Author: Olivia

“Principles for Dealing with the changing world order” by Ray Dalio discusses how superpowers rise and decline. One of the metrics used was the lifestyle difference between the rich and a commoner. Looking at the gap between the rich and common folks, which phase of the cycle do you think the USA is at?

TL;DR: I feel like life is being wasted working for somebody else's benefit I also posted this in r/rant but thought it might be a better fit here. I feel like I can't talk to anyone IRL about how I feel because most will just say “that's just the way life is” or “you're just lazy” and that may be the case here too but I just need to rant a little. I have been working retail/fast food jobs ever since I was old enough to just to have money (duh.) It was miserable then but it was different because I was fortunate enough to just want the money and not need it. However, once I became an actual adult with financial responsibility I came to a realization that this is how life is going to be until it's basically over. Working 40 hours, 5 days a week, with only…

I am a very hard physical worker, I can do heavy repetitive work in my sleep, I bottle any concerns and I drudge through. The last couple years have been hell, had a solid factory job, never missed days, got sick once the entire time. Never had a problem at those job. Lost this job because of COVID. I have lost all my jobs over the last dozen years through no power of my own. call center after 2 years told us phone techs to make sales or get written up monthly then let go by using those “unable to meet sales targets” write ups. Restaurants literally are always about to close and let me go first, kitchen helper/dishwasher, refused to cook unless they needed me to, as they payed minimum, everywhere lol. Cooks made more than me, but I have the same safe food handling cert they all have.…

I hate my job, and I hate it more now as things at work have changed. I get to work from home and get $16 an hour (should be way fucking more for what Im doing now) I have over a year of bills saved up and would really just like to be unemployed for a month or two instead of jumping straight from one job Into another. I also would like to dedicate more time and focus to job hunting that I am currently able to with all the time I spend at my job. So, is it truly easier to get a job when you have a job or is this horseshit?

I don't know how this is legal. If I pay for gas that means for an hour of driving (let's just say at 60mph) if I get 20mpg, with gas at about 4 USD per gallon, I'm spending $12 per hour of driving. I'm being paid 16.50 an hour, that means without calculating taxes or wear on my car I'm only making 4.50 an hour when driving, which is obviously below minimum wage. I haven't had to drive yet because I'm new. The expectation of using my car was explained and accepted upon hire, but the lack of reimbursement was not. Sure, it's not required, but it is expected and should be made clear. Why am I giving this company money? What kind of expectation is that to have of your employees? I'm newish, and I planned on staying here a while. I don't want to cause trouble, but I…

So yeah. Essentially the title. I asked my supervisor what steps I can take to have a pay raise so they sent me to their supervisor who then sent me to the HR head. Essentially the HR guy said that pay raises are not possible and that all supervisors should know this and they just juggled me around so they wouldn't be the one to break it to me. You can't give me a pay raise? I understand. But the lack of respect from my supervisor not being able to be straightforward with me and just tossing me to someone else just to get tossed again is infuriating. I've been enjoying my job. I get to do a lot of good things and I have loved and respected my supervisor until this point. Like be honest with me. Do you think I want to be here after that? Fuck no.…

DISCLAIMER: I am fully aware how poorly I handled this. It was my first job, I was young, and very stupid. My coworkers were all 30-40+ so I had a very “trust the adults” kind of mindset. Also I have mental health issues that make it hard for me to set boundaries or tell when I’m being taken advantage of, possible ASD but not diagnosed yet. I wanted to vent about it because I’m sure this still happens to people like me all the time. I would never allow something like this to happen to me now, but it’s something crazy to look back on. I have been kicking myself over this job for years and wanted to share how I allowed myself to be taken advantage of at work when I was 18. It was my first job and I had no idea none of this was normal -…

I got laid off almost 3 weeks ago and immediately filed for unemployment. This is my first time doing so and it was frustrating enough to navigate through the process and figure out all the requirements and limitations. Now I get a message that the expedited payout during COVID has ended and it will take 8-10 weeks to process! How is this supposed to help me? I thought unemployment is supposed to hold one over until they can get another job, but with that long a delay I'll probably have gotten another job by then, but have no assistance during this critical time! This is total bullshit!

Im a student worker for my schools dept & i got a new job in another dept. They wanted me to do an exit interview & i did it – just talked about the issues i had with my supervisor who randomly upped and left. She was also disorganized. Then at the end the head of dept wanted to know who im doing my new job with. I told her im not comfortable disclosing who im working with. Im naturally a private person which is why i didnt say. Am i wrong for not telling her? She said she asked because she wanted to put in a good word for me but i just said i'm not comortable disclosing. Its still within the same university not the same school. Am i wrong? Idk i have a feeling its just nosiness and them wanting to know who im working with. Curious…