Author: Olivia

I would like to hear from you guys who had a crappy and stressful job and you turned around your life. How did you do it.

Factory workers in the 1910's were just as destitute as today's service workers, however, their jobs didn't include taking abuse from the public, so they were mentally better than today's service workers. Physically,they were exhausted and in pain, but they weren't depressed or anxious.

I took a job in another state to be close to family. They offered a substantial bonus to take the job, and since it was the state I needed to be in, I accepted. The only condition was that I have to stay with the company for two years or pay back the full bonus amount, which at the time seemed reasonable. Unfortunately things are pretty bad at my work. Twice now in the last year I have been offered a promotion only for it to be taken away. Both times I was essentially blamed for it, but it wasn't my fault. Once was because I didn't have enough training but no one actually trained me. The person who was supposed to train me took multiple long vacations (among other perks). I was blamed for not finding the time or doing enough work in comparison to others. I explained I…

So this happened over 20 years ago and I still think about it every now and then and thought I would share it here. I was in the early 20’s at the time and pretty naive and didn’t really stand up for myself in the workplace at the time. I interviewed for a pizza chain that used to have a lunch buffet and a dine in restaurant. If you know you know. So during the interview even though I don’t think I said anything wrong I could tell that the manager we will call her Sarah didn’t like me. It was just a vibe and for some reason she instantly disliked me. I’m a very friendly person who always tries to be nice to everyone so it didn’t make much sense why she hated me. But needless to say I figured I wouldn’t get the job. And at that time…

People working Nightshifts is very convenient for the general public and it helps really helpfully for companies who need to boost their margins and need more productivity but dang. Working Nightshifts is not meant for humans. My body and mental stability is in constant disarray, I fell like I’ve developed many mental, social, and physical disorders from working Nightshifts. Might as well say goodbye to any friends or family cause you work all night and sleep all day. It makes me feel like my only purpose in life is the job because it becomes your only life experience, weeks pass by without a notice because it feels like your in the casino scene from the Poseidon movie. This is just horrible. I've been averaging 4 hrs of sleep per day since starting nights, which feels like torture.

I have, and its disturbing. The homeless are already looked down upon, and while yes, some do have legitimate mental issues that can make them dangerous, it seems they are not the majority. What bothers me is that people I've met saying this are in either the middle class or upper class of society. I mean ffs, anyone can become homeless if they lose all their possessions or assets. This kind of talk should worry anybody. I'm usually not the one to classify things in this light, as I believe that it is a very serious accusation, but this reminds me of talk in Germany circa 1930s. It's actually this kind of talk that pushed me to the left, because I believe in human rights and right to life, over profits.