Author: Olivia
Complain all you want about the state of things, your voting won't change it. Strikes do. Labor unions do. Organizing does. Seizing the means of production isn't a meme its a threat. Fucking use it as such
Recently I was contacted by a recruiter on linked in that was trying to poach me over to another company, they have talked through how much better it was and that they would guarantee they would better my current salary. Well they did put an offer in originally that offer that actually matched my salary l, which I declined. They then offered an additional 5k to try convince me. I declined again. The reason is at my current role, I have a fantastic boss that continues to make sure that his staff are looked after, heard and treated with genuine respect. I really look at them as a role model to how to treat my staff. The old cliche holds true that employees don't quit jobs they quit managers, so when you find one that has your back and treats you with respect it's a job worth holding on to.
The Arizona State Legislature is refusing to allow school districts to spend more money than they were originally allocated in 1980, even though the revenue (which was generated by taxing the very wealthy) has already been overwhelmingly approved by Arizona voters. This has happened before and has never been a problem, but now, apparently, the Legislature of the great state of Arizona is playing footsie with the idea of seeing what would happen if schools went bankrupt on March 1st. A quote from a literal news article is: “'Basically, we’d have to cut two months worth of operation from our budget starting in March. Look at our options. Eighty-five percent of our budget is salary and benefits. Do we ask our people to work for free for the last few months of the year?' said Hector Encinas, the CFO for Sunnyside Schools.” I hate to say it, but I will…
A good starting wage means nothing if wages don’t keep up with inflation. Force employers to tie wages to inflation – then merit raises won’t be lost to inflation.
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Life is way too short…
Whatever you choose to do for employment, remember that life is too short to just accept any job. It is literally 8-14 hrs out of your day…spend it wisely
I’ve noticed some positions that list either last year or below minimum wage on their job description and have been reporting this to indeed for removal. Is anyone else doing this? Also if y’all think this is a good idea let me know. Edit: I live in Washington state where I’m very grateful that min wage increases every year. The current min wage in Washington is 14.49, but it’s still not enough in most of the western part of the state for anyone to live comfortably.