Author: Olivia

Yes I know and I'm not comparing it to real slavery from the past.

A few years ago I worked for a small contracting company as an inspector. While I was treated fairly, I was under-compensated and micromanaged by the owner despite having a direct supervisor who oversaw my position. I interviewed with a soon-to-open commuter train agency and was offered a position at the pay I requested because despite being young, I had a few years of relevant experience and they saw me as being able to be with the agency for a long time and be a valuable asset. Taking this job would require me to relocate about three hours from where I lived at the time. Commuting was out of the question and I ultimately decided against taking the job due to the lack of housing in my budget in the area. My micromanaging owner caught wind of my interview and called me in from the field one day to talk…

I can see why a lot of companies do the scummy things they do as they give them more money or power/control over employees. But I have a hard time seeing how paying new workers more than current ones benefits them. Is it a side effect of the company being desperate to fill a roll so they have to rase the wage to fill the gaps? Or is it an intentional strategy they use to run off current older workers?

Am I in the wrong for asking my co -worker To stop organising meeting on the open space? team meeting client’s call on speaker parties The space is shared by 4 teams…. I have expressed my concern But the answer was: it is not like we do it everyday… Please let me know….