Author: Olivia

So I work in retail as a retail assistant but I am the main person at my store because I don't have an active manager on duty at my store, it's sort of my job. I just got back from holidays and my boss called me this morning and asked me to do work related activities on the way home each day. Like hell will I be doing that, especially unpaid. The nerve of this company. I hate it here so much.

I just boarded a flight full of slaves to my work , and I'm one of them, The sad thing is every inch i go inside i feel like my soul is dying more and more, from first class until slave class , i can't take it anymore i need to break free, i was happy before boarding but once i step in and saw the different it hit me like a truck I'm just a brain washed slave was thinking he is free. Even the music is very sad . From this point i will break this chain of sadness and pain, or will die trying simply. I don't know if it belongs her or not but really im in my last tick to go crazy We need to fight for or rights this world is garbage

I've fucking had it with this employer. I never agreed to be on call. I haven't called in since I started and it's beyond ridiculous that I have to drop everything on my day off because they can't get their shit together and properly staff the office.

The vast majority of commenters and posters on this sub see the way politics and capitalism work together in the current power system to exploit the majority of the population. We are frustrated and burnt out, and we can't agree on how to fix it. My question is this: Do you see a way we can get involved to change things for the better? What are you personally doing that has some traction? Not hypotheticals, but a real step we can take. If we could all afford to quit the jobs we hate, we would. If we could wave a magic wand and create an egalitarian utopia, we would. I prefer to think of practical solutions. I think there's hope. I'm putting my favorite ideas in the comments. I want to hear yours.

Is using the word “umm” as a filler unprofessional… ? I’m not bothered by it.My client who complained is pregnant and seemed to be having a manic episode. She has mental illness and she is living at the homeless shelter I work at and well … not all of them are mentally ill but the main program deals with mental Health and substance abuse so people with those issues , who are homeless, often go to the shelter which is affiliated with the main facility. She said she doesn’t like that word because she comes from an educated family. I didn’t catch what she said at first. She appeared manic and was speaking rapidly. But anyway … is using the word “um” unprofessional? I’m a case manager. I think she was probably dealing with her own issues.

tl;dr – I have a base wage, but I work in a role with a 10% bonus for shift work. I got presented with a 5% raise (which is low considering how much I accomplished last year but it's something). Before the 5% raise has even kicked in yet, they're offering me a job in the company that's much more challenging, higher visibility, and is considered 2 levels higher than my current job. I asked to be paid the same as the person I'd be replacing, and instead they offered to pay me about the same as I'm making right now, meaning it would cancel out the 5% raise. Their excuse for low-balling is “but you don't have to do shift work anymore”. I'm pissed. … I won’t go into a lot of specifics but in my company, every role has a number to represent its “level” and they go…

So am not sure if this would be the right place to ask it but am going to do so anyhow. A bit of background. I work in IT support mainly outsourced. Living in The Netherlands.6 months ago I quit the outsourcing company to get a 15% raise when I would switch to a different one. I did request a salary raise but of course, this was denied. So I switched jobs. Now working 6 months further at this company and getting some certifications (MS-900, AZ-900, ITIL v4, and AZ-104). Again with this new experience at the company I am outsourced in. I have more responsibilities, 2nd line support, on site support, and migration quality manager (kind of).I requested a salary review again. Again, of course, it was denied stating my own growth is more important than the salary. Keeping in mind that I paid and studied for all the…