Month: September 2023

Title edit: America* Unlike a good percentage of Americans, I was able to take a vacation back in July. I’m 31 years old & it’s the first one I’ve ever had. 10 whole days. PAID! It was a vacation full of plans & marking off things I’ve been putting off of my to do list…like all the laundry, pulling weeds, etc. Stuff I’m too tired to do after giving my youth in return for a paycheck. Now it’s September. I’ve been back to work for a while & that fake vacation glow has definitely rubbed off by now. I’m back to dreading waking up & all that fun stuff. Well, last week I got Covid. My vacation used up 80% of my PTO. Haven’t had time to recoup much time. I put in for the few hours I had left. Now I have nothing, so that’s fun. I’m going multiple…

Title edit: America* Unlike a good percentage of Americans, I was able to take a vacation back in July. I’m 31 years old & it’s the first one I’ve ever had. 10 whole days. PAID! It was a vacation full of plans & marking off things I’ve been putting off of my to do list…like all the laundry, pulling weeds, etc. Stuff I’m too tired to do after giving my youth in return for a paycheck. Now it’s September. I’ve been back to work for a while & that fake vacation glow has definitely rubbed off by now. I’m back to dreading waking up & all that fun stuff. Well, last week I got Covid. My vacation used up 80% of my PTO. Haven’t had time to recoup much time. I put in for the few hours I had left. Now I have nothing, so that’s fun. I’m going multiple…

Title edit: America* Unlike a good percentage of Americans, I was able to take a vacation back in July. I’m 31 years old & it’s the first one I’ve ever had. 10 whole days. PAID! It was a vacation full of plans & marking off things I’ve been putting off of my to do list…like all the laundry, pulling weeds, etc. Stuff I’m too tired to do after giving my youth in return for a paycheck. Now it’s September. I’ve been back to work for a while & that fake vacation glow has definitely rubbed off by now. I’m back to dreading waking up & all that fun stuff. Well, last week I got Covid. My vacation used up 80% of my PTO. Haven’t had time to recoup much time. I put in for the few hours I had left. Now I have nothing, so that’s fun. I’m going multiple…

Just wanted to rant super quick – I’m pretty new to the job market as a current intern / college student, and I typically go to my mom for career advice since she works in HR and is plenty more experienced than me. So I asked her for advice when negotiating my salary (“you’re an intern, don’t.”) And I asked for insight into when raises happen and if they’d apply to me, since it’s a 2 year internship (“don’t expect it”) And I’ll offhandedly mention looking at other jobs and that I’ll only apply/accept them if they pay significantly more since I like my current one (“stop obsessing over money”) I’m paying my own way through college and don’t want loans. My entire life she’s complained about how expensive my siblings and I are, how we’re broke so she can’t go out. Literally today she asked what she should do…

Just wanted to rant super quick – I’m pretty new to the job market as a current intern / college student, and I typically go to my mom for career advice since she works in HR and is plenty more experienced than me. So I asked her for advice when negotiating my salary (“you’re an intern, don’t.”) And I asked for insight into when raises happen and if they’d apply to me, since it’s a 2 year internship (“don’t expect it”) And I’ll offhandedly mention looking at other jobs and that I’ll only apply/accept them if they pay significantly more since I like my current one (“stop obsessing over money”) I’m paying my own way through college and don’t want loans. My entire life she’s complained about how expensive my siblings and I are, how we’re broke so she can’t go out. Literally today she asked what she should do…

Just wanted to rant super quick – I’m pretty new to the job market as a current intern / college student, and I typically go to my mom for career advice since she works in HR and is plenty more experienced than me. So I asked her for advice when negotiating my salary (“you’re an intern, don’t.”) And I asked for insight into when raises happen and if they’d apply to me, since it’s a 2 year internship (“don’t expect it”) And I’ll offhandedly mention looking at other jobs and that I’ll only apply/accept them if they pay significantly more since I like my current one (“stop obsessing over money”) I’m paying my own way through college and don’t want loans. My entire life she’s complained about how expensive my siblings and I are, how we’re broke so she can’t go out. Literally today she asked what she should do…

The place I work started a $1/hr training premium pay for training new hires and transferred employees. This started in March and a co-worker of mine trained someone in April for about two months, but doesn’t have proof. How can he get back payment on training?? Is there a way?

Pre note: Before you read, the formatting broke since I directly copied and pasted it from ChatGPT, but I tried to make it as readable as possible. (If you want to prompt it yourself, the phrase “ChatGPT” after each prompt is not part of the question). The math equations f'ed up inside the app already, so it looks even worse here, just look at the end results instead. Prompt: Calculate the cost of living in California and recommend a livable wage. ChatGPT Calculating the cost of living in California requires accounting for several factors such as housing, transportation, food, healthcare, education, and other miscellaneous expenses. Note that the cost of living can vary widely within California due to differences in local economies, housing markets, and job opportunities. San Francisco, for example, has one of the highest costs of living in the country, while rural areas in California might have significantly…

I am a retired former business owner. I tried my best to treat my staff well, pay them fairly, and create a good working environment. I'm not sure I always succeeded on that last point and I wish I found this sub earlier. I agree with so much of what I read here. In reading the sub description, “getting the most out of a work-free life”, I have questions. I'm Gen X and we were raised to be good little cogs. I broke the cycle a tiny bit by being an entrepreneur but not by much. My generation and background, apparently, leave me with so much to unlearn. Please be kind as I'm trying to learn. What exactly is a work-free life? How can anyone survive without an income? Is it really anti-work or more anti-being treated like shit by the powers that be? I get being fed up and…