I am also in the same boat. I have a confirmation number, but received nothing this morning despite my roommate getting his amount.

Yeah. Plus a dedicated amount of staff are filling online orders or curbside pick up and they are unable to help.

I worked part time for Nespresso doing demos the past two holiday seasons and I hated doing demonstrations in BB&B. The prices on most items were at least 20% higher than other competitors and people realized that. Shoppers always needed help and it was nearly impossible finding someone. The stock situation was weird- some stores had an abundance of some items, while a store a few towns over had opposite stock.

I worked at Sur La Table and one year they clearanced a few models out. I got lucky and scored a nice set.

I’ve never had a summer off in 12 years. And let’s be honest, most of the teachers not working are taking care of their families.

We used to receive some things.

It’s really sad to see how pay scales have shifted. I work in a district that capped out around 100k at step 13 for teachers with a Master’s. Now step 13 is 64k. Now we are at 22 steps. I’ll be making 36k less in my 13th year than those a decade before me. But to be in this many years you are stuck. I interviewed at three other districts for slightly higher pay, but they all offered are 2 or 3. Not worth it.

It’s been rough. I’ve never seen it so bad. I am in my 12th year, pay has been stagnant, resources are few and far between, and buying your own supplies has become the norm. I decided to go back to university at 36 in hopes of finding something new, because teaching for another 30 years is not an option.