Author: Olivia

Did my director just add emotional labor to all of her employees work load? The idea of having to act natural and eat snacks in front my boss fills me with dread. ​ “With the decrease in local Covid spread comes a new initiative from my office. Beginning later this month, I will begin inviting small groups to meet me at the picnic tables by the Bookstore for a 45-minute chat. I'll bring snacks, and the conversation can go wherever you wish. It's an opportunity for you to get to know some of your colleagues and for me to learn what is on your mind. It is one more way that we can provide a workplace environment where you are heard and appreciated.”

I’m looking to leave my current job shortly, as the owner wishes me to return to the office and public transportation in my area is running on a limited schedule ( I live about 40 miles from my office). I plan on speaking with the person running my 401k tomorrow. Is there anything else I should do/ monitor before I go? I have not given notice as of now.

To give context, my former boss retired, and my company hired a new one with zero knowledge of our business and zero management experience. My father has a neurodegenerative disease (it's somewhat rare, and might give me away if I mention it), which makes him physically handicapped, and unable to drive / walk on his own. He sees a specialist in a big city about 2.5 hours away from us. When he has an appointment, I must drive him to and from the appointment, take him in and discuss our concerns with the doctor. In short, an appointment is an all day affair which I have to use PTO for (sick family time). I work part time in office and part time at home. My company is implementing a new software system for our business. This means that I discuss system requirements via Zoom meetings. These meetings take up about…

So even though it has a union, my trainer told me how during the summer months the factory is allowed to have a humidity of 110% and past 85 degrees. There is a rule that if it passes that point, they have to give the workers water or Gatorade. But He told me that they don't do that at all. So during the summer the employees have to work 8 to 12 hours in that heat, wearing a mask getting pimples, even in their hairline. Welts and the risk of heatstroke, the company let's it stay that bad to the point that the building sweats.

This question pisses me off so much because the ONLY reason they ask it is so that you tell the minimum amount you want to work for, and they will then offer even less Especially when they ask it even before the interview! Like what am I supposed to tell you, I don't know anything about the job, how can I estimate?

Mommy – owner income unknown – has over 40M$ in stocks affiliated with our company. I had to explain to the son, my boss, how wealthy he was…….. First daughter – 3-4 day work week, 60K/yr Brand new honda CRV Second daughter : stock buyout, unknown to me. Prior to my time here. First son – 3 day work week, 150K/yr brand new GMC, two vans, old pickup. 5 motorcycles, Shows up to make it look like he works 4 around his sister's times. Everyone else: Head engineer – 70K … overtime Foreman – 50K – 6 days a week. with payed overtime. everyone else is min wage with full health insurance. (illegals) Hard work does not pay off. Our foreman has been with this company since he has been 18 and he is over 50. He has never owned a vehicle of his own…. Our foreman is our company,…