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I quit my job today and I’m freaking out

I (34F) quit my job today because I’d reached my breaking point. My job exacerbated my depression and anxiety tenfold and I knew I had to put myself first and leave. While I now feel relief, I’m also freaking out because I don’t have a job lined up so I will be unemployed and receive no unemployment. I have some savings that will hold me over for a bit but I think it’s the overall feeling of instability and uncertainty about the future. Someone please tell me everything is going to be okay

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can’t wait to definitely be paid $37 an hour, and not $14

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I work as an Spanish interpreter. I had to translate for an openly racist person. As a PoC it made me feel extremely uncomfortable having those things coming out of my mouth. This was the response I got from my work

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I want a general strike

I'm going to try my best to be as simple and proficient of this expression as I possibly can as the last time my wording apparently dinged me as a Fed for this inquisition? I want to find an organization that is seeking strong efforts to organize such a thing. If this is the wrong thread for that, can someone point me in the right direction?

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Worked 6 years as a nurse and burned out. I just worked 8 days straight and today is my last day. I’m still clocked in for another hour and they blocked me already…

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Comments on a post from my work advertising $18 for food service

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Companies should be tied to a person

Right now megacompanies are soulless machines whose only purpose is to extract as much money as possible from their communities. They can’t be jailed like a person can, they can’t accept individual blame for their actions, and they don’t suffer any consequences because they are not even sentient. The atrocities committed by these big businesses is only possible because no one person can be held accountable — CEOs can hide behind bureaucracy or cut and run if things get bad. Decisionmakers that are called out for abuses/crimes just use scapegoats or are quietly “fired” with a huge severance. The company has then paid the fine and is allowed to live on, and just replace the cog.

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MIT Chancellor Sends Canned Union-Busting Email to Organizing Graduate Students

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I QUIT: here’s my email to them

Let me preface the saying I know I was too nice. Dear boss, Thank you for the opportunity to work in this position for the past 3 months. I’ve greatly enjoyed and appreciated the opportunities I’ve had. I’ve learned new skills, all of which I will take with me throughout my career. I would like to take this time to explain my early departure. When I got hired for the job I was told that it would take roughly a month for the background check to come through and that I would work in different departments in the meantime. In truth, you did not know what was going on with this job. You didn't know the steps that needed to be taken or how long things were going to take. In all honesty, it is my opinion that you should have had one of your managers go through the entire…

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You qualified for the raise but your not getting it because….

The large company I am currently employed with does merit increase each year for raises. It's probably similar to many other large companies in that you get a % increase of your salary based on your performance review from the year prior. Without saying what I do or who I work for my job is stressful. I deal with state audits, money, benefits, medical treatment, employment laws etc. In November 2021 I put in my notice and accepted a position at a different firm. I had my reasons for leaving (over worked, under paid, just wanted change). My employer immediately offered me a large salary increase and a title promotion. Of course I was told the promotion was already in the works before I put in my notice and I was being promoted based on my performance, not my notice… blah blah blah. They made it clear the promotion wasn't…