Author: Olivia

Hi all, Recently, I decided I wanted to create a collage of images representing all of the various groups in the US that have recently either been striking, threatening to strike, or trying to form a union. I figure it could make, theoretically, for a decent bit of agitprop to show how many workers across so many industries are fighting back. This is my first attempt so far. And it's… Ugly af. A truly excellent example of an eyesore. Lol Graphic design/photo editing has never been my strong suit (I may as well be a boomer when it comes to that sort of thing), and I only have my phone to work with. So, I'm hoping maybe some of you fine folks could help me out in 2 ways: 1) Some advice/tips for making this more visually appealing. 2) Suggesting any other groups I should add that I'm missing, or…

I keep a box of corndogs in the work freezer for when I don't pack a lunch. I haven't eaten them in over week so I don't know when it happened, but someone shoved a dirty bottle of toilet cleaner right into the box. I don't know if it was some idiot who took a prank too far or some kind of weird way to make a threat? Whatever it is I'm furious. The loss of my corndogs is one thing but it's more the underhandedness of it that ticks me off. I don't know what I could have done to make someone do this.

Without pay. We have to do it on our own time at home, I’ve been trying to take shortcuts and it’s still taken me around 3 hours and I’m not even halfway done. This is a starting position making minimum wage at a restaurant. Why should I have to spend hours of my scarce off time watching training videos and taking tests. They let us know 3 days ago that if it wasn’t done by today we’d be fired. Honestly should be illegal.

So, a US-based confections company recently reached out to me on LinkedIn. They seemed pretty fine in general, and I like sweets, and as an engineer I haven't really worked with a company that produces food before, let alone sweets, so I decided to give it a go. The first interview with HR went okay, it's the usual “check you are not literally unaliving people as a hobby” kind of an interview, then I talked to some of their engineers in the next few rounds, seemed like really chill people in general, and I was fairly impressed by how normal everyone seemed there. Then it was a turn to interview with her. Wellness Officer. At this point I am used to this type of cringe, you know, those super upbeat “love everyone” people who go around and pretend HR is a science? Yup, this place got 'em. Alright, I think,…