Author: Olivia

Had a recruiter reach out to me today; I'm not actively looking for a job, but I'm open to changing jobs for the right environment, so figured I'd hear them out and see what they had to offer. Turns out, they want someone to do what I'm doing at my current job (and then some, I might add) for about $13 an hour less than I'm getting paid now. Insane. https://preview.redd.it/07at89b14hg81.png?width=972&format=png&auto=webp&s=54ff8e17bba462708aaeda1c3be286b36e71ec72 https://preview.redd.it/xmjtxg6y3hg81.png?width=972&format=png&auto=webp&s=10025772458f79d1d947337ff527ad871a8e1841

Background: Twelve years ago I was happily employed minding my own business when a recruiter reached out to me for what would have been a promotion and a pay raise. I went through multiple rounds of interviews and everyone liked me and I was excited about the job. A few days later they called with the offer. The offer: A lower title with less responsibility than I currently had. To make it even more enticing they wanted to pay me 10% less than what I was already earning. Needless to say this was not the promotion and pay raise they used to entice me to interview with them. My response: Gentlemen, Thank you for the offer for Sr. Consultant with your organization. I appreciate the time, effort, and attention that went into your decision. While I believe XXXXX has a lot to offer and opportunity to grow I do not…

Without getting too into details I've been busting my ass at work over the last 3 weeks. Had a new project come on line that is supposed to double the plant's income, I've been put in charge of making it happen. I've trained every single person that is working on this new equipment, I've been on the floor all shift every day not sitting in the office, some days I've gone from 6am to 1:15pm before I get my first break. My boss yelled at me today because apparently one of my coworkers is telling him I'm “never there, and I'm clearly not doing anything.” He's also mad because he saw me throwing cardboard in the recycling instead of training people. I was training them how to throw the cardboard in the recycling. I've worked so hard I lost 4 pounds in a week, and I've had 2 nights where…

If money is the root of all evil, then capitalism is the tree. The trunk of that tree are the people in power and control of the government. The branches are the banks and for profit prisons. The twigs are the corporations, and the leaves are the CEOs/executives. America is a diseased forest. We are the forest floor that enables the symbiosis from the bottom up. We can spring into action to erode this forest away. We can cure it of the disease that is spreading through the world. One by one. One fallen leaf, branch, twig, pine needle, soil clump, and microorganism at a time. We can erode this forest away!! It’s going to take a mass flooding event to make an impact. This forest has old deep roots, but just like a natural disaster, we can destroy the trunk. And just like mushrooms that network to give nutrition…

Been thinking about doing this since I am just done with my job.