Antiwork

I work in an office of a start-up (non-tech) and when I started as their first office manager, my boss asked if my contact information could be used for this online database that many of the other employees use when researching. Reasoning being, I would be in the office more often than he was. The database requires 2 factor authentication and needs to be connected to a phone number in order for anyone to log in. I don't personally use the database for anything so I didn't think much of it. It was fine for a while but recently the database company has been getting increasingly aggressive with its security measures and I was starting to feel uncomfortable. I looked up “X Company terms of use violation” and found dozens of articles spanning over a decade giving example after example of aggressive litigation they've brought on companies and individuals who…

I started a new job and got my first paycheck and saw there was a $1.75 direct deposit fee. We get paid every week so quick math that is $7 per month. My boss says I shouldn’t do a paper check, and I may be charged a larger fee depending on what mail service used for the paper check. Is this a normal thing?

A perfect example of “everywhere is hiring” doesn't translate to being able to live out on your own. Heck even with another partner it's tight.

This is just a vent about how I don't get paid enough to even afford the basic necessities one needs to survive. I make $16.75 an hour, and I'm having to go to the food bank every two weeks to survive off rice, beans, and bread. I live with two roommates and still struggle paying the rent. Every month, it's something with one of them; they can't pay their share of rent, electric, water, internet, etc. I feel like I'm constantly drowning and can't get my head above water. I've been told by social services I “make too much” to qualify for SNAP benefits. I had to steal a box of tampons today. My period was 4 days early (thanks stress) and I knew I didn't have enough in my bank account for toilet paper, a box of tampons and a few groceries. I can't even afford a pack of…