Author: Olivia
I think this news is relevant because the few times you see people go to prison for financial crimes happen when the rich themselves are hurt. CNN: Hollywood actor sentenced to 20 years for multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/media/ponzi-scheme-zachary-horwitz-sentenced/index.html
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I feel bad for my previous employer
But not really… I used to work at a pretty well known private members club as the head bartender. Most of the clientele were in the influencer business, or celebrities. Basically I was hired before the location opened, and there was only one person above me in my department, the bar manager. Upon opening we immediately found ourselves completely unable to keep up with all the bullshit going on around us. Every single day we were forced to work over hours, with not enough staff, and had to bend the rules constantly. Even if one of the members was abusively rude to us, we had to just take it and move on. The club consisted of 6 bars over 3 floors. Normally we'd have a minimum of 2 bartenders per bar but after a month the upper management forced us to downsize and many of the bartenders were made to…
At my current (soon to be former) employer, the greenhouse gets 30+ degrees in winter. I get faint easily, and the kids complain about the heat. After I opened a window once, they told me that it was a policy breach … and then removed the damn opener handles. Bro you could have just asked me I also still haven't been given the WiFi password after a year and a half of working there. Think “going to the front desk whenever the internet resets” kinda deal
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Watched 8 hours of netflix
While at work (WFH).
Hello, everyone Long time lurker, first time poster here… I'm a store manager at a corporate convenience store in northern Maine, USA. I've been the store manager since just before the pandemic started (February 2020) and some of my employees have been here for years (7-26 years). I have a small team of five people and when you work with them every day it's hard not to grow to care for them. I have two employees who I'll call Alexis and Brandon who have both been with the company for a very long time. Alexis for over 25 years and Brandon for almost 10 years. We have a step pay system that was implemented shortly after I started where basically from a new hire you get a raise at 90 days, 1 year, and then every 800 hours you work. For new hires starting at minimum wage with the step…