Author: Olivia

What is the biggest factor or factors that make some people business owners and others only those who work for the owners?

So I've been working the same place for the past 7/8months now and had a set schedule the entire time, I've now had two days in a row I show up and have been told I'm not on the schedule, obviously I'm going to start looking for a job immediately, but I'm still allowed to clock in, I don't know if I'm being forced out or what, just looking to vent and I guess see what others have done in this situation? I think a new job is a start since I've been cut two days from my normal schedule?

Obviously, the coworkers I like and I went out last night and I’m feeling it, so forgive any errors in spelling that may occur. I have been working at a restaurant owned by a big name restaurant group in Boston. It is easily the most poorly managed, chaotic shit show I’ve ever worked at, and I’ve stayed at messy places till the wheels fell off, so that’s saying something. They are openly misogynistic and have had me doing doubles everyday for the last few months, including events and holidays, when I needed an extra set of hands. I told them to hire more people, but they wouldn’t because, “In January [sister resaurant] is closing for renovations so you’ll have help then.” Okay, right, that absolutely did not help me and you guys keep telling me it’ll be fine. Great. On New years Ever we over booked by, and I’m not…

TLDR: Capitalist logic bullies grieving families. My wife and I both work in the same place. Last year she lost her mum after a painful battle with kidney cancer, so I took some time off to help her cope and did my best to support her. We lived together as I suggested her mum come stay with us (she was only 55, more for family support) and the plan was to buy a place with a separate little house for her to stay with us. We both came from pretty broken families so I wanted her to have her mum around. They were extremely close and behaved more like sisters sometimes, so the loss hit her pretty bad. I told her she could take the time she needed, no pressure or rush to return to work. For context: I earn well above the average income foe my country and while…