Month: April 2022

Instead of just posting the images, how about we start attaching how much they pay, what benefits they lack, and other relevant information? They're clearly shifting the blame. Why not shift it back?

i have an associates in social work, was going to get a bachelors in psych and a masters in social work, not anymore. for a social work job, a masters in social work, three years of experience (internships don't count), two years of an internship, for $16 an hour. just saw this posted on indeed because i was curious what jobs are out there right now. i wasted my money and life for some made up american dream, yeah i didn't expect to get rich off this career but i wanted to be comfortable financially. i'll stick with my coffeehouse job for 17$ an hour. i'll blow my brains out when i'm sick of this shit. fuck. america. fuck. the government. and fuck you, all the assholes that are gonna say “that's what you get for picking such a stupid job fucking rat” “what did you expect everyone knows social…

I am disabled. I have been fighting this disability for years and every time I have a hand on it, something happens and my disabilities make managing it 100x harder. I am privileged enough to be on my parents insurance, but I don’t know what I’d do if they didn’t help me pay the copays. I have also been lucky enough to ride by on loans for college, but now I’m close to graduating and I have no idea what to do. My body cannot tolerate a greater than 40 hour workweek. It literally makes my brain stop working and all my symptoms flare to the point where I cannot function. I can’t even get my school to let me make up a test I missed due to my symptoms, how am I supposed to work full time without offing myself? All I want to do is make money for…

My manager tried to tell me I couldn't wear my earrings at work even though they weren't against the dress code This was about 7 years ago, but I just remembered it this morning while putting on my earrings. I spent about 3 years working in auto part delivery and sales. I knew what I was doing and I was pretty good at it. There was no uniform at my job, just to dress appropriately and be aware that there could be oil/battery acid so make sure you have backups. While at work I almost always wore plain t-shirts and jeans to be prepared for anything, so one of the ways I was able to express myself was my earrings. I never wore anything huge, but I liked to wear dangly ones or hoops, nothing huge but since I always had my hair back they were definitely noticeable. My manager…