Author: Olivia

The games rigged guys. It’s a big club and you ain’t in it. As George Carlin once said

Sorry for the long post, but I need to rant to folks who would understand. TL;DR: my GM suddenly decided that I no longer meet the requirements for a 30 minute break at work. At my job, the length of your break-time depends on how long you're scheduled to work. Less than 4 hours = no break. 4-7 hours = paid 15 min break. 7 or more hours = paid 15 or unpaid 30 min break. Business has been slow at work because of the various holidays, so the opening crew has had reduced hours. I usually work 6am-pm or 6am-11am (shifts started at 5am before). Whenever I'm scheduled for the 5hr shift, I don't take a 15. They feel too short to actually rest and regain my stamina, and it's not enough time to get something to eat, so I just power thru. But I always, always take a…

Up until recently I was the branch Manager of a Credit Union. I worked hard to get there and specifically chose it over a bank due to it’s not-for-profit status. I was repeatedly told by my team of 12 that I was their favorite manager they’d ever had. This is backed by lowering attrition from 6 FTE/yr to 0.3 FTE/yr – lowest turnover out of 50 branches. My team worked hard and so I almost never gave grief for late arrivals or long breaks. They were paid $60-70k a year, pension, full benefits and 5 weeks of vacation a year. None of this stopped 4 offenders from constantly calling out and espousing the most cynical of the anti-work attitudes. Every Monday. Every meeting day. Every Friday. Every day after the holiday they called out during our busiest times. Pure abuse of our local laws and policies and wreaked havoc on…

Does anyone have experience with this? I live in CA btw https://preview.redd.it/1xqx0iqxji8a1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=241b99f48e18664bd1bbd9327aac44cedad0b3b9