Author: Olivia

Title. Don't let landlords bully you. They act as if they have such an important and fulfilling job. All they do is buy up land and make shitty buildings to then charge you more than mortgage payments for something you'll never own and keep you poor and control how you live. I'm paying my rent for my last month but not a cent more. This next apartment will be my last before I go to a house since all the houses here have down payments worth an entire family's household income so it's taking awhile to save up. The fact they can charge two months rent as a fee to really get the most money out of their tenants who are just leaving to a better place just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. They found someone else and raised rent yet they are still “losing money” by my…

Pick a date in the future, long enough away to spread the word but not long enough away for some kind of mandate that those caught skipping work that day will be terminated. (A scare tactic anyway if we truly organize) Let’s stick it to these fucks. I’m sick of it. We created the 40 hour work week in a time when it was typical to have the female at home and the man at work. The female took care of the house work and childcare needs and the man went to work for the paycheck. Well fast forward to today. Now a two person household is expected to have each person working that 40 – 60 hour week. This ALSO takes away the person who was home doing things like, but not limited to: – laundry – cooking – cleaning – basic upkeep of house – child care -…

We were dirt poor when I grew up. We had just a tiny house until I was like 6 or 7. Then my parents inherited some land from my grandparents that died and we upgraded to a slightly bigger House. Money was still tight – I got lucky to get a scholarship though Football but still had to work a part time job throughout summer to get through College. I also had to help in the family business since age 17. With their inheritance my parents build a few houses and appartments and started renting them. I still couldnt afford my own house until I was 25 – money was allways tight. Then came the dot com crash and the recession of 2008 that almost ruined us. But because we were smart and hard working we prevailed. We just raised prices from 600/month to 1000/month and still barely made it.…

My corporate job is requiring us to return to the office. We have been fully remote since the pandemic started. I talked to a coworker who has severe anxiety and is going to try to get a reasonable accommodation letter from her Dr to submit to occupational health to get approved to work remotely full time. She said our supervisor has been fully supportive for this. That got me thinking about my own health issues. I haven’t been officially diagnosed (requires surgery) but I have seen an endometriosis specialist who suspects that I have it. I have a medical history of chronic reproductive health issues and debilitating pain that I’ve suffered with for most of my life. Remote work has been a life saver for me. Has anyone done something similar for their jobs and got it approved? My employer has this option for “associates with a disability” and would…

I’ve worked for 2 large healthcare organizations since graduating college, and both of them, at the entry, associate and director level are full of WEIRDOS who lack self awareness and have no communication or social skills. Maybe it’s because I’m working for non profit hospitals that are less corporate-y and more social justice warrior type, but my current team is made up of immigrant people of color that all seem to have some sort of mental health issues. I am an immigrant myself, and the youngest on the team by 5 years; but I have been in the US since I was 1 while my other coworkers seem to be fobs. The biggest thing I’ve noticed is the constant ass licking of our white bosses. One of my Asian coworkers literally said “my mom calls me a banana because I’m yellow on the outside and white on the inside” in…

The place I work has a very flexible schedule, most people work 7-5 Monday-Thursday and 7-11 on Friday's. They allow us to get to work between 7 and 8, for people with kids and whatnot. However, if you get there at 8 you're expected to stay until 6 or make up the time on Friday. Super convenient and I love the flexibility! I have one coworker who gets to work between 8:15 and 8:45 every day, and she always leaves at 5:00. Same thing with Friday's, she gets here at 8:15 and leaves at 11:00. She gets migraines and leaves early at least once or twice a month. Today she came in at 8:30 and left at 9:00 complaining she was sick. I can't stand it, or her. She gets “talked to” every now and then but never any kind of actual punishment. I want so badly to mind my…