just accepted the job offer of my dreams. It was great, paid $38/hr full benefits! The work is a combination of physical and technical, and the cherry on the top was it was good MORAL work. I would have been working with private landowners to plant trees on their property, giving them timber harvesting power in the future plus fortifying the American timber trade instead of outsourcing for wood. Not to mention improving the local environment.

The thing is I'd be working with a non-profit and my position is funded by federal grants.

My job acceptance almost feel through with one executive order but I got lucky until Elon fucking MUSK commandeered the treasury payment system so there are effectively no resources to hire me. He took my job.

It's fucking heartbreaking. In 2 years I could have paid off my student loans and had a down payment for a house if I had saved like mad. Now I'm stuck making $20,000 a year living paycheck to paycheck. And I don't think anybody understands what an opportunity like this is for some poor kid who grew up in a rotten trailer in Appalachia to have had. Fuck.

So anyway I drank my usual morning protein shake and it gave me some bubble guts.

Im going up the stairs to my office and I ripped a huge fart in the stairwell. It was one of those steamy ones that really stink.

Anyway I guess the SVP of HR came in not long after and got a big face full of my beef.

She contacted the facilities team and they came to a conclusion that a rodent must have died in the walls or HVAC.

This led to them getting big blower fans and calling our HVAC company to check out the ducts and Orkin to scout out the walls

Anyway that's my story.

I recently got my first job with a good salary....do i have to change my job frequently or just focus in a single company for promotions?

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So, I had an interview today for a position I was really excited about. The job description seemed great, the pay was decent, and the company had good reviews. I walked in, shook hands with the hiring manager, and we sat down.

Then, the first question came:
"How do you handle working unpaid overtime?"

I literally laughed, thinking it was a joke. But the interviewer just stared at me, waiting for an answer. I asked if overtime was mandatory and if it was paid. They said, “Well, we expect employees to stay as long as needed to get the job done. Everyone here is passionate about the work, and we don’t track extra hours.”

I just stood up, said, “Thank you for your time, but this isn’t the right fit for me,” and walked out.

Now, I’m second-guessing myself. Should I have stayed and at least heard more about the job? Or was walking out the right move?

Today I came home from my first day at my new job and my teenager surprised me by baking a cake to celebrate.

Good afternoon, everyone!

First off, a huge thank you for all the interest and advice on my previous post about the job application email. The comments were amazing – some serious, some hilariously funny, and some truly thought-provoking.

I ended up going with a professional yet witty approach, aiming for a "mic drop" without burning any bridges.

I sent the email out at 8 AM. I'm not really expecting a response, but I'll be watching to see if anything comes in. Unless I hear back, this will likely be the final update on this situation.

I also wanted to give a quick shout-out to a few Redditors who helped me craft that email. Your input was invaluable!

• [u/Academic_actuary_590]

• [u/Snarkerson]

• [u/blscratch]

And so many others it’s hard to keep track.

Thanks again to this incredible community!

Apparently my original post made so many waves that it reached the company, and I got sent this earlier today. Some of you sent me screenshots that you received the exact same email, and I know some of you reached out to the company itself to talk about it, so thank you all for that lol It's good to know that it's technical error and not someone in HR/hiring that wanted to be an asshole, you know?

Also, I see the comments, and I am grateful that I got a response instead of being ghosted. Now I know I can move on to other job postings 😅

I’m a 24yr old guy, I knew I was never going to college so I went to truck driving school & got my CDL. I’ve been a garbage man for the past 2 years and I feel a sense of embarrassment doing it. It’s a solid job, great benefits and I currently make $24 an hour. I could see myself doing this job for a long time. However whenever someone asks me what I do for work I feel embarrassed. Should I feel this way?

EDIT: Wow I wasn’t expecting this post to blow up, Thank you to everyone who responded!. After reading a lot of comments, I’m definitely going to look at career differently. You guys are right, picking up trash is pretty important!.