Work

For quite some time now, I have been very unhappy with my job. It's funny, I convinced myself that this job was a 'Real' job and that my last one wasn't. I worked in an operations department for a large bank. My manager was really good, he would let us take long lunches, relax, leave early if we were slow. Days off were no problem as long as we had coverage. If you had to take care of something, he let you.

My new job which I have been at for almost 2 years has been a lot different. It's a lot more strict and controlled. The final straw was last week when I was forced to take a Vacation day for a funeral. This wasn't a random funeral, it was my mother's sister. I was told "she isn't immediate family", well that's bullshit. In my old company, my boss would have simply put me in for a sick day, or not reported it at all. He was very good and it made it enjoyable to work there. I honestly think my current direct supervisor would be a great person to work for, if our director wasn't sitting across from her breathing down her neck. But then again, my old director sat across the office from us and never interferred in day to day operations as long as there were no problems.
Not for nothing, but my current company does not pay overtime, which we are expected to work. My old company paid overtime, but if they couldn't they would give us Comp days. No such policy here, we don't give comp days, nor do we give any slack in the sick days.