Almost 20 years ago now I moved from one side of Australia to the other, because I met a nice person and wanted to marry them. When I arrived here on the West Coast I needed a job, and the first one I found was a picker/packer in a warehouse for an automotive chain of companies. In theory it was simple, steady work, until the human factor got involved. We had a great manager for a long while, until they left and were replaced by the ultimate idiot. This person took our workplace collective agreement and decided to take a black marker pen to it, erasing anything they did not like. The workplace agreement specified all sorts of things, from uniform pants being black or blue (he crossed out blue), to a new policy he instigated of “no visible tattoos on staff members”. The sticking point of this…
Month: April 2022
This is all according to WSJ Article: Meanwhile pay for “rank and file” employees rose 3.1%. Half the company's CEOs are paid 186x median work pay Most irritating, is the response that “The pay ratio is a blunt instrument that offers little meaningful insight.” Critical thinking question: Recognizing the necessity and value of a quality leader that appropriately balances all stakeholder needs (customer, employee, company, community, etc), what would be a reasonable ratio given the aveage US salary of roughly $50K / year? 186 x $50K / year = $9.3M 20 x $50K/Year = $1.0M 5 x $50K / Year = $250K
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Laid off for having a bad back.
Took a job 2 months ago as a nursery (edit: flowers and plants) employee. Didnt realize that the work would not be at the nursery, but instead, would be out at peoples house's, installing complete landscapes, digging in trees weighing hundred of pounds in the Florida sun. Gave it my all. 2 months is all my back lasted without pain every breath. I had a bad back 10 yrs ago, rehabbed it, got it better. No insurance at this job, so I took no it upon myself to rehab my back on days off…but now I realize my body has aged, to where I don't recover in time to work 100% the next day. Today, they told me just to not come back, bc I just couldn't work at the pace they needed me too, and had no desk job or light duty available for me there. Moral of the…
Happened at a below minimum wage job too. I was supposed to greet people, give them coupons and clean dishes. When I noticed that my shift was almost over I asked if I should clean the dishes now. He said no. Alright fair enough. Shortly before the end of my shift, I asked again. He said no again. I was a bit worried about how I was supposed to clean them in time but left again. Then after my shift (we don't have a clock machine or anything, he has to sign a form so I could prove I worked my shift) he told me to clean the dishes. But he had already signed so I said my shift was over. He said “You just stay 30 minutes longer.” And even though it was scary (It was my first job, he was an older man and I was maybe 18…
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Another Case of Deceptive Job Postings
This story is about a month old, but I thought some people would be able to relate after some other posts that I've been reading. I was looking for some social media/digital marketing jobs when I stumbled upon a realtor in my area on Indeed who was offering a salary of 70-85k + benefits. This would have been a HUGE increase over my last position as it was more of an under the table type gig so about 40k with no benefits. After several interviews and assignments where I already made social media posts for them (I thought it would be worth it if I managed to get the job). They end up giving me the offer and I'm elated, this would be lifechanging for me. I end up getting on a call with an HR person to explain the compensation and benefits to me, she explains that the pay…
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Called in after being denied PTO.
I placed PTO 6 months in advance because I knew I would not have a babysitter those 2 days. I went through my whole list of people who could watch my kid and I couldn't find anyone I trust to do so. I found my own coverage for the 2 days, so I didn’t think I was going to have an issue. My management gave me a verbal approval, but per our handbook nothing is official until it’s approved on the time card app, and my manager doesn’t approve anything until the day before. 3 weeks before my scheduled 2 days off, we lost 90% of our staff due to various reasons, leaving literally only me and one other person left on my shift and I had already been working short staffed for 5 months. I haven't taken a day off in over a year. Despite being on a 6…
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And the new job hunt has begun!
Worked remotely in my role for 2 years. Great performance reviews and I enjoy working with my colleagues and we've developed good friendships online and now IRL. Upper management decided to change all that, we're an IT company who are being forced to return to an office with no reasoning laid out. No motive, no explanation. We were asked and responded that we did not want this. Yet here we are. I'm underpaid as it it but the shifts suited me. No longer, as even my boss who I respected has now been whipped into pushing us back into an environment very few of us want to be in. Who's paying for my fuel costs? Not to mention the time wasted commuting.
