Author: Olivia

I work on a smaller team. A coworker just left to go to another company after the company refused a pay raise to him and the team. Before he left the company let us know they wouldn’t be back filling his spot. Then today, his last day he sent out a company wide email. He listed his exact wage and that now the company had plenty to give us all wages. Seeing they weren’t back filling he even did the math and included it. I fully expect him to be walked out today but it was a standup thing for him to do. I plan on asking for the raise tomorrow and will be asking my teammates to do the same.

I just walked into another shitshow at work. It's so unorganized and I can't even get the essential things myself and my team need to do our jobs. No one seems to care about anything. I just hate it here and I can't find the courage to leave. I don't know how to do it.

I make the most money I have ever made in my life. $18.50. They gave me a $1 raise and it literally felt like absolutely nothing. I feel like nothing. I thought a raise was supposed to make you feel happier. I’m exhausted.

Hi 😀 I am a decade long hr middle management lady and for many reasons I love this group. I see posts of two kinds here: How to work the system with HR How to politically as organized activists systemically fight back In terms of effectiveness I think it’s worth acknowledging and strategizing these two prongs. We are capable of doing so. I believe this. I suggest: Some system of dedicated Qs where HR middle management ppl like me and other labor professionals can respond with strategy to help the individual worker and I would be absolutely GLEEFUL to help beleaguered workers with advice from my perspective having now worked in HR for a long time (and most of my contributions here come from that perspective) and knowing how insurance works and how labor laws work. Dedicated professionals working to workers is desperately needed and I am here for that…

I am not sure why I am sharing my story as every time I bring it up I am ridiculed. I live in a small town in a rural part of America. I have a good job for the area working for state government. I purchase supplies and manage contracts. You would think I am well compensated due to the complex nature of the job and emmense amount of responsibility but, no. I make $16.73 an hour. Take away taxes, insurance, and retirement and it works out to about $12 an hour. I have not gotten a raise or a promotion in six years and I was told that we never recieve a raise. I was passed over for a promotion by a person who I trained. They just happen to be the boss's friend. My wife cannot work due to taking care of our son who is disabled. You…