#receptionists are underpaid

[akumastrife]

Not to be INCREDIBLY specific and alienating but:

Staggers out of the APHIS/VEHCS websites covered in a blood, clothes torn, gripping the secret hidden 144 slide PowerPoint about international health certificate endorsement processing.

I will hiss and bite if anyone tries to take it from me. I will also hiss and bite management for not getting it set up for me for the last 3 months and have to do an IHC by paper anyway this week.

[hotdrinks]

the secret to working customer service is that when people are cruel to you over the phone you have to sound 100% unaffected and you have to talk to them like they're stupid. if you act nervous or hurt they like that. that's what they want. ever since I started being a full cunt to rude customers they almost always end up apologizing eventually. anyway. i don't forgive you ronda rot in hell.

[42frogs]

Been working for charities for 4 years now and yes it's rewarding but I'm so burnt out I just wanna find a job I can clock in clock out and not engage my heart please

[paralien]

Silly, but I feel so fancy when I call businesses on the behalf of the hotel/customers to be like, "hello ✨️ Fanya from [hometown] Hotel 💅 Can i book a reservation for 4 people who want to eat at your establishment at 19:30? ✍️ Fantastic! 👌"

[earlgreydyke]

absolutely bitter sweet that i got promoted to doing check ins at work and had to train up new staff today because i like that i am good at my day job and that i get to give new employees a good start and be more positive than my supervisor was when i started but also……dear god i’ve been in this job for long enough to be considered senior staff?????

[idk-how-to-name-it]

Job swap AU, pt. 2!

In Raf's case it is not really a job swap AU. You see, I hc that she USED TO work as a receptionist. However after marring Alf she left her job cause she got underpaid.

Welp, that's why I drew her younger here.

Oh, almost forgot about him...

As some people have guessed, yep, that's Robertsky as a model.

Someone help this poor man, he's suffocating...

I saw on reddit this post that inspired me to make the AU!

[tarjapearce]

Regarding Stealing and plagiarism by Fangweaver99/Miorjah

WARNING: LOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT AND PROOFS OF PLAGIARISM.

For a brief context to those that don't know, on June 20th I was notified through this post that there was a story that contained awfully simmilar ideas of my fic, Of Flowers and Humminfbirds. An idea that has been out for almost a year both here and A03.

As some of you may know, plagiarism has been part of my stance on this website. Not once, not twice, but thrice now with my stories.

However, as I said before, I will NOT tolerate more of this disrespectful behavior towards my work. The user in the post provided some proofs as you can see. However I took the liberty to see with my own eyes that not only some ideas were copied/tweaked. but also, parts of my fic that revolves mostly on the events of chapter 1,2 and 3 of OFAHB were taken.

Also, this is NOT an open invitation to harass them. Mind you, before I get accused of it again.

To starters, I'd like to clarify some things that might not be clear to people. Fangweaver themselves told me they had NEVER read my fanfiction, only my other work, called Miguelverse. Their friend approached me first with this BIG fat lie.

"They haven't read your fanfiction"

Now, If they haven't read it, why their name showed up in my kudos notification mail on MAY 5TH 2024? And their fic A Minor Slip Up was posted on 2024-06-15? Proof A:

Proof B: (If you go to my A03 profile on my fic, you can see it for yourself that their name is there.)

2. False accusations of harrasment done by their friend qphelia : Proof A:

Which was the opposite, as my ask box got filled by the same people over and over. (You can see it in my profile if you scroll down enough, along some claims they've done)

Proof B: (Didn't you just say that they were getting harrassed already?)

Which I did, they reached out an hour later, saying exactly the same.

Now regret of not reading their outline, cause they did send it. I was too angry to look at it.

Now. The plagiarism.

As most of you know, Comic Miguel is a cheater. He cheated on Xina Kwan with Dana D'Angelo, but he NEVER cheats on Dana. Some may say, "Yes, that has been done before where Miguel cheats on Dana" and you're right. However, cheating SPECIFICALLY on her in a gala, hosted by Alchemax and having sex in a workplace space, Isn´t canonical nor generic. It's from my authorship.

Of Flowers and Hummingbirds Chapter 1, Miguel and Reader Meeting and mentions of cheating:

Proof A, B & C of Fangweaver's fic, on Chapter 2 & 4:

A not so subtle hint to my 'underpaid receptionist' reader.

The span of time working for Alchemax. I know it sounds stupid, but it's there. Even that got used.

OFAHB Chapter 1:

Fangweaver's fic synopsis and proof A:

The Smut. You might think this is getting ridiculous but, it isn't.

In OFAHB chapter 1 There is a fingering scene, and some other dialogues that got tweaked/cherrypicked.

Fangweaver's fic on chapter 3:

Now, you think that's it but, sadly no.

In the aftermath of the cheating sex, in my fic, OFAHB chapter 1, they share a moment where reader falls to the floor and look for her panties. Then, they clean themselves up.

in Fangweaver's fic on chapter 4:

The reader's pregnancy suspicion:

On chapter 2 of OFAHB, Reader is struck with a nausea wave she thinks its food poisoning at first, then she faints and goes to Alchemax clinic where she is handed vitamins and a pregnancy test:

In Fangweaver's fic on chapter 7:

The confession:

OFAHB Chapter 3: Miguel and reader share a heated arguement, hinting at the baby isn't his.

On Fangweaver's fic, chapter 6:

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Update: They've changed the synopsis of their work.

I could name a few more but in truth, it's pointless when the obvious is there. Sadly I've been pushed to put disclaimers in each of my stories, cause of this. It shouldn't happen, since we're supposed to be adults, knowing what's right and what's wrong. And if you know thievery is wrong, why doing it?

Credits won't be given because they know what they've done. What truly angered me were the accusations of harassment, and the OBVIOUS cynism on their end. Which reminds me, these three people are involved in the creation of that fic.

Although I know that there is no way to protect my work from people like this, it's truly discouraging for me as a content creator to have this sort of experiences in the fandom.

CREDIT ALWAYS . Don't go for the easy way. Don't disrespect people just for dumb shit as views and popularity.

-T.

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[mintmatcha]

"why do the receptionists suck at my dr's office?" because once you get good really good at being a receptionist you are vastly underpaid. the bad receptionists are acting their worth.

[viktheviking1]

Octavia’s reaction to Asmodeus

Loona and Via sat crouched by the door, listening to Blitz and Stolas on the otherside. "We're trapped in a h*rny prison!" Blitz shouted from inside.

“Those two would be given a life sentence.” Via smirked at Loona, who was now happily hogging all the popcorn.

Loona munched as she talked, “Absolutely! They are by far the horniest people I know.”

“Well, you’ve clearly never been to Lust.” Ozzie said as he approached from around the corner.

“Oh, the chicken’s back-” Loona started.

“Lord Asmodeus!” Via stood up suddenly, dusting herself off. She started, to curtsey, realized she wasn’t in a long dress, fumbled a bit, and ended up bending slightly at the waist, hoping it would suffice.

"Asmo-wha . . .?" Loona mumbled. She had met him earlier, but hadn't learned his name.

Ozzie smiled at Via's attempt at being proper and ruffled her hair and beanie, "Octavia! I haven't seen you since you still had down! How you been?"

Via took off her hat to adjust her hair, then put it back on, "I, Uh- I'm fine."

Loona stood up and leaned on  Via's shoulder, "You mind catching me up on what's going on here."

"Oh, uh, Loona this is Asmodeus, the embodiment of lust. And Asmodeus, this is Loona, Blitz's . . . roommate?" Via trailed off.

"And receptionist. Good to meet you properly." Loona stuck out her hand, and Via tried not to visibly cringe at the incorrect social conduct.

Ozzie took the handshake without missing a beat, "Charmed! Are you young ladies enjoying the show?"

"Yeah, where'd you guys go earlier?" Loona leaned fully onto Via's head, who pushed her off, only mildly annoyed.

"Oh, we're just on the other side of the building, prepping some things." He smiled knowingly, "Just wanted to say hi to Stolas's pride and joy. Still can't believe how tall you are now. You training with the astro magic . . . Doohickey?"

"Yeah, the grimoire . . . Dad's teaching me some things. . ." Via rubbed her arm nervously.

Asmodeus had been holding a walkie talkie, which had been silent, but now Fizzarolli's voice came through, "Ozzzzzie! Come baaaaack! I'm boooorrreed!"

Asmodeus sighed, and crouched down to eye level to the Via, "Sorry, I've got to go, but listen, I can't imagine how rough your family life is right now. I'm honestly surprised you're cool with all this. And I know you don't really know me, or I you, but if there's ever anything I can do for you, call me, okay?"

Ozzie produced a small business card, and Via took it, looking the artistic details on both sides, which looked like beautiful design at a glance, but upon closer inspection, included d*cks in the intricate designs.

"Ozzzzzzzzziiiiiiieeeee! I can't trash talk Blitz by myself, I need an audience!!! Come laugh at my jooookkkesss!" Fizz's voice whined.

"Alright, I'd better get back, before I upset the Misses." Asmodeus bowed to them both, and turned into a blue flame, floating away.

The two stood there in silence for a moment, before Loona said, " . . . Wow . . . The deep-fried, feathered d*ckhead is a deadly sin."

I imagined Via's relationship with Ozzie to be that of like a great uncle or your dad’s cousin’s husband. Someone you might see at extended family reunions, and maybe hear about in family stories, but you’ve only actually met in person like 4 times, and 2 of those was before you were old enough to remember. But they remember fondly being there when you were 2 and played in a toilet that one time, so you’ve gotta accept their love for you; even if you know more about your local underpaid baristas who you see briefly once or twice a week, than them. That's my headcanon, anyway.

Read more funny antics on The Pompous and the Prick:

[themalhambird]

Okay UK peeps, couple of tips for getting a GP appointment this winter if you need it:

1)Tell them that whatever it is you're trying to book an appointment for is interfering with your ability to do your job.

If you don't have a job, it's interfering with whatever theoretical job or side hustle that you *could* have. The doctor doesn't need the details, they just need to think that a cog in the capitalism machine is trying to get oiled so it can keep on grinding away (don't use this one if telling someone like a doctor you have a job might interfere with any benefits or universal credit that you get, though. Just in case)

2) if they offer you an appointment, take it. Even if that appointment seems to far off in the future to be any use. Once you're on the appointment list, if you ring up again the next day/few days later and tell them that whatever the problem is, its gotten worse, they have to bump you up the list.

3) check what times your GP is accepting calls for appointments between. Mine will only let you make an appointment between 8.30 and 10 am. Which blows, but knowing that is less frustrating than spending an hour trying to get through at 2pm only to be told to ring again the next day.

4) The Staff at the surgery are people too, be nice to them. Most of them are more than likely overworked and underpaid. Be polite- the receptionist isn't to blame for a shortage of Doctors and Nurses, that would be more than a decade of Tory rule biting us all in the arse. And yes, some GP receptionists can be pricks- stay polite and then send a complaint in to the surgery if you need to. But an overworked, underpaid employee is going to be more inclined to go an extra step for the person who thanked them for their time than the person yelling down the phone about how they're incompetent . Also, its just kind to be nice to people and the more kindness goes around, the better place the world is.

Anyway, hopefully none of you will need this, but in case you do....

[lulu-recs]

stood up by chillsoya

remus needs to get over sirius. sirius disagrees.

just desserts by realityshowjunky

rich frat bro sirius black has a great thing going until he doesn’t. in order to win back the hand of his true love, he must defeat interloping psych majors, settle old vendettas, and learn how to properly stuff a non-engagement ring in a piece of chocolate cake.

song like a painting by orphan_account ♡

when the band the marauders are asked to play a small venue, james potter and sirius black immediately take notice of the bartender. having had little success and a painful past with their previous poly relationships, they're cautious, but taken with the tawny-haired man. things move slow, but it's obvious from the start remus lupin belongs with them.

it's cold outside by remustrash

remus is in the habit of staying the night at sirius', even though there is only one bed which they inevitably have to share (what a pity!). also, sirius doesn't mind.

the barista, the burglar, and the sofa by orphan_account ♡

this is the story of twenty-three year old remus lupin, an overworked graduate student and underpaid barista, who comes home one day to find an exceptionally attractive man has broken into his flat. given the neighborhood he lives in, that isn’t a huge surprise. he is surprised, though, when the burglar comes back with a sofa.

alternatively, this is the story of how sirius black tries to seduce a man by slowly furnishing his flat.

my roommate is a vampire by moonyverse, spice (moonyverse) ♡

“remus! why didn’t you tell me?” lily asks. he continues wiping, focussing on a particularly stubborn stain. “tell you what?”

“about your secret boyfriend.” remus spins around. “my what?”

“don’t act so surprised. your neck is covered in hickeys and you thought I wouldn’t notice?” "er, yeah... sorry." remus wracks his brain to think of an excuse. anything but the truth. he sputters out a lie, "it was a one-time thing, is all."

it was better than telling her his roommate is a vampire whom he lets take his blood on a biweekly basis.

the honeymoon special by moonyverse

“we’re on our honeymoon,” sirius tells the receptionist, who eyes them warily, disbelieving. remus inches closer and sirius wraps his arms securely around remus’ waist.

it wasn’t remus’ idea. as difficult as it may be to believe, he wasn’t a masochist. he was not self-destructive enough to pretend to be married—on a honeymoon—to his friend, let alone the friend he’d also been in love with for years.

or remus and sirius pretend to be married for a discount. only, they’ve been in love with each other for years.

a matter of time by thatfilmgraduate

a bit of science, a bit of divine intervention, and you have your perfect match.

extract: 'sirius keeps thinking: he is thirty six years old today and what does he have to show for it? okay, so he is healthy, he owns his own business, he has a gorgeous dog named padfoot and wonderful friends, but he still feels... incomplete; like he needs more and has for a long while. what does he have to show in terms of romance? numerous failed relationships, that's what.'

sirius black takes the soulmate test in 2025 and gets some results. it just takes a bit of time.

a fool and his money by orphan_account

remus lupin has an easy life. he manages his University studies and his chronic illness, and lives comfortably with his flatmate regulus black. then one day he meets regulus' older brother and his entire life gets turned upside down when he's offered an opportunity to make his life just a little bit easier. it was supposed to be just a business transaction between friends. feelings were never supposed to get involved.

pralines and ice water by anonymous (drabble collection)

photographer!sirius, model!remus

a photoshoot, a pair of very small shorts, sinful purple lipstick.

down at the wolfbucks cafe by wolfstargarden

james and remus run a very successful queer-friendly cafe. sirius and regulus visit one day.

if you want to buy me flowers by dduucckk

remus owns a flower shop. sirius is breaking up with his boyfriend using flower language.

a black dog by lurikko

there’s this handsome guy who buys surprising amounts of flowers in remus’ flower shop. one day, remus follows him home.

living of love by inkedstarlight

sirius black owns a punk rock flower shop. when remus moves in across the street and opens up a bookstore, the two men meet and discover what it feels like to love once more. a valentine's day story. lots of fluff.

be nice to the wait staff by wannnabesuperv ♡

inspired by the instagram @/overheardbumble:

"I ended the date early because he was rude to the waiter."

"ugh, I hate that."

"I know... but I ended up going home with the waiter, so it was worth it."

someone new by wannnabesuper

remus is a barista tired of hearing his favorite customer (and secret crush) constantly wax lyrical about his never-ending stream of new loves.

lunch breaks, shrimps and good boys by arachi_de ♡

remus gets a job as an assistant for james at gryffindor, a small publishing house owned by him and lily, his wife. at the company dinner, remus gets drunk and makes a fool of himself in front of sirius, their best-known author and his boss' best friend.

or a universe in which james is a himbo jesus, dorcas punches severus snape, marlene and mary are the office gossip, and remus is a control freak

mr. someone else by bshiat

sirius black meets remus lupin, his friend's date, and can't keep his eyes or hands off of him for long.

celestial bodies by pixelated (prettyremus)

when his attractive new neighbor asks him to pose for some paintings, remus lupin reluctantly agrees—but he doesn’t expect to find truth, trust, confidence, and maybe even love in the middle of it all.

check me out by epicblueblanket ♡

remus is suddenly sweating—not just because the library aircon seems to be broken, or because he has an eleven page paper that's due next week that he's pretty sure he’s getting zero help on. he's sweating because sirius keeps looking at him like that—smirking at him from under his eyelashes, a feral spark to his eye like he's starving and remus is a particularly appealing meal. he’s sweating because this gorgeous, frustrating man has just offered to suck him off in the middle of the library and he can’t think of a single reason to say no. he should be able to think of a reason to say no.

he’s not gonna say no.

“uh, yes please.”

-

university, remus and sirius get paired for a project and obviously remus ends up doing the whole project but he doesn’t care bc he’s had a fat crush the whole semester

written in our scars by orphan_account ♡

remus lupin enjoys his job working at the famed hair salon with sirius and james. pining from afar for the exuberant stylist, remus is certain nothing will come of it. but sirius black has other ideas.

fifty shades of wolfstar by peachloulou (drabble collection)

the one where sirius is a hairdresser and loves remus' hair.

message from seat 25A by pleasedonateblood

remus' lupus means excruciating pain on a long flight. sirius does what he can.

wizard beat by eprime

hogwarts-era. sirius is a fanboy.

within white space by mustntgetmy

non-magic au. remus spends his all his lunch breaks the same way: he sits at the university cafe, orders the cheapest thing on the menu, and stares at sirius. getting a good long, look at sirius (and fantasizing about said look) is all remus expects from sirius. but sirius has never been one for fulfilling expectations.

twelve (and a bit) hours by bethanlovescoffee

remus lupin was having a relatively enjoyable day before his flight was horrendously delayed. the only silver lining of being trapped in an airport for twelve hours: meeting sirius black.

an incident worth remembering by nightswatch

because of an unfortunate incident involving an exploding potion, sirius loses his memory for a day.

I want you to by narrowredoubt

inspired by a tumblr text post. sirius makes the morally dubious decision not to correct remus when he awakens with no memory and assumes that they're together.

seasons by kittycargo

remus lupin receives an unexpected email about his class newsletter.

up in the air by loserlikeskeeter

sirius black is running out of shirts and it's entirely the fault of remus lupin. wolfstar meet-cute

strangers on a plane by halictus

sirius is planning on reading during his short flight. but his seatmate is rather handsome, if not a little standoffish. they're both short on tact today

long flight ahead by anonymous

a cute stranger on the plane keeps kicking sirius' seat.

8 hours by combustiblelemon

sirius black doesn't like flying or other people's kids, but on an 8 hour flight, he manages to make a new friend.

without translation by orphan_account ♡

when remus moves into the new university housing, he isn't sure what to expect, but the deaf artist, sirius black is not it. especially as remus only has the function of one hand, and sign language is beyond him. but in the end, when it comes to love and communication, the pair find their own way to say I love you.

viewing pleasure by wolfstargarden ♡

“no one’s ever said I inspire them before.”

remus is a belly dancer and sirius just has to know what that feels like.

someone to watch over by wolfstargarden

sirius was laughing, a soft, genuine bark of delight. and then remus was laughing too, a gentle chuckle that pulled at the knots of tension binding his muscles and rethreaded them with affection.

“that’s better,” sirius said, smiling. “there’s my moony again.”

whatever words I say by orphan_account ♡

when remus lupin is hired to control the antics of famous lead singer of the marauders, sirius black, he knows he has his work cut out for him. sirius is contrary and has absolutely no chill, and loves pissing off the press. remus feels up to the challenge, but he certainly does not expect to fall head over heels in love from the moment he meets the charismatic singer.

come on to me by shessocold

sirius needs to know for sure.

be my time-bomb lover by flora_tyronelle ♡

sirius rocks his beautiful head back as though to regard remus from a new angle. his eyes flash, then darken.

“too damn right.”

second year at university: bills, crushing workload, a fallen angel sat on the pavement at three in the morning... remus can handle this. he can totally handle this.

(he absolutely cannot handle this)

when remus learned about quidditch (and became a successful player) by pixelated (prettyremus)

remus comes across sirius’s old quidditch jersey, and takes an impromptu lesson while wearing it.

this is literally just pure smut.

love in a mille-feuille by abyss_valkyrie (technomancer28)

as an ex-convict, sirius finds it terribly difficult to find a job. remus, a pastry chef in a semi-busy area of london just cannot resist taking in strays, especially not when they look like sirius black. so begins sirius's journey to find love with a delicious mille feuille in midst of flour, butter, an odd assortment of co-workers.

what's up star boy by omg_someone_actually

remus is forced to attend a mixer blind date and he is not amused. until he meets a certain witty, long-haired star boy. inappropriate innuendos ensue.

now I wanna be your dog by pixelated (prettyremus) ♡

sirius clunks about in his doc martens and listens to the stooges and smokes cigarettes and wears his hair much too long and spends more time serving detention than not.

and is way too forward about his sudden feelings for remus.

(a story about teenagers and summer love in the 70s.)

+ bridgerton bonus

the old wound by wildwren

5 times penelope and colin get interrupted and 1 time they don't. modern au.

what do you need?

in her addled state, the question feels enormous and immediate, like it’s the only question she’s ever asked. the only one she’s never answered.

[winterrose42]

I think if I have to answer one more phone call at work where someone is mumbling and then gets pissed I can't hear them. So I hang up. And then they call back yelling. I will very simply lose my mind. Sir, I am not a receptionist I am an underpaid production worker who is hard of hearing, if you would have spoken up the first time like a reasonable person you would have been connected much quicker.

[fluorescentbrains]

i’m so tired of grown ass adults being completely unable or unwilling to regulate their behavior like everybody just throws a tantrum when they don’t get their way and the rest of us have to live with a bunch of screeching babies 24/7. but well that’s what you get when you build a society where the only way to get the most basic shit done is to scream and stomp your feet until some underpaid receptionist or call center employee listens to you

[commiekinkshamer]

Mannnn speaking of pink collar jobs and associated ills receptionist/administrative roles can be some of the most toxic and cutthroat jobs ever imo. Speaking from experience

A lot of underpaid women competing for power for the boss/person whose “assistant” they are (the doctor, lawyer etc, often a man) for attention etc. often, you realize you can become the “favourite” of the boss, normally by commiserating about how the other admins suck, and think this will make you feel you’re indispensable and thus secure, of a sense of esteem at least.

And yes, gaining the above always involves taking on work that’s not yours and being something of a doormat.

All kinds of complex power dynamics but let me tell you the older women will pass this toxicity to the younger ones and take out the frustration with low pay and no breaks etc into the younger ones. Shit feels like going to war sometimes honestly

[notallbloodmages]

Half Price Books stores in the MN have started a unionization effort relatively recently! There are 4 already unionized and attempting to negotiate a fair wage for their overworked employees!

The company made an absolutely horrific, insulting offer of a 1% pay rise+axing bonuses/health insurance options.

Then, this week (july 7-15 2023) the company was supposed to negotiate further with the union. The company refused to show up, so the union began an unfair labor practices strike. The company responded with laziness - rather than get scabs to cover stores, HPB *closed* the unionized stores for the rest of the week while continuing to ignore their employees.

What can you do? Call their customer support phone number and voice your support for the unionized workers!

1-800-883-2114

Leave a message, be polite and clear!! You'll likely get an underpaid receptionist, so remember that when calling. You can also tweet at them or use this feedback form!

[portmantaur]

despite it all, I really miss working in the vet industry. like yea there’s the material aspect of losing the ability to work decimating my social life for a variety of standardized we-live-in-a-capitalist-society reasons

But I so genuinely and sincerely miss doing mundane things in service of animals & people who cared about them. I couldn’t be a vet tech because im not a literal angel willing to tolerate that level of being underpaid for the VAST amount of work & school/training debt expected of that position, but being a receptionist was so cozily within my ability that I was able to persevere on even some of the worst days. Even after being yelled at or demeaned in the way most front-facing service industry staff usually are at some point. I know it was basically just a data-entry position, I know it was “just answering phones” or whatever, I even had some experience with incompatible colleagues or kind of nasty office managers but like

It was the only job I felt both capable of doing and that I felt like contributed…something. There’s a client whose name I can’t remember and she also got my name wrong but she was so worried about her pet and I remember hearing her sing my praises from the frost desk while I cleaned a room and having to keep myself from sobbing because it was that single moment that made the whole fucking thing worth it. I was good at my job and I was able to make her feel heard, which is half the whole job in that situation anyway, and I have never again felt so worthy as a human being. I helped her out in one small moment of panic and she pulled one of the vets aside to make sure somebody heard that I did A Good Job and I honestly still sometimes live on that feeling from that specific incident. I miss having even a chance at feeling that level of accomplishment.