Author: Olivia

I recently was cleaning out some hard drives (im in IT) and came across salaries and hourly wages by position for 2010. To my shock, they were literally nearly IDENTICAL from 2010 to 2023. Even my specific position (sysadmin) i earn 80k, the person who was hired in 2010 was brought in at…. 80k! wtf is up with that? How do companies get away with this? Honestly im thinking, is it my fault? is it our fault? why are we letting companies do this to us? Not sure how to approach this. Talk to boss? find a new job?

Jobs I've applied to: Military – Rejected due to my medical record Steel Worker – interview went great but didn't get a call back Car Detailer – seemed promising but was rejected last minute for lack of experience Some job building boats – same as steel working job i applied for Solar Panel installer – rejected because i lived too far away from their area of business Landscaping Contractor – honestly fumbled the interview a bit so was kind of my fault Unpaid Internship at a wildlife rescue – position was super competitive and a uni grad got it This was all in the last month. I'm not just listing this out to vent but to illustrate how insane it is to get a livable wage today. Most of these jobs are physically demanding and not comfortable yet still demand some form of education or experience. Literal unpaid internships are…

Is a 6% raise during annual review WITH a title change/promotion good?

I was living off savings and had a friend who's dad owns (owned, hehe) a business. They were behind schedule and my friend was suffering from overwork, so I decided to apply and help. Met the dad and he was an A-grade, entitled boomer, asshole boss. I worked respectfully and left the day after I realized no respect would be reciprocated. Learned the old man is selling the business because they can't hold onto employees. “No shit?” Also he is injured. Good, says I! The schadenfreude is too real.

We often hear many AMBITIOUS people don't sleep much. Are you one of them? If yes, Why? How do you survive on so much less sleep? Are you competing with the world by not sleeping & doing something more important than it? Particularly I'm interested in knowing at what time you sleep & wake up? Do you take naps or not? Don't you feel sleepy throughout the day? How did you compensate your sleep with weekend long sleep or drugs (nicotine,caffine etc.)? We often hear 8 HOUR sleep is mandatory? How false/true is this statement?

I asked her to contact both the person who gave her the offer letter and someone from HR and ask for an explanation and request that all communication on this topic be in writing.

Went for an interview last week on Tuesday. Seemed to go really well and the manager was excited to bring me on but said she had to talk to the owner. On Thursday, I send a follow up message. On Sunday she responds asking if I could come in and meet the owner on Tuesday. I figure this is a good sign since I've been passed on to the decision maker, but when I arrive on Tuesday the owner essentially starts from scratch and had no prior knowledge of me beyond that I'd be coming in for this interview. Still, I go through the process again and try my best to impress and answer his questions and at the end he says he has other interviews to do but will let me know by tonight or tomorrow. I heard nothing back yesterday and haven't heard anything so far today. Should…