Author: Olivia

Okay, just fucking do that then?? I ask what it would take to change our company’s holiday schedule, and I get crickets. I get paid well, I actually like my job, but NO ONE likes being forced to not work and not get paid for those days as well. That’s not a “holiday”, it’s a temporary lay-off.

I have no idea what this worker shortage is going on about, I have written cover letters for almost all of these jobs and I've still heard nothing. I know I'm qualified for the jobs. I know I'm available. I should be, at the very least, hearing if I get an interview or not. This is beyond frustrating. Worker shortage my ass, maybe that theory on companies just posting ads to keep getting that PPE loan money or whatever is real. Sorry, I just needed to get this off my chest.

My manager over-served a drunk regular, which led to a fight and me getting thrown down. I’m a bartender in NYC. I work for a small bar/restaurant owned by a couple of guys. I refused to continue serving a customer at 3:00am last night. He was really drunk, and he’s a regular. He was fine with that and was just chatting amongst the others with a club soda. My manager comes over and pours him another. I protested quietly, and explained that he had been cut off already. I was told that we don’t leave our regulars with dry glasses. My guy has been over served before and it’s clear that his issue is feeling comfortable saying no. He’s never really been a problem. So, it’s about closing (3:45am at this point) and he’s trashed from the four other drinks my manager served him. He starts arguing with another customer…

I’ve worked for the same company for over three years, been an incredible employee, have managed to do the job of three people for years, and I’m exhausted. I decided to dye my hair a very unnatural color, and now, a few days later, I’m getting called into a meeting with my boss and grand-boss. Fuck jobs that feel entitled to controlling your appearance. If you’re clean, safe, and the important bits are covered, that’s all that should matter.

I work at a private university as a Graphic Designer on the Marketing Team and found out yesterday afternoon that my boss, our blogger, and all five of our marketing managers were fired on the spot. Apparently the budget didn't allow for both an internal team and working with external vendors, so they chose to fire the people who'd worked for them for years doing the best they could in favor of outsourcing the work to some random firm that knows nothing about us. Myself and the Web Developer were the only ones who weren't let go and we both acknowledge that it's only because of our technical knowledge and access to important assets. Gonna start looking for a new job now, because it feels like it's only a matter of time before they unceremoniously fire us too. Personally I'm absolutely devastated. I've known many of my team members for…

I do not attend this church and have no affiliation. I am a part time secretary for 8 hours a week. I have previously worked in a jail. This is worse. The pastor just resigned and I thought things would get better. Before she left, everyone was actually screaming at each other in the church and arguing to the point where I thought there were going to be physical fights. I do not see things getting better and am shocked at how the church is run. Since there is no one in charge, I am now at the mercy of old angry bitter adults who are acting like petty children. One of them stole the membership book. Another stole the personnel files and shredded all of them out of spite. The worst thing is that everyone in this church seems to have a key and they are going through all…

Official figures showed inflation reached 5.4% in December in the UK. That’s the highest rate in 30 years. Some economists are predicting that inflation will rise to 7.25% in April. People cannot afford to heat their homes, fuel their cars or feed their families. In the UK we have the seventh highest tax burden for low and high paid workers. Our taxes are fabled to pay for our public services, our fantastic NHS etc. Our welfare system is regularly criticised as being a drain on taxpayers money. Where is the uproar about Prince Andrew’s hush money? The Royal Family are a drain on this country economically and morally. Prince Andrew’s £12 million payment to Virginia Giuffre is an abomination. This man, who is almost certainly a sex offender, has been taking advantage of the public purse for decades. Now, whilst the country and many of its citizens are at rock…