Author: Olivia

I work for the North America Immigration Law Group/WeGreened network of companies and the way the owners treat my disabled coworkers is really gross. As some backstory, we’ve been forming a union for a couple years now and recently had what’s called a “unit hearing.” Basically, this means that lawyers and the government call you in to testify about what your job is. You get subpoenaed to testify so you’re legally unable to refuse to go. Anyways, one of my coworkers gets subpoenaed to the hearing. So she goes – all good, right? Wrong. Ends up, she’s on the spectrum and had arranged with her training manager to get flexible deadlines for her work. This is a reasonable accommodation for her disability and doesn’t hurt the company at all, but she had only been granted this accommodation by her direct supervisor and hadn’t gone to HR about it (precisely because…

I am at my wits end with this particular retail department store that treats their employees like dog shit. Manager is not even owning up to making a mistake. I wouldn’t be able to just up and not go to work for the 3 days I was supposed to be paid. Booked a hotel for the trip and everything. What the fuck. Can I file an HR claim? Do I have any actions I can take here? This individual fucked me over and refuses to take ownership

Not to get on a soapbox, but I’m so tired of hopping from one low paying job to another. 32M with a Masters of Public Administration. First Job: $1k/month as a part time project manager at a non-profit. I did this for a year after college for “experience”. Last Job: $34k/yr as a Legislator’s Aide at the stage capital. Got fired cuz “I wasn’t a good fit” aka refused to help out for free during elections. Current Part-Time Gig: Army National Guard Officer, $$$ varies depending on what we do in a year. I generally enjoy the job as I’m in a leadership position and get paid pretty well when on active duty status. But anyone in the military knows it’s not 9-5, but 24/7. Also, we just had training and our lunch consisted of chips, juice, Smucker’s Uncrustables, and a cereal bar. But hey, I guess I got free…