Author: Olivia

Saw a listing that was too good to be true…become a travel agent with free training… I should of seen the signs the INSTANT I joined that zoom call for Evolution Travel. But I needed anything for income and for my parents to get off my back… Spent 69.95 and potentially jeopardized my fucking SSN before realizing my mistake and requesting a refund. I want to end it all. This market is fucking hell on earth.

I was speaking to my boss and out of sudden she made a remark like “you’ll definitely not have time for that while you chat in Teams.” She has never done that kind of remark before. Like come on and tell me politely that I should not chat that much during work hours with my colleagues. That kind of passive-aggressive behaviour was beyond weird. Has anyone else experienced something like that?

So, like a lot of people I’m not making enough money to really get by. I’m not really able to save. On top of that I am recently married and have some serious debt because of that. I lost my job about 5 weeks ago and it took me about 2 weeks to find an other and with that an additional 3 weeks to get my first check. As you can imagine I fell behind on my payments. I decided to cash out some of my 401k just so I could pay all this off. I got my check and foolishly deposited it in the atm thinking it would be available with in a business day. My bank (bank of America) placed a hold on it and those funds won’t be accessible until some time next month! How can they hold my money like that? How is it even legal…

You just got a new job offer! Congrat commiserations. Your freedom is gone but at least you’ll have money. Here is a guide for new starters: · If this hasn’t come up already (red flag), ask for high yet suitable salary. Research what the role usually earns in your area. Consider your experience. Don’t lowball yourself. Ask for a little higher than you expect, and settle for what you expect. · Negotiate your employment contract. This depends on your bargaining power and country. In Europe, you should at the very least be asking for mutual termination notice periods. If you know you’ll want to stay in the industry, shave off those non-compete/non-solicit/trial periods. · Get everything in writing. This is harder than it sounds. HR recruiters will do crazy acrobatics to avoid writing you anything in email. If they mention any benefits you may get, ask them to confirm it…

…but it’s on me to blur out their face and name for their protection.