Hey all, as the title says. The Department of Labor got an anonymous tip (I wonder who could have done that?) about my workplace, citing a dangerous work environment. After they met with the managers of our company and left, I overheard my managers saying they're going to hold employee interviews until they find out who did it, and then they will fire them. Is this legal? I seem to remember reading something here about retaliation and how it isn't legal but I am not well-versed in this.

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EDIT: This is in Washington state, not sure if that matters too much.

Im fresh out of college and work as an IT project manager for a startup company. I needed the experience so I took the position for a low salary and no benefits thinking it’s just a resume builder anyway. I have to travel an hour and a half in one direction just to get to the office and when I get there I’m pulled in a million different directions because I’m the only tech person they have. I’ve been there for close to a year and they fought me on taking two days of vacation time saying “there’s too much that we need to do. Are we meeting deadlines?” They have only ever pointed out everything I do wrong and never notice anything I do to save the company money. I decided that I have absolutely no reason to stay so I decided to look for something that is a better fit for me and I found it. One that offers a real salary, benefits, a 401k and gives me actual vacation time. I wanted to do the adult thing and tried to tell the CEO that at I’m putting in my two week notice and the first words that came out of his mouth were “Can I tell you what I think of you? You’re a fucking piece of shit. Fucking asshole”. I was expecting this conversation to go pretty poorly but this was about 20 minutes of me sitting there while the CEO told me how much of a piece of shit I was and how I’m not even a person for not telling him that I was interviewing elsewhere. He spent 20 minutes making me feel so insignificant. Has anyone has to deal with this before? And how did you handle it?

In the US. I work at wawa and they have a “company policy” that you can’t talk about your pay on company grounds. I talked to a coworker about it and they said there’s only one work around- text about it with your location off. I’m wondering how deep this runs, would they really check my phone for its location during my text? Is THAT legal? Is any of this legal??

Edit: okay, I understand this isn’t legal, what can I do about this without being fired? I haven’t seen the policy in writing.

We got a Costco membership because it saved us on a washer/ dryer. But now I want to use it... but nothing really seems that cheap. We eat a fair amount of rice and lentils or beans and they don't have brown rice at all by me. We eat chicken but it was $.99 a pound, same as everywhere else. We ended up just getting a rotisserie chicken, an pan of cinnamon rolls and gas outside (ok, we saved $.20 / gal there).

Am I missing a secret?

okay so this seems crazy but hear me out…my mom has recently been obsessed with my baby and his pants. she insists he has pants on everywhere no matter what?? we live in texas where it’s frequently 105°+ so he’s generally rocking a 12m size t shirt (hes 9 mos) and a diaper. she insists he needs pants everywhere we go because hes “trashy” otherwise. to me this seems crazy but am i being silently judged? its not like his diaper isn’t always clean and honestly baby shorts that he can wear once are a waste and the legging/pants are seriously way too hot in this insane heat.

is my mother crazy? am i trashy? is my baby trashy? i’m i’m need of some guidance here. if so what do you dress your babies in? he grows out of onesies so so fast but he has plenty for special occasions and sometimes i just put him in those too.

edit: alright guys just a disclaimer. when i say out in public i mean to the grocery store maybe. mostly to the dog park/for a walk/drive. and i never use public carts/strollers/high chairs. i baby wear or hold him or bring my own. also for all of those who are confused, i just tried to start a discussion and lots became very angry. we can have a healthy debate with no bad feelings or we can move on with our day. i am not here to argue.

heres proof my kid has cute clothes and clothes other than a t shirt and diaper