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Having a weak immune system and working full time is absolute hell.

As most of us know the US has the shittiest healthcare system ever. Minimum wage should be at $30 an hour and since we are no where close to that many of us are living paycheck to paycheck. So how the hell are we gonna pay for healthcare? We don’t. I haven’t had healthcare in years and it’s just the norm for me now. I went to the hospital for the first time a few months back and I almost had pneumonia. I’m happy that I went but I also left with a $700 med bill. I still haven’t had a chance to pay it. I don’t have a doctor so I have no one to diagnose me. But I’m beginning to believe that I have a weak immune system due to the fact that I’m getting sick a lot. I’ll go to work if it’s not too bad but…

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How do you all cope in your day to day lives?

I genuinely just don't understand how people keep doing it. I feel like I'm at the end of my rope. Last year in January I made an attempt on my life due to financial struggles and working so many jobs that wore on my body and mind. I am still struggling. Just got the ER bill, a year later. It's due this month a day after my birthday lol. It's not as bad as some of the bills I've seen on here but it's definitely a bank breaker for me. Does anyone have any advice on how to cope with the feeling of defeat and hopelessness? Is there any hope for the future? I'm burned the fuck out.

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Employee of the year is a joke

2022 was coming to an end, and that means it was time for… (drum roll please) the announcement of the Employee of the Year (along with a few other things). Now I don't know a single soul who actually looks forward to these, but attendance was expected, and cash prizes (although small) were given out, so there's that. This time, however, in the back of my head, I was thinking that maybe, just maybe, I might be awarded, since I only missed 2 days throughout the year, and I thought I delivered a decent customer experience. But then again, I knew the odds were against me, since there are many other employees in other departments who also worked really hard. The time of the announcement came. The store manager grabbed his mic. “And the Employee of the Year award goes to… Jenny!” I was shocked. Dumbfounded. A few people clapped,…

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Today I supported someone in a meeting as a union rep.

This is my first time supporting someone as a union rep. It was an absence review that was pretty damning. We got the best possible outcome. I am over the MOON.

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this is patronizing garbage

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Media downplays the effects of toxic workplaces

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Musk looking to turn Twitter into a emerald mine

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An old sign posted at my customer service job. Thought police are in the back office

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Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z should be super insulted by the tatters of the economy left behind by the Baby Boomers.

If you don’t have a grad degree in a highly competitive field, you probably won’t be able to retire. Meanwhile, there are tons of misunderstandings regarding digital tools that cause a multigenerational &@#! storm.

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Pizza < $$$