Month: March 2022

Without a minimum wage companies could lowball you all they wanted. BUT the transparency would make it clear even before you apply what you would get from the employer in compensation and non-monetary benefits. Without transparency you have no idea what compensation the employer has budgeted for any given role. BUT a minimum wage would guarantee that an employer couldn't lowball you below a certain point.

I work as a deliver driver and I have for the past 3 years under the same company. There are many times where I am the only driver and I've worked months straight, no days off and no complaints either. Today there was not enough time for me to make food, so I ended up calling another store to make me food while I was out on deliveries. I would've had the cook make me a pizza but he's been in a pissy mood all day. I got back. I have a couple slices and then go get ready to take another delivery. While I am packing my bag he comes over and tells me I am not allowed to bring food into the store again and to never let it happen again.

So I only just found this place and thought I'd share what was the last straw at my last job. Technically I didn't leave because of this incident as I was due to leave for uni anyway, it just made me leave a week early. For context, I worked as part of a catering team in a nature reserve. The area I worked in was inside the indoor play area for the kids. There was usually only one or two of us in there running two tills, making drinks, getting a couple of bits of food and cleaning the seating area. Another thing to note is I am self-declared disabled ie, I say I'm disabled on my paperwork just in case. One of the issues I struggle with is a constant tremor due to fast heart rate so when I'm busy and rushing around, it gets worse. This day there…

My childhood seems like a distant dream. I had the closest of friends in school and now we've all grown apart. We used to do everything together: classes, sports, holidays, jobs, trips, court, funerals and so much more. Now I'm 26 and I can't seem to make genuine connections with anyone the way I did with those friends. People's careers always take precedence. You always say you'll link back up but it will never happen. The few friends I have now are a shadow of what I once had. Acquaintances seems like a more appropriate term. Life seems like it's moving so fast now, but it was only yesterday that all I had to worry about was what my plans were for the next weekend. Why is it that our culture encourages us to move away after high school/college and let the friendships that you developed for so long wither…

Throughout the pandemic myself, and almost all of my friends, decided that with it being a “workers market” that we would find a job we actually enjoyed and improve ourselves. I'm specifically talking about my retail job that I still work part time at. My main crew consisted of Myself, “Ty”, “Mark”, “Justin”, “Rob”, “George”, and “Leo” names changed for privacy. Retail department store got a new store manager 2 years and 6 months ago. She is awful. Does not know how to properly manage, overly competitive, and micromanages while being extremely condescending. She asks a lot out of her associates, when every other store doesn't and does much better in all numbers compared to this store. This was not the beginning of the downfall, however she has made huge pushes for everyone to finally leave. Compared to when I started 3.5years ago there are a grand total of 16…

I have an interview on Tuesday for a job at least 10k more that my current pay. I am very excited and think I’m a great fit for the position. The problem: The company I work for currently is based in the hospital where I applied. It’s in a weird off building, so I wasn’t too worried. I just got the email with instructions for the interview. It’s in the same building as my current job. Right outside the office area. What do/can I say if I run into someone from my current work on a day I requested off?!?