Author: Olivia

It’s been said. We need higher wages. Better labor laws. Healthier work environments. Lots of things have been said. Government knows we want these things. Employers know we want more money. Nothings changed. So now what? I mean let me me lay this out. What keeps this country running? Well, what did we keep open during the shutdown? Fast food. Grocery. Retail. Blue collar jobs. Jobs that pay unlivable wages…… sorry at this point my mind was overwhelmed with the fucked up shit in the 21st century. Let’s pick up here. People who run America are paid the least and treated the shittiest. Americans love getting fast food but yet despise the employees working to give them their food. Oh but when the employees leave , and they no longer can get their food in 3 minutes, they also despise that. It’s an absolute mind fuck. “We need you to…

Complain all you want about the state of things, your voting won't change it. Strikes do. Labor unions do. Organizing does. Seizing the means of production isn't a meme its a threat. Fucking use it as such

Recently I was contacted by a recruiter on linked in that was trying to poach me over to another company, they have talked through how much better it was and that they would guarantee they would better my current salary. Well they did put an offer in originally that offer that actually matched my salary l, which I declined. They then offered an additional 5k to try convince me. I declined again. The reason is at my current role, I have a fantastic boss that continues to make sure that his staff are looked after, heard and treated with genuine respect. I really look at them as a role model to how to treat my staff. The old cliche holds true that employees don't quit jobs they quit managers, so when you find one that has your back and treats you with respect it's a job worth holding on to.

A good starting wage means nothing if wages don’t keep up with inflation. Force employers to tie wages to inflation – then merit raises won’t be lost to inflation.

Whatever you choose to do for employment, remember that life is too short to just accept any job. It is literally 8-14 hrs out of your day…spend it wisely