Author: Olivia

I really felt like I needed to vent and share this horror story. I have a coworker who is severely ill and has been in the hospital for an extended period of time. He is the only person that handles a key role within my team and despite our boss knowing this and being told for several months how this was a bad idea, no one was ever caught up to speed to do what he does. We continue to get lots of requests for things he does and I am doing my best to fill in despite the stress of large amounts of money being involved in mistakes. This makes me very uncomfortable and despite my protests, it's being forced on me with no other resources to fall back on. However, the disgusting part is that my boss continues to harass and bug my coworker while he's in the…

I work in the office headquarters for a private Millwork estimating company, and I just recently noticed something going on here. My office is kept at a warm 72-74 degrees pretty much at all times , summer to winter year round. Which is great, comfortable and allows everyone to be productive. The bathroom however, is always FREEZING . Meaning no heat on in the winter, maximum AC in the summer. To the point where taking longer than 5 minutes in the restroom is seriously uncomfortable. My job is very time and deadline sensitive and we are pretty often all hands on deck grinding out projects. My theory is that the bathroom is kept this way in order to deter employees from hanging out in the bathroom on phones or whatever else, to maximize working time. Is my theory realistic or am I just overthinking this? Has anything similar happened with…

I work in a hospital. I got a serious contagious viral infection for two weeks and had to call out. I also unfortunately had a sinus infection the week before, so my callouts added up quickly. When I get back, I find out that, since I’m still in a 90 day probationary period, that it’s being extended 30 days and I’ve failed due to my absences. They also said that if I call out again, I’m fired, which does not adhere to the hospital’s actual policy. Another call out would only mean a write up according to the policy. And as a “business decision”, aka punishment, they took a day off my schedule. Acting like I’m some flight risk because I was genuinely sick. I came in and SHOWED them that I had pink eye in both eyes, I showed them notes from my urgent care visits, but apparently I’m…

Should there be an option for a “non-living wage?” Example: 16 year olds working at the local sandwich shop. College kid earning summer spending cash Is the expectation that they earn a “living wage” when making sandwiches? Is the goal to truly make all wages a “Living Wage.”

Is this the new management buzzword? My managers have brought this up a lot in the past few months, so I was wondering if it's happening in other places too.