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    Feeling Planning Thinking

    I’m currently feeling frustrated with my job at a small company where I work as a customer service representative. It seems like every time I request a day off, my employer finds a way to schedule me during that time. For example, I asked for a Wednesday off recently, and now I’m being scheduled every Wednesday at the same hour. They claim it’s because I’m needed, but I can’t help but notice that I’m still getting days off on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It’s not like my role is critical or that Wednesdays are particularly busy. This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced this; it happened at my previous job as well. I can’t shake the feeling that they’re trying to prevent me from taking time off because they assume I might be looking for another job. All I want is some time to hang out with friends and have a personal life, but it feels like my work is taking over everything. At this point, I’m seriously considering looking for a new job because the current situation is becoming unbearable.

    Job title: customer service representative

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    Applied to a Job Feeling Thinking

    I recently applied for a position at Publix and had to take their personality test, which I found to be incredibly frustrating and inaccurate. The questions were so vague that I felt like my interpretation was completely different from what the employer intended. For instance, I was faced with choices that forced me to pick between being labeled a 'quitter' or a 'slacker,' which seemed unreasonable. As someone with high-functioning autism, I struggled to understand what they were really asking, and it felt like the test was designed to filter out people like me with trick questions. I often had to resort to using AI just to help me navigate the confusing wording of the questions. What really struck me was how toxic the workplace seemed based on the nature of the questions. They seemed to assume that anyone who is self-motivated must also have a bad temper, which is a huge double standard. I left the test feeling uncertain about whether I even wanted to work there anymore, as the whole process felt like an invasion of my character rather than a fair assessment of my skills.

    Company: Publix

    Job title: N/A

    Toxic interview
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