Author: Olivia

I was a badminton player in China for 10 years. I left right after high school and had no skills whatsoever. When I returned to the west I thought long and hard about what career to start, ten years later than everyone else. I did some welding when I was a kid with my friends dad, also did a little in high school but I never really thought anything of it. Until one day I thought “hey, maybe I could try welding.” I personally thought that was something I’d have to go to school for and get certified in before they’d even let me near a welding machine. I was very wrong. I got the first job I applied for, and they trained me on the job. After a week I was welding real parts. I started at $20/hour and from there I went to college. I’m now making 30/hour…

I work at a level 1 trauma hospital as an X-ray tech, and our department is falling apart thanks to upper management. It basically started when we got basically nothing for working during Covid, and nurses got raises and bonuses. People slowly started leaving, we have failing equipment that management has refused to upgrade for years… it's turned into a shit show. The 2nd shift supervisor left after being there for 18 years, fully staffed, 2nd shift has 15 techs, we're sitting at 5 right now. We have travelers that are making more than us, and new hires are getting paid more than some of the people that have been there for 3 years. Morale is basically non existent at this point. ANYWAY, our schedules have always had some kind of picture on it, whether it's our pets, or some kind of meme. My buddy started doing the schedule, since…

My main man Caveman Jerry worked, and It has been like that for centuries, Just cause you blame the millonares dont mean you wont work. I wish i didnt have to go to work, but It is what It is.