Author: Olivia

I graduated from college about 5 years ago. Which saying that just makes me want to cry. Ever since I’ve graduated, I have never made more than $15 an hour. Right now, I work for the state government and make that much. I’ve been looking for a new job for two years now. Can’t find anything that pays decent. I tried to go on a lease assistance program, since they keep raising renting, but not pay. Well, most decent places won’t accept lease assistance (because of the “undesirable people who need lease assistance), so you can only get it if you live in a dump, in my state at least. I’m about to start donating my plasma so I can make extra money to offset the cost. I might even make too much to go on food stamps. Which is asinine. I can’t make a dent in my student loan…

Normally our panels are made with 2 layers of thin aluminum, but recently one side has become this weird kind of fiber reinforced plastic. There was NO information about this new material, none of our machine's dust collector filter bags were updated or replaced. I've noticed I've been having these weird wheezing cough bouts lately. I might be mildly asthmatic tho, but I'm still worried. We have a union, but our boss blocks anything they try in any way he can, it's a small company. I'm also not in the US btw. Is it possible to test the air here myself? I've read that this kind of dust can cause something called silicosis, which is fucking terrifying!

So I've been working at this really small restaurant but profitable restaurant for a while now. Originally it was just the boss and I. We got along fairly well, but he hired his new young guy a while ago who is an absolute shill for capitalism. He would work extremely hard for next to nothing, he never complains, never takes breaks, just a really subservient kinda guy. (He might not be all there) Over time the boss got greedier and more selfish, knowing that he could take advantage of him. I felt like the boss crossed the line when he started to pull us up for really ordinary pastimes, like tying our shoes, or just not constantly being productive. He actually tried to withdraw some money from our paychecks for “standing around” and “talking too much” The stupid thing was my coworker wasn't even phased by this. I literally had…