Author: Olivia

My son asked me a question months ago that still haunts me. “Mommy, when will you not have to work anymore?” At first, I answered the question logically, “In about 30 years.” In 30 more years I would be eligible to retire. But then, my mind quickly went to where my son might be at that stage. Likely, just starting to set roots and establish himself in life. Things for the working class have been in a downward spiral for a long time. He would likely need help. “Maybe never.” Even if we're not forced to work our entire lives, doesn't this system burden us far beyond even that? We are not a free people. We the people can do better than Capitalism. Wage slavery, health care tied to employment, and the list goes on… The fight is not left and right, it is UP and DOWN. Always has been.…

I've posted about my last workplace here before, but I was reminded of something that happened while reading another post earlier this week. Apologies in advance if it's too long or doesn't belong here. I had to share somewhere I figured people would appreciate my experience in a toxic workplace. For anyone who needs the warning, this involves 🩸 and ️. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, I was once a much different person. I used to mock the concept of being “triggered”. Thankfully, I learned quite a bit more about what it truly meant to have a triggering experience and what a trigger really was. Then I realized that I myself had been triggered before and I became much more compassionate and empathetic toward others than I had ever been. I'm not proud of this, but I'm sharing to help introduce the difficulty experience I'm about to recount. Nearly…

I work for a coffee shop, and part of the training is learning the recipes. My manager says i should be studying the recipes in my free time so that within 2 weeks of starting she can “quiz me” to see if I'm ready to work the drink bars. I do not like that they expect me to work off the clock. I point blank asked her if she is expecting me to work off the clock and she snapped back “study?? Uh yeah.” Like it is totally normal. I'm new to food service, but I've worked a lot of retail, and I know job training has to be compensated. I'm wondering if this is different? I don't think she is technically requiring it, which must be the loophole they are working through. But if she is going to test me on the information, and it's information that is required…

So my gf works for thjs restaurant here in NJ, she found out couple months ago that if she don’t make minimum wage for her shift that the restaurant had to supplement the difference at end of pay period. She went back divided hours by gross made and some checks came to 7$ and change an hour, so she went to higher ups and they gave her a bogus print of extra money for them pay periods she didn’t make or reflect on the check….. this goes on with every employee along with other shady practices like big parties where owner gets the tip not the servers they just get 15$ hour party pay they call it…. What is her options here

I recently posted on here about being laid off and having me and my wife’s health insurance canceled and generally being tossed out by my employer. The outpouring of encouragement, solidarity, understanding and generosity. One redditor in particular offered to help to help us financially. Which quite literally just helped us keep our home. Thanks to everyone for the support. It’s keeping me motivated and hopeful. Next step is getting into this union shop where i will have some protection and job security.