Author: Olivia

Looking for advice – have been with the business 3 years, worked up into management. I make a base salary of $30k plus commission, which is mostly okay to get by with, but not always. For me to feel comfortable that no matter how low commission is, I can still make ends meet, I want my base salary to be $50k. For context, when I asked my boss to schedule a performance review for the purpose of a raise via Email, he later came in my office and said he thinks i absolutely deserve a raise, and that he was already thinking that before I asked him. He's actually not a bad guy and I feel like he respects me. That being said, how do I lock in that 50? Should I come into the review tomorrow asking higher than that? (60/65?) Any advice is appreciated, I've never been in…

I’m working the bare minimum now. Applying to other jobs. I also took my boyfriend on a date. I have been so focused on work that I feel like I have neglected him. I just need to find something that pays better because the stupid student loans are around the corner and I owe $75,000. I looked into Dave Ramsey and I’m going to start the snowball method.

He more often thinks of what he can get from his employees even though they are mostly below the poverty line and he owns so many properties in so many states that he has little need to be financially unjust (Scrooge McDuck). I once emailed him about mold in a property. He called me angrily right after and threatened to fire me. Lately he has hinted I'm not to email him about any pay I make or any agreements or injuries on the job. He calls them “long emails”. Saying, “I've told you I do not appreciate you writing long emails like this yet you insist on doing it!” This said by call as the actual reply to the email only says, “as per our phone call I do not agree with much of what you said.” To which I replied, “I'm sorry boss. My job is very important to…

I work for a cannabis company. I have spent the past three weeks rebuilding an entire distillation lab in a room that was previously full of junk. I spent the first week, cleaning out the junk. The second week, installing the equipment. And the third week was mostly waiting around on electricians and cleaning glassware. I did this by myself, nobody bothered to help me clean or move anything. In the middle of the rebuild, they decide they want to buy a new benchtop distillation kit. They told me to stop setting everything up and work on that. So I spent 3 days doing that. All the while I have two bosses hounding me, “Why isn't this done sooner?”, “Where are we going to put all this junk?”, “We need more product.” So I get everything set up finally. A day ahead of the newly imposed deadline. I come in…