Author: Olivia

Yes, I've said it. My weekend was so boring and now I'm looking forward to booting up Excel tomorrow and continue with my project. I'm sure many can relate. There is hope for you all, my friends.

My terrible retail job*(I know, I know, all retail jobs are terrible)* has been screwing with my pay two weeks in a row for a paycheck that's “supposed” to come every week. Due to vague poorly explained “processing” issues, my pay has been delayed TWICE, but by them doing this I'm put in a hole. I can't quit because I need this job, I'm barely off the street now (which I only recently got out of, luckily only temporarily) and I can't get to work because I now have exhausted nearly all my resources, it's $50 in gas to get to the job and other places I need to and back, no public transport is available, but spending that for gas would cut into my available food budget, and I can't NOT EAT for another week until this coming Friday, not to mention other expenses. There's few jobs out here…

So we all see the layoffs and companies offering less remote/hybrid work. I suspect we’ll see (and are already seeing) decreases in wages. Simply due to supply and demand if nothing else. So what’s your plan? How you going to command the same, if not higher, salaries? Just refuse to work, gig work, start your own business, freelance, etc?

Technically I’ve been at my job for 5 years. I left for a year then went back because while working at another company I found out the grass isn’t any greener. 🥲

I smoke to help ease anxiety and deep depression, it helps cuz I'm still here. But I use UPASS for all tests. This time I got the bottle too hot and my report came back with the pH balance off. The recruiter says “sorry, try again in 6 months” but a day and a half later I get the “congratulations, be here monday to start!” Email. Maybe the guy that interviewed me really liked me cuz I told the truth that I want to show up everyday and work and not get personal with people- just work. Fck it! I wanna go and act like I'm supposed to be there! The money is too good. I mean what's the worst that could happen? Them telling me to leave?

I'm a surgery resident in Germany. Our hospital is private, and ALWAYS, ALWAYS filled to the last bed. Sometimes we even ask patients to stay at a hotel nearby if we know beds will be empty the next day. 150 patients roll in and out everyday it's very very overwhelming. It took me a while but I've finally gotten the hang of the work pace and i love my job. Wednesday i felt myself getting sick and asked for Thursday off. This is always a conversation to be had with the administration because we are criminally understaffed and one absence messes up the pace of maximum cash flow into the hospital. The team leader called me and said there's no replacement you have to come. I tried to explain that I have symptoms and it'll worsen. He said this is not a game you have to work. I didnt argue…

Literally told me how impressed they were with me and how much value I'd add, then offered me the minimum possible. Luckily in the position to be able to turn them down.