I’ve seen a few posts about all these other places all over the world which claim to be better than the US, but honestly I’m not buying it. Every time someone mentions a place that is awesome in Europe, it tends to be a pretty homogenous looking place. And beyond that, these places tend to have a really rough history worldwide. I’m making this post because I’m a black man and while I’m sure these places are cool, are they cool for me? Am I safe there? Will I have to deal with similar oppression but with fewer people who understand me? It goes without saying that the US is ass, but as the saying goes “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know”. More than this, I think people tend to forget that there is no economic equity without racial equity. As long as ANYONE…
Author: Olivia
May be Jobless? Not sure How to Proceed
So, I posted a few months ago about how my company was scamming the employees out of overtime pay over the holidays, but I sadly stuck around a bit longer. I was hired there 6 months ago to be the general manager, but after I began, the owner's son basically decided he liked the management position and has been unwilling to let me do my job. We have been butting heads constantly for these 6 months, but he just undercuts and overrules me almost out of spite and without communication. That, and stealing my ideas to implement them as his own. I've tried to speak to the owner (who doubles as HR), but my emails and phone calls have gone unanswered. I've essentially been shoved into doing anything the son doesn't want to do himself which is primarily the administrative and customer work. I'm constantly cleaning up after the messes…
Never mind the value you provide.
fuck, this is so true
I got what appears to be a cookie cutter message for a job that says “Hiring immediately!”
Being a working class hero
Heard this performance last week of a golden song called 'Working class hero' written by John Lennon. It's basically this sub packed in one song. Even though these lyrics are over 50 years old, it is probably still as relevant now as it was back then… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uILegU-9vwc