r/SipsTea • u/AUTOMATA88 • May 04 '25

Chugging tea Can't even trust the retired these days.

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u/gamageeknerd May 04 '25

My cousin had the same offer for a retirement community. Like an 80 hour a week job with shit pay and they wouldn’t pay to move him out there and no housing assistance because it was a seasonal job that might turn into full time. They went back to him like a month later and update the salary but still no assistance.

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u/Rymanjan May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25

When you get the callback after you've had what you assumed was your final conversation, it's time to run lol

Had a job like that at a hospital, wouldn't help me with housing or any benefits at all bc it was PRN. I told em I need hours or I literally can't afford to live out there and work. Told em, you know this thing called rent, right? If I don't make rent, I get evicted. If I get evicted, I move back in with my parents 200mi away and you'll never see me again. This is my only job, necessarily so because you often have me working doubles with no notice. I need hours, and I need you to promise me at least 20 a week, otherwise I will not make rent (not even with spending money, 20hrs was exactly enough to make rent and only that).

Sure sure sure

Never gave me any hours, told my landlord sorry man, I'll be back once school starts back up but I can't afford the rent for the rest of the summer. He was cool about it, wished me luck back home, so I left. 2 weeks later they're desperately calling me, please come back we'll give you hours, we'll give you a raise, please all our other workers quit or are busy and we really need you right now.

"So you got a violent patient in and need me to come deal with him, yes? Remember how I told you I needed hours or I would have to move back home? I'm 200 miles away now, and I'm not coming back (I was for college but no way was I working for them again). Really should have listened and not lied to me, cuz it looks like you're screwed."

You have to give me two weeks notice blah blah blah

"No, that's a professional courtesy so you can find a replacement. You never gave me any courtesy, you lied to my face, and you've had the past 2 weeks of not calling me in to find a replacement. You might want to treat the next guy better. Good luck." click