Antiwork

I work for one of the largest private companies in the US. I am the only person who does what I do and I'm an expert at it. I also have a dual-role so I'm doing the job of multiple people. They refused to assign a SME under myself and put all of their eggs in one basket with me being the only expert for the entire company. I started reflecting in December and realized that they were not supporting me in my professional development and had actually said “No” to every single request I made for continuing education or opportunities to learn more about the industry because a lot of it is new to me. They also lied to me about the reason they said no. I manage the entire program but was explicitly excluded from a meeting with the CEO of the program company. That was the breaking…

Team performance is very poor and under pressure from top management team. Direct supervisor has decide to go full micromanaging mode, dismissing employee opinions and comments during meeting because he know it all. The behavior is borderline harassment with lots of belittling comments adding unnecessary stress. Is it worth to reach to HR to denounce this behavior? If yes what should be included in the email?

Since the Starbucks baristas are on strike, and a few recent posts about child labor have been posted recently, I thought now was as good a time as any to share my experience working at Dunkin Donuts. From the ages of fourteen to eighteen I worked at a local Dunkin Donuts. This is fifteen years ago, I am not looking for support or help. The experience is long behind me. I am sharing this to highlight abuses and illegal behavior. The more employers we hold accountable the better conditions become for everyone. I was hired at the New Hampshire minimum wage, $6.55 (circa 2007) and was told then when I finished training I would get a raise. National minimum wage increased to $7.25 shortly after. After a month I asked my manager when I would get a raise since I was done with training. She explained that the minimum wage…