Author: Olivia

So, I’m 22F and have about 6 years of restaurant experience, went through culinary school and currently work at one of my cities top restaurants, recently added to the Michelin guide. (This is my second Michelin restaurant, 4th fine dining restaurant job) We do a small tasting menu and seat less than 20 people per night. We have just me as the sole first cook, a dishwasher and prep cook, a chef, sous chef, and 2 front of house people. Currently, my chef is looking for a 3rd front of house since our somm is changing hours. When I looked at the job ad from sheer curiosity, I saw that the new food runner would be getting paid 20$ per hour + tips, 2$ above my own hourly wage. Is that normal? We’re 4 days a week so 18 bucks hasn’t been cutting it for me bills wise, and I’m…

A while back I was looking for work. I had quit my toxic paraprofessional job and was just living off my savings during that time I ended up having what I think is probably the most insulting job interview I've ever had and for context I've worked at dollar tree and dollar general for people so delusional to think that that company gives a fuck about them Despite only paying them $0.05 over minimum wage. This was just your run-of-the-mill retail job it was for this little boutique sort of place in a strip mall. I remember showing up to the interview and the person I was supposed to interview didn't even show up they just called the store and did my interview over the phone while I sat in that store. I kind of knew after that interview I didn't wanna work there and it was all moot anyways…

So I have been working a very casual job and have been for almost two years. My employer and I have sign a contract explaining my wage and when she will pay it (which is once every month). Anyways, I notice there appears to be a missing payment of 9 dollars in my paycheck this month. My employer has been on par with all my previous paychecks. I have asked a friend and my co-worker and I have two rational sounding courses of action of what to do. My friend said I should just let it go and brush it off because if she has been paying me 100% correctly before, then you can give your employer the benefit of the doubt and only tell my employer if this occurs again the next month. My co-worker says I should tell my employer because I earned that 9 dollars. (She is…

I had a good boss. He was engaged, kind, smart, worked long hours, and did everything “right”. He built our team from the ground up and hired smart people to run the department. He was well-liked and clearly bringing value to the organization. The parent company hired someone more qualified (on paper) than him and let him go without giving him any specifics about his performance. Cold blooded. I made this exact same post about my brother who was let go from his job for the same reason a little over a year ago. Look out for yourself. These jobs don't give a flying fuck about our dedication. Play the game in a way that benefits you.

18 months ago I found this subreddit and began questioning my devotion to my job. Between the uplifting stories & war stories from shithole employers, I re-examined my life. I took a shot at some jobs out of state, on the upper end of my perceived reach, interviewed very well much to my surprise, and came away with 3 offers from very respected employers. I’m coming up on a year with my new employer, joined one of the shop unions with no hesitation and constantly have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming because of how drastically different my work/life balance is. Gone are the 70hr weeks just to make ends meet, gone are texts and phone calls from the company owners holding my job over my head if I don’t cater to their every need, gone is overwhelming uncertainty of each work week. Thanks for reading, thanks…

EDIT- I mean subreddit, not thread. (Other other online community) Hi all, sorry for the red herring post. I am a grad student at MSU and am in need of support from other survivors/affected community members (from other cities/schools). This sub has always seemed to have similar values to me and I think I would trust your insights. I have tried looking myself but the threads tend to be more investigative/fetishizing of mass shootings. Any suggestions welcome. Side note— I am in therapy. There is group therapy on campus but I did that before the shooting and did not find it helpful as I have a low social battery. TIA

I want to quit instead but my parents want me to put my 2 weeks in. What lie can I tell them to explain not going to work for the next few weeks? I have a job lined up that I start in like 2 weeks and they know that bit