Month: September 2023

I’ve been doin’ some game development work for a startup company. The company doesn’t have funding yet, but we have contracts promising future legal payment and as such we have been recording our hours worked. So far, the company has been pretty up-front about stuff like “hey, we don’t yet have funding, here’s roughly when we expect that to change.” Anyways, what should I look out for for this type of job? What does one do in a worst-case scenario where the company never pays up?

I was injured on the job, it wasn't serious but had a bad bruise on my leg and couldn't walk on it for a couple days. After it happened I told my supervisor what happened and they immediately told me to keep working or take a drug test (they were using it as a threat, as if they knew I wasn't going to pass it). I passed the drug test and went home. I called off the next couple of days because I still couldn't walk on it. They used my PTO for the days I missed. The scrape I got with the bruise became infected because they didn't have any first aid on the premises, (which I reported them to OSHA for) and took another day off to go to the doctor. it has now been over 3 months and I still haven't been paid for missed wages. what…

an unpaid 30! so i said no, i’d rather take a (paid) 15 and was told that “in the future you won’t be able to say no”. i live and work in texas, thoughts? i was under the impression that we can’t be forced to clock out

I find it unfortunate that for many people who work service and retail jobs, they do not get paid holidays. I realize it might not work for all industries, and some people like getting holiday/overtime pay for extra money. I think it would be great if we just limited, or eliminated as much as possible making purchases, and doing things that aren't entirely necessary. Make these days for big box companies unprofitable. Give people time off. Everyone deserves that and it's very unequal how some get to enjoy the day off and many do not. I'd love to hear other's thoughts on that since I no longer work a retail job.

Like who is getting paid federally mandated 7.25/hr in 2023? Even with tips mosts servers average ~16/hr so that’s above that.

Came in half an hour early today just to get written up for being 17 minutes late yesterday. It wasn't just the fact I was late, but because I texted my co-worker that I was running late 1 minute after my start time. I should notify at least a half an hour before my start time if I'm going to be late. Even though it only takes me 10 minutes to get to work so I wouldn't reasonably assume I'd be late until at least 15 minutes prior to my start time. Also, I'm unwillingly unionized, even though my position has nothing to do with the overwhelming majority of those that are in the union. It got folded in when the position became vacant prior to my hiring. I got the “everyone has to be treated the same” and “if you do it, everyone else will start doing it” lecture.…

… and I’m sick of it. The thing that worries me the most is dying before I can retire. I’d like to have about ten years where I don’t have to worry about projects, timelines, emails, or bullshit… time to just enjoy being alive (during a pretty amazing time in human history) and nothing else.

I’m a 22 year old French man. Today I got fired unexpectedly, randomly, without warning, as I was finishing one of my regular shifts, in a good mood, hopeful about the future. In February I moved to Clermont-Ferrand, a city that holds a good reputation and a good standard of living and I got hired at an Ibis Hotel to work as a receptionist. I quickly started to love this job. The hours were good and the salary was really good, especially for a 21 year old who dropped out of college. I got along with everybody and loved the job in and of itself. It was basically a mix between administrative work and sales, and I had past experience with both. I never had any friends and apart from the hotel, my life in this city has been quite empty so far. I started to consider all my colleagues…