Author: Olivia

So I’ve been thinking about the greedflation issue, aka, companies raising prices way past inflation to pull in exorbitant monopolistic profits. The simple solution here is this: If companies truly are raising prices beyond inflationary costs, then there is a huge market opportunity to create a competitor, undercut at a fairer price, and STILL make profit. The issue though, is that consumers, especially American consumers, are hyper loyal to brands, who actively seek to exploit them. Examples: Reddit YouTube Amazon (mega monopoly tho, idk who else you could use except direct) These examples are companies who it is very very difficult to make competitors for, because the user bases are very hard to sway to new platforms. (We still need competitors though, most don’t realize how much power places like YouTube have) However, in places like manufacturing, operations, and distribution, these are places where new competitors could see instant success,…

I have had this on my mind for at least decade. I am an American. I do not feel free. July 4th is supposed to celebrate our freedom from a monarch, free from control. I have not felt free for over more than a Decade. I can not do the things I want to do because of the mistreated economy. I can not get proper Health care within a reasonable bill cost. It costs less to buy a ticket to Europe, get surgery, and return back home, and still be under the total bill if I were to do the same in the United States. This should not even be possible. Almost every job in the U.S. does not pay enough to be comfortable for healthcare or even basic needs. It does not matter the state or job. Nothing is being done about it. No one is talking about it.…

You won’t lose your cashier job for returning $30 worth of merchandise without a receipt guys especially if you recognize the customer. Stop protecting billion dollar companies policies when they don’t give a shit if you die tomorrow. That returned merchandise isn’t coming out of your personal paycheck. And if you work on commission as the main part of your job. Find a different job guys. You’re worth a guaranteed living wage for putting up with all the shit they put you through don’t take the risk of seasonal bonuses. I’ve been there it’s not worth it.

My boss is very candid with me and let me look at an internal revenue report that stated the work done by myself, my boss, and my 1 coworker attributed to $454M in revenue. Obviously this is not all profit but having seen our margins, I am very certain they could easily provide me a 6 figure salary without it making the tiniest dent in their budgets. I've worked there for 5+ years and years and with our 3 person department have made the company literal billions of dollars. This is capitalism working 🙂

TL;DR: When you're a great employee but you can't rely on people to actually give references, even if they previously agreed to it, and a new job requires that references actually reply to HR's email to be considered for employment, it sucks. Venting: Often either when applying to jobs or after a job interview, you'll be asked to supply job references. I asked my current boss, supervisor, and a coworker if I could use them as references, and they said yes. Boss said if she gets a call from a job I applied to, she'll let me know. I provided their work emails/phone numbers. HR at company I interviewed at asked for references; I provided the 3 at my current job. HR at new company emailed me later saying my boss had forwarded the reference questionnaire to our HR, and our HR emailed company I interviewed at saying this isn't…

I've been out of full-time work for over a year. Recently was sent a job posting by a recruiter I met via a LinkedIn event. Between applying and the actual interview, I completed a couple certs I had been working towards and added those to my current resume. I prepped and studied for the interview just to be told they're referring me to another role. Since then, I can't get any information out of the recruiter. Nothing about the role. Nothing about interview notes. Nothing helping me better understand the process. I've asked so many questions and keep getting back “I don't know.” I'm in the dark while working a part-time that just cut my hours. They are sharing posts about how recruiters get sad too and need understanding though. So that's cool.

Long story short. I found issues with my wages, started talking about those issues and my ongoing battle with HR about it to my coworkers. Apparently people started talking and asking questions too. I was told to stop talking about my wages by my manager because of “The Rumor Mill” Then had that clarified on the record infront of a coworker, because asking your workers to not talk about wages is fucking illegal. Then got into an argument with my manager about the direction of our store and the company, workers rights, and leadership. And now, all of a sudden three days after. I'm issued my first ever disciplinary action because I was missing details on a particular process completion. A process that i recieved inadequate training on, and specifically told my boss weeks ago that i needed more training, and that I didn't feel confident in those details being…