Author: Olivia

Today at work I had a bittersweet revelation – I don’t have to work nearly as hard as I do. Namely, I don’t have to care as much as I do. What led to this realization? I work in the casino industry. I’m a Dual Rate Dealer and Supervisor. Some days I deal, some days I supervise. I broke in at my current casino 1.5 years ago. The money is great. The environment? Toxic. The management? Completely disconnected and out of touch with employee reality. Not only does hard work go unrecognized and overlooked, but management often makes changes that hurt our morale. A series of changes were recently made and I tried to grit my teeth and bear it with a smile but at this point I give up. Is this what they call quiet quitting? I’ve always gone the extra mile. The guests love me. I dress sharp,…

At my job, you get a point every time you call off, no call no shows are 2 points. Now, it used to be at the supervisor's discretion whether or not you were pointed. This was changed at the beginning of the year, and all the supes were told they had to point every calloff regardless of reason why. This is all pretty standard for a lot of companies, right? Well, here's where it gets tricky. Not only did our previous supe NOT point anyone for calling off (again, supervisor discretion so he didn't have to), HR is now going to comb through everyone's hours to see who called off and when so they can be pointed. Can they even do this? How can the employees be punished over our old supervisor following workplace policy? So my question, if not obvious, can they do this? Can we be pointed for…

If I have one of those pen recorders people use for lectures in college, can I use that to catch my boss in his BS lies? Or is recording someone illegal without their consent? Edit: I'm in Georgia in the US