Author: Olivia

So, I got fired this week. Upon calling my boss regarding the situation, she stated I was fired for absenteeism, general unwillingness to work, but she had also mentioned me talking about unions. She did not outright say I was fired for that, but it came up and that implied it. If I can record a phone call (legal in my state) and get her to mention “union-talk” again, do I have a case for well… a case? I don't know if my absenteeism trumps union busting. I'm just itching to eat the rich here. Edit: Just some details I missed that I would like to clarify. She fired me during a four day stretch where I had called in because both my wife and daughter were violently vomiting with some stomach bug. My wife can't drive so I prefer to stay home with them in case something terrible happens.…

My former boss accused me of lying about being sick when using sick time. I told her I have chronic GI issues among other things and she told me to my face that she didn't believe me and that they might ask for proof of illness. Cue malicious compliance. Every time I threw up at the office (which was every few weeks because GI issues) I would bring her the trash bag that had my vomit in it and ask if she wanted to see it to verify that I was actually sick. After the third time she flipped out and told me to just go home. Didn't have a problem with me calling out after that.

Does anyone else do the bare minimum even as they stack more and more work on? There are 4 people on my team who are all leaving by the end of April and they have told me that they are going to start expecting more out of me and all I can think is to continue to do the bare minimum or otherwise I’ll be doing 60-70 hours weeks trying to pick up the work of those who have left.

It’s like comical lmao. I’m questioning everything rn. How do y’all do this for 50 years Dawg you know what you could do with 40 extra hours per week? Lmao

Seriously, so much time and energy is spent on something I don't give a shit about and then I have no energy for my stuff. By the time I get home I can barely focus on anything so I just consume entertainment, really just on autopilot, and then get ready for bed