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I worked retail for two years. Not only are you getting paid as little as possible, on the tiniest skeleton crew possible, the shoppers, people who are more than likely in the same shit situation as you, treat you just as bad. I couldn't believe the scummery, people would try on shoes and then leave them on the ground. Of course, if we had an extra person we'd keep these few shoes picked up but if we didn't, it would eventually become a shoe mountain right in the middle of an aisle. Families would come in, and let their kids run straight to the toy section like we were some kinda playhouse. It was guaranteed that the toy section would at the very least be completely destroyed, if not torn apart and the toy pieces strewn about. People would lay out rugs on the ground and then leave them there,…

Y’all, I got to tell y’all something. I’m still shocked. I done submitted this post in askHR for some clarification on this. But, I’m sharing it here too. So, I submitted my accommodations letter because I have ADHD and taking medication has to be shown at my job just in case I get drug screen. Well my doctor wrote the accommodations letter explaining my mental health diagnose, the accommodations I will need, and the mg I take for my ADHD medication. Well, HR said “it’s not acceptable” and my doctor needed to write my accommodations to all 14 bullet points. I go to my doctor and rely what HR said. My doctor flat out said, “ No. I am not writing all your accommodations to each bullet point on that paper. The letter I wrote explaining the accommodations you needed is acceptable for ADA standards. Plus, ADHD is a changing…

and offered me an extra 30 cents per hour after I worked my ass off at this company for over a year. Then told me we’ll consider talking about a promotion in the fall. I’m more insulted than if we hadn’t had the conversation at all. No need to discuss any further because I’m out as soon as I get another lead. I didn’t get a masters to be handed pennies for my time. For what it’s worth, this is for a major media company that is big enough to be a household name.

Sure, there has been some, but not nearly as much as people are claiming. It’s evident in the record breaking profits of all the monopolies with food, gas etc. without (and this is key) an increase of margins. If it was inflation alone, there wouldn’t be a rise in profit due to increased margins. Profits are gapping margins! This is further exacerbated by the lack of a free market existing and driving down prices with competition due to the monopolies.