Author: Olivia

I recently graduated college with a degree in psychology. I graduated a year earlier than my class with Honors and I'm taking time off right now because the burn out has been awful. I got a full ride because both my parents are immigrants and didn't have money to send me to college. So all my life I've been working my ass off. Got my first job at 15, have been working every day since, and managed to go through college debt free. Usually, people would congratulate me and then immediately ask me what I plan on doing next. But I'm so burnt out and exhausted. I'm currently volunteering and spending my time volunteering in a different country to help me feel something different. And it's been amazing! I volunteer and get food and shelter in return. But now I don't want to go back to the USA. I know…

I saw a lot of articles about how they were going to get “paid in exposure” and the following pushback, but I have yet to read a follow-up.

I'm gonna start with some background. Sorry in advance for any spelling errors. English is my second language and I'm on mobile and long story. I started studying civil Engineering in the Second half of 2020. An year later, I tried to sell a notebook I was not using anymore and this chick asked If I could Go to her Workplace for her Boss aprove the buy, since the Company was the one paying. Since It was near home, I agreed. While I waited for them to decide If my notebook was good enough, the HR Guy started talking with me (small Company, the chick was sharing the room with him and some other emploees). He asked what I was studying and I answered. He said that maybe they'll open a internship position in my area and asked for my resumee. Luckly I had a digital version on my phone,…

In the modern “developed” world is typical that most of the time you will get your favorite job or whatever with a specific graduation or your history of grades in school being checked by the employer , which is in my opinion stupid as hell and sometimes discriminatory, because you don't get your dream job because of a F in maths even though it will never be used in that field. Employers should concentrate more if the person really wants the job and not because of his report card or whatever, this type of system needs to change because like me my dream job is a police officer but I can't be one because of my D in maths and what not , but I definitely would do the job really good and would enjoy it, because of that I have to work in a shitty warehouse just to fix…

I was termed a few days ago, and I’m really worried about how it’ll affect finding another job. Any time I google it, the results all unanimously say to disclose it in the interview. My concern is that it would be a huge red flag and automatic turn down, regardless of how I explain it. And it occurred to me that these search results could be from corporations who want to know because it’s in their best interest, and not from experienced human beings giving actual advice I was thinking about telling them I still work there and that they don’t know I’m looking elsewhere so I don’t want them to call. But I also recognize that if they find out I lied, that’ll certainly be an automatic turn down. This has been the biggest source of stress on top of the genuinely traumatic experience of being fired – that…

Its a fact that less people are working, and many have resigned. It seems partially due to people not being willing to settle for shitty working conditions and pay anymore, and to realize life can be more meaningful. It seems like that would be a celebrated thing on this sub?

I cannot tell you how many times I've heard that over the course of my career as a “joke” from the administration in education. The “joke” spans from elementary school to college. Let me be absolutely clear – This joke is disgusting. You're writing off your employees and their worth (even after stipulating they must obtain a higher level of education) all while you make 6 figure salaries (most public school / colleges list their employee salaries as public knowledge). Want to see what the administration makes while making this joke? For an easy to use example just look at the NY website here with the salaries of all state employees listed: https://www.seethroughny.net/payrolls

Just curious… I am a salaried employee and though I do some occasional overtime, putting in 10-12 hr days, i keep it to 8 hours 90 percent of the time. I get a one hour lunch and usually come back a little late. 6 years ago I was told I needed to be at work at 8am, but somehow changed my shift on my own to 8:30am-5:30pm. I usually still arrive a few minutes late (mostly because of sleep issues and some dread). I have to keep track of all my time through an app, which I've only ever heard of independent contractors having to do. I hate it. I stay on task pretty much, but make some shit up because I space out or just have to take mental breaks. A lot of hourly employees ( call center types) only get a half hour lunch, and to my understanding…