Author: Olivia

I work 8-10 hours a day, I had just taken time off for lunch and my boss knew that, and called me in for a task I didn't take lunch hour that day. It wasn't an urgent task, it could've been done by anyone, many people were available at that time.

Hey everyone, I'm checking out this subreddit for the first time. After reading a few recent posts, I thought I'd post something and ask if anyone else has had similar experiences. I graduated from college five years ago with a music degree, and I have been chronically underemployed ever since. That's not to say I haven't been busy in that time, quite the contrary actually. On top of internships and other short-term jobs, I've gone to career counseling, I've stayed active in the communities I've been in, I've been making a lot of music (writing, singing, and performing, etc.), and I've done my best to make as many connections as I possibly can, and I legitimately think I've done a good job of all of that up to this point. After managing to live alone for two years, I had to move back in with my parents a while back,…

This is going to be extremely vague so nothing can get back to me sharing this information. I work for a family in the Midwest and one of the parents works for the biggest car company in the area. They were telling me that people around their level could expect to get about 54% of their projected bonus but the people in the levels above them would get about 130% of their projected bonus. Now I'm no math genius but something about that doesn't seem right.

And my manager texted me every single day—not with the intent to ask to see how I was, but to see when I could come back in. Sigh.

If I'm in New York, and if New York recently passed a law that requires salary disclosure in ads, why are there ads on LinkedIn that say the information is not available?

Speaking as an American here (28M), I’m not very optimistic of my future here. Unchecked Capitalism continues to see our nation prop up a select lucky few at the detriment of millions. Technology companies (specifically Bay Area ones) have gone basically unregulated for years, and I have a strong suspicion they’re driving the current divide even further. When are we going to do something about this? I’m tired of waiting on government.. tired of waiting for fair treatment from employers.. tired of being abused by student loans… tired of not being able to afford a place to live where I work… tired of needing to burn myself out to survive here. The working class of America needs to go on a collective strike. Employers need us just as much as we need them. If we don’t stand up for ourselves, the divide will get to a point where the working…