Category: Antiwork

Ok, this was about two months ago. I was working for a small Indigenous Australian Design company. The boss and I were the only two Indigenous staff members. Before me, there were two Indigenous employees my now ex-boss also fired. In full transparency, I had a mental breakdown affecting my work and every other aspect of my life. After I explained to my boss and HR that I was sexually assaulted as a child, they made me tell them what medications I was on and the side effects, etc., etc. and I was made to go back on a six-month probation. I thought this was fair. But now, looking back, I realise how fucked up it was. Three months everything was going well until I eventually had a day where I was either going to kill myself or finally admit myself into the psych ward. Thankfully I chose the latter,…

cross posted in r/legal advice Tldr; Stepfather was pushed down stairs at his job by some tennants. Hes alive but hurt, and looking for legal action. My stepfather (50's) is a matinence man for an apartment complex. Today while he was working a couple people pushed him down from the top the stairs and he got hurt. The cops were called, a report was filed and the cops are (currently) looking for the assaulters, he went to the e.r. and currently is in a sling. The building complex he works for has had issues for a long time, with an old tennant shooting at the office building (several times) and now this from other tennants. The only reason he stays working there is the pay. But i am pretty sure this event is gonna be the straw that broke the camels back.

I'm currently making $35,000 (with good benefits) with a master's degree, and my boss believes this is a fair wage. A lot of people don't get along with my boss. I've worked there for three years. I really like the work I do and can survive off that wage, but I know I'm worth so much more. There've been talks about having me promoted to a mid-management position, and I'll find out more information about the position and my compensation in two weeks. I would be managing a program and supervising some of the staff. My two mid-management coworkers make about $47,000, but my hypothetical workload wouldn't be as much as theirs. I would like to ask for at least $40,000. If my boss believes a mid-management position is worth less than that, I may feel nauseous. If my boss offers less than $40,000, I'd still like to take the…