Category: Antiwork
This sub has sent me into a midlife crisis (and I’m only 24!). I have two BAs – Psyc and sociology – and thought I would build a wonderful career changing the world while making an income. I’m not. I was a child development specialist for a while last year, which was okay except that sick passion exploitation. Then I experienced a trauma(found my roommate dead from OD) and ended up quitting my job to move out of state with family so I could heal. Since then, I’ve been bouncing among part time temp gigs: DoorDash, nannying, petition circulating…I even tried selling dirty panties (check out my past posts if you’re interested. lol jk. Unless…). Most of these gigs were chosen because of the flexibility – I could take the day off if I was having a bad day or wanted to attend an event without major consequence because I…
So i work for a large coffee company. Last year I move from a state where the minimum wage was $7.25/hr to a city where the minimum was $15/hr. My pay shot up $11/hr from $16 to $27. And my bills? All of them went down except rent which only went up around $300 per month While I’m happy for more cash, I can’t help but be furious over the amount I’ve been missing out on earning for years. I knew they could pay me more but learning how much more they could be paying me has driven me crazy. And the price difference on a cup of coffee between the two states? Around $0.50. That’s it. Idk where else to post this but this sub feels like a safe place to vent my frustration of being underpaid for so long. All I can think about is the credit card…
He is now thousands behind because his boss didn’t send the money to child support. We just found out tonight. We don’t know where the money goes, but in our state, if he doesn’t pay or if he gets too far behind, he goes to jail. He supports three kids, he can’t quit while simultaneously owning thousands in back support. SUPPORT HE ALREADY PAID the money just never got there. To make matters worse, we only found out because we were applying for a mortgage. Whether it was negligence or just flat out theft, how could this be happening? He is meeting with the owner on Thursday, because he won’t get answers unless he and the boss are face to face. I don’t make enough to support him and his kids while he looks for a new job but I would if I could. Unemployment won’t cover child support and…
This was in 2017 and well before covid. My mum died at the age of 40 due to complications of the flu. No underlying illnesses at all and was completely healthy. She worked at a law firm, doing the work of 3 people (thats the amount of people they got to cover her workload after she passed). She never took a sick day and rarely ever took annual leave – she was discouraged to by higher ups as they needed her. On the day before she died, she was told she needed to come in the next day. That they were struggling and that they needed her. She had been working remotely while she was sick and were aware she was struggling to breathe. She was rushed into A&E on the Tuesday. Wednesday morning she went into cardiac arrest and that was it. My 16 year old brother and I…
School is such a undervalued form of childcare, if most of teachers went on strike, would everything collapse?
