Just received an email from my employer today that I can only receive my wages through “Rapid Pay Cards.” I confirmed with them that the change will be mandatory. Is this legal? Does anyone have experience with this? How much of a headache am I in for?
For sake of anonymity, my friend was asking me about this and was too nervous to come out and ask and now I’m genuinely curious as well because the way the manager did things messed up quite a bit of things in our plans and my friends plans as well. (California, part time, server) My friend works at a restaurant that has a corporate (for scale of the business) and has a manager that was transferred to the restaurant about a month or two ago. Since then the manager has been scheduling people the wrong days, telling everyone to find a cover themselves. Manager schedules one week at a time, at about a week and a half prior to the dated week. The restaurant uses a scheduling program that allows workers to set their availability for however long they need it to be so there shouldn’t be any surprises regarding…
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No heat, no toilet, big problem…
Vague for reasons. I (33f) live and work in a northern state. Like many people, we had negative temperatures last week and this coming week we’re headed into low 20’s. The heating in our building went out, our pipes froze, and we were forced to find other, unsafe sources for heat (per the boss). Luckily, this week is warmer, but again, next week it’s all downhill. Yesterday, we discovered an issue with our toilet. So now we’re not allowed to use the bathroom until the plumber comes, which, hopefully is soon. There are no neighboring businesses around us. That will allow us to use the restroom as frequently as I currently need to (it’s awesome being a woman)! There’s a whole lot more going on, but these are my main issues currently. I’ve never worked in such awful conditions and I AMOVER IT.
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Hit ’em where it hurts
It's IT. I don't want this to end or anything, I'm just like.. how am I suddenly able to make this much without schooling but other people are getting paid $11/hr to do a lot more physically and mentally demanding/exhausting work while being unable to afford a place to live? Is it weird to feel some kind of survivor's guilt?