Author: Olivia

Ok so here’s a bit of an odd story from when I was a bit younger working at my 2nd job where construction tore through all the sidewalks leading to the store. So when I was 22 I worked at a grocery store far from home. I knew there was a bit of construction going on on the opposite area where I worked but didn’t know it would find its way to my job a minth later. I took the bus like usual one day and stopped as I saw that they had ripped both side of the street’s sidewalks and were working on the pipes in the grassier areas too. Dumbfounded, I tried to see a way around to get to work but no luck. I tried to speak to my manager but none could give an alternative and were just like “welp better find a way before 9:30”…

I work at a full serve Carwash. We do a lot for our customers including vacuuming their car, driving it through the wash, cleaning outside and inside of all windows, wiping down the body, dusting the interior, cleaning out cup holders and cleaning door panels and door jams. So we do a lot for our customers and it is important to me that our service is high quality and I do a lot to make sure cars that come to our full serve clean top to bottom. So I am working on a truck and different customer demands that I stop working on that truck and tend to his truck. He demanded I put tire shine on his tires. I said in a friendly voice. “Tire shine is applied in the tunnel sir. But I can get your door panel for you.” I improved his door panel considerably. He then…

I had to drop out of university due to economic reasons, not for lack of ambition. But, even if I had never gone to university, I can guarantee you that my skills and performance meet or exceed those of most people with even a master's degree. While many of them were spending sleepless nights, cramming for tests on seemingly abstract material, of which they would only absorb about 15% of with any level of semi-permanency, I was actually out there, DOING the job and learning the majority of those details in an applied, and therefore fixed, manner. So, you are trying to say that my nearly 20 years of experience is less desirable than that of someone with a brand new degree and whose experience is limited to a 3-6 month internship which mostly consisted of them punching in to float around, getting coffee for the boss and filing papers…

Recently I moved states with my partner and was unemployed for about 3 months while I looked for work after the move. My previous position was remote, so I had time to develop a hobby of insect taxidermy. Sometimes I'd do skulls too, but mostly just insects. It was really fun, and I made small amount of cash on the side from selling on Etsy or to friends and family. Nothing to live off of by any stretch, but some welcome extra change. When I became unemployed I got some unemployment benefits and luckily had a bit of savings to go off of. It was tight but we made it work while I applied for and interviewed around. I obviously had a lot of extra time on my hands during this period and engaged more in my taxidermy hobby. I got really good at it and was making a decent…

I was just hired to work for a company that boasts a “people-first” environment, which was appealing and one of the reasons I accepted the position. However, after only working here for a week and a half, I'm starting to realize it isn't a good fit. I hold two MBAs, one of which has a concentration in Project Management. Three weeks have passed between my accepting the offer and onboarding with this company. After orientation, they didn't have a project placement for me, so they stuck me with a group that desperately needed someone. I've had a few meetings with the team, and it sounds like they just want me to take meeting minutes for their multiple 2-3 hour back-to-back meetings. They wanted me to jump right in and start taking notes for a meeting they've had weeks to prepare for in a sector that I know NOTHING about. So…

So I work for a brewery in Colorado. About 6 months ago I was thrusted into the head brewers position as the previous one went MIA. It’s been a ton of work. I usually work 7 days a week under the impression of making sacrifices to catch up on beers that were lost in the transition of brewers. Part of those sacrifices were that I didn’t get a raise to compensate me for all the extra work. At first I didn’t mind. I see the numbers of the brewery and knew I had to put up with it for a short time. Fast forward to last week, during our all staff meeting with the owners..they announced that we’re getting back on track and blah blah blah. Then he goes on to mention me (trying to sound like a shoutout) but embarrassed me in front of the whole staff that I…