Author: Olivia

I’ve been a long time lurker of this sub, but I’ve never posted anything and I’ve just watched as my fellow workers struggle. Yesterday night I was working at the restaurant, which I’ve been working at for quite some time. Although not Chinese myself, I come from Asian descent and I find a lot of Chinese influence through my job and my friends. Last night a kid aged maybe 13 to 15 years old came into the restaurant and began yelling very anti-Asian racial slurs. The restaurant was full of people eating and my 2 coworkers and I who handle the counter and cashier were busy handling customers who wanted to order food on the phone. I yelled “Hey get out of here” and the kid ran off. A lot of customers, especially the ones dining in, began to feel distraught, but it wasn’t too major. About 5 to 10…

Title says it all. If I want a “promotion” I have to ask for the new job and submit my resume. Which they have and they know exactly what I’ve done since I got my current job. Box ticking bullshit. Additionally, they had said that new positions would be offered internally before made public, but I’ve been looking for this one, so I know it wasn’t. Just a rant. I’m done.

Hired to a start up company! Love it but also have an interview with another well know, work to the bone company that pays double. I will interview but don’t know if I should take it or not! Does the start up have potential or do I struggle with the real world? If I am hired, can I tell my current company and ask for better pay?

TL;DR Why does it make me weird that I try to do the right thing rather than worrying about my legacy… I was in a leadership training at work and was asked a question about how my work is furthering my legacy. But, the problem is I don’t think about my legacy and that was apparently the wrong answer. Other people however, had very specific thoughts about their future, and about the kind of legacy they wanted to leave. Over my life I’m realized I’m usually very different than normal people in that way. I was the kid who never had a hero in the elementary school classroom. I was a college student who didn’t have any specific activist ideals. And now I’m the colleague who doesn’t think about their legacy. Nobody has ever been interested in my answers to these kind of questions, because it isn’t satisfying to them…