Month: March 2022

She was exhausted. I asked her if the OT was worth it and she shrugged and said it’s not like she gets to spend it on fun stuff with the prices of everything going up so much. We’re really working our lives away to barely scrape by.

I tried to do the right thing and report my boss for violations and workplace bullying. Should've known it would bite me in the butt. He lied to the higher ups and I found my butt fired within 24 hours. I hate working.

​ I am a graduate student and I took on a second part time job. Do I have time for another job? No, but I have less money than time so here we are and thus begins our tale of woe… or should I say “whoa”? Today was my first day on the job and it was a shit show. The office is a private practice consisting of two people: The doctor and the office manager (who acts as my supervisor). I am now the third hire and this is not a new practice. The office manager has worked solely to schedule the patients, run pre-authorizations, send out insurance info to a third party biller, manage the utility bills/rent for the actual building the practice is ran out of, and perform other odds and ends. I previously worked as a clerk at a large health organization for over a decade.…

Just went to get my car inspected, and the guy running the place says that he can’t schedule me until Saturday. I ask if I can leave my number in case someone before me cancels. He says that it won’t work, it’s a staffing issue, he doesn’t have enough people. Of course, he actually says “No one wants to work.” He says if I know anyone looking for a job, he’s hiring. I ask what the pay is and instead of giving a straight answer he talks about how there’s the possibility of 14% commission and how his employees are making between $900 and $1500 a week. If he can’t hold onto mechanics, and the pay is that low, it’s no wonder why he thinks “No one wants to work.” For example, the mechanic we bring all our major repairs to, his hourly labor rate is $90/hr, so I’m assuming…