Month: May 2022

The media goes on and on yapping about some job shortage so here I am after being fired by a job for an issue I didn't even do, and I'm like. Okay let me apply to jobs. Mechanics. Not a single one is hiring yet they go on and on in their shops how they don't have enough help and they need you to make appointments to get repairs now Machinists. Oh it's an industry with not enough people doing it but when I apply. It's full. I tried applying to best buy, geek squad. Three years experience and a good interview. They main head of the store hired their sn The only place that seems to ever fucking hiring. Is fast food. And minimum wage jobs. And no fucking wonder they must be fucking desperate with people finally realized federal minimum wage isn't good. So this job shortage is…

We all know the basic standards of why companies have the return to work effect on their minds. Stuff like multi year leases, more ability to micromanage, and out of touch oldies leading companies. So just consider what I'm about to say as something more minor compared to what I just listed. One reason that companies don't want want people working from home is because they can't have their pizza parties or free lunches anymore as “moral boosters”. Like genuinely think about it, it's cheaper to every once in a while buy $50 in pizza than actually give people bonuses or raises to increase moral. But what kind of moral boost do you offer to people that aren't in the office? You can't buy them off with food or desk knick-knacks or putting their name on some push pin board of excellence, or some mandatory competition (or social media post).…

It finally happened. My wife asked why she was given a “yearly raise” that only brought her up to the new base pay, and her supervisor said that she shouldn't be discussing pay. What are the next steps? She is sending an email to her supervisor to recap the meeting because sadly this was all done on a conference call. What's next?