Month: May 2023

I worked a retail gig for a little over three years. As those jobs go, it was actually all right; I was good at it and got promoted from cashier to department head fairly quickly. Of course I was at work absolutely all the time. No social life, no self-care, exhausted, somehow still no money. See where I'm going? I just couldn't do it anymore. What I noticed immediately after I left was that I had no idea how to be out in the world. I couldn't remember how to conduct a conversation that wasn't about work. I'd go grocery shopping and front the wine shelf out of habit. I'd get nervous standing around talking to my friends waiting for somebody to yell at us to get back out on the floor. That kind of thing. Has anyone else had that happen?

I have worked for a company for the last 2 years and they had been diligent in paying our agreed upon hourly rate as a contractor, but over the last season I billed them late in the fall but now its been over 8 months since they payed my last invoice and I'm not sure how best to proceed. I told them last week I wouldn't come in until I had been paid, through one of the owners, and had a curt response that they would only take longer to pay me if I no showed. Do I as a contractor have any enforceable rights or means of recompense? As it stands I have returned to work begrudgingly in hopes that I will be paid, to be able to pay my taxes. What can I do? Any and all help is appreciated 🙂

What is holding the general population back from participating in the Great Resignation? I would think it’s an excellent solution to many (if not all) of the problems we are all having. I understand some people may not know another way of life other than capitalism or at afraid of making the change, but wouldn’t it be easier if everyone was united and made the change together? Not everyone would be into it and love their job and their life the way it is but there could be enough of the rest of us to make a serious change. We all keep seeing the same posts with the same complaints/problems and it’s time we actually did something. To those who are going to suggest going to a protest or rally, I personally don’t think that’s good enough. They know we’re mad, making signs and yelling at them about how mad…

I have two mayor issues/questions regarding this sub. Reading this sub I often wonder how many of you voted. I can imagine the state of the US system, but why is no one suggesting a solution. Why not hijack democratic primarys? I have no actual knowledge of AOCs impact, yet, but how she gets treated at FOX News shows she is at least a start. Why is so little active organisation here? The second thing I wonder is, who of you went shopping on christmas or thanksgiving? I keep thinking, that it is not about money, but about how we treat each other. Can I complain about my boss, when I make a single mom work on the holidays, because I just could not get the can of cranberries in advance? Where are the ideas, how a service based economy can be fairer, when using a service is inherently a…

I've (23) been unemployed since 8/28/2020, part of it was COVID. Before, my dad asked me if I wanted a job at his work due to the fact that the people I was replacing quit abruptly. I was working as a dishwasher for $13.25, which was 4 dollars above minimum wage, so I jumped at the opportunity. I even got retroactive pay when I got a raise and my superiors treated me well. Fast forward to just shy of a year later, I got out of my bad home situation and moved across the country thanks to my now roommate, and thanks to their situation, I've been able to live much better. They treat me like family, and their family all but legally adopted me. Here's the problem though. My roommate works a job that only pays $1.50 above minimum wage (here it's 15 an hour, living wage is $19).…

I applied and passed my interview but as almost always with me I am very anxious about going there and that I should be there in a little over a month. It's a job that more or less matches my skills and experience and the company doesn't look too bad, but I can't see myself making the trip, being surrounded by people on this call center, this open space, eating around people at noon, being surrounded Having to undergo pressure, forcing myself to be a certain way, having to electronically badge at each door, having to say hello and goodbye and pretending to have a conversation and be sociable. I know most people don't totally understand me. And I don't blame them, I know I am the issue and that I have problems, I am not normal. I live for nothing and I get no pleasure from this life anyway.…

Currently working at a place that only has union stuff with the first shift, I don't know if this is because no one joined in second shift or they're just not particularly good at getting second shifters but after 90 days past and I could join the union I couldn't find out how. They have no contact available, there's no steward on my shift. The hr will often use the union as a sort of shield saying “well that's what the union bargained for”. I got a hold of one of the Union handbooks and they don't have any right to strike or slow down work. I'm about 7 months in now and finally figured out that everyone in the union is just first shift. Right now I'm moving over to first shift starting next week Monday. I'm thinking I'm going to go to one of their union meetings first…