Author: Olivia

Can a boss refusal to pay contractors affect me personally? Long story short… i hired contractors to work on a project and after they did a poor job and some issues with their office staff a job was really delayed my boss decides not to pay. Since i hired them while representing a company, can i be liable for anything personally?

So I work for a startup in the remote call center. I do the work of, literally, six people, and I still have hours and hours of downtime every day because volume has dropped since the pandemic. Most of my coworkers' jobs mostly involve shaking their mouse and staying active in slack. The company did 3 back to back massive layoffs with no warning earlier this year, and the other day we all got an email that basically said “there's not enough work so some of our employees are going to be dropped to part time. You can use your pto or take it unpaid.” Everyone panicked and we didn't find out for 3 days that it wasn't our department. They just let everyone be afraid for half a week. On top of the constant fear tactics and mind games, no one but the C level got raises this year…

Watching youtube and tictok is crossing the picketline

I just got a message from the recruiter that helped me get my current job, almost a year later. Nothing against her, she was friendly and all, but I’m just wondering if this is normal? Do recruiters usually reach out to their past candidates? Could there be some ulterior motive?

After training for 2 days at this place I realized it was so toxic I couldn't take the job. I liked the work, like my colleagues, close to home, $30/hr. A life-changing salary for me. They want to attract “talent density” at the bottom but the problem is management is so toxic that no one has made it even 3 months without being rage fired or rage quitting. I was told horror stories in whispers. It was parade of red flags. A clear split in the team between uppers and lowers, literally us or them. They hated each other to the point I thought they'd all worked together for years. Less than 12 weeks. Some only 8 and 4 weeks in. I saw management commit fraud! I decided to quit over the weekend. Both people I shadowed with (who warned me about the place) quit this week too. Another is…