Month: March 2022

I'm not anti-work in the same way many people here are. I realise there are huge flaws in the societal expectations of the working population and of those from employers and large companies, but my real issue is the general public. I work in retail. Retail has never been pleasant persay, but it's always been manageable. The past 2 years however have been hell and I don't really know how to cope with it any more. Dude comes into my work and wants to return an oil filter (£7, about $9USD) but has no proof of purchase. My colleague politely informs him that we can't do anything without proof of purchase. Dude starts complaining and stuff and eventually she's like, “ok, on this separate occasion I will honour it because it's less than £10 but next time you will need POP”. The guy wigs out calling her a btch and…

My BFF is awesome. Love her. Obviously. No one in the world has been there for me the way she has. But Saturday night I found out that the promotion she recently received was due to her pointing out to her bosses that a woman at their company isn't necessary because they could easily automate her job. I was gobsmacked. She's politically progressive, very people oriented in that vein, and just not a cruel person. But listening to her talk about how she got her promotion it was clear to me that she hadn't spared one single thought for the poor woman who just lost her job. I understand that automation is the future. But as has been discussed here many times, with that change must come a change in the way we distribute wealth. We can't automate and just fire people, giving them no way to afford their lives.…

I work a call center job and have been needing to take calls/emails from two completely different departments while the majority of my coworkers just work one. I’ve been doing for this about four months and it’s taken quite a toll on my body. I thought it was just me getting used to the work but I’m beginning to think it’ll never end. I’m black but my workplace is heavily white and IYKYK about that and the tolls that takes in you as well. I frequently throw up on my 15s, I have so much tension in my back that it’ll have me on bed rest for days at a time due to limited mobility and the mental toll is insane as well. I’ve been crying multiple times a week for months now. I can’t sleep for shit!!! I’ve expressed this to my bosses and there has been no relief…