Month: March 2022

Unless you're getting paid a lot of money, work that feels like it has no real meaning is just soul sucking. Some people get through it by telling themselves they have a family to provide for, or they rather have this than be homeless but Jesus christ I know movies are just entertainment but I can't help but wish I was a character whose job involved helping humanity survive instead of getting rich assholes richer

This is more of a vent. Just felt like I needed to get this off my chest. My son and I almost share a birthday. His is the day before mine in May. Every year, I try to take him camping for our birthday with our whole family. This year, I've been looking for a campground but most are already booked. I finally found one that we would all be able to make and I go to put in the time request at work to see 2 people in my department are already off that day. In our department, there's a rule that no more than 2 people can be off at at time. However, one of the ones off is the manager. So I went and explained that I'm trying to take some time to spend with my son for our birthday to my supervisor. I say that since…

I know that the main reason anyone wants to work for me is because I will pay them. Nobody is working for me because the work is so much fun. If they were independently wealthy they would do something with their time, but not work for me. That is the main reason they want to work for me, but it can't be the only reason. There are millions of jobs available why are you interested in mine? Geography is probably a factor. But certainly there are other factors as well. I really care THAT you want to work here. I want you to enjoy your job. I want you to enjoy your jobs for 2 reason. First i'm a human who cares about other humans. Second, happy employees are good employees. I also care about why because if everyone gives the same reason, i know where to invest my energy…

I am genuinely curious as to how unpaid internships do not violate labor laws at the state and federal level. They're exploitative, and they generally exist as a classist method of weeding out people who don't have the means to work for free for an extended period of time. I just can't wrap my head around how they're legal.

Wages haven't increased for shit. And this is just for gas, not including food, etc. So kindly tell me how do I not go and set this whole god damn world on fire ? Joker was right, life ain't a tragedy, it's a fucking comedy. But every single company and billionaire is reporting record profits. Ok. Yep. Ok.

Like that is really the post. 11 hours of non stop labor, with only a 30 minute lunch break. Unpaid of course. Hell, aside from that, I am expected to show up sometimes 30 minutes before opening(when scheduled) “as an expectation” for a store meeting where we discuss store stuff like sales. I do get to clock in so that is a plus, but still. If I am expected to show up at an earlier time then scheduled… just schedule me for that time…. But this why we need unions, worker protections, all of that. I should not have to be working 11 hours of my life with only 30 minutes of rest. This is utter bullshit. The pay is far above what I was making at my retail job, so unfortunately I must keep this work for the moment.

Don't let him fool you and please remind him of this whenever it is discussed. Companies are doing great without the added expense of commercial real estate and the country's businesses are not required to prop up the real estate industry.

I’m in college and my previous job couldn’t work with my hours so they let me go. I looked for 2 months to find somewhere that would to no avail. I was running out of money and had nowhere to turn. I sought out an old employer, a job I hated with a burning passion and made me want to kill myself .. but I knew that they’d work with my schedule. In the back of my head I knew it probably wasn’t a good idea but I felt desperate. So they offered me a measly $11/hr and I took it. I’ve been back for about a month and I am at my wits end I fucking hate this place so much. It’s so toxic. The managers are constantly swearing at the employees and even the owner of the place will cuss people out throughout the day for stupid petty…