Author: Olivia

I have a question, probably warrants a burner account, but whatever. We work for a small business, there are 9 of us currently, with a distant, very removed, very narcissistic business owner. To keep the post short, I think we are to the point amongst the staff that we want to stage a strike/walk-out. How do we go about this? Do we need to implement any legal protections for ourselves as staff?

I just want to recommend lawyerpaige on TikTok. She is an employment lawyer in St. Louis and her page is very helpful and encouraging. Give her a follow.

Background: I was working for a small company that administers 401k retirement plans. I’ve been there since June, and back in December I landed a government job on condition of passing a background check. I passed it. I made the mistake of letting my boss know that I landed a job and should start late February/early March. She took it alright and I’ve been transparent with her about every step of the process, like the background check. 4 days ago, Monday, she hired my replacement. That’s fine and dandy because I told her I’m more than happy to train whoever replaces me. Today she asked when I expected to start the new job. I told her again, like I’ve been doing, that I expect to start February or March. She said she can’t afford to pay us both to be up there. She then proceeds to fire me. Told me…

Total compensation. Including stocks, etc. Having a minimum wage that is constantly being devalued due to inflation won’t work. A law like this would force companies to rethink their compensation model while not “de-incentivizing” profit.