Month: November 2023

Ok, I work for a privately owned company that is smallish but not tiny. I received word today that per our owner, we are no longer allowed to close our office doors. No reason was given, just that violating this would result in loss of your door. (Removed from hinges) …. We have employees with sensory issues that need quiet. My office is adjacent to the toilets and often the smells waft in. I close my door to avoid the inevitable reek of poo and air freshener. For reference I am in Washington state. Is this legal? Advice, anyone? I already informed my direct boss that I will request to work from home if my door is removed.

I'm tired of this shit. You don't need to be someone the management finds attractive to serve food and drinks.

Oh my god dude, I do not care when you're eating lunch, running errands, taking a walk, or taking a screen break. I don't need you to greet me every morning and ask how my day is going out of nowhere. Jesus christ. If I message you and you don't respond right away, I'm not going to go into a panic spiral. I don't need to know your every move and reasons for stepping away. I honestly don't even notice when you're gone. If you have the day off, I only know it because I realize at some point that my notifications have been mercifully quiet and allowed me to focus on my work. Please just leave me alone and address my questions within 1-2 business days, that's literally all I need from you. ~ End rant ~ Thanks for listening

Just wanted to shoot that out there for anyone looking for direction for a job that requires little to no time commitment/investment in schooling with a decent schedule. I work a 48on 96 off schedule(2 days on and 4 days off) and feel like I hardly work at all. The key here is finding a private company. They usually pay way more than working with the city(i.e. firefighter) and the type of services they offer. I make about base mid 50ks. I speak for interfacility transfers as they are more low accuity and almost never emergent. So most of the time you will just take memaw in the ER back to her rocker at the nursing home down the road. 911 services however are a different beast. EMT as role in itself is just a stepping stone as well. So if you're looking to advance your career in the healthcare…

I got sticker shock from my pharmacy today: a new medication that I must take is covered by my health insurance and will cost me $800 a month. Coupons don't exist. Our premiums are also doubling next year. I shopped around the marketplace, and the prices there aren't any better. I looked online to see how much the same meds that I am on are in my husband's home country (South Africa). Guess what? Prescription prices are regulated by the government, and all my meds are so much less, like 75% less. So, what do I do? I can't believe that I actually want to sell our house and move overseas, just to afford medication. Is this normal? Have other Americans moved to other countries just for this? I've never been more disappointed by health insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies and the US government for letting prescription prices get out…

Every day. Every morning, every night. I bear through it. The cold. The stinging, relentless cold. I need help. But the help is helping itself. Indulgence, at my cost. Cast away by a caste of rich. While I grunt and labor. For them. For nothing. Stuck. Every day. Every morning, every night. My house suffers it. The cold. The sharp, painful cold. I need help. Working in circles, ends not met. Suffering, through all effort. Living without heat. While I grunt and labor. For them. For nothing. Stuck. Every day. Every morning, every night I walk through it. The cold. The biting, vicious cold. I need help. Walking two and a half miles. Twice a day, everyday. Freezing, just for work. No money, no vehicle, just me. While I grunt and labor. For them. For nothing. Stuck. I can't take it. This burden, this cold. I pick myself up. I…

I've worked at my job a year and 4 months. I hate the job but I'm well liked. I gave my manager 3 weeks notice for 2 days that I need off. My plane tickets have been purchased and I'm going to attend a holiday charity event. My manager has denied my request to have off because she's already given 2 other people those days off. She asked if I could change the dates but I can't because of the event. My coworkers have told me to just call in on those days. I want to, but I'm also scared my manager will use it as an excuse to fire me. Do I go or not go?

I've been working from home with a small IT business for about 5 years now and they've grown enough in revenue that all the “small business” stuff is going away. I'm really just angry. I'm angry that they added monitoring software to everyone's devices without telling us. Even those of us who've been there from the start. Because fuck trust, right? I'm angry they're taking away little perks like paid lunches and decent schedules. I'm angry that the owners have distanced themselves from the rest of the employees like we're fucking peons that aren't good enough to even talk to directly. Mostly, I'm angry that I have to even have a fucking job. I hate being a capitalist slave. I hate it. I didn't ask for any of this.

THE 4 DAYS WORK WEEK Adult lives has it ups and downs, but it can truly be amazing. I am among the luck ones who do not (at least for the moment!) miss being a child. That being said, I think that a lot of people are stressed in their adult lives with paying the bills, commuting to work, having to be competent and efficient at the work place most of the time… I think that the adult life can easily be much better for all of all, and please let point explain how and why: In my humble opinion, the work life isn’t balanced with the personal life. Working 5 days per week for 40 years is way too much, and does not give us enough free time to relax, enjoy our friends and family, do sport, take care of our diet, develop personal projects, engage in local associations…