Author: Olivia

So I work food service part time, and my boss is upset with me over a couple little things, which are all things that my manager told me to do. Things like sweeping the floors “too early”, taking out the trash “too early”. I've been employed here for over a year, but I'm a college student and this is my job back home, so I've been gone for a couple of moths at school. Management is super hands off and horrible with communication. This instance of them being upset with me is the first I've heard from them since I've been back (for two months). On top of the little things, they watched back hours of security camera footage and are upset that I “didn't smile enough”. They were upset with my manager over the same thing. They suspended her this morning, and I go in tomorrow to get yelled…

“Yes.” Beleaguered Disabled Laborer

I work at a hostel chain. it's a great job. i sit pretty at a desk, check in international hotties, online shop etc. but oh god the night shift. the night shifts are from 10pm to 8am. i have an endless supply of shit that's happened while I'm on shift; break ins, armed robberies, Jeff bezoz drunk on hand sanitizer in my bed. basically we're given the phone and can go to bed, anyone off the street can call for any rhyme or reason. we do this for $50AUD a shift. hours just got reduced, so we're there from 8pm to 8am. and yes we don't get paid anymore. we got another boss working now, so the shifts on reception before this used to be 5-7 hours. now they are just 2. I have to travel 40 minutes for a 14 hour shift and I don't even make $100 AUD.…

For additional context, my job is commission only so I don't make any money when I take a day off. I had the 4th of July off because the business was closed, and then today was supposed to be my regular day off as I always have Wednesday off. Instead I got an angry message this morning wondering where I was… and I said that it was my day off. They said I never asked for this day off which made no sense because it is my regular day off, though apparently I was supposed to “make up” for missing Tuesday. I understand this in a way if you are on salary (though you should still get seperate paid vacation!) but I literally have nothing to make up. I also have a real vacation planned in a few weeks and they just assumed that meant when I got back I…

Now, before anyone says anything I know that not all older employers are jerks but many are. Nor is this a pro employer post. I am trying just trying to compare someone who I know is a fairly good business owner to a bad one. For context, I have a very dear friend who inherited 2 auto shops from her dad which was great since it was her dream, but the dream wasn't all that great. Her dad by his own admission, was an asshole to work forb/c he has the mindset of Iam going to get and keep mine at all costs which makes some sense considering he was forced to flee South Vietnam but as he got older it got worse. He would not pay overtime, not give rises, micromanage people, drive off younger hires etc. She had to clean up the mess, repay all the backed over…

I work 8am-4:30pm. 4:30pm because of the unpaid 30 min lunch. However, I would like to leave 30 mins earlier to beat awful traffic. Thoughts?

but when I approached my manager about this I was reprimanded due to me accusing someone by name… even though his name was on the mail in his drawer of fun. Work blows.

Drinking, drugs, working out, video Games, nothing takes away the existential dread of knowing you have a finite amount of time on Earth and most of your time and energy is spent at a job that only enriches the owner and his lackeys