Author: Olivia

Companies think if they pay you anything over minimum wage it gives them the right to work you into the ground. No real vacation time off, barely sustainable pay, and expect you to work like you make 1.1M a year. It's pathetic…

My company, which has a wide range of earners, forces each member of the office bring in something for a monthly pot luck lunch. I don’t have time to cook or bake anything since I work two jobs, and if you bring in any store bought food you are generally shamed for not taking the whole process seriously. Any suggestions on how I can go about asking my employer to call these events off? The job itself is pretty good with room for growth so I don’t want to quit but I’m worried I’ll get left behind not being able to keep up with this archaic requirement.

It’s employee appreciation day in the U.S . Just curious,Anyone’s employer do anything special for them ? It was brought up to my boss this morning and he laughed in all of our faces .

;and inflation is 7% (reported), and now considered not transitory (surprise), can anyone tell me the natural conclusion within a couple of years ?

So back in Dec I went to HR and flat out let them know: “I'm aware there are new nurses who have come to this facility who are getting paid more than me. Either I get a raise or I'm quitting and you already know I'll have a new job faster than I walked in here.” Time went on and I had gotten a side job that was helping me out. Checked in back in Jan and I got the “Still havent heard anything back from corporate on your raise.” February comes and its the same bullshit. I told them “You have until the end of February or it's a wrap.” About a week prior I had already went to another job interview. I took some time off to eat up my personal, sick, and vacation time. Its clear they called my bluff but I was not playing with these…

My country isn't particularly advance, I live in Latin America and is considered a country in “ways of development”, even so we are really critical people when it comes to sexism or work laws, even if its the slightest case we riot and cancel the asshole on social media. Im not talking about a few people, really if the case comes to the attention of the country we make the life of the aggressor impossible to live. I dont get how your bosses can say sexist things or take advantage of you without remorse. Do this people never pay, no one cancel them, get sued or something?

Today is Friday. Payday. I woke up to check that my direct deposit went in, and to my surprise the amount was about $100 more than usual (still not enough to cover the rent due tomorrow without overdrafting). I thought, “Huh, that's weird. I bet they messed up something in payroll and are going to deduct it from my next check.” So when I got to the office, I logged into the time clock system and saw that my hours for the previous week were correct. The only other thing it could have been was a raise (and a somewhat decent one at that)! Excited, I checked my pay rates: Old – $25.49/hr New – $26.25/hr (effective 1/30/22, back pay applied retroactively which accounts for the extra $100) The difference is 3%. THREE FUCKING PERCENT. With the amount of shit I put up with and the number of fires I…