When you were employed FT, did you feel like your employer cared for you?

[VintageBetter]

I’m asking because I have seen many Redditors justifiably complaining about that. At least they are justified to me. I think any job should be more than a slave owner hiring slaves. Oh I have had some slave-holder bosses. No doubt about that. And not just toward me. They were awful to everyone except an inner cliquy group.

Anyway, did you feel like your direct boss or HR cared about you at all?

I have not had an employer like that since the 1980s, then I had one in the end of the 1990s. Then, in my last job, I did feel like HR understood that I was not a spring chicken anymore and sometimes had 2-hour long traffic jambs. They were kind to me.

 

[DebraMae]

I had some that cared and some that did not. In my last job I had a woman who did not like me at all. I was really glad to retire from there.

My favorite boss was when I was in manufacturing jewelry. He was funny and kind and when I screwed something up he was like, hey, it happens. I could have stayed there forever.

 

[Georgiagranny]

Oh, h*ll to the no! Full time, part time, no difference. What employers care about is whether you can and do do the job. And HR is not your friend. HR is there to be a friend to management. The only exception might be a very small company.

 

[carouselsilver]

After graduating from business school, I had a series of temp jobs while searching for a permanent one. My first full time one was the best ever! The executive director used to cook pasta lunches for the entire staff, and he was a good cook. I had friends among the staff, too.

Since we were a non profit, we benefited from donations from other organizations and I came into free clothing and shoes (being a single Mom at the time it was greatly appreciated) even food.

After a year, they promoted me to personnel administrator with lots of bells and whistles. I felt genuinely appreciated there and was sorry to have to leave since I was moving to another area.

 

[Nathan]

When you were employed FT, did you feel like your employer cared for you?

Some did, some didn't but for the most part, yes. Of course, my employers cared just a little more about the work getting done...

 

[Roadwarrior]

Started working for my father at age 8 until 18, then a 4 year break with uncle Sam (USAFSS). I'm was with the uncaring military until almost 23, Then back with my father until I got my Contractors Lis. At age 29 I gave it all up for a 35 year stint with a Government Contractor who never showed a caring moment until retirement. Soooo NO! - I did end up with a good financial parting. The aftermath of the 'Challenger Disaster' kept me anchored.

 

[Uptosnuff]

I have worked several jobs in my working career and I didn't feel like any of them "cared" for me. I worked mostly for larger corporations and I just couldn't find the formula for getting ahead in any of them. I discovered after many years that the way to get ahead is to suck up to someone that is on the ladder above you and sell yourself. I have never been any good at that. My work record, my experience and my education didn't matter.

At the last company, I was there for 20 years. I stayed because I wanted a pension, not because I felt fulfillment in my job.

 

[Murrmurr]

I didn't care if my employer "cared for me" or not. What does that even mean? Cared for me as a person, is what I assume. Didn't matter to me if my employer liked me or not, and it didn't seem to matter to any of my employers, either.

What mattered to me was whether or not I liked my job and that I was paid fairly for doing it. I never expected to have any kind of a personal relationship with my employers. One of them invited all the workers to a barbecue at his house every summer, but that wasn't because he cared for us, it was because he made money because of us. He appreciated that, nothing more.

 

[JBR]

After boyhood and college-age-fella, jobs, I was freelance, getting contracts over many years. A lot but not all of those situations were fairly impersonal, though harshness wasn't part of it often at all.

But I had a several stretches of being an employee, one for seven years (not long before I retired). In all of those I felt my employers liked and appreciated me.

 

[Don M.]

I had an excellent working career. I started out with a tour in the USAF, where they gave me good training fixing electronics. After the military, I began a career of fixing computers. My supervisors were good, and I seldom went to the "office"....my day usually consisted of the "pager" going off telling me where my next service call needed to be. The pension plan is quite good, and we don't have to "stress out" over finances in retirement.

 

[Sciguy]

I am still working. I am employed by the government, so they have to abide by Civil Service rules. Those rules don’t prevent people from being jerks though...

 

[Pinky]

I held civil service jobs .. need I say more?

 

[JBR]

I held civil service jobs .. need I say more?

But did the employees up the chain relate affably to you?

 

[Pepper]

It makes me nervous to even think about working. I liked it best when me & husband had our store and we were the bosses and the workers too.

 

[Born_To_Lose]

I am still working. I am employed by the government, so they have to abide by Civil Service rules. Those rules don’t prevent people from being jerks though...

I worked for the government and I have no complaints.

 

[JBR]

It makes me nervous to even think about working. I liked it best when me & husband had our store and we were the bosses and the workers too.

You probably worked before you & your husband had the store, right? What about your experience then?

 

[Pinky]

But did the employees up the chain relate affably to you?

The immediate supervisor would walk up and down behind us .. then, there was one "snitch" employee. It wasn't a great atmosphere. However, I liked the variety of the job itself.

 

[hollydolly]

Well I worked for Multi Nationals most of my life.. Glaxo Smith Klein....then the BBC.. then and International charity...

The former 2 were as caring to their employees as it was possible to be.... given that they're Giant organisations....

The latter ( International Charity ) sadly.. were not... ...and you all know this charity very well...

 

[officerripley]

Nope; it was mostly Mr. Potter rather than George Bailey.

 

[againstthegrain]

I owned the company so I was well cared for, (other than the 11 years btwn vacations.). LOL

 

[jujube]

I followed the same boss from job to job for years. She was good to me, but I can't say the same for the companies we worked for.

I did feel appreciated but that didn't stop them from working me to the edge of the pit.

 

[Olivia]

Yes, I know that my employer cared for me as a person and as a partner in the work we did for the organization. During the first interview for the position he talked about all the plans he wanted to accomplish for the future. I listened and was flattered that he took the time to do so and also judged my interest in it and the understanding he wanted me to have. The only question he had for me was would I be able to understand his words when he dictated onto a recording device. I had no doubt that I could and I did. This partnership lasted over three organizations totaling 20 years.

 

[Gary O']

Anyway, did you feel like your direct boss or HR cared about you at all?

Never cared if they cared

Worked hard

Got paid

Went home

......where care and love resided

 

[Naturally]

Uncle Sam has taken pretty good care of me, gave me opportunities ... and I like that guy

 

[Radrook]

My first boss seemed OK. However, my second boss, Mr. Sherma, of the FA Sherma Manufacturing company located in New York City circa 1966 was like a father.