Author: Olivia

My senior at work whom I am close to was talking about getting this pitch deck outsourced from overseas because it had to be just right. I am very apt with the skill/work required (which is however not my j.d and not my department) and offered to do it instead. It would have cost her a lot to get it done from elsewhere and understandably lesser with me. I thought if it’s paid work, I might as well get my skills worth. I worked hard to submit best possible deck to her within 2 days which she really liked. When I asked her how much she’s willing to pay me she responded with a “Oh, you’re on payroll. It’s not company policy“. I asked: “You were paying for it anyways, so should I not have done it?” Her: “Sure, don’t the next time”. I am crushed and losing motivation to…

Hi all, not sure if this is the best place for this but looking for advice. Between the dates of 6th of August and 10th of October (9 weeks) my manager was placed on a secondment at our head office in US. We are based in the UK. While she was away i took place of her position for this period of time. No bonus or responsibility allowance was previously agreed and I assumed I would be compensated at our annual bonuses. Unfortunately bonuses have came round and I am not included. At the level I am at this is normal and is usually only given to Directors and above. However, I was given a bonus last year for great work which was 1 of only 2 employees at my level. I am not happy about my salary either as there has been no increase in the last two years…

I’ve been at my job now close to a decade. I’ve just liked the people the environment and I still do (to a degree) but it’s becoming less and less. My boss is a boomer and he does not like anything that has to do with remote or hybrid so when we did it during covid he was adamant like once this slows down everyone comes back into the office. Well during the remote/hybrid time I was way more productive. So when I had to come back to the office, noises, constant distractions (throw some ADD in there) means I’m way less productive. I tell him things distract me, nothing changes. But my boss will sit there and say what will help us make things easier?! so we tell him (even just like logistics around the office and at one point mentioned hybrid again) and he’s oh well no we…

I’m in my final two weeks and I’ve been made redundant from an executive assistant position in a huge entertainment company. I’ve done it – the schmoozing up to management lunches, contributions to team gifts, copious and constant over time and late nights with no pay increase and being passively aggressively forced into a well-being committee and “we are family” toxic gaslighting to make you sell your soul to the devil to meet deadlines bc you feel obliged. I simply cannot bear how fake the corporate world is. Let’s face it everyone is playing the game to serve THEMSELVES. I cannot bloody bear the dominant catty women who like to always chase up on requests and step on me I’m ready to fucking rage in my last week. I hate hate hate the fact that management don’t notice these women are self serving fake brown nosers. I don’t feel I…

Before stumbling on the antiwork movement I was saving to buy a house. I still bought into the whole American dream thing. Managed to put some money away by cutting bills down to the bare bones, and kept at it for several years. Then I looked into what the requirements to getting a home loan were and realized I wouldn't be able to cover the debt to income ratio without a substantial raise. I looked into other companies in the industry, and while there was more money to be had, it came at the expense of the safety of the environment that the work was done in. So I continued to get more and more disillusioned at work, and decided I didn't want to keep doing it anymore. So I quit. I got really lucky with a tiny studio apartment with great landlords who aren't just greedy sleazebags. Because I…

Also how does one explain a “gap”? Like I've non stopped worked since I was 17, and good lord do I want a long ass break so I can actually breathe. How would I go about this if I were to take a long employment gap, if the future interviewers were to ask? Like how would I go about it? Tell the truth, that I was burnt out and just wanted to breathe and did fuck all? Or do i go about it and make up some over the top BS? https://preview.redd.it/tj879cyb1xja1.png?width=1300&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f72573a27752ad13eed25d95af440f3b6ef611c1