Author: Olivia

I work at a cafe in Vermont. From January until last week, I was paid under minimum wage and received tips. About 1/3 of the total card tips are distributed to the bakers who don't serve customers, however, my boss won't tell me exactly how tips are distributed. This seems illegal for 2 reasons: 1. In VT, tip pooling is only legal if tipped employees receive over minimum wage 2. I think that in VT, tip pooling is only valid if the employer “notifies tipped employees of any required tip pool contribution amount” (INFORMATION ON TIPPED AND SERVICED EMPLOYEES, VT DoL). I'm not sure if I'm understanding the situation correctly, and I don't know what to do about it. Does anyone have any advice?

So my company has burned through their senior workforce and has stated they are receiving record profits. Recently the discontent has spread to put global meeting Q/a are being censored, they don't tell us when people are quiting on mass and we find out by accident a few weeks or months later, and most recently our regional forums have been getting hijacked in the comments section of workplace concerns. I'm on my way out but not sure yet. Not really sure why I'm posting just interesting and thought it fit here.

So, about a month ago, I applied on Indeed for a Sales/Repair position at a local vacuum store. The Indeed post said that the salary range for the job was $700-$800 a week. I went in for my first interview with the manager of one location, which I felt went well, and I was called back for a second interview with the manager of the other location, which I also felt went well. After the second interview, I was told they would be in touch. In the following weeks, I called back a couple of times to see if they had made a decision. Each time, they told me they were still deciding. After about a month and a half, I finally got a call back from the first manager. He told me that they had initially hired someone else for the position, but they didn't work out, and he…

I find it increasingly difficult to be a part of a ‘working’ world when it’s so far out of balance, it should be criminal. Also, is it just me? Or is anyone else tired of just accepting that ‘Labour’ is the end all be all to existence… Humans have become the product that is necessary to keep the system going No wonder so many feel so empty, and are looking for a change.