Author: Olivia

For some reason I thought it was raised to over $10, but nope still 7.25. Any employer offering that wage should be ashamed of themselves and doesn’t deserve any business, I haven’t seen a wage that low on Indeed in a long time though. How does anyone possibly live on that salary, unless they are a teenager living at home?

When covid first hit and lockdowns happened, a lot of the UK was furloughed. As an introvert, I get sent back up north from the south to spend the summer on furlough. £550 a week for 5 months. I was living with parents and had to pay £80 a month rent. (£600 now I live with my gf) I was making money for doing absolutely nothing. What was I doing during furlough? I was catching up with mates. I lost 15kg (I was 112kg overall down to 97kg) because I had nothing better to do than work out and improve my fitness. I was full of energy. I’m a very picky eater and for the first time in my life I was cooking home made meals with food I’ve never tried before. I could do this forever. Then we had to go back. I had no time, no energy, no…