Not a rant or anything. I lost my grandmother the other day, and my company gave me 3 days for bereavement, + additional time if I need it, paid. It’s a small win, but we take them when we can get them
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Author: Olivia
I'm sick of snowbirds. I think about how once their generation dies, there won't be many snowbirds that can afford to live in 2 places throughout the year.
A Dallas postal worker died recently after a string of terrible management. (By the way if you can breathe and lie you’re USPS management material!) Across the nation management has falsified heat training, logging in and marking it complete for their carriers in what I assume is an osha violation. Then they became very anal about sitting anywhere for too long, issuing disciplinary action based on scanner data even though it’s against the NALC (city carrier’s) contract this carrier that passed away had worked at the post office 30+ years. To my knowledge he never had any disciplinary action up to the point he had his stationary event. Knowing any rational person 30yrs into a career risking wages, job, benefits etc. I have no doubt that’s what pushed him past his limits and it needs to be in every paper and news outlet across the nation. PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT…
So the owner of the restaurant I work at has been doing this thing in the last couple years where he closes for one week in order for management and back-of-house to get their annual week off without having to be short staffed (it’s a smaller, family-owned place). I took a two week trip in June and asked that my PTO be used while I was gone, to which he gave a tepid “ok, sure.” When I got back I saw these days were not added to my paycheck, and when asked about it he said he’d put it toward the week when we’re closed. My thing is, isn’t PTO for employees to use at our discretion? Like, I didn’t choose to be off this week, this isn’t the same as me putting in a vacation request. If the owner closes their business for a week to go out of…
Working full time is bullshit. I literally just worked for 8 hours and sat in traffic for almost 2 hours my commute there and back. Growing up I was told “oh you need to go to school, get a good job, follow your dreams etc” well yeah I got my bachelors and can only get shit jobs in my area, so now I’m starting my masters in the Fall because you need it in this field. I will have to work full time during it & I’m already exhausted. Now I’m in my late 20s and people are asking me when I’m having a wedding and a baby?! With what time and money? I just want to live in a small cottage surrounded by flowers and animals and not have to work full time to live in this world. As I get older the more being a stay at home…
Working full time is bullshit. I literally just worked for 8 hours and sat in traffic for almost 2 hours my commute there and back. Growing up I was told “oh you need to go to school, get a good job, follow your dreams etc” well yeah I got my bachelors and can only get shit jobs in my area, so now I’m starting my masters in the Fall because you need it in this field. I will have to work full time during it & I’m already exhausted. Now I’m in my late 20s and people are asking me when I’m having a wedding and a baby?! With what time and money? I just want to live in a small cottage surrounded by flowers and animals and not have to work full time to live in this world. As I get older the more being a stay at home…
Working full time is bullshit. I literally just worked for 8 hours and sat in traffic for almost 2 hours my commute there and back. Growing up I was told “oh you need to go to school, get a good job, follow your dreams etc” well yeah I got my bachelors and can only get shit jobs in my area, so now I’m starting my masters in the Fall because you need it in this field. I will have to work full time during it & I’m already exhausted. Now I’m in my late 20s and people are asking me when I’m having a wedding and a baby?! With what time and money? I just want to live in a small cottage surrounded by flowers and animals and not have to work full time to live in this world. As I get older the more being a stay at home…