Category: Antiwork

This is just a rant and I will find a new job but I need to vent: I managed a small family owned restaurant for three years and was underpaid and overworked and definitely under appreciated. I started seeing Job offers within my level of experience for a dramatically larger salary. So I applied to some. Got an offer within a week for a job paying $10K more per year than I was making as a base salary before bonuses. I was so excited for this new opportunity. I put in my notice and worked my two weeks. My old boss didn't make me a counter offer. Now, the day before my orientation is scheduled, I reach out to the hiring GM to confirm things for tomorrow and he replies with: “I'm so sorry to say this but I sent you an email on February 3rd notifying you that we…

I work with animals (side note: anyone who works with animals gets paid next to nothing). We have pretty high turn over rate because of this. A salaried position opened in another department that would be a life-changing amount of money for me at this stage in my life. The supervisor for that position came to me one day and asked if I would be interested in applying for that job. I told him yes and quickly applied online. A month passes and they do rounds of interviews for that job, and I am never asked to interview. I figured they had their reasons for not interviewing me and thought nothing of it. The supervisor who asked me to apply is a cool guy, so I don't hold it against him. They wind up hiring a guy who has the same position I do for the higher paying position in…

Seriously, people could really use the extra time off to recharge. Making it paid vacation is a must too.