Author: Olivia

I work in a factory making jeep Cherokees. Have worked there for 12 years, since I was 21. They told me I would be laid off in early January. I am still working in February. After I became a “temporary employee” I refused to learn anything new. I also refused to do any work outright, I will train replacements but I will not work in a station by myself. My boss came and asked me to go do a job that I know but some things have changed. I told him I would need a certified trainer to be with me while I learn the job. And that I will need at least 2 weeks to a month before I would feel comfortable doing the job by myself. They just laid off 14 people in my area. They are going to lay me off soon. If they are short-staffed, that's…

I figured this was the best place to post this question! I'm a contracted speech therapist in a school district and just found an RFP (request for proposal) document between my company and the school district that says: “Proponent will furnish a firm, fixed hourly rate to compensate satisfactorily the Services requested in this RFP. The firm, fixed rate will include all labor, travel, per diem, resources, materials, tools, trained personnel, insurance, direct and indirect administrative costs, overhead, equipment, services, and any other costs associated with providing for the needs of [district name] students requiring specialized pediatric medical care. The District will not be responsible for charges that are not included on this Cost Proposal Form.” At the bottom of the document it says my company will supply 60 SLPs at a firm fixed rate of $64 per hour. I am not getting paid that much. My question is, is…

I speak Spanish which is pretty common. Hispanics bring a lot of profit to this shop I work since there are a lot around. But the problem is that most of them don t speak English and I am the only one who speak both Spanish and English so the whole time I m there the manager comes and says stuff like “we have people who don t wanna speak English in America” and I have to go up front to get them taken care of. It has became annoying! Even during my lunch I have to leave because if not he comes bug me. I m about to grab the devil by its tail and tell them to give me a raise or I will quit since I m doing the job of a translator too.

So for the second day in a row this Friday we had come in early for “cleaning the tools”. At first we were confused the first time our boss drove out to the job site and told us that at 12 we were to stop. This happened after weeks of the new guys and some of the older workers refusing to work in the bitter cold unless its for about 1 hour then we take a break, then another hour then another break and so on. Our boss would make half hearted jokes about us not working or that we should take pride in out work because we were helping out the community. Now, it seems he's taking it easier on us. Is this a win or are our bosses planning something? I'm unsure at this time.

Was hired as a barista for a Starbucks inside of a Fred Meyer’s. Did bagging with cashiers for 2 weeks before the trainer for baristas showed up since our department doesn’t have a lead. The trainer tells me and one other girl in our group that we won’t be certified by the end of the week because we’re not available 40 hours to train. The last day the trainer is there, they try to get me to do the equivalent of ogp at Walmart there and I say no that I’d rather go home. They’ve been having me do front end this past week again and are unsure when I will get certified. I found out baggers and cashiers make $18 an hour vs the $17.53 I make as a barista even though I haven’t really worked in that department since I got here. The leads wanted to get me…

Is your argument that you don't like menial work or that you just want more money? If I paid you $60k a year to sit in a room for 8 hours a day and literally do nothing, would you accept?

Hello everybody! Since everyone or a lot of people post hospital bills, I share a different picture to you: My Mother, 58 y, and me live in Austria. He suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. After around 10 Days, she was cleared and left the hospital. 1 week after that, she got the bill. The amount she owed was, not kidding, 35€. Free Healthcare for you right there!