Author: Olivia

What can those of us who can barely keep slaving away do? In my particular example and to keep it short, I have multiple serious debilitating illnesses. All made worse by working. I'm talking for the less fortunate among us, that for one reason or another, working makes their life a living hell. Big difference between not liking your job vs work making you sick. Being a slave sucks. But being a sick slave is a nightmare. I'm in my early 30s and since entering the 30s I've become increasingly aware of my mortality. When not working (weekends), I feel OK – I'd like to keep going, Come the workweek, and I want everything to end. The pain is too much. A few ideas I've gathered so far: -Get a job with a 4 days a week instead of 5 d/week -Work part-time and massively decrease living expenses – of…

Taking my qualification which I earned at the same place (btec extended) on my CV to the college for an event where I meet different employers and attempt to find a job within the sector. Also have social anxiety/minor trauma symptoms (technically classed as a mild mental illness, but I'd feel shit claiming permanent disability because I am still fit for work), been unemployed for ages, like the college itself although not as much as the previous one I went to (name undisclosed UK) although I was bullied/targeted there by jerk students which is in itself a contributing factor from memory alone as to why I am so hesitant to return wish me luck. Bet no one talks to me, on the bright side maybe I'll get a decent job within the sector and save up, I'd like to have my own place one day.

I always call that number if I can safely. And I rattle off a ton of compliments about how the driver is doing. It sounds like hell having to drive super safe and then you have impatient assholes just tearing down your “score” calling complaints to some dude in an office that will pass you up on raises because your complaint score is too high or whatever. Idk so I just say a ton of nice things, they haven’t caused any accidents so they’re driving safe. Hopefully it helps them get an extra 0.2% from their corporate overlords when cost of living adjustments come around.

(Throwaway account) So I took a home test over the weekend and I have COVID. First time getting it despite having both vaccines and the booster and I feel like shit. I’ve had it since Saturday and I can’t even stand or walk for long periods of time without feeling overheated and lightheaded. My work knows that I was exposed to COVID but they don’t know that I am infected yet. I need to take a test at a pharmacy and they will automatically send it to my work… I have to get tested before I can go to work tomorrow and if I’m positive I can’t work. The thing is, I don’t get sick pay. I don’t get PTO. I don’t get paid to be off work if I get COVID. So I’m currently living paycheck to paycheck and I can’t afford to miss a day of work much…

I work in a medical laboratory at a hospital. I'm a lab aide and currently in school to become a medical lab scientist. I really like my job but I can't stand my managers or a lot of the MLTS/MLS because they talk down to people a lot. Despite the fact that I, “don't have a degree” (I do! Just not in laboratory science) the majority of them can't or don't know how to do my responsibilities (which is fine! That's why I'm there I suppose, it just wouldn't hurt if they remembered that and treated me human) After my managers and higher paid coworkers were talking about how crazy it is that some people can't afford to get their car fixed. I stared at them like they had 15 heads because I finally realized they have literally zero idea what it means to be poor or to just live…