Month: July 2023

I just started my new job in May of this year. So, it’s only been about 2months that I’ve been working here. The majority of my employment history includes non-profit organizations. With that being said, I’m used to working in environments that are understaffed, siloed, cliques, and no one ever knows the “budget”. I’m Basically the executive directors right hand for all programs, events and administrative support. I had a relationship with the organization before joining the staff; I’m a content creator and I use their studios to produce my work. I’m not sure if I like my job or my colleagues yet. Don’t get me wrong , everyone is nice , helpful, & polite. But whenever I attend meetings , they seem so unorganized. Most of the staff has worked for the organization for at least a minimum 5yrs with the senior staff having about 10-14yrs under their belt.…

I'm tipping for everything these days because the machines ask for it. Since i can afford it and assume it goes to the employees, i do. Am i being an idiot and these are actually lining the pockets of the higher ups or does it actually go to the service workers? I'm questioning it because its everywhere and i never expect companies to do whats right for their workers

Hi everyone, normally I don't post here but I'm so pissed off at this point and I'm not sure where else to turn. So the company I work for recently went Union. A clause in the Union contract is that workers are supposed to get an extra $1 an hour while they are training a new employee. This dollar is given to the employee for the entire week of work, regardless of how many hours were worked, as long as said employee spent time training a new employee during that week. My work place has a lot of turnover so this is important. My coworker (Bob) has been training me for the past 7ish months, and he has gotten inconsistent trainer pay during this time period. Sometimes he was fully paid for training me, other times not. Sometimes he was partially paid, other times he wasn't. After going over the…

There is no rhyme or reason to any of this. Just my thoughts spilling. If it's not allowed you can delete it, no hard feelings. I truly keep wondering how long I can keep adhering to the life this capitalist society has made me live. I am in my mid 20s and work a fairly stress free 40 hour a week job, but the pay is garbage. All of the health benefits are being taken by people in their literal 70s and 80s who do nothing yet refuse to retire and let the state pay for their health care. So I don't have health care and just barely don't qualify for Medicaid. I come out even every single month. Exactly half goes towards bills and half replaces the money that I just lost to bills so my bank stays stagnant. I know that is a blessing because some people make…

I'll make this as short as possible and keep it to relevant information. A little background first. My partner has moved out of hospitality and into HR a few years ago and has had a hard time with her past few years. Her first job was with gusto but was let go after a year due to them outsourcing the department to another country. Her next job was with a big hotel chain but there were some ethical issues with the company so she moved on from them after about 18 months. Then she found her current job. On paper this job looked amazing. Great benefits, hybrid remote, stories of $10+k raises and bonuses, etc. However she was hired into a coordinator role so her pay wasn't great but we figured she would be there in no time and the bonuses would help us pay for our first house one…

I started working 9 days ago and yesterday I got late at work because I wasn't feeling well aka I was stuck on the toilet (I got stomach issues) but I informed someone from work that I will be late. Later on when I got to work my boss asked me at his office, he asked me if was able to not take any vacations during September to December simply because that's when we got a rush at work and the last person before me kept being late or simply not coming to work sometimes without informing anyone and they gave her many chances to change that but she never did. I obviously said that I wont take vacations so, he told me that he can't wait to work with me for all the coming up years. Today, I got told I was fired since I was late yesterday and…

I resigned from my job yesterday at a poorly run business, the reasons for me leaving are an inconsistent pay schedule, broken promises (I.e. benefits, time off etc.) and bullying. I have offered to finish out the month so as to not put them in a bad position, however the owner (my boss) is bringing up my contract (ends in September) and how I’ll be voiding it and will owe him thousands of dollars. As far as I’ve heard however the contract was voided on their part by violating my rights as an employee. Should I just leave now or should I finish out the month hoping that they don’t come after me for the money.