Author: Olivia

So I had worked for this particular company pre-pandemic, and when I was there food in the galley was free for the crew. First day I’m getting retrained/having a refresh and the other deckhand, the captain, and I had a little more than a pack of hotdogs all together and I had three myself. Zero issues. Day two im with another deckhand and the dock manager who’s just below the regular manager. I’m not eating to eat but if I’m hungry I’m grabbing something to snack on which isn’t unusual, and I got two buns ready but there was only a single hotdog so I literally cut it in half and used both so I didnt waste anything. We finish up and I’m sent to another boat and I get a text from the manager asking me to call so I call and he asks me about using the galley…

I was hired for a contractor job at a factory. We clean. We're supposed to be there for 8 hours with a 30m lunch break. But usually, we leave as early as 10:30 am (2 hours) and tell the accountant to punch us in for the full day. He’s been doing this for about a year now, and the team has a good reputation around the factory. Just recently learned this was illegal if done in such high quantities. What should I do? Should I stick around for a few months then get out? Or run like Hell?

I do not care anymore. My job is minimum wage and I didn't sign anything upon hiring. I don't have a schedule and my boss has falsely promised one but it's been 8 months, it's never happening. Last time I asked him about it he told me that I needed to be better at my job yet he trusts me enough to open, operate and close his store alone. He will not give me his email address because he “doesn't use it very often” which I find hard to believe since he runs a business. The most notice I get on average is the night before. He will belittle and intimidate his staff if they don't give him the results he wants. I'm so tired. I already have another job lined up and they actually have the decency to give me a proper schedule as well as some appreciation and…

I see it all the time, it just gets to me. For example in my town there's a grocery store near me, foodland. It started out in the state to help independent grocers compete with the duopoly that is Coles/Woolworths, but was meant to serve the locals and tried to stock both local products and things people wanted but didn't always make much profit. Over the years depending on the owners it either flourished or died. The original owner here was good and didn't make a fortune but lived better than most, paid the employees well and the workers seemed happy and not overworked. he eventually sold and someone else took over. Unlike the previous owner the new one cared only about profit, to the point that when sales started dropping they actually stopped stocking the cheaper own brand items that had a lower profit margin like dog food. This…

I started a job in October as a part-time receptionist. In January I was assigned a new supervisor who had joined the company after me. She wanted to change my role to full-time. She asked me if I’d be willing to go full-time for WEEKS and I said yes every time! She said my role would become a dual role, being receptionist and accounts payable. I sent an email asking questions about the role, a job description, and asked what the pay would be because she was very vague whenever discussing it with me. I expressed excitement about the change. A few days later she sent me an email saying I’d be interviewing for the role against the other part-time girl who works there. (The other part-time girl’s dad works at the company, my chances were already bad.) Both of our roles were being diminished and replaced by this new…

I got a job through a buddy years ago, small town so pizza delivery was a good 20’s something gig for a stoner. Went in the first day for a 2 hr training shift. I could of stuck out learning the convoluted cashiering app except the uniform shirts were 2 sizes too small and two employees too old.

I left this as a response to another comment, but I would genuine like feedback on this. I see many other valid comments about strikes being damn near impossible with the way health insurance, living paycheck to paycheck, and police violence during protests. All valid points and I understand how it would deter a majority of us in the interest of personal safety, feeding and housing our kids, and continuing to pay rent/mortgages/bills. I just don’t understand why we don’t strike with Covid lockdown rules. I’m sure that there are influential, amazingly smart people in all the different demographics in the US that could convince their peers to participate. And plenty of those brilliant and organized people that have been laid off from Google, FB, Twitter, and other tech type companies that manage how the whole world communicates, could handle logistically finding a way to keep people fed within those…