Month: September 2022

I have a small business that started to grow pretty fast recently, until now it was a small team and it was more like a group project. Until now, people worked whenever they could, with some weeks having 20 work hours and some 80, and we didn’t make much so it was split between us evenly. So pretty much do whatever you want and can cause if you contribute to the business you will help your friends and yourself… I personally believe that a calm person who can focus contributes more than a stressed person with too much on their hands. But with the growth, came the need for more people and with that, more structure, and all the bs of a business. Something that I personally don’t have much experience in (the small details) and don’t want to make my coworkers have a miserable, or just an “ah”, time.…

I am in so much pain, my wisdom tooth erupted making my jaw numb with a blinding headache. Luckily I found an emergency dentist to take care of it today at 2. When I called my boss, every mouth movement agony. She told me to find coverage. This is a medical clinic and I am not the manager. Find coverage for your own clinic I can barely think straight.

NY made a move in favor of workers. They quietly passed legislation that requires employers to offer sick time. For example, large companies (100+ employees) are required to offer 56 hours of sick time. Now for the better news – as part of the legislation, employers are not allowed to retaliate in any way for using those 56 hours! My direct manager just had to correct the reviews of everyone on my team because of this new law. So, if you are in NY, make sure you use that sick time!

Ok so here is a rundown of my current employment situation. Apologies for length. Been at current employment for 11 months, joined when my partner was close to giving birth (partner also worked there before I) After nearly a year of working hard and hoping that my hard work would be noticed and rewarded, I have finally reached breaking point and am after some advice. I am in the hospitality industry and the business is a large bar/restaurant at night with really good food in a small rural town. I was employed to be “the guy” as I have nearly ten years of bar experience and the former long time manager had left after ten years of employment. Very early on I noticed some red flags which started with the hiring of an underqualified woman at roughly $13 p/h more than my hourly rate at the time. I found it…