Month: April 2022

Workers could start saying things like: “Don’t be so concerned about profit! Is profit all this company means to you?” “Trust me, if you make that much profit then you’ll be put in a higher tax bracket and actually make LESS money!” “A workers union is in the best interest of the company, you’ll see!” and….. “Instead of working harder, how about we just throw management a pizza party this year!” Hahahahahah

That’s all I have to say. I’m just sitting back and watching it all burn.

Background, I moved to this city for a Security Administration position for a local county. Been doing this kind of work for 10 years, but often profiled because of my relatively young age (late twenties) I also hold a degree in Network Security and Administration. I go through the normal interview process, everything is normal. First day I go to work is last week, and thats when things immediately start getting strange. I started asking some normal questions, (i.e processes and what is it specifically that is in place today) after hearing some of this information, I find out that they have some severe holes that aren't recognized by the IT Director because he's ancient (been in government IT for 20+ years). I inform him that we should probably look at doing XYZ solution for XYZ problem, and explain why it is a problem, and how it's exploited, etc. I…

I’m so defeated. A little more than two weeks ago my manager thrust a promotion on me. He invited me and several other colleagues to a meeting and announced that we would have a title change. Initially, I was excited because the position was the next role in my career progression, and it came it paid approximately $20,000 more than I make now. The change was immediate and my workload instantly doubled. Fast forward to two weeks later and I find out that they’ve conveniently added the title of “Associate” to my role and that I will not be receiving a pay raise of any kind. I am dumbfounded. Because of Glassdoor, I know how much peers make, and it is more than $20,000 of what I am earning now. I’m shocked that the company, a fortune 50 corporation, could be so cheap. I feel like my only recourse is…

Today is my first day of retirement and it didn't sink in yet. I've been working since 18 and I'm now 58. I actually started working at 11 delivering newspapers but my first full-time job was at 18 washing dishes. I choose a hard path in life early on by leaving school at 17 and knowing what I know now, I would have completed a higher education. I had odd jobs until I started working in the automobile industry as a car parts seller in a dealership. I was lucky enough to work for someone who took the time to train me and show me the job inside out. I worked 10 years in that field. Side info, I started drinking when I was a teenager and started using hard drugs at around 21. A life of partying too hard got me in the hospital with health complications and I…