Author: Olivia

I see a LOT of white collars making 100+k a year on this sub. That's fine. Just know the reality for most Americans. https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2018 As of 2018, 50% of Americans in the workforce had a net income of 32,000 or less, including contributions to retirement plans as part of that #. If you're wondering why we're in such dire circumstances, there's your answer. Also, it appears that 71% of Americans made less than 52,000 net, including employer contributions to retirement plans as “income.” There aren't 75,000,000 “better jobs” for half of America. Sorry.

i’m a farm worker april-november, this is work i find very fulfilling and honestly i’d do it no matter how much i was paid (as long as i could afford to keep paying my student loans lol). but for the winter, i’ve gone back to a part time retail job at a liquor store, where i’ve worked before. within the first week of texting the boss and asking if he needed any extra help, i gave him a rough sense of my availability, which includes very limited weekend hours. i chose to limit my availability because my boyfriend and i have made a point to set several winter weekends aside to spend time together and go on little trips. we live an hour away from each other, and due to the seasonal nature of both our jobs, we’ll have quite limited time together in the warmer months. anyway, i made…

Thanks, just thanks. Thanks for depowering disgruntled and overworked individuals who point out work flaws. Because of the interview everyone here knows about, boomers around my area now see anyone who isn't working or able to work for good reason, as lazy. Like they should put up with bad management. They should put up with unforgiving scheduling. They should put up with an unfair work environment. And if someone were to say something about it – they're classified as lazy. So thanks a ton… /s

I've been reading and seeing news stories that there are plans for a convoy in the US, similar to what is happening in Canada. The thing is, most mask mandates here are being dropped by states and the Federal vaccine mandate for large companies has been dropped. So, if there is going to be a convoy style protest can they make it about something that actually affects everyone? Protest for higher wages. Protest for National Health Care. Don't protest for something that is no longer an issue. Just a thought. Note: I feel bad for the people in Canada who are being held hostage by truckers….keep the protest moving and let people live their lives.