Month: March 2022

seriously, any ideas? especially if every company requires employees come into the office, we can’t just threaten to go somewhere else. i know everyone is saying it’s a workers market right now but just how long do we think that’s going to last.

Mackenzie Scott (ex wife of Jeff Bezos) donated 20 billion dollars to HBCUs and related organizations. This was undoubtedly generous of her. Black people need to remember, however, that that same wealth came from years of underpaying her company's workers – many of whom were black. Amazon's executives, including her ex husband, dodged taxes which would have ultimately benefitted public services. So to be technical, Scott is using money her ex husband and she got through tax loopholes from underpaying black workers to donate back to the black community. It was money that was supposed to be ours to begin with. I'm not saying not to be thankful for the gesture, but it's important to look at where and how people got the money they use to be philanthropists. Billionaires get their money through exploitation more often than not and a company like Amazon relies upon the desperation of low…

It’s no secret at my job that I got sober last year. I’ve been to detox and also did some meetings to be the best sober me I could be. Well I came to my current job about 8 months ago and I’d been sober for about 4 or so months by then. I have always spoken openly and honestly about my drinking problems. Well this job is the worse job I’ve ever had. Back at the start of 2022 I realized I was starting to have cravings to drink. Telling myself “oh one won’t hurt” and things like that but I know that’s a slippery slope. So I went to my immediate supervisor talked to him and told him I would be attending some AA type meetings twice a week at 4pm. No problems since I’m suppose to get off at 2:30pm. Well they force everyone to stay over…

About 10 years ago, I took a job at Walmart to get me through the winter. Landscaping was my rest of the year job and I didn't want to plow snow due that year due to the unpredictable schedule. I was working overnight stocking shelves. As you can imagine, December was insanely busy and we rarely could get our work done on time yet the manager insisted on having a 15-20 minute pointless meeting every night in the middle of our work around 5am. The most laughable experience I had, was on NYE. I volunteered to work as I didn't have plans and was interested in the holiday pay. There were maybe 6 of us working and 1 manager. At the beginning of the shift, the manager says “Hey thanks for working on NYE, let's all meet at this spot at 11:55pm and we will have some treats and ring…

I’m seriously losing it. I recently got hired working for the CEO/Owner of a few different companies. This guy sends emails to clients and leads that are so absolutely atrocious that it would get anyone else working for him fired. The last email he sent to a client was riddled with improper capitalization, incorrect spelling, and incoherent grammar. I’m no grammar police myself, but I had to take a lap around the building to calm myself down after forcing myself to read it. The best part is that he CC’d me on the email so that I could use it as an example of how to approach clients and leads. He couldn’t have put more than 30 seconds of effort into writing it out. Is this a joke? I’m not getting paid nearly enough for this shit!

I'm in the US and work in healthcare management. I recently had the opportunity to promote an employee from a different department who does phenomenal work. She shows up, puts in the work, gets along with staff, and is an overall joy to work with on a daily basis. The position came with a substantial pay increase…. or so I thought. My prospective employee is a single parent with a couple kids. Daycare and a number of other government benefits would cease with the pay increase. There is no “off-ramp” where benefits would proportionally decrease with increased pay. She had to initially decline the role. Luckily, my institution cares about employees and equitable opportunities. This is rare in healthcare, but believe it is because we are a smaller institution that primarily serves the underserved. Our executive team does not get outrageous pay or benefits related to financial performance. Our compensation…

I've been struggling lately with my mental health, and I decided to take a day off. I asked my supervisor, and she said it was okay, but I can't stop the nagging anxiety that I'm doing something wrong. I just had a stab of guilt as I was playing video games that I took off just to play. I feel extra guilty that I left early two weeks ago for a mental health breakdown. I just need a reminder that I don't owe these people my whole life. My supervisor said it was okay. I'm not getting paid for it. I called out before I noticed it snowing, and I'm scared that they think I called out because of the snow. I'm just a mess of anxiety because I was always taught to never call out, even if I'm sick and especially not for mental health reasons.

So I had to take a day off from work because I had a water issue at my house and wait for the plumber. The next day they asked if I would come in on another day to make up the missing day. I said sure why not. We discussed a day that I am normally off and they said they would get back to me. So new schedules came out and they didn't schedule me for the day they wanted me to come in. In my defense I didn't feel the need to remind them and never heard no mention of it days later. So I come into work today and they ask me where I was yesterday? I said I was off. They said I was scheduled to. I showed them the schedule and it said DAY OFF. So then they said we talked about it and I…

I am a seasoned paralegal with experience in complex Civil Litigation, Probate Litigation, Estate Planning, Business Formation, and a few other fields. I worked for one particular law firm for two years. I was not only their Senior Paralegal, I wore the hats of HR, Billing, and often Pseudo Associate. I was damm good at my job, but I was exhausted, underpaid, and underappeciated, so I looked elsewhere for greener pastures. In December in began the interview process with a Veterinary Mergers and Acquisition corporation. After a grueling four rounds of interviews, spanning several months, I was offered a job for 50% more salary, extraordinary benefits, a shorter commute, an incredible bonus structure, the works. This was a company that “does good in the world” and I was so damn excited. I felt like this was my dream job. I felt that this is the place I could thrive and…