Author: Olivia

I’ve been at my service job a couple months but the pay kinda sucks compared to others in the area, and they keep adding me shifts to days i can’t do, so a couple days ago i handed my notice in over email. I went in for a shift today, my first since I handed my weeks notice and all the managers completely blanked me, the GM (the way he talks staff is another reason I quit), decided he was going to give me a list of tasks entirely out of my job description. i’m meant to be just a server, which is all i’m paid to do, but he had me drink running, cleaning as well as serving, which i’ve never done before and he gave me no training on. I should’ve refused but i thought screw it it’s my last week. i spilt one drink (not bad for…

My mom (in Louisiana) is the only employee working at a local gas station. The other employee is out with COVID. She's been scheduled for 16 hour shifts more than 40 hours a week. Thing is she's paid in cash, and not being paid overtime. Thinking it's too avoid paying taxes.

I work in childcare and I get paid like shit. I’ve been thinking of quitting for awhile because I can’t afford to be paid $11 an hour. Anyway, my manager and I were talking yesterday and I found out she makes less than me. She’s thinking of quitting soon because she has a baby on the way and she can’t afford things while being paid like shit. She encouraged me to leave because she understands I can’t afford to live, and I’m really happy that she understands. Anyway, just wanted to get that out. Super happy about it.

I was not made for this world And all it's sorrow and hate I was not made for this world And all it's pain and heartbreak I was not made for this world And it's dreary nine to five I was not made for this world Where you're too stressed to feel alive I was not made for this world And it's never ending loss I never asked to be born Yet every moment I pay the cost I was not made for this world And I can't wait to leave To a place dark and peaceful Where I'll never again greive

I'm going to give a backstory to this because there is a LOT of layers. Feel free to ask questions and I'll clarify. (Using a throw away for added anonymity) Tldr at bottom. For the past 5 years I gave my entire heart and soul into a local Science Center. I was the only paid employee and did the work of at least 8 people. MINIMUM. I never complained because i LOVED what i did. When i started there, i began taking in rescued animals to have on display or interact with schools. I was the only care taker of the animals for years. It was a huge hit for the Center. This Science Center is a non-profit organization run by a Husband and Wife. They are in their 70's and the husband in particular was on a slow mental decline throughout the years. The wife had serious anger issues…