I do most of my boss’s job for about 1/4th of her pay. My union is currently striking because we’re paid cents over minimum wage while our corporation holds nearly SIX BILLION FUCKING DOLLARS on reserve. My boss and coworkers have, more than once, made racist comments about black people around me (I’m black), yet I’m doing my job, theirs, and even the jobs of their higher ups pretty much everyday.
So I said, fuck it. When someone tests positive for covid at our corp, they get paid time off for up to two weeks as long as they continue to test positive. I actually was really sick with the flu, but I was still expected to come into work as soon as possible. So I did a little work on photoshop, submitted a “positive” covid test, and I took two weeks off.
I’m sick of driving 2 hours a day to and from work, being paid not even close to a livable wage, being treated as a commodity or a pawn, having all the credit for my work being given to my boss who rarely actually does her fucking job, and leaving work each day feeling like my mental health has been kicked in the nuts.
So I’m taking these two weeks off, paid, and I’m gonna play video games and eat shitty food and actually live my life. I’m actually very lucky to even have the opportunity to do this.
None of us — NONE OF US — should have our hard work undervalued nor under-compensated.