Author: Olivia
So I recently moved from Alaska down to southeast Florida to be closer to my family. I’ve come to realize how great I really had it in Alaska. I lived in AK my entire life and got diagnosed with cancer at 35 years old (now 41) and lost everything, I never actually recovered financially. After being in Florida I’ve come to realize it’s almost impossible for me to ever get ahead. I no longer have any healthcare, I can’t afford to live alone anymore, Jobs here pay a much lower wage than Alaska with a higher cost of living. I have to wonder how people make it work? Has anyone on here just stopped working to reap government benefits to perhaps get healthcare? Instead of slaving away to simply exist, maybe I’d feel better about myself if I allocated my time to doing charity work and helping others. I’m a…
Thinking of quitting my full-time job
I have a full-time job and I hate how it’s the majority of my life now. I barely have a life of my own anymore. I used to exercise for at least an hour a day. Now I’m lucky if I get 15 minutes of walking in. My mom wants me to have a corporate life working full time and getting benefits. I basically make $100 a day so it feels like trading in a day for $100. All I want to do is move back to the country and live cheap, and be a cam girl or something, and spend most of the day sleeping, hiking, dancing, and watching shows. Currently I also live with my parents (not a cheap area) so I can’t rly do any cam or inappropriate stuff for money right now lol.
For context, FedEx announced last week they will be merging their Express (employee drivers) and Ground (lower-paid contractors) divisions. Express employees are worried about their future with the company, this was management's response…