Month: April 2022

It just adds to the workplace stress. I don’t like it. It makes me feel rude if I say no and I always feel I owe them an explanation. But if I say yes, I sometimes regret it because I don’t feel fully rested and have less time and energy to workout and read.

So I’m in SoCal and discussions between our union and employers have gone to shit. We voted to authorize a strike and today is the “last” day the union and the company are meeting up before the union decides to strike. This might go down. I’ve heard different things from different sources and I have no idea what’s happening. The past couple contract negotiations haven’t gone this far……I don’t want to strike but I will

So I signed a twelve month lease that started April 1st. I started moving in April 2nd to find that half of my electricity won’t turn on. Long story short, they put me and my son in a hotel until it’s fixed but not until the landlord hit me with this gem. “Either you can go to a hotel or find somewhere else to live.” How about you put me in a hotel. I’m still so flabbergasted. Some of their behavior keyed me to the fact that they may have known the wiring was a problem far before they actually told me, why did they let me move all of my stuff in???? Why couldn’t they have been honest?

If there was ever a way to force positive change for society, the first way to do it is recognizing that you, you the people are the ones that put value to said currency. If only farmers, police, nurses, teachers, doctors, construction, engineers, maintenance workers and so on all knew that the very currency they live and depend on is also the one element that could force change overnight. Without the middle-class and below, everything the ultra-wealthy own become obsolete unless they have assets. Granted, many do, that still doesn't change the fact from the matter that the real masters of this country would be stripped of their power and the source of it. The best part is, all anyone has to do is just stop working/buying. Create your own government, currency and financial/political system around laws that forever prevent the rampant infection caused by greed. It may not feel…

This post is a rant/seeking advice on what to do. As my title says, my manager refused to let me take my break at 7:30pm so I could break my fast (7:43pm). I explained to her that it was Ramadan and I am fasting and needed to break my fast at sundown. Her response was: “take your break before 7:30pm and then nibble here and there later. It is what it is.” Shocked, I asked her why I just couldn't take my break at 7:30pm since I have in the past. Her reply was: “We might have a call in and I need everyone on the floor.” This is obviously a lie because all employees have to call in at least 2 hours before their shift and even then the next shift starts at 7. On top of that we've had plenty of nurses and techs float to my department…

So I’m 20. Do Uber. Make around 3.5-5k a month. Which is pretty good for me. I have a dropshipping website (please don’t judge) that averages around 1k in profits after expenses. I also have a vending machine business with 3 in total. Averaging around 7-1000 a month. So can someone please tell me. Why when talking to family or my girlfriend they always seem to hate the fact that I work for myself and that I’m trying to start businesses and be my own boss. Every time I tell them I did something positive for one of my businesses they just ask me when I’m going to apply for a “real job”. When will people understand that nobody wants to work a shitty 9-5 that makes people hate their life? Am I the only one that has experienced this? Also why do people tend to take you less seriously…

My employer (A large government organization) was supposed to send my tax information last month so that I can file my taxes. I still hadn’t received it and the deadline in my country is around the corner. I sent them an email indicating I had not received it, and they assured me it was in the mail. A week later, I still didn’t get it. So I asked them to email it to me, they said it was against their policy to email confidential documents. They asked to confirm my home address, and they told me they sent it to the wrong address. Not sure why, I never moved since I started working there. I finally received it today and realized the extent of the information on the document. It has all of my personal information, social security number, my income, etc. In this situation, is my employer responsible for…

I grew up the child of small business owners, so my expectations around work when I graduated from college were pretty out of touch with reality. My parents worked hard, but they always had time for living life and for me. When I started my first job in the corporate world, I was shocked and miserable. And even though I left that world and am independent now myself, I still feel the pressure I learned to live with during the years I spent in shitty jobs I hated. I struggle with guilt when I keep my workload reasonable and when I take days off. I also am in the process of changing careers and I am really scared of starting at the bottom again and facing psychological abuse and having to job hop to find the right fit. Even now, as a contractor, I feel pressured by my boss to…