Month: February 2022

I am leaving my current role in an operating room. The old supervisor retired in August and they have not posted their position until recently. Coincidentally they posted it when I told them I was leaving to go to another department within the hospital. The pay isn't what the old manager was making. It is 92 cents less. HR bumped up the pay to where it is now and won't budge. The manager said if I would like any perks to retain me I could let her know. Any idea what those perks should be? The position is fairly autonomous with oversight over 8 to 10 individuals. Any insight on how to go about this would be appreciated, thanks!

I started working at this job that currently pays $45,000 about 6 months ago. The company is great, work environment is very nice and management is awesome. However, I feel that I am being payed much less than I should, especially now that I have some experience. I accepted the salary because it is my first “real” full time job with excellent benefits and I needed actual experience. But now I feel that it’s an underwhelming paycheck. I live in DC and work as an executive assistant. However, I have been consistently doing far more beyond my original job duties. Executive assistant average in this area should be around 55k-65k. Mind you, I have a SAFe agile cert, AWS cloud cert, I am getting a PMP soon, and I am a current MBA student. I feel my value is far more than 45k… what do you think? and how would…

And is long overdue. The long-held practice of the people on top of the company getting 95% of the money and perks and having the hundreds of people under them fight each other for the scraps and to see who will do the most for the least, that is ending. Part of what allowed that to go on for so long was the pro-capitalist and individualistic mentality we've been raised with of “that could be me someday” is also going away. People want fairness and a good life for everyone. Less work, less stress, more living. People realizing you don't need to be rich to have a good life, you just need less work, less stress, and a BIT more money. The days of kings and peasants are coming to an end. If everyone adopts this mentality, including the guy they hire after firing you, then they will be forced…

We should black list any companies that will not disclose pay in the interview, say it's a red flag you talk about pay in an interview, say anything about being a family when you bring up pay, or says anything about the market rate when you bring up inflation and you need a raise. Put them on here with your proof so we know not to purchase goods or services from them. We should have more solidarity when it comes to us, the workers coming first, not some executive buying a new yacht.

After months of applying I finally heard back from a school to be an IT assistant to help upgrade the technology infrastructure for the upcoming school year. The job would have been great for my IT experience and I was happy to accept. I asked about pay and the head of IT responded that the position was unpaid. This meant that I would have had to work 300+ hours during the summer only to get paid in experience. I’m so angry and sad at this the only offer I received turned out to be a straight up scam.

After 2ish years and 1,000 tiny cuts I'm putting in my notice today. My boss has continued to ignore my recommendations, kept me from valuable conversations, and was a giant obstacle to my job. He gives a lot of “verbal tips” but I haven't felt valued as an employee in 18 months. They'll struggle in my absence. But not my circus, not my monkeys. Wish me luck!

Not to bring down the boomer gen, because in history they were bamboozled and abused imo by this system. However, it is funny how my parents freak out if I take a sick day out of nowhere. They don't understand how I get to choose my life over some empty job. Talking to my parents during the pandemic and how my mom and I saw how so many people got back to being human beings. While my dad said “humans are made to work” When I looked at him I realized how he was brainwashed by this system. Now again, I do have certain friends my age that are still chasing the dream they will never achieve because they don't realize they don't have the talent, income, or connections these billionaires have lol. However, even in my work the older individuals freak out if I decided to do what's best…

That is all, end of Monday morning rant.