability to comment on stories very recently. Censorship and the free exchange of ideas that comments allows do not exactly go hand in hand. I do appreciate that the default position of each story is to allow comments and that a writer must pro-actively select to turn them off. Given the pro-censorship position of the people in charge at Vocal this did surprise me somewhat. Censors are concerned with limiting the free exchange of ideas and any project which increases at least the possibility of such exchanges will be discouraged. It is doubly surprising defaulting to allowing comments given Vocal's stated mission to act as our all knowing protectors and keep us safe from any content that might make us uncomfortable or scare us or even make us cry. Comments are where internet bullies and abusers live and breathe after all.
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Confessions
SUPER TACO. Top Story - July 2022.
Customer service is a strange thing. you go somewhere, see someone working there, they seem happy or at least, like a normal person, and they greet you. They assist you with problems, they try to make you comfortable and then when you leave, hopefully you think back fondly on the fact you had a pleasant experience and this employee helped make that happen. then at a later point in time you get your first job in customer service, and the truth is revealed to you.
By Patrick Sweet4 years ago in Confessions
I Joined The Great Resignation, Do I Regret It?
I never finished college. I have in total about three years under my belt but never crossed that finish line to graduation. I knew that to find a decent-paying job, I would have to hustle or have some connections. So I chose to hustle. And for the past eleven years, I have been through my share of jobs hoping to eventually find something that ignited some sort of passion within me. All I ended up finding was what would come easy to me, and that was restaurant work. I loved the fast-paced atmosphere of working in a kitchen. I loved seeing meals and dishes come together after putting in the physically hard work. I hated everything else about it. The standing on my feet for up to fourteen hours a day, many times without more than a ten-minute break to shove any form of nutrients into my body, and maybe, if I was lucky enough, I’d even grab a sip of water too. Always working weekends and every holiday except for Christmas Day and Thanksgiving. Those guests who truly believed with every fiber in their being that the customer is always right no matter what. Nevertheless, I carried on and worked my way up.
By Millie Lawson4 years ago in Confessions
One is that there is no ability to take action, and the other is that there is no deposit. So, today, Beimo will share with you some things I have done in the past few years and some thoughts about making money. I hope it will be useful to you.
Recently I went out for a trip, but I didn't worry too much. It's not that I made money starting my own business, but I got the chance to go out mostly because of my previous salary accumulation. I think if the money is short, don't speak out, can survive is a problem, so, when there is a chance to make money, we must seize it. The first two years should be the lowest time, no money, no job, no direction, like a big loser every day, but also went around complaining about the difficulties of life to friends. Later, really to the end of the point, just realized, must think of a way to early money. Why do you say so, because at that time after paying the rent left a ticket back to the small county, but I am not willing to ah, feel that I should not be this outcome. So I began to reflect on myself. Why did I become so negative and muddle through every day? After thinking for a long time, I found that two things have not done well from beginning to end. One is that there is no ability to take action, and the other is that there is no deposit. So, today, Horan will share with you some things I have done in the past few years and some thoughts about making money. I hope it will be useful to you.
By horan4 years ago in Confessions
Dating in the Office…
As you might imagine a customer service position would not be a very stressful job. This would be especially true if the position was completely online, with no phone communication involvement. This is my job. This is my life. My main source of “bread-and-butter” comes from working in a cubicle and answering emails all day long. No stress or drama, right? Wrong!
By #KristinaWrites4 years ago in Confessions
My Daily Routine
My mornings always start the same. I awake in my clean and comfortable king-size bed, still dazed by the previous night’s sleep, cramped and stiff from the hours of stillness, and I wonder. I wonder not what lies in the day ahead, not what to make for breakfast, put on for work or how I’ll stumble to the bathroom in this weary state. No. In the mornings, I think ahead, far ahead. Far ahead to a time where life is simpler. We all fret about the future. Will I be rich? Will I be married with kids? Will I be sober? All questions worth asking, though questions not made for a Monday morning comedown.
By David Marsh4 years ago in Confessions
Is there Really a Labor Shortage?
A very long story short, I am looking for a job. Yes, I have skills, education, and drive, but I am having a hard time finding a place to even look at my resume much less hire me. I thought there were plenty of jobs available? What is going on?
By Kristi Flowers4 years ago in Confessions
