Author: Olivia

i went to college for hr and work in it entry-level now. i really enjoy the job duties and different roles ive had so far. i see myself wanting to stay in hr or hr adjacent roles and work up to business leadership. BUT “hr is never on your side” im learning this is true, and i am STRUGGLING. i have issues i wish i could bring up to hr, but that would mean my direct boss – so i keep quiet. i want so badly to work for a company that actually cares about equality, work life balance, good! fair!! pay, and the overall good of their employees. problem is, all companies advertise like that externally, only once you get exposure to the “inner circle” do you see how terribly unfair the inequality really is. specifically around pay. seeing internally how low people are paid, how high the top…

Corporate offered me an exit interview to discuss gaps in retention. Fucking morons.

when you apply for a job and they ask for references during an interview or schedule you for a follow up interview and you realize you really dont want the job that bad anyway

everyday i grow more upset and guilty. i used to really like my job, i still love my daily job duties. but the more time i spend with the company, the more i am exposed to how insultingly little we pay the majority of our staff (staff with degrees, in high COL cities, with bad work flexibility). the raises are despicably low too. the ceo is a multi billionaire. it angers me. this is not a small company in a small industry – it is corporate greed. i basically contribute to the employment of people who cant afford daily needs. I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT!!! MY COMPANY NEEDS TO PAY MORE! i had close friendships with people in the inner circle, i know more about the unfairness and gaps than i should. it weighs on me heavy knowing i’ll likely never be able to bring these things to light.…

Applied for an artist management job thats WFH and got called for a virtual interview. They insisted on a specific time. After 15 minutes, they still hadn't shown so I left the zoom meeting. Should I shoot them an email or complain to someone else in the company about this to cause a shit storm?

If you organize in an intelligent articulated and PREPARED way backed up by legitimate facts, you can improve your workplace. Sometimes all it takes is standing up and raising an issue that needs to be solved that everyone was too scared of asking. Use this knowledge…. Go forth and improve your working conditions!