Author: Olivia

For teaching you exactly what kind of person not to become?

Please don’t work for this company they give no fucks about anyone.I have been with them for seven fucking years and they have done me dirty each fucking year. They increase prices and just keep giving the VPs or corporate people bonuses and increases I’m just so fucking tired of this. At this rate I am never going to save enough to retire, if I’m even lucky to see retirement! I’m just so fucking tired. I have no more will knowing that any job at all thinks basic human rights is a benefit.

So I read another post on here a while ago about mandatory internships in Europe and I just need to get this off my chest: It's so fucking bullshit. I don't know how other countries do it, but here in the Netherlands many educations force an intenrship to be completed before you are able to graduate. Now I think internships for college students are a good idea, they definitely help you build more experience than just reading and learning about your field. My problem lies with the fact that I have to work 40 hours a week for 4-5 months straight until you meet the 800 hour requirement. That's 800 hours of work that you are NOT getting paid for. If you're lucky, you can get a little compensation but it's laughable the amount that they're paying you. During my last internship I got paid 150 euro's a month. That…

I'm a long-time lurker, a first-time poster. I had big dreams in college. I studied pre-law and graduated near the top of my class. I landed an internship at the prosecutor's office for a large city. I never wanted to be a corporate lawyer. I wanted to work at the government level, either as a public defender or similar. It was always about helping the little guy. During my six-month internship, I learned about the meager salaries public defenders made. Combined with the high cost of law school, I abandoned my goal to accept a position at a major brokerage firm. I studied for and passed the Series 7 and 63 exams and was promoted to the high net worth team within a year. I made more money than ever, and the sky was the limit. Gradually, things got worse. I can't say if it was the constant monitoring of…

This job posting looked great until the very last line! Assertiveness, directness, and a “company first” mentality.