Author: Olivia

I'm a nurse, and have been for about a year. I found a job with a detox company a short while after earning my license, and I've loved the work, in no small part due to my boss. My boss, a nurse with 15 years of experience in the field and a level view of the world, has made working for this company a dream. When we need time off, we get it, she frequently offers bonuses for people that take overtime, and comes in herself to help with the grunt work when the goings get tough. With her help, I went from a baby nurse, to someone who can really hold their own in the field, as well as equipping me with the tools that I need to continue to better myself as a nurse in the future. Then yesterday happened. I was gearing up for my daily workout…

Pizza, or bbq, I don’t really know which, but ya know what else they’re doing? Letting us know we’re getting a 4% raise. I live in Denver. My boss is easily the coolest i will ever work for, a few years older than me and allowed me to grow a little into a different niche in my field (CNC machining). He’s also worked for this company the longest and is easily the biggest advocate for the workers here. I chased my career and moved to Denver for a toxic job, quit that after a year and a half, and came to this one after taking a few months off. Unfortunately I had to break the news to him that after my lease is up (1 year from now since I just signed) I probably won’t be here, and although I can’t say I’m still chasing the career, over the past…

And I get it, to an extent. They both say their costs have gone up and it’s been harder to find qualified employees. One is selling their business the other is contemplating closing shop. The thing I don’t get is, why sell or close down? Why not just make less money? They could both hire full time managers and step back from the business completely while collecting even a small salary ($15k is better than no $k) but there would be little for them to do and they could both go on to something else while the restaurants run themselves. They are convinced if they are not making $80k plus they should shut down shop.

I know all of us in here want to get paid the most for the least amount of work. Im just wondering how you guys waste/burn time at work?