Author: Olivia

I ask as an environmental consultant. If you're not familiar with environmental or engineering consulting, we are required to hit what are called utilization goals. These goals are the percent of your 40+ hour work week are “billed” so a Client's project. My, and most of environmental or engineering consultants, have to hit 90% utilization, depending on the Company. I know of others that do not have 90%. So basically it means that our employers only pay for our salaries 10% of the time. This is usually charged as Admin. If you get sick, have to do some training, have to fill out safety sheets, etc. all of that goes to Admin time. If you go below 90% you get fired. To me, this is inherent exploitation because our employers don't even really pay us. We have to depend on other companies to give us work, or we are fired.…

I work for a corporation you probably all shop at (if you have pets) An incident happened that I reported to my boss, she said everything was fine and move along. Upper management started looking at the cameras last week because of other issues. I made sure she was reminded about said incident, that they would see on camera. Today I was called into her office. She acted stupid as she sat and asked me about what they found on camera. I repeatedly told her I HAD told her, and she’s definitely known about it all along. She snarkily repeated “no I didn’t” over and over and had this shitty look on her face. And then said if I had no further reason I wouldn’t have reported said incident, I am now terminated. Prior to this I was told I was an awesome worker. Feels great to be fired from…

I work for a big logistics company, they handle most of the whisky exports from Scotland. I get paid £10.50 an hour and I do a minimum 50 hours a week and I'm constantly pressured to do overtime at the weekend and I'm being told that I am required to do an hour of overtime everyday meaning I will be working 11 hours a day, so a year ago I asked for a promotion and some extra training and was told yes and that they where looking for someone to step up and do this but the thing was I was told I would need to step up and show that I wanted it and I did I done all the overtime helped out whenever I could trained people and put my all in and after a year of this and no word as to what was happening to be…

I am a firefighter in Ireland, I am a retained Firefighter. What this means is that we work 24/7 365 and we have to live and work within 2.5km of the station. If i want to leave the area I have to get permission. If I want to go for a drink I have to get permission. If I want to go 3 km away I have to get permission. This is my reality and to me it is mental, it is accepted here but please tell me good reasons to fight back.

Why? Just why? Alot of people can work from home now. Except essential workers like me. I'm a hha and I've been in the middle of covid since it started. I can't support myself yet people who can sit home and basically do nothing get $45/hour salary with benefits and can afford a house and food. I hate living on this planet. Don't tell me that I'm essential to the workforce so I have to be on the front lines then make me suffer in poverty.