Author: Olivia

We need to completely reframe how we think about vacation and time off requests. I shouldn’t have to ask “permission” to take time off when I need it or want it. I am perfectly happy to notify my employer that I will be taking time off as a general courtesy to them, and work on a plan to ensure tasks and projects run smoothly in my absence. I am also happy to consider tweaking my plans if it puts significant strain on the team. But submitting a request to take off the time and await approval is patronizing and disrespectful to us as human beings. We’re not peasants working for the lord of the estate. I work so that I’m able to do the things that are meaningful and enriching to me and my family, and to support the things I love. My life isn’t my job. My job is…

*this was sent out to over 90 employees across three states. I found this in my emails from 2018 and thought I would share To All; It is with great pleasure that I tender my resignation today from ****** Enterprises and remove myself from the ranks of the ***** Windows and Doors sales team. As an individual with over twenty five years experience in home improvement I am appalled at the lack of integrity of the brand and the gross inferiority of the product. The class action lawsuit only scratches the surface of the flaws throughout the catalog. The way this company from Iowa on down treats its sales team is a complete joke. Sending out mailers with deep discounts that the commissioned salesman have to ‘eat’ from their commission or ‘negative discount’ is sham and lacks any form of integrity. Demanding that we LIE to the homeowner about the…

Not that I’d ever willingly work for them again but holy fuck. I gave my two weeks today because I’ve worked here for 5 years and I wanted to leave on a good note. I’ve met many people in this job that I’ll probably know for life. The problem was Feb 21st is a company holiday and they felt they shouldn’t pay someone for a holiday during their two week period, so they forced me to give one week notice. Fuck large enterprise, everyone is your friend until it suits the company to not be your friend. Thankfully I am OK with missing one week of pay but I know a lot of people aren’t and get put in this same situation.

I see all these ads and articles that basically boil down to: If you don't have 50 bazillion dollars when you retire, you'll see out your days in a Reagan condo eating cat food. Even the calmer entries on the topic seem delusional. “You'll need at least $4 million to retire.” Everyone seems to have a fetish about retiring and playing golf four times a week, going on two vacations a year, and so on. It's like they're weaponizing the idea of just retiring when you accumulate $500,000 or $1 million because they (whoever they are) need you burning out on the hamster wheel for as long as possible. I just want to live alone, read my books, watch my TV, play online, etc. I don't want to climb Mt. Everest backward, I just want to relax and do things I want to do. Not race around filling every day…