No you didn't. You left me a voicemail Friday, giving three possible dates and times (perfectly fine). Weekends I already work a side job, so I figured I'd listen to it later. Now I missed the first date (today 11:00), which you assumed I'd magically attend? Something about this irks me. It took weeks to respond to my application, now you want me to limbo a Zoom and two real meetings. For a student side job. Probably a little above minimum wage (€11 instead of €10). No thanks. /Rant
Title says it all, I hate it when my employer expects that I'm going to spend time outside of what I'm paid for to spend time with my colleagues. These aren't my friends, these aren't people I want to spend time with, I spend time with them purely because I'm paid to do so. IF there is an event during work hours and I get to go instead of work then maybe, MAYBE! Then again, I would often much rather just work quietly on my own and go home early. Christmas parties are slightly different, I don't mind spending one of my evenings if I'm being fed and given alcohol. However, they managed to ruin even that as recently I've noticed that they expect ME to pay and they expect me to pay more than a normal meals worth! No I'm not giving you £50 for me and my…
“Raise”: 2% Consumer Price Index data of real increased cost of goods in Sweden January 2022: 3,9% The index measures the average price development for the entire private domestic consumption, the prices the consumer actually pays. The CPI is the most common measure for compensation and inflation calculations in Sweden. Sources: 1. https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/priser-och-konsumtion/konsumentprisindex/konsumentprisindex-kpi/ (my translation) 2. https://www.riksbank.se/sv/penningpolitik/inflationsmalet/inflationen-just-nu/ Conclusion: The average worker without investment gains to cover the loss of purchasing power eats less in 2022, and they have the fucking audacity to call it a raise. I am fuming.