Author: Olivia

Each check I have been paid it says I have been getting 4-5 hours of over time over each two week period. I work standard 40 hour week with two paid 15 minute breaks and unpaid 30 minute lunch everyday. I clock in and out on my work computer for lunch but understood I didn't have to for 15 minute breaks because they are paid for. There is an option to clock in and out for the 15s but I just haven't and I think that is where the overtime is coming from. Welp… hope they don't find out.

They fired a man who lived in his car for stealing electricity when he charged his phone at work. A PHONE HE NEEDED SO WORK COULD CALL HIM IN! He was kept on call because this was cheaper for them, he lost wages from not working much so he lost his room he was renting. That didn't stop him, he kept his stuff in storage and slept in his car. Two weeks ago someone stole his bike from the roof of his car he lives in. It's shit like this, I don't fucking understand he worked in a casino a business that preys on sick people, fired someone for using 0.019 kWh, it costs them fucking nothing! When does fucking greed stop? The only thing that has changed is they don't calls us peasants to our fucking faces. I live in a state where a person ran for governor because…

I’ve had a lot of jobs. Like, a lot a lot but have been at my job around 9 months now. This is a “build to rent” company that essentially builds homes, sells them to investors, and then continues to profit off of them by managing the rentals. They operate in incredibly oversaturated markets and we have been looking at homes sitting vacant for 4+ months while the investors foot the bill, pay their mortgage they were promised renters would be covering, and the company continues to profit off of both the investors and prospective tenants paying application fees on homes we have no intention of actually renting to them. The majority of investors are first time investors who were susceptible to this “get rich quick” scheme. It is all-around SLIMY. Things started off okay. Then my now-boss who barely graduated high school was promoted to “Marketing Manager” after being…

I think it's so wrong for people to think that those who work jobs like Mc Donald's, Walmart, etc. shouldn't deserve a place to live. Or that people have that mindset where those jobs should only be temporary and not sustainable long term. Do you want good service? Do you want food that is cooked well? Do you want workers to actually be happy and not struggle? Do you want the employee to actually look in the back for an item for you because they can give a shit since they are able to live on their own or with a roommate/partner? Why is it so wrong for people working retail or the “low end” jobs if they end up staying there for a long period of time. When I used to work at the grocery store when I was younger I was amazed of how many workers stayed there…

I work at Panda Express and my manager has said this to me multiple times. Sometimes it takes me 5min to situate myself (boy with long hair) bc i want to make sure i have no hairs sticking out weird and that i look my best. I live in illinois so what laws is there in place for such situations if there is any