I would like to bring to you my story with American Airlines, hopefully to get some justice for what have been done to me by American Airlines. My story with American Airlines. It seems that we are living in a great hypocrisy. Some of us advocate for something, but in reality they practice something totally different. I am going to share and expose American Airlines one of the largest airlines in the world and show the world that dishonesty and thievery do exist even among multi billion dollar companies or maybe better to say especially among billion dollar companies.
Working at Saltworks is never boring to say the least. We are constantly busy like most other local breakfast and lunch spots in Wilmington. We also have a variety customers, from couples and their screaming babies to eighty year old ladies that order the same meal every day. As a hostess, I coordinate service and ensure smooth transition to accommodate the customers and staff. I am the first employee to interact with customers when they walk in the door; therefore giving the first impression of the restaurant.
As we drove past the countless McDonalds and Starbucks, I was practically shivering with excitement. My Dad was taking me and my friend Devilin to GameStop, because we were both doing good in school and for trying out football. My Dad was going to buy us Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, a video game about capturing small creatures and battling with them. We pulled into the parking lot of GameStop. “Ok boys remember what I said; if I buy you these games, you have to promise me you will go outside more.”
I gained my first exposure to the union movement when I joined the United Food and Commercial Workers’ union as a bagger at the local grocery store. Acme Fresh Market introduced me to many aspects of the working life, but joining and learning about our Local 880 union proved a unique source of information and stability. Even through moving to work as a cashier and pharmacy technician, the union has always undoubtedly offered support and security during my whole working experience. The union has offered me countless benefits, some involving a fair wage, a safe working environment, paid vacations and breaks, protects of my civil rights, and an eight hour workday with possibility of overtime compensation.
Working at a grocery store allowed me to gain retail experience through assisting customers' shopping experience from start to finish along with planning large quarterly sales in my department. During these sales, I work alongside my manager to create product displays, decorate, and view past sales' earnings to plan large orders. I love working as a Natural Living Coordinator, but would love to further develop my skills in an environment that allows me to make a larger impact within an organization, specifically a position that continues to have flexibility of planning/creation tasks in the role. Furthermore, I cultivated the skill of adaptability as an Office Assistant in a Residence Hall. In this position, there would be times when there were problems I had not experienced before, such as an upset resident missing multiple packages.
This trip to the store was different. I almost got into a car accident! On top of that, I started cursing out the person that almost hit me. I was starting to feel road rage. That’s when I said to myself, “If this next store don’t have them, then you need to take yo ass home because, you’re burning all this gas and you’re about to get your truck tore, up over some damn Twinkies!”
I work for the Social Security Administration, under contract, as a disability benefits counselor. I help people with disabilities find employment via the 'Ticket to Work ' program. This job is a direct result of President Obamas ' strengthening of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Presidents directive has asked federal agencies to promote, increase hiring and assist other agencies in employing persons with disabilities. I find my work incredibly satisfying.
My short-term goal is to find a new job. I like my job right now but it’s starting to take a toll on me. I work at an assistant living for over 4 years now, and I’m starting to get attached the residents. Some of the residents I got the closes with have passed away or moved into a nursing home.
A few months ago I joined Weight Watchers after a friend of mine lost a lot of weight; she was my dinner partner for a lot of years. After being friends for at least 15 years I started to notice that she started speaking differently and acting differently when we would chat on the phone. Although I was happy for my friend, she was becoming like a stranger to me. She would talk about these meetings and the exercise that was now doing, and of course the wonderful food that she was making. She kept telling me that I should check into it because it changed her life.
I have deep regrets about accepting employment and allowing the behavior to continue until I was more severely negatively affected. I hope that this victory brings about change in how they operate on a day-to-day. Additionally, I hope this victory allows me to feel more confident in myself. I know that this will take time to sink in and that I still have a ways to go until this
I am hopeful and excited for this new venture and future career. At the age of 30, I've tried a few career paths that didn't work out as well as I planned. Wanting a change in my current job, I started searching for different options of more rewarding careers and landed
first day at RMS “I woke up got dressed ate my breakfast, brushed my teeth, took my dogs for a walk and got my supplies for school.” Finally it was time for me to go to school. When I was outside waiting at the bus stop I was feeling worried but Excited at the same time.
During a job search, I could be going up against 300-400 individuals for one job. Now, I thoroughly enjoyed teaching, but I made the difficult decision to leave that part of my life behind and move on to another passion of mine, which is finance. Essentially, all I ever wanted was a chance to work for a great company, to prove what a valuable asset I am. My work ethic has always been a source of pride for me.
The diner for the most part is empty, with the exception of Julia, and a group of loud unruly TEENS that sit at the opposite end of the restaurant. The group is composed of three boys and two girls. The group converses and gossips loudly. Burnt toast, watery eggs, and shriveled sausage sit upon a plate in front of Julia.
What do you want to have? says McDonalds cashier. I 'll have a ten piece chicken nuggets with a root beer, I say. It was another dark, rainy day in San Francisco. We came off to have our dinner just before we went to the basketball game. Homeless people were all around the McDonalds ready to cash in their daily earnings on their dinner.
