Author: Olivia

I have two part-time jobs: Job A (mornings) and Job B (afternoons). The bosses from both companies are acquaintances. Both are minimum wage jobs, at Mom n Pop style companies. No HR department. Boss A seems to work 24/7. I get emails from him most weekends and evenings. I’ve tried to set a clear boundary that I won’t respond to emails or texts outside of my morning shifts, but sometimes I cave if it is something I can help with in five minutes. Earlier this week, Boss A emailed Boss B during my Job B afternoon shift, complaining I wasn’t answering his emails and asking Boss B if I was around (he’s aware of my exact work hours and availability). Boss B said I was there and asked if he should pass on a message. Boss A replied, “No, it just seems like she’s never around. She must be very…

Also, he told me “in this company we believe that Jesus Christ is our lord and savior”. It was not for a job that has anything to do with religion at all. Is this legal?

I can’t quit right now. I think everyone is going to say that so please give other advice. I’m trying find out what to do for myself or with them. I have been working at a job for the last 3 years that has made me into a crazy person. I always was crazy but I’ve been pushed over the edge, and in a way was good for me. I’m way too trusting, and nice for these people. I can’t say too much because it’s so bad and specific that is someone saw this they’d know it was me and it would cause me even more bullshit. I have been sexually harassed to a degree that is unthinkable. I really wish I could say how. I’ve been humiliated, made fun of, lied on, and other stuff. I can’t leave now for a specific reason but also because so many people…

With politicians and corporations either ignoring the real needs of the vulnerable and critical like laborers, teachers, nurses, etc. or flat out attacking their rights and taking more and more from them to feed their greed, I predict next 10-20 years of misery for younger generations to come, at minimum. At least we got all this entertainment and consumerism to distract ourselves with, we’ll need it since we have no way of living a real life outside our wage cage. All ideas to fix things are shut down since the people hurting are too distracted and reliant on their paychecks to rise up (which is by design) or new proposals are called “socialist” or “entitled” while the rich are the real ones being taken care of by the government or getting special treatment. Any ideas at all my fellow modern servants who will soon be thrown out like trash due…

I’ve been working at a retail company for about four years now and recently decided to apply for a job at our Head office that would be remote and salary based. I was super excited and was granted two interviews. However, when it came to deciding on a candidate, I received a call from the recruiter detailing how much they wanted me for their team and highlighting all of my strengths they believed would be an asset to the role. Unfortunately they went with another candidate, and they mentioned it was due to some of the feedback my manager had shared with them. So basically my manager has screwed me over knowing that I was more than capable of attaining and flourishing in this role. She then had a sit down with me, and tried to play it off as though I’ll have another chance in 6 months. I’m furious…

I had a month long vacation which was approved and that I was legally entitled to. (For context I am not American, and this occurred in a country where a month long vacation is the norm). Already before my return my manager was being snarky. I had to communicate my college timetable to her and she would write “stop thinking about work and study!” Er, I have to? Then she rostered me on the one day I have classes. I emailed her to remind her I was unavailable that day. And so she just deleted my shift with no reply to my email. So now I’ve returned to my city. I have a few days before work starts. But at my job (retail lol), we have an online roster that only appears during the applicable fortnight. Meanwhile, I could not see the paper roster as I did not want to…