Month: May 2024

I started a job last month that is 3 days in office and 2 days home. It worked out perfectly because I put my 2 children in part time day care ($600/month each) and they stay home with me for the 2 days I'm home. It was perfect until yesterday when I received an email that the company is transitioning to 4 days in office starting June 1st. This means I would have to change the kids to full time care ($950/month each) so essentially costing me an extra $700 a month now. I'm really frustrated because I turned down another higher paying job that was full time in office so that I could save some money on the daycare and spend more time with my kids. So annoying that companies can just change policies whenever they feel like it. I also assume they knew about this coming change when…

He asked me to take some documents to his office so he could sign them, and we could continue a (forced) conversation we were having about how his tone might be a bit wrong when he curses people out. I was tired of him going on and on about how he didn't see anything wrong with what he did and I responded with “i don't want to talk right now.” I committed a mortal sin apparently, an was berated by my supervisors as I came into work this morning. So was I wrong? Am I not allowed to tell my boss no? I'm from the Caribbean, so is it like this anywhere else?

So last week we got an email confirming a pay rise because we are valued employees and the company appreciates all our hardwork. The issue with that pay increase is it is to the new minimum wage. To make it even worse we are moving to the minimum wage while previously being on the national living wage. So instead of a pay increase because of our hard work it's a pay increase to the minimum amount the government has set out from previously being on the better rate of pay. Do they really think we are stupid enough not to realise what they did. If that's not bad enough we get another email today confirming we have to return to the offices full time from June. I'm just done. So now I'm on the job hunt, only positive is as long as I'm working the same hours I am now…

Had a recruiter reach out to me about a new role. It pays 2.5x what Im making now. For perspective, I could make MORE in this role in six months than I would in my current role for a year – and it seems to be a good opportunity. Here's the catch: Im currently salaried and the new position is contract-to-hire (does have benefits though). I would usually never entertain a contract job, but since I didn't have to go looking for it I decided to interview and things are going well and moving quickly. The new role is for a well known company AND it's fully remote – whereas my current job is in office. My current company is good in all areas, EXCEPT pay. Ive already presented that I wasn't being paid market and their response was a minimal bump despite being a top performer with a specialized…

I’m doing software implementation and we are in meetings all day. This project was red since day and we had a meeting with the client and external consultants just now. The external consultant asked dumb questions which didn’t make sense at all so I tried to be patiently answering these questions and they put me on the spot for that. This person was sharing their screen and all of sudden there was a private message popping up from the lady client saying “oh, oh you have her cornered haha”. All 25 people from the client team including her boss saw that message. Consultant tried to close the window but it was too late. I was pissed and just need to vent. Like.. why are you so stupid?

I got called into a meeting last week and I was not allowed to know what it was about although I asked. It was with HR and our exec director who is incredibly demeaning to her employees, my supervisor, and my coworkers. As such I was concerned about attending. But I composed myself as I had done nothing wrong. I was called into the execs office and HR was there to read me a statement. They said it was to reviewing employee handbooks social media policy. They then read me an essay long statement about how members of the community had gone to the exec to ask about whether I worked at her organization. She told them yes and they sent her screenshots of my posts about free Palestine. Specifically, I had used a laughing emoji to express disbelief at the outrage of the removal of an Israeli flag in…

I had given 6 years to a company called MCI or Medical Couriers Inc. They got rid of all us Couriers and replaced us with a third party company because they didn't want to pay us living wages. They did not even take care or maintain the vehicles that we drove in despite reports of them needing repairs. Some of us have been there more than ten years and they just let us go with less than a week notice. They never truly cared about their workers despite what they say on their website.

I applied for a job as a customer service representative for a marketing company and a few days later I got a phone call from the company to set up an interview. The lady, who I assumed was a recruiter or hiring manager said they do a lot of work with nonprofits and environmental groups, but not exactly what. We set up an interview on Zoom and she said “I’ll see you then”, so I assumed I would be interviewing with her. I’m looking up the company, which in the name says it’s a marketing company, but their website really doesn’t explain anything they do besides saying they “connect communities to nonprofits”, and a whole bunch of filler words about how they “make a better tomorrow” and whatnot. I thought this was odd but I could have my questions answered in the interview. A few days later, I get on…