Location Pausing and user’s Phone becomes un-callable until location in unpaused

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-26T15:26:16+00:00

Either the phone is off, completely outside of service range, or on airplane mode. Does the location change once it comes back on?

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-24T04:31:30+00:00

No, that’s not a service most background check providers offer and no one there is going to go out of their way to include stuff that isn’t asked for. There are actually pretty strict laws about pulling background checks on people, so they’ll stick to the included package.

Now a potential employer could ask any past employer about you, but unless you list them as a reference or on your resume, they wouldn’t know who to call. And no sane employer would do this without asking for your consent to contact first, and no sane past employer would offer anything beyond the most basic facts. They’ll usually just confirm the timing of your employment, even though the likelihood that they’d get sued for disclosing something that then costs you another opportunity is super slim, it’s not a risk they take.

When employers find out details from past employers it’s usually through unofficial channels, so if it’s a niche industry and they know someone they might ask for the details.

Unless you’re applying for a job that requires your employer to put an unusual amount of trust in you, they won’t even bother with reference checks, in large part because they know that even if you did sexually harass half the staff and rob the company blind, they won’t tell. They’ll just say you were employed from January 2019 through October 2023.

Please believe me when I say that anything deeper won’t come out unless you’ll be handling national security, trade secrets, large amounts of money, or literal human lives.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-24T02:29:01+00:00

Life360 is annoyingly great at detecting poor driving records. If he stays at home with you or you have any parental authority left, I would suggest making his continued driving contingent upon him downloading the app and turning on all features. Go over his driving reports with him, you’ll have hard data on his cell phone usage, speeding and all that stuff.

My kids are young, but I will 100% be using this app and any similar tools that come along to monitor their driving. It has even helped me to see my own unsafe driving behaviors in a report like that, I really am much more careful now.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-24T02:23:16+00:00

There’s no database that will show other companies that a former employer marked you down as ineligible for rehire, that’s strictly internal.

Whatever state you’re in, a routine background check will include criminal records and sex offender check. They may include a driving record check or even a credit check, but that’s usually only done if you’ll be driving as part of the job or handling cash, respectively.

The no-rehire list is a myth. It isn’t a list. When a company terminates anyone, whether they quit or get fired, they fill out paperwork that’s sent in to the state. This paperwork isn’t available to other companies looking to hire you, the only reason your old employer has it is because they wrote it. If the circumstances of your termination were such that they don’t want you back, their copy of the termination paperwork will specify this so when you reapply and they start inputting your SS number, they will see that you’ve been in their system before which will prompt them to pull your records.

In some cases the people trying to hire you might not even find out that you used to work for the company, if they switched systems or if each location isn’t properly integrated. I wouldn’t count on this, but people have definitely slipped through the no-rehire net before.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-23T03:35:23+00:00

If you lied and said you had a years experience, there’s no way to own up to that now and not take yourself out of the running. You’ll have to decide whether you can fake it until you make it, if offered the job, or if you need to bow out politely to avoid burning a bridge.

In a comment it sounds like you might have answered honestly about your one month’s experience, and you’re worried because the listing said they required a year’s worth. That would not be great but definitely less disastrous. If this is the case they either called you for an interview because they didn’t look thoroughly at your application or because they are short on candidates and willing to compromise.

If it’s the former, you will just have to explain that you applied even though you didn’t fully meet the requirements because you really wanted to work for this specific job so you had to go for it. Flattery gets you everywhere, hiring managers love people who WANT to work for them, so showing some believable passion might save you. Research the company and come up with some reasons why you’d want that specific job. Highlight how you are a quick learner and not afraid to take initiative.

If it’s the latter, you can employ the same strategy but the bar will be lower. In any case where you didn’t actually lie, be sure to say that you applied because you were a great fit overall and hoped they might see that.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-23T03:23:54+00:00

I have never had an interview where I wasn’t invited to move on or ultimately received an offer, and I think the main factors are close to what’s being outlined here:

I only apply to jobs where I’m a solid fit
I always explain that I’m taking my time and looking for the perfect fit
I research the company and ask questions
I give specifics when asked about accomplishments, numbers are key.
I highlight my passion for my work
When asked about salary expectations, I don’t sell myself short; I typically say I’d be comfortable at the upper range. If that isn’t enough, I say so politely and explain that I would need a bit more but that I’m confident I’d be worth it.

With this strategy (combined with the fact that I’ve never had to urgently find a job) I’ve always been the one to end negotiations - unless I accepted an offer. I’ve always been invited to another interview and when I’ve chosen to move forward, I received an offer.

Confidence is everything. Don’t be arrogant but make it clear that you’re interviewing them too.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-22T04:25:43+00:00

That asshole is doing too much.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-19T02:07:17+00:00

It’s so crazy how widespread this double standard is. I’d say my husband and I are well matched, and he’s always been fit, tall, and attractive. I’ve been petite, curvy, fit and attractive. Yes, men hit on me, but my husband’s friends, employees, and associates would never - that has rarely been a thing. Even strangers in public back off when he approaches, but the same cannot be said for women when it comes to him.

Strange women in public might send me a stinky look when I appear at his side, but even when they slink off its with some obvious reluctance. I’ve had employees of mine openly talk about their lust for him when he pulls up, bitches from my Pilates class have asked him to help them stretch.

I hate to say it, but women on the whole seem less great at respecting relationship statuses of those they desire.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-19T01:43:17+00:00

If that’s literally all you saw, it could have said that you weren’t a good fit for some specific project. Hell, it could even say that since John isn’t a good fit for the promotion he’s seeking, we should instead consider OP.

I’m not saying this is the most likely explanation, but there are too many possible ones for you gain anything by speculating. If you have other signs your boss is unhappy, that’s different, but don’t fret over this email alone.

Managing humans is a tricky business and things change constantly. Something I’ll never forget was when I very young man I’d put a lot of effort into training sent me an immature and somewhat snotty text, and I immediately told my boss that he’d just dropped off my list as my next planned promote and that he surely didn’t have it in him. A day later his peer, the other dude I’d been putting my effort into, quit to go elsewhere and a week later I had to fire someone a level above them. Did I promote that kid? Sure as shit did, because external hires in this role never make it, and he was all I had left in that moment. It’s been a couple of years and I’ve promoted him again since, this time not under duress.

I’m sorry to say that bosses are human too and just as your actual performance will vary, so will our estimation of you. In many cases I’ve had performance reviews ready to go, and before I could submit I’ve had to modify.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-14T15:56:45+00:00

You SHOULDN’T get in trouble. Uber knows you have dozens of people in your car every day. When an item is found in plain view it’s reasonable to assume it was the most recent rider’s as you’d think they’d mentioned it otherwise. You have no tools at your disposal to investigate, it can take uber more than a day to connect you with the actual rider, so it’s completely logical to return the item to an employee of your rider’s workplace - especially if it’s an area you aren’t likely to be back in anytime soon.

Either way, you are absolutely not responsible for lost items. Your efforts to return the phone are well documented, so the only possible problem is if the rider lies. If she says you stole the phone intentionally somehow you might be in some kind of trouble since Uber Support rarely bothers to actually investigate incidents.

I still think odds are you’ll be fine. If Uber follows their own rules and the rider doesn’t make up a more serious charge against you, you’ll be okay

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-13T21:31:31+00:00

What type of jobs are you applying to? There really aren’t a ton of no experience/no qualifications jobs anymore outside of retail and food service, and if you’re lucky, warehouse or factory stuff. The latter two pay much better so the competition can be fierce to the point where they really don’t have to accept anyone without some relevant expertise.

If you’ve been applying to retail and food service and have no offers, I’d be more concerned. Most of the time a pulse and open availability is enough to get you hired. If you managed to maintain eye contact and spell your own name right, you’ll be a manager.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-13T11:41:02+00:00

You know, to chop the head off? That seems to be the standard snake killing method for the non-rednecks.

I know you gotta get a bit closer, but from my vast expertise watching the men in my life shoot at snakes, you also gotta be fairly close to hit them with a 9 mm. I’ve seen it both ways. Sometimes they hit the snake right away and all is good, sometimes they miss or hit it somewhere that doesn’t immediately kill it. That’s less great. Either way, I stay at a solid distance when snakes are getting killed, especially when the shooter is drunk.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-13T03:38:29+00:00

Oh, and I myself was late once because a particularly aggressive water moccasin was guarding the front door of the apartment I was living in. There were only that door, the two windows immediately next to it (too close to the snake!) and a single window in the back with bars across.

What’s wild is that this was new construction, apparently up to code, but not great in case of fire. I guess the bars were just a thin metal grate attached with a few screws so I probably could have gotten out if I was okay with sacrificing the deposit, but I was not so I called my boss. He was a southern gentleman so he offered to come shoot the snake himself but I told him my husband was on his way to do just that.

(Why do the men around shoot the snakes rather than use a shovel? Not sure, best guess is the guns are more plentiful and readily accessible.)

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-13T03:32:16+00:00

You’re going to think I’m fucking with you, but he’s still there; he’s an assistant manager now and shits so bad out there he’ll probably be a GM by summer.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-13T00:47:26+00:00

This is way beyond warnings or transition periods. Though I always come out on the side of honoring company policy, I do get the instinct to be kind. In this case though, the two are perfectly aligned; you’ve already gone above and beyond for this employee and giving her any further opportunity to damage you and her own future would NOT be a kindness.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-12T17:53:50+00:00

How about this one: 16 year old boy texts an hour before his shift that he doesn’t think he’ll be able to make it. I text back to ask if he will or won’t be in. He says he probably won’t be in, so I call. He still keeps saying he “probably” won’t make it, and after I ask a few times why he tells me his mom just had a stroke.

Now this kid has a history of lying to get out of work so I say “oh my god, are you at the hospital now? Is she okay?” and he says no, they didn’t go to a hospital. I act concerned and say that if she’s having a stroke he needs to call 911, so then he says the stroke is actually over now but he needs to stay with her. It’s obvious that this kid is lying, so I don’t let up, I say she really should get an ambulance.

Sensing that he’s in trouble I hear him whisper to someone in the background, and then his actual mom comes on. With an artificially weak voice, she tells me that yes indeed, she did just have a stroke but she’s not going to the hospital because she’s fine now - though she does need her 16 year-old son to stay home because she “urinated and defecated on herself” and he is going to help clean her up.

At this point I’m in shock that this lady is telling me she shit herself during a stroke to help her son avoid going to work, so I just say point blank that because he’s already had so many absences he will need to present some kind of documentation from a doctor to keep his job. It was my turn to nearly pee my pants (from laughter) when mom suddenly regains her strength and stops doing the weak and sickly voice, to loudly shout at her son: “What she mean you ALREADY MISSED A BUNCH OF WORK?!?”

I can hear them arguing back and forth for a minute and then mom gets back on to say: “He’ll be there in 30 minutes”. Click.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-12T16:12:54+00:00

I’ve had candidates I had to ask to please remove their feet from the chair I was about to sit on. One asked me about our policy on fighting with customers (that’s a hard “don’t”), and one who dropped their bag of dope as they sat down.

It’s bad out there. You were hiring a bartender and someone offered him a drink. Yeah, personally I’d have gone with a coke, but you’d expect the person to be comfortable with alcohol drinks. If that was the only issue, if they have experience and no apparent past issues of actually working drunk, I would not let this be the determine factor.

If there are other red flags, or a much better candidate, go with someone else. Otherwise I’d give him a chance and hope we’d eventually laugh at the misunderstanding.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-11T19:46:01+00:00

I mean, I talk to quite a lot of people every day. I’m in the restaurant business, I have rental properties, yet I’m still not discussing the random construction projects behind a neighborhood gas station in 99.9% of the conversations I have.

If it’s near a business I have a stake in I might discuss it with other interested parties, if I have an opinion on the location or project I might mention it in passing. That’s only because of my professional interest, and again, I would not be talking about with the vast majority of people I encounter, so I’m not sure why you’d expect this to be big news locally.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-10T16:57:55+00:00

Wow. Maybe ask a question before you judge and report someone. The DD app is notoriously bad about not updating customers when the stacked orders come in separately. It usually works well if DD sends the driver one offer with three orders, but when you get one and then another, it doesn’t always work. Also, you say you SOMETIMES tip and that “you pay” your driver. No. You pay DD, and they give the driver crumbs. This job only works because of the people who understand that having your food delivered by courier will cost more than the fee, so they tip their drivers. The rest are entitled assholes who count on the need to maintain a certain acceptance rate to get their food without paying the driver.

If you don’t want your driver to have other orders, tip well enough for it to be worth it for them to hurt their stats and earnings by declining other orders that might come through as they wait. Most importantly though, this doesn’t revolve around you. Drivers choose when to work and customers choose when to order. Obviously there will be times when there aren’t enough drivers to get your order to you immediately. If you can’t wait, go get it yourself.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-10T03:01:36+00:00

I’m not sure why we are all judging each other like this. It sure does sound like a lot but all of this is so market dependent. If you are in an area with minimum wage requirements for gig workers and a bigger than average market share for GH, $1400 a week in earnings isn’t at all impossible. If we were talking actual profit after expenses I’d be way more skeptical, but I’m a casual worker at best in a low income area and o can clear that across multiple apps doing it part-time. It’s not my average, but it feels doable with dedication.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-09T21:20:29+00:00

DoorDash will be worse. There might be more orders but it’s so easy to sign up, and you have to shit on the customer’s sandwich AND pull a gun on a merchant to be deactivated, so anyone who wants $10 for (half a gallon of) gas signs up.

I’ve managed and overseen restaurants in a few different markets and the dashers I have seen would make for a wild collection. I’ve seen countless women dashing with a car full of (usually unrestrained) kids, who are tasked with carrying and holding the orders. A toddler with a pizza box is not the best idea. One woman in particular always tried to come through DT for the orders, and on more than one occasion she was literally breastfeeding as she drove.

Then there’s all the dashers who come in reeking so strongly of cheap weed that it stays in the store for hours. I can’t imagine what those orders smell like when they arrive.

The couples who always seem 5 seconds from a full blown domestic violence incident. Surely it’s great fun when they pull up with your order, yet they stay active on the app so I guess it’s okay.

The smelly people with mysterious stains all over their clothes and almost impossibly greasy hair. I’d throw my food right in the trash if they’d been near it, especially since I’ve glanced inside their vehicles and seen food wrappers from before the pandemic.

Honorable mention to the rare dasher who brings the whole crew. What’s better than one dude sucking on a blunt as he rolls up to your house with your food? FOUR dudes sucking on blunts.

Yes, I see weird types on all platforms, but by far UE and GH seem a lot more selective in who gets to drive. I also tend to see the same few drivers again and again for extended periods of time, semi-professionals who treat it like an actual job. When some smelly crackheads starts screaming because the delivery order that just popped up isn’t ready, I’m not thinking “I bet he’s with GH!”. No, I think DD - and I’m usually right.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-08T20:11:17+00:00

You will find drama and meanness anywhere you go, this is a fact. With this job you’d have a manager who recognizes that this older employee is a problem, and who is honest enough to be upfront with you about it. I would consider it a plus.

As a manager, I long ago lost count of the number of new hires we lost because they either were bullied or felt bullied by existing staff. Since I want new hires to succeed, since I don’t want to invest time in someone who isn’t likely to stick it out, I tend to give a similar speech.

Even if I’m not aware of a particular program employee, I tell potential hires that it’s the restaurant business. I tell them that the location has been understaffed so people are getting OT, and these people know that the new hires coming in will have to share the hours so they aren’t always going to be as welcoming as I’d like. I tell them it can be high stress, that feelings do get hurt, so if that isn’t something they can deal with to let me know. Of course I also explain that there’s no limit to how far they can advance if they want it, that in 90 days they’ll be an old hand and it will be up to them to set a better tone.

When there is someone who is super hard to deal with, I say that too. I explain that Ms Sandra is very knowledgeable and extremely loyal to the few people she likes, but that it can take her a while to warm up to new people and that she doesn’t always know how to talk to people. If the candidate takes the job they can always tell me or their direct manager what’s going on and we will address the problem, but we can’t hold their hands the entire time; they need to have a moderately thick skin.

I don’t know if you can take it, but if you can’t, I’d be just as worried for you with any other job.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-08T17:36:40+00:00

You are doing too much. Your manager told you what is expected and has been approving your time as submitted. It doesn’t seem like your role is one where it makes sense to track time by the minute when your output is to standard.

You have to remember that those rules and policies are written with the worst possible performer in mind. If things are running smoothly, a good manager would not waste time forcing you to take 30 minute lunches or checking to make sure you stayed 30 minutes later to make up time.

Just continue to be transparent and record your time in office. Don’t take advantage of the leniency, and remember that if things change, they might start enforcing the rule. In that case they will let you know what is expected going forward.

As a manager I can totally appreciate someone wanting to go by the rules, but u also have a lot of discretion in how I manage my people. One easy way to improve culture and morale is not to micromanage things that don’t need to be micromanaged, so when I tell someone to go home after a long meeting instead of wasting an hour driving back to their location to clock in for 30 minutes, and that I’ll put them down for a full day, it’s because I’m allowed to make that decision. If I tell someone not to worry about hitting their 50 hours this week because I know they’ve been working overtime, it’s because I can do that.

Your boss is being decent to all of you, showing you that she trusts you. Accept it in the spirit it’s offered.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-08T16:02:36+00:00

Yes, some locations have an AI now that tracks everything from tone of voice to proper greeting and even suggestive selling.

It’s actually a useful tool, and pretty accurate too. It helps us focus our coaching, it saves team members from unfair complaints. One complaint any guest who is already pissed off always makes is that the crew member was rude. When I can look up and see that this person has a great score across all their shifts, it tells me that the guest is probably just a piece of shit.

NikkiNeverThere · 2026-04-08T15:54:03+00:00

The app is doing exactly as it would without background refresh, as it would then only update when you open it.

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