I don’t know how they can call we have low unemployment rate when there are a bunch jobs pay around minimum wages. People can barely pay the rents, not even the grocery and bills. The rent is literally 2k around my area in California. And of course we have low unemployment rate because we all are forced to work as slaves for them.
TL;DR No one else can read the program I wrote so I no longer have to worry about being fired. I was assigned a huge that was supposed to take 6 months to code, and casually asked if it mattered what language it was in. I was told it didn't matter, and I wrote it all in Python. No one else at the office knows how to use python. My boss (bit of an ass) kept asking for new features without warning, so it took a little under 18 months to finish. I also added some features that help me automate menial tasks, and long story short, this program now does 1) what it was required to do, and 2) most of what I'm supposed to do now. I think my boss has caught on to the fact that I am taking A LOT of breaks but still completing about…
I make more money doing doordash part time than the manager makes running the store. I want to say something, but the good part of me says not to. First Job in 10 Years, trying to build up employment history. I do everything as soon as I see it (like dishes). It's a fn pizza shop, not rocket science… Is it rolling down hill, so to speak, here? I saw a nursery had a help wanted sign, Id much rather plant trees and stuff all day.
Especially since the emergence of the pandemic, certain channels of media have carried much discussion about “neoliberalism” (for example, as in a new segment from an American left-leaning radio program). In certain discourse, the period has been considered as preceded by the embedded liberalism of the postwar period, in turn preceded by the period of classical liberalism, born most directly of the industrial revolution. Many in the West, especially in the United States, look back at the postwar period as one of growing prosperity, strong community, and a robust safety net. The character of the period, however, was deeply nationalist, racist, homophobic, ableist, and enforced rigid social roles along boundaries of binary gender. More, the rhythm of daily life was dominated not just by commercial interests, but also state and religious. As it becomes increasingly undeniable that systems all around us are failing, in nearly every imaginable respect, a pervasive sense…
My wife's boss has his employees read a book together as a company once per quarter. They have a meeting every Monday, and part of that meeting is going over the reading, like a book club. Her boss basically put her in charge of this book club, wanting her to come up with topics to discuss, etc. However, she's not getting paid for the time she spends putting this together, and I don't think anyone else is getting paid for their reading time. She's an hourly employee in the state of Utah. I want her to confront him about this, but she doesn't want to unless I can prove to her that this requirement is illegal. Any specific labor laws or acts would be very helpful.
I work for a very small cyber security company. We currently have 6 total employees including the owner. About a month ago I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and recently started chemo therapy. I have treatment every two weeks for 6 months (12 total). My plan was to take off from work the days I have treatment since the process typically takes almost all day. I asked my manager if there were any options for medical leave on these days. He said there was not and I would have to use my PTO days. We get 11 for the year. I have already used 3 this year including one to have a surgical biopsy performed. Is there anything I can do? I plan on taking a few days off for small trips this summer when I’m feeling up to it. At this point I won’t have any days left to…
The “regular” subreddits are full of crap like “bring donuts!” I don't want to kiss ass, I want to set myself up for success as someone to be respected.