Author: Olivia

So I have about 50 guys that work under me for a multi billion dollar global company traveling the world for weeks at a time working in harsh conditions for very long hours. Pay starts around 50k a year and a select few are making close to 90k. I’m at a site and over hear a bunch of these guys talking about how they aren’t getting a pay raise this year and also didn’t receive one last year. These young men practically give up there home lives for this company. I’ve seen them work long days in -30 degree weather and 120 degree weather outside. I’ve seen them exhausted after spending hours in a room where the ambient temperature was over 180. This company recently bought a large competitor for a little over 1 billion in cash and won’t pay these guys a fair market wage for what they are…

Just like everyone else, we've been having staffing issues at my work. They finally got this guy hired, but on a contingency basis because it was going to take to long to get his background report back. Dudes been here four weeks, and in that time we've managed to get some new faces and are basically fully staffed finally. We'll guess what showed up and reared its ugly head, his background report. They let him go immediately and I'm writing about about 5 minutes after the fact. Was good enough to carry us through the hardest times, wasn't good enough to stay though.

I have to reiterate that a labor movement should include keeping prices under control. The fox news interview could be dismissed by their ordinary audience as some “leftist agenda” which has no legitimate or worthy purpose; but to executives, shareholders and politicians, the emergence of any sort of labor movement is regarded as an utmost threat to… … the bottom line. Prices are jumping as a retaliatory act and being blamed on inflation–the usual scapegoat as if none of these corporate pigs have a hotline to Jamie Dimon. Keeping people on the hairline of destitution is nothing but profitable when the “essential worker” is working double shifts to keeping a roof over the head. Unions, fair work conditions, wages for prosperity and price control.

Hi ya'll. This story is coming from my boyfriend who works in the service industry. He came home one night and told me what had happened and I couldn't believe it. So I thought you all would love to hear it as well. TL;DR at bottom. I'll make this as quick as possible. My man, let's call him S, works at a popular sports bar in Tampa. They are known for their customer rewards and bending over backwards to please the customer. If you don't like something, no problem-they take it off your bill. Sounds great, right? Not if you are the server. It can make your life hell being gaslit (gaslighted?) by costumers because to them, that sounds like a free meal. One night, a group of people come in that are recurring customers. They are now known to pull that stunt constantly and never leave the servers any…

So, I was talking to a co-worker about inflation, and we both agreed that we're not getting paid enough to keep up with the current standard of living and increasing prices for necessary items. Insert our other co-worker who said if we increase wages, prices will also increase. I tried to explain to him why that isn't always the case, and he just did his little head shake thing that just screamed, “You are stupid.” (How do I know this? His daughter, who also works in the building, has mentioned that he calls my policy/economic explanation idiotic when they are home). Can anyone explain this to me in more detail so I can make better counter arguments?

Hey, so It's pretty simple, I just realized i was paid double my usual pay this paycheck from an error in placing 48hr of 1 dollar bonus into the holiday bonus instead, which pays x2. On one hand i have already spent some of that extra money, i get direct deposit and in all honesty i just saw i had some extra cash without thinking twice about it and spent some of it, then realized once i checked the details what happened, on the other hand this company has been quite good to me, a bit tough but has been patient through some issues i was having, and accommodating as well. Im not sure if i should bring it up and risk them finding out on their own, or tell them and get some trust points.

Is there an example of someone working in the same company and starting as an intern and then becoming that company’s CEO or other executive position . Trying to prove to a friend that you can’t work your way up a company no matter what you want to believe

Context: got an offer letter for a decent sys admin job but pay is meh and pretty sure they won’t accept my counter offer. (If they do I will accept and start). There is another position I am waiting on that I have everything done except the manager interview who decides if I come on or not and it pays really well and I’m confident I’m one of the best if not only qualified person for the job. Would it be a dick move of me to take the first job while I wait for the other one? This is all considering if they accept my counter offer. They did ignore my original request and offered me $4000 less so I’m not sure whether or not this is something I should take into consideration.