Month: July 2023

And now my take home pay is about $100 less than before the raise because of taxes.

So, for context: I work for a state-exclusive thrift store chain. We have about 8 different locations. Non-Profit, and I make $13.98 an hour. Since I transferred from one location to another to work full-time and sustain myself, I’ve been bogged down by numerous issues. At first, it was with my elderly coworkers who refused to ‘accept me’ as part of the team despite the fact I was a young pair of arms(Male, 23), worked more often than they did, and adhered more to the company rules. But now, it’s become a matter of higher management issues, and customer/donor aggravation. First and foremost, I work 5 days straight every odd week, and I work seven days straight every even week(pictures for context. Since this is the week of the 4th of July, they put me in for an extra day of work. And then we have the 4th off. 8…

Hey, all Life is becoming worse for the majority in the U.S.A. Yes, I understand Uganda has a worse situation, but I don't want to compare the U.S.A. to Uganda or any other developing nation. I want us to compete with the developed nations. I want us to compete to have a good quality of life for all. I feel like we are all pissed and how the bulk of the power, but no pathway to do anything about it. Voting sure, but let's be real… Both sides voted against student loan forgiveness. Both sides take donations. What can we do?

Husband was called into a meeting on Friday, told that all the problems are his fault and he can either take a written warning and prepare to be fired or just resign now. Took the weekend to think about it, went to resign this morning and found out that his colleague from another department was told the same thing and is also resigning. This is a small company, just starting out, that is now losing 2 key positions with nobody to take over the responsibilities. I think Boss has a brain tumour.

Ok this is about to sound racist as hell. I work at a franchise owned by Indian people. My current job I'm employed at is owned by a husband and wife, both from India. The past few years they've hired a ton of kids from a local college (who are Indian) and they don't clock in or out or recieve payroll checks. I'm assuming they have visas and can't actually work. Must be nice to not have to have taxes taken out of your checks because you have the same skin that they do. Any time questions are asked they're chalked up to “they know their schedule”. Anybody who is white has to clock in and receives payroll checks. It's a mystery as to how they pay the Indian kids. Shady and definitely time for a new job