Author: Olivia

Exactly the title. I’m a technician in a (new) company. Literally entry level, you cannot get below me. I (stupidly) contributed to a culture where you’re paid badly but perform way above your duties, so people keep referring to me for duties that managers are supposed to do. I asked for a raise and got rejected. I asked to be funded for personal development and got rejected. I’m not going to be your contact for shit hitting the fan. Boss just text me this. I’ve already applied elsewhere. Enough is enough.

Had my review today and they offered a pay increase of 4% but with every one leaving the job has become that much more stressful. I told them I would be working for less money this year then last if I did not get 6%. They said that was the best they could do. So I am job hunting again after 10 years with the company. All of this over $1300.

This seems to be coming up a lot so here is a quick list of what to do in this scenario. DO NOT advise them that what they are doing is illegal. This will only work against you If the warning was given via group email, immediately “reply to all” and announce what you are paid. If the warning was given over a group chat/text, immediately respond and announce what you are paid. If the warning was given in a team meeting, immediately ask to speak and announce what you are paid. If the warning was made directly to you in private, immediately use whatever communication tool listed above will be most effective in announcing what you are paid. Wait patiently to be disciplined/terminated. If legally allowed to do so then secretly record the meeting. Again, DO NOT advise them that what they are doing is illegal. Be sure that…

I used to work for a small business that had security cameras installed all over the office. Good for security, I suppose, since we had a lot of expensive equipment. Place was toxic as hell, though. The owner would frequently leave the office to run errands or have “on-site meetings” (AKA go home), and when he'd leave us employees would finally be able to loosen up and talk. But as soon as we'd begin to socialize even a bit, the boss would call the office phone. Every single time. I ended up working with some people who used to work at our local competitor – Their ex-boss and my ex-boss were cut from the same cloth. One of these new co-workers told me that their boss would always have an app open where he could monitor the security cameras. If he was out of the office and an employee needed…

I live in NJ and the minimum wage here is 13 an hour. I work at wawa pumping gas for 16 an hour which is 640 before taxes for a 40 hour work week. I also graduated from my local community college with my associates, which gives me the required amount of college credits to qualify as a substitute teacher here in NJ. The average daily pay for substitute teachers here is around 116 according to indeed and 114 according to ESS the main company providing subs. So if I were lucky enough to sub every day of the school week I would only be making 580, which is 60 dollars less than I make pumping gas. I'm definitely not saying that gas attendants are overpaid because it sucks ALOT, the smell of gas all the time, we never get to sit, we're at the mercy of the elements. I…

Back story. I work as a Service Engineer in the semiconductor industry. I'm not paid super well, but it's a bit above average. Business is fuckin' boomin', and we are busting ass 12 hours a day, working extra days, taking half-lunches (30-minute instead of 60-minute), and pumping out work at record pace all year. Anyways, I went into my performance review a couple weeks ago thinking I deserve 10%. I'm on fire. Got through all of the training in half the expected time. I actually get 2x the work done compared to my Senior-level coworker, and I know this because my rate of work goes down constantly when I work with him and have to explain how to do things to him when he doesn't know. I am absolutely killing it, with zero negative feedback. I even asked if there was any feedback for improvement—”Nope! You've been here a little…