Author: Olivia
When shit got real.
Just wanted to share my life experience pro tip to any fresh outta college whipper snappers entering the workforce. I was once that guy, I started my job with an ambition to be the very best i helped everyone that asked for help (even when it wasnt my job) and busted my ass. I thought the company would notice me and appreciate my efforts with promotions, bonuses and raises. Instead what I got was More work and responsibility years down the line I realized I became the go to guy for all kindsa shit, everyone knew me as the “helpful guy”. I was at that point doing 3x the amount of work anyone else on my team was doing, all at the same pay. I was getting these “thank you, recognition if your hard work” emails and shoutouts in out company meetings, but that only compounded my problem because now…
Four other women and myself quit last week right on the spot after my job tried to force us to go on camera for the entirety of our shift. Our productivity is great, and they tried to use the excuse that they’re only doing this to make us feel like we’re part of the office and to make it feel like a family. Bullshit. They just want to micromanage and have us under surveillance and I’m totally not for it. If I wanted to feel like I was in an office, then I would’ve just got a job in an office. We tried talking to the director after it happened and she dodged us after work. We rescheduled the meeting to the next morning and she didn’t try to hear us out at all. She was immediately defensive and combative. Just had a negative energy from the jump.I had been…