Anyone else noticed that the quality for products and services are by far the worst they've ever been? I'm certain it's because no one feels like they're getting paid what they deserve and I don't blame them, however the result of greed is suffering for all.
Our economy is a joke. We make almost nothing anymore—everything's being outsourced to wherever it's cheapest. Instead of fostering industries and innovation here at home, we're content to play financial games, shuffling numbers around while the real wealth and jobs disappear overseas. But it gets worse. We're actively incentivizing people not to have kids, setting up a demographic time bomb that’s going to make everything even worse for the next generation. We're hollowing out our future workforce and pretending it's fine because Wall Street is happy. It's beyond short-sighted; it's downright destructive. And let's talk about how we're subsidizing social programs in other countries (aid) while demonizing any attempt to help our own citizens. Ask for affordable healthcare or a decent safety net here, and you're branded an evil socialist. Meanwhile, our tax dollars are propping up welfare states around the globe, one is an apartheid ethnostate currently perpetuating a…
So, I work in a semi popular restaurant in a state that pays us minimum wage plus we keep whatever tips we receive each day. We are taxed a very small amount on our checks for those tips as well. Our boss loves to tell us we are not allowed to do discuss tips when we’re in BOH asking how each other did the night before. He does this and always reminds us it’s against company policy. I know discussing paid wages is acceptable and against the law to stop your employees from discussing, but since tips are additional pay not from the company, I’m unsure if this is a gray area or not. As I stated, we are paid minimum wage not matter so the tips don’t equal out to minimum or higher. Are tips and the pay laws viewed differently?
“The announcement comes five days after union members voted to authorize a strike by an overwhelming majority, citing alleged unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.”
I need to take 2 days off, this is a per diem job. I’ve tried multiple times to use sick time in the past (I receive 5 days a year, if not used they go waste as it resets every year.) they said I actually have to be absent to use my sick time. I want to use the Covid excuse, but then I’m thinking what if I actually get Covid? I know technically the job doesn’t need to know why but these people most certainly question me
My poor sister is trying to get remote work, and she keeps getting interviews for these jobs that tell her she’s the top candidate, etc. After like 4 – hour long interviews, they always casually mention as she’s leaving that it’s completely in-office. Is this a trend in hiring across the board right now? It feels like they’re trying to swindle her into a job. I was like “BURN THAT BRIDGE FOR THE REVOLUTION” but she does need money for like… living so that might be off the table.
I don’t know what to do. It seems pointless to appeal it and I can’t quit this job with nothing lined up. It’s complicated by the fact that I’m a contractor and not employed directly by the university. This job is aging me so bad, in the span of just over a year I feel like my skin looks like shit and I have more gray hair. I’m almost back to the physical shape I was in two summers ago but not quite up to my own standards, and even just for mental health’s sake, the amount of physical activity I need to offset being at a desk most of the day- even a standing desk, since I’m still inside in this shitty office with no windows and bad lighting/ventilation- takes up most of the rest of my day during the week. Has anyone else been in the same situation?…
I have a ticket purchased for a music festival that my partner and I are making an annual trip for our own sanity and self care. It is over labor day weekend. I mentioned this in my interview, intake with my former supervisor (we consolidated clinics into one large one so new supervisor), as well as our clinical director AND my direct supervisor whom I am licensed under. And he still thinks he can say no when it has been on the calendar from the get go AND approved by every single one of those people 🤣 thanks I will enjoy my vacay for my self care and see you on the 3rd of September! My paid time won’t be used, I was gonna take it unpaid as I sorted my finances to do so already given the difficult health impacts that swallowed my PTO. Like you are losing one…