Author: Olivia

Okay I'm sure there's worse, but it really sucks. I just talked with my brother about how my restaurant job essentially just fired me for missing 2 weeks of work due to COVID. He told me I should post the story on this subreddit so somebody could validate my rage for this place so here I am. I've worked for the same restaurant in a wealthy neighborhood through the entirety of the pandemic so far. Besides dealing with the typical challenges of serving in a pandemic (is it the only job where someone can take their mask off in front of you but you can't?) and customers treating you like a peasant, we've had at least 3 staff outbreaks where more than 2 staff were diagnosed. As the infection waves kept coming management started to keep it a secret about staff getting sick – we would find out from our…

a week and a half ago I made a post about how my boss tried to cheat us out of overtime. My coworkers at first kindly requested for him to not enforce his policy. When my boss ignored them, I stopped working, (I legitimately got sick and took days off) but a majority of my coworkers left. I don’t blame them. But they were the only thing that made the job bearable. Anyway, someone reported him and his policy is no more. But now we have a fresh batch of new coworkers. One of them being 16. He is basically me when I was his age. Eager to work an unfair job starting at $7.50 an hour. I don’t know if I should break it down to him or let him figure it out. But either way I can’t stand seeing this happen. I’ve noticed patterns in my boss’s behavior…

Filling out paperwork for new job tonight, background checks. W2s for old jobs going back 7 years, address and exact move in, move out dates for last seven years. Exact dates went to school. Vax card and passport. Who has all that stuff? No wonder…

Hi everyone. Has anyone else has trouble finding entry level positions that don’t list 3-5 years of experience in field as a job requirement? Or list expectations that seem unreasonably beyond entry level? I’m a recent college grad with a degree in business/marketing. No relevant experience or internships. Just looking to get started. But the job search has been very stressful. I worry that I will be in over my head in some of the positions I’ve looked at. The expectations described seem overwhelming for someone with no previous experience. I’m worried about ending up in a very stressful situation. Not worth with being miserable to me. Would you still apply for a position if it claimed to be “entry level” but wanted experience in the description? Anyone have issues with this? How would persuade company to hire you without field experience? Is there any advice/ things you wish you…

Speaking both legally and morally

I've worked from home for the last two years and it has been a blessing. Since working from home I've saved a lot of money on unnecessary things, paid down my debt a little, and had a child. I have had offers from other companies in the past year for significantly more money but stayed here solely because I got to work from home so this has me torn. If I go back into the office I'll have to pay child care and I honestly can't afford that hit. All of my other bills have skyrocketed because of inflation and I'll go even further into debt if I have to get child care. It was something I wanted to save up for when my child hit a certain age and I'm not emotionally ready to not see the kid half of my day. They gave us a week to give…