Author: Olivia

I don't know if I'm just lucky but I have found that the more I do the 'wrong' thing, the better I do in the world of work. In roles where I've been super keen for no extra reward, I've only ever gotten promises of better outcomes and more donkey work. Since I stopped giving a f, and showing I'm fairly disinterested in doing more, or even my current duties unless I'm paid more, slacking off and even quitting, I get offered promotions, pay rises, bonuses, and less 'hard work' is expected of me while I am given higher level responsibilities and people to manage. I'm now at a point where I could care so little, I am frequently late, demanding, and set my own terms without apology, and the bosses now treat me with even more respect and bring me even closer into the inner workings. Has anyone else…

My employer says we have to provide them with proof of sickness and that they will run down our PTO before using ANY paid family leave time (they give us 80h but don’t let us use it). Is that legal? If they use my PTO like sick time I should be able to use my sick time as PTO. WTF.

Let my start this post off by saying that I am a 19yo ftm trans man. I started working for Fred Meyer at 16 (already identifying as male). Right now I work as a receptionist at a local family physician office. Working for a large corporation was awful. I was treated like crap, given maybe 15-20 hours on a good week, expected to close past 10 despite the fact that at the time I was a minor (in my state it's illegal to have a minor work past 10PM on school nights). The PICs (“person in charge”) were rude and demeaning (and were all cheating on their husbands). I was misgendered not only by customers, but also by coworkers on the constant. It was an absolute nightmare, and the kicker is that in the last 6 months before I finally quite, I was (for lack of a better term as…

Hey guys, I just really need to vent and I feel like nobody would understand better than this community. I read so many of your posts and am inspired by your hard work and perseverance, however it breaks my heart to hear about how under-appreciated you are. The state of our world is just insane right now and it’s exhausting trying to fight to survive. I am quite young and only graduated from college a couple years ago, and I feel as though I have been thrusted into a world in the brink of collapsing. The price of housing, student loans, groceries, healthcare, it’s all just so much and I can’t keep up with it all. If my case was unique then I would feel much more hopeful, but I know I am not special and there are millions of people struggling just as much, if not more than me.…

It’s so bizarre that we’re being told SO MANY JOBS URGENTLY HIRING but just in the last year, my interview rate for apps went from about 3 in 10 to…zero (every week!) and about half the places I’m applying to are sending these emails saying they’re not hiring after all? This last month the “sorry, we’ve decided not to pursue filing this role” emails have been non stop. Why don’t the headlines match reality? By the way I am NOT in tech in any way. Mid level professional, healthcare adjacent.

I'm sure I will be downvoted but I don't care. There is a lot of talent, potential and resources on this subreddit. We can think of solutions that we can do. Now. While we can rail against the current capitalist system, not to mention mourn those who when they DO find success, cut the rope with an 'I'm alright Jack, I've got mine' we can still be more proactive. People are striking worldwide – UK, Europe and mass walkouts in China. The whole 'denounce socialism' stunt in Congress is exactly that, a stunt. The elites are getting scared since we are as smart as they are only there are more of us. While right now you might be stuck with a dead-end job just about surviving, this would be a good time to think about how a business might start and operate. While you need money and resources, not everyone…