I have a meaningless job that pays my bills, lets me invest and save for my 401k. I should be happy but I'm not.

I should be more ambitious but I don't have any motivation to find something better in my current field, nursing. No matter where I work with my degree in nursing, it's going to be the same shit wherever I go: stupid, entitled people, both coworkers, doctors and patients, drug addicts, people with dementia, cancer, drunks, infuriating relatives who believe I'm their waiter, people with minimal complains who believe they're more important than the possible heart attack next to them, the coworker who won't shut up talking about her children...

I know no matter where I work there are always curious characters you simply have to pretend to like but I find it so tiring faking interest in their crap (coworkers I mean). It could be even worse because my actual manager is not much of an asshole.

I always wanted to study literature and write novels, which I still like and do, but there is not much money there. As much as I hate my current job, it pays the bills.

But I still feel stagnated.

One doctor suggested me to enroll in a nursing master to get better job options but I'm simply not motivated.

This doctor doesn't seem to understand that what I need if I go this route are mentors, because the master will only teach me theory on paper, not the practical experience I'm going to need and my hospital is not a good teaching hospital: people claim they'll help you but as soon as management leaves, they ignore you.

I don't know if I have unrealistic expectations.

I also feel like a coward sometimes because I don't want to lose a mediocre position with financial stability for a passion that might not earn me a living.

At the same time, the best opportunities usually require you to go outside your comfort zone.

I don't know what to do.

This is a mix of being burnt out, awaiting the inevitable firing and don’t giving much fucks about it. I’ll miss the money, though, but it’s not enough to keep me here. Money is the only reason why I still clock in.

I’m realizing I’ve always been a pushover, the one that kept shut to keep the peace, meaning I was always the one being exploited, while the ones friends with the manager got away doing way less, being accused of not being a team player for not jumping to do what they wanted me to do while they sit on their asses.

I work at a hospital where people love to dump chores on the ones who cannot establish boundaries. Another thing to consider is, there are no clear job descriptions where I work at, a clever management strategy to keep the workforce ignorant of their rights and exploited. As a matter of fact I only got something resembling a job description after contacting a member of the union and even then management tried dumping more duties on me. They cannot control themselves.

My new me is going to work to my job description and reject anything not listed there. What I think is gonna happen is: everyone who felt entitled to exploit me is going to turn the verbal abuse way up, but I mostly work with women, so yelling back is going to be considered abuse (sigh…). Another option would be, as soon as they start yelling, leaving the room, going to my union and refusing to go back to work until a union rep comes with me to talk to the ones abusing me to simply ignore them when they start yelling and going to my union and risk them accusing me of abandoning my job or some shit like that.

Covering my ass for any stupid, petty accusation means lots of documentation and I only want a job, not having to spend my free time documenting what happened only for it to be ignored by management because our hospital is systematically understaffed and no wonder why.

I assume they are going to use my new boundaries as an excuse to try to fire me and to make my life unbearable for as long as I don't quit, which opens my door to calling in sick for mobbing. I don’t know if half assing it would be a better idea. And changing hospitals? It’s going to be the same shit everywhere.

Today was my free day. I spent it with back pain, cooking, eating and sleeping because I was so tired. Not how I want to spend every weekend.

I don't care about my job anymore: my boss bores me and constantly tries manipulating me so I work more for the same money, half of my coworkers are morons (the other half are fine), clients are demanding and entitled asses. All I think of is excuses not to work, but I don't have enough stamina to quit and find something else. It's like I'm the main character in office space.

Sometimes I think I should be fired because that would force me to snap out of it and find something I might enjoy, but every job is going to be sh*t like the one I have now. I'm following the path of least resistance.

I work because I need money but I've decided I'm gonna half ass it as much as I can and call in sick as much as I can because what's the effing point? I'm gonna get paid anyways and nothing ever changes: my boss is not going to get rid of his gang of favorites, is always going to believe them over those who want to keep the distance, they're going to get away working less because the boss likes them and I'm the asshole working more for the same money.

Another question: If your work includes dealing with the public, have you noticed how they're increasingly demanding? I don't know if I'm the only one feeling like this. It's like spring brings out the stupid side of people.

Example here

some examples include just too good views of the ‘thief’ from several angles, cars positioned suspiciously well so you can see how the paint covers the whole vehicle when the device explodes, the supposed thieves not dropping the packages when they explode, ‘thieves’ reacting the same way (oh my god, are you kidding me?, gross…).

If the paint is going to cover your own porch upon explosion you’re obviously using a paint easy to get rid of.

Even though, seems to be much work for uncertain gain, but maybe I’m wrong?

The second part of the video seems to be real though: all those thieves angrily yelling to the people they just tried stealing from, calling the police, yelling they’re going to sue, the mother stealing with her son… does it look genuine to you?

The only ones I believe are genuine are the ones with cops on them.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34094364

My employer sent me to Germany, where he subsidizes 50% of my public transportation costs, the so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket.

However, my employer only signed a deal wit the local transportation authority for digital tickets, the kind of ticket you'd store on a digital wallet like fosswallet.

Except that the local transportation authority doesn't offer pkpass files to download, the kind of file you need to work with fosswallet and similar apps, and the only way to use this digital card is to create a google account and download google wallet. I have no idea what an apple user would have to do, as they won't offer pkpass files to no one.

Google is a company I don't trust, but so far every German I've talked to about this doesn't seem to value privacy ¯(ツ)/¯

I'm looking for a workable, practical solution because as much as I'd like to show google the finger it seems that's simply not an option here.

Some suggested to get a second android device to use exclusively for this Deutschland-Job-Ticket, but that seems overkill.

I also contacted my employer to ask if they'd allow me have a physical transportation card and still receive their subsidy.

And yet another option would be to buy a pixel, install GrapheneOS, download googlewallet and sandbox it, but I'm not sure I want to spend 700 Euros to make google even richer. Has any of you ever done this? does it work?

The other end of the equation is, how much information google grabs about me in the EU because if I go GrapheneOS, I still need to give google my data. I've never had a google account:

Do I need to give them my real name? A telephone number? my real address? An Email address? my social security number? passport? Will they send me unwanted ads and spam me if I create an account with them?

All this because my employer or the transportation authority won't work with pkpass files...

For more information, you may read my history.

My employer sent me to Germany, where he subsidizes 50% of my public transportation costs, the so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket.

However, my employer only signed a deal wit the local transportation authority for digital tickets, the kind of ticket you'd store on a digital wallet like fosswallet.

Except that the local transportation authority doesn't offer pkpass files to download, the kind of file you need to work with fosswallet and similar apps, and the only way to use this digital card is to create a google account and download google wallet. I have no idea what an apple user would have to do, as they won't offer pkpass files to no one.

Google is a company I don't trust, but so far every German I've talked to about this doesn't seem to value privacy ¯(ツ)/¯

I'm looking for a workable, practical solution because as much as I'd like to show google the finger it seems that's simply not an option here.

Some suggested to get a second android device to use exclusively for this Deutschland-Job-Ticket, but that seems overkill.

I also contacted my employer to ask if they'd allow me have a physical transportation card and still receive their subsidy.

And yet another option would be to buy a pixel, install GrapheneOS, download googlewallet and sandbox it, but I'm not sure I want to spend 700 Euros to make google even richer. Has any of you ever done this? does it work?

The other end of the equation is, how much information google grabs about me in the EU because if I go GrapheneOS, I still need to give google my data. I've never had a google account:

Do I need to give them my real name? A telephone number? my real address? An Email address? my social security number? passport? Will they send me unwanted ads and spam me if I create an account with them?

All this because my employer or the transportation authority won't work with pkpass files...

For more information, you may read my history.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33289366

obligatory I know this is not a linux question, but you provide good information and alternatives

qr code is the squares code that, if used with a qr code scanner redirects me automatically to a website or to download a pkpass file, right?

after downloading said pkpass file to my android, any wallet application like fosswallet should recognize it and add it to the local library (on my android device), right?

what other formats do transportation authorities use?

To those residing in Germany, is pkpass use widespread there? What are common formats used there?

qr code is the squares code that, if used with a qr code scanner redirects me automatically to a website or to download a pkpass file, right?

after downloading said pkpass file to my android, any wallet application like fosswallet should recognize it and add it to the local library (on my android device), right?

what other formats do transportation authorities use?

To those residing in Germany, is pkpass use widespread there? What are common formats used there?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33213275

I know android is minimally related to linux and the question doesn't resemble a typical question for a linux forum but each time I've asked here you've provided valuable information:

I now reside in Germany and my current employer pays 50% of this so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket. There is no physical card but travel information you download to an android wallet, but apparently google wallet is the only available option. See the picture:

Google is a company I don’t trust with my data, neither do I expect your regular public transportation authority employee to care about his privacy (he looked at me as I was asking if 2 + 2 equal 4). I am not aware of non google based wallets where I can download the travel information.

I tried some f-droid and droidify options but it turns out they’re pure crap.

The site: https://abo.ride-ticketing.de/app/ I log in with my username and password, get my travel information and on the bottom the picture I uploaded.

Any workarounds?

This being Germany, shouldn’t there be an alternative to those who refuse google? Don’t I have that right as a consumer?

Another question: I screenshot my logged in session on the link I provided where you see my qr code and my billing data. The public transportation employee told me that’s not allowed (wtf?). Can anyone here provide a rationale?

I now reside in Germany and my current employer pays 50% of this so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket. There is no physical card but travel information you download to an android wallet, but apparently google wallet is the only available option. See the picture:

Google is a company I don’t trust with my data, neither do I expect your regular public transportation authority employee to care about his privacy (he looked at me as I was asking if 2 + 2 equal 4). I am not aware of non google based wallets where I can download the travel information.

I tried some f-droid and droidify options but it turns out they’re pure crap.

The site: https://abo.ride-ticketing.de/app/ I log in with my username and password, get my travel information and on the bottom the picture I uploaded.

Any workarounds?

This being Germany, shouldn’t there be an alternative to those who refuse google? Don’t I have that right as a consumer?

Another question: I screenshot my logged in session on the link I provided where you see my qr code and my billing data. The public transportation employee told me that’s not allowed (wtf?). Can anyone here provide a rationale?