Antiwork

Me talking to a staffing agency – Me: Do you have any jobs that aren't more than 8 hours a day and 5 days a week? Agent: No.

That I pulled out a chunk of my own hair while screaming into a pillow when I got home yesterday. That's not a metaphor or anything, that's quite literal. They're trying to control the lower staff because they must have realized the prior conditions are enough to warrant a lawsuit, so they're doubling down. It's now in the ” this must be an actual form of torture used in prison camps that administration found out about” category. Without going into more details because I don't feel safe doing that on a public forum, I will say that they are controlling our bathroom breaks and using loud siren- like noises played from a speaker( at top volume) from a megaphone system to get our attention before making announcements on the intercom to make sure we're paying attention. The intercom system is faulty to begin with so often we will have feedback…

I’ve been at my current job for 2 years. I started out as an analyst and quickly got promoted within 4 months to be a reviewer of analyst work. The duties changed a lot and I took on many special projects and additional responsibilities. I did not get a raise after my first year despite the change in role. My employer argued that I was not eligible since I did not get a rank change (rank titles are different from role titles — rank titles are uniform across the company and role titles are unique to teams). This year, I did receive a raise of 7%. From what I can tell this is seriously below market, and I have even heard of people on my team who are analysts being paid more than me. I have told my manager I am disappointed in the decision and would like to further…

I just got accepted into the school I want to go to. I should be celebrating but I also did the math today. I work as a waitress and have been spending as little as possible the last couple of months to put some money aside. The school will be full time for 2 years. If I live on just rice and beans I can make it 2 month before hitting zero. This is my chance to not be a waitress for the rest of my life but I can't see how I could make it. I'm panicking.