Month: September 2022

About 20 years ago… My company decided to force me to work overtime. Like, a LOT of overtime. At one point, I had worked 36 hours, without a break, and I had started to vomit from my migraine headache. The OWNER of the company drove over and demanded that I keep working until the job was done. I politely explained that I might need to go to a hospital if I keep working. They said I had a choice to make, keep working or get fired. So.. I kept working and did not get fired, but still only made it another 3 hours. I was horrified that they would abuse an employee like that. I felt like an H1B visa hooker. I asked for compensation for the overtime. All I wanted was a day or two of vacation time for all the extra work. Or a small bonus. I explained…

For context, this workplace is located in California (Bay Area) and it's called Edible Arrangements. I'm asking this on behalf of a friend who used to receive unsolicited sexual advances from the manager when they used to work there. They weren't the only ones to receive these types of advancements. Minors who worked there had told my friend that they had been hit on by the manager before. On top of that, the manager (36), had been in a relationship with her assistant manager (19) as this behavior occurred. My friend has now left the place because of said behavior, unfair distribution of labor, and other negative behavior from the manager. They called the company's management however they were given a phone number they believe pertains to the manager they're attempting to report. As of recently, they have been receiving crude text messages from an unknown number alongside another coworker…

On November 27th me and many others in Alaska will quit our jobs all at once in order to protest for higher wages and against employee abuse. For far too long We at the bottom of the corporate chain have been used and abused by our employers so they could afford a nicer car a bigger house and a second vacation we aren't just just settling for a couple dollars raise we're asking the minimum wage to be raised to at least $40 an hour especially here in Alaska where the median home price lingers around $700,000 and cars above $45,000 now more than ever do we need to put our foot down gas prices continue to climb and used cars are selling for more than their newer counterparts in some cases. This movement can cause that long needed change to finally occur imagine if you woke up one day…