Author: Olivia

I just had to decline a very good position with my states Department of Public Safety because I don't use social medias to stalk my old employers. I couldn't use old co-workers as PERSONAL references(explicitly stated in the paperwork) because I am a home body and don't go out so the only friends I have are old coworkers(F me for having a small circle). I'm applying for a JOB not friends, why the F do I need personal references? I tried so hard to work with them to work around these restrictions and they just said nope sorry.

This is hard to explain, but I'll try. I'm 32 with an 11-year old daughter. My manager is 60 with her youngest 'kid' being in college. I make $14/hour. She is salaried and seems to make a very comfortable amount. She is a very extroverted, 'open-book' type of person (total opposite of my personality lol). She really likes to talk about personal life, but the way she talks is as if we're on the same 'level', which we are not. For example, she will complain about 'being broke' because her daughter's college tuition is $25k a year. I cannot relate to this 'struggle' whatsoever. If it weren't for my husband's income we wouldn't even be able to afford a roof over our heads. At this rate, my daughter will never be able to go to college, or she'll just have to take huge loans…so why is my manager talking about…

I see this more and more; it's becoming part of the way people talk about jobs. Instead of calling them jobs, they refer to them as “roles.” As in, “We think you'd be a good fit for a new role in our firm,” or “This role plays an important part in transforming our culture here at XYZ.” Corporate propagandists — ie, people with bullshit job titles like “Corporate Operations Excellence Leader” — are the source of this nonsense. It's not accidental and it's not innocent. These monsters believe that you shouldn't think about what you do at work as a job, because 'job' means “what you do for money.” They want you to forget about that part, and think about it in terms of “how you add value to the company” – your role. That's how they define “role” and that's how they want you to think about what you…

Me and my boyfriend are service members, we were nearing the end of our military contracts and had to decide if we want to re-enlist or get out. I got a job offer that doubled my military pay and had close to the same benefits and I decided to take the opportunity. My boyfriend was offered 50k to sign up for another 4 years and obviously he took the deal. I didn’t really think about the absurd amount of money until he actually received it and I really just have to look back at both our careers and scoff. We both had full benefits, work for 8 hours 5 days a week (sometimes less sometimes more) paid holidays off, a guaranteed paycheck every two weeks, etc etc and the only requirements were to be in decent health and have a highschool diploma. He has not and will never deploy, not…

Of course it is, duh. Why do I even ask. So I’ve been working on a project in my spare time for another department for a little extra side thing since the later half of last year. I’m still in school and pretty inexperienced, but my boss was pretty grateful that I was there to help out. In the beginning, he was extra nice but as I stayed longer, he became meaner. He asks me to do a bunch of work that are frankly, quite difficult and unfamiliar for me to do. I do my best anyway. He became more micromanaging and disparaging, asking to meet for updates multiple times a week. He barely comments or gives feedback, just points out that I did them wrong (so I guess that’s kind of a feedback). When I ask for direction, he kind of sneers and insinuates that my questions are stupid,…

We have zero chance of becoming financially independent. Or even if buying a home. If some of us get lucky, it’ll be when we’re like 65 and have 10 years until the end of our life expectancy. Society is rigged. Best to just maximize fun and to minimize work.