Author: Olivia

Best get back to work. Ffs.

I have a doctorate and a masters of public health, worked for 1 year, and make 80k per year.

I left my last “job” last summer after dealing with intense bullying and harassment from a small business owner/operator. Racism, sexism, homophobia… screaming at employees at the top of their lungs racist slurs, constantly threatening termination. Last straw was a nick name i was given that I'm not going to repeat -paranoia- that was disgusting. Okay, get another job… beautiful office building, looks too good for me (i have no degree, it's a major complex i have and i live in a competitive state). They hire me the day after the interview. Training was great, I picked up on everything quickly and was on my own doing well and making no errors. That is, until the system switchover that changed EVERYTHING. Initially i was told my job was going to be made so easy that i was worried i'd be let go… turns out my job and all aspects of…

I was tired of it. I hate giving my time to damn corporations especially if I'm making only 13 dollars an hour working 9 to 5. Now if I was getting paid $16+ then I wouldn't complain. I had a job like that before but the workplace toxicity made it feel like I was in an abusive relationship. Now I'm thinking of my options I'm using my credit card to get a cash advance to pay rent this month. I had a job interview a few days ago and I believe I was hired because the interviewer asked me to choose my start date which I chose for the 17th of this month. I still haven't heard back from them though. I cook from scratch so I can live off of beans and veggie soups for a while. If it comes to it I'll have to get a temp job.

I remember a long time ago I used to watch Behind the Music on VH1 (yes I'm that old) and artists would talk about how they struggled day and night trying to make a great song. I remember thinking “I can't wait to work on something that i feel so passionate about too!” Well for 99.99% that doesn't exist. We are drones that work a job we hate and then go home and eat junk food or watch entertainment to get that dopamine rush then go to bed. Repeat until death “Try going to the gym it will he-” No! I don't want to feel like there's nothing wrong by eating healthy and working out (which i do already). I don't want drugs or mini hobbies to numb the pain temporarily of this dystopian society i live in. I don't like this lifestyle of work work work. My doctor appointments,…

Where I work we have a cafeteria. It's open for exactly an hour and a half for breakfast. A perk of working here is that I get an employee discount so I liked to go down there, grab a coffee and a muffin. I'm already going by the cafeteria every day because I need to check the mailroom. I would then sip my coffee and eat my muffin during a time I have nothing to do. It's my job, at that time, to just sit and keep an eye on some people. I got pulled aside, called into the office with my boss and the supervisor and they're telling me I can't get breakfast anymore because “somebody might need me”. Never been an issue before. Been doing this for weeks with no complaints. I already don't like working here but now I hate it. I felt belittled, unappreciated and now…