Author: Olivia

I see all these ads and articles that basically boil down to: If you don't have 50 bazillion dollars when you retire, you'll see out your days in a Reagan condo eating cat food. Even the calmer entries on the topic seem delusional. “You'll need at least $4 million to retire.” Everyone seems to have a fetish about retiring and playing golf four times a week, going on two vacations a year, and so on. It's like they're weaponizing the idea of just retiring when you accumulate $500,000 or $1 million because they (whoever they are) need you burning out on the hamster wheel for as long as possible. I just want to live alone, read my books, watch my TV, play online, etc. I don't want to climb Mt. Everest backward, I just want to relax and do things I want to do. Not race around filling every day…

I had multiple interviews with this company and they seemed really eager to have me onboard. The last thing they requested was a “meet and greet”, where they’d give me a tour and send me on the way. I show up, greet everyone with great aplomb, and they give me a tour. I made sure to engage with questions, show my interest, laying it on real thick because that’s how people get ahead in this world. We even had informal chit chat about our everyday lives. I get an email today saying that they rejected me. I asked why and they said “your level of engagement during the process seemed low–in other words the team felt that perhaps you didn't express much interest in the role itself”. I literally told them this is my ideal position and my #1 choice. I don’t know what else I could have done. I…

I spent all this time on my resume for a reason, and then they go and ask me to fill out all the details all over again? Nope. Not applying. You kidding me?? So I have to upload my resume AND individually fill out the start date end date duties company title responsibilities for EACH work experience??? Fuck off.

I work for a very large international insurance company (their name is on a NFL stadium in NJ). Today they bowed to employee pressure and announced that they have scrapped plans for return to office and have now designated all operations and call centers employees as virtual. I cannot express how huge this is guys. This company is old school. A dinosaur. Change is not a thing here. Some of my systems are still DOS based. Wow. Just, wow!

Dear businesses, please stop “thanking” your employees for their hard work by offering two slices of pizza on a paper plate. A meager lunch does not pay the bills. Instead, compensate them fairly for their time and effort. Bonuses, and other incentives like a half day with a full days pay will go much further and will show the people who work for you that you give half a damn. Respectfully, everyone.