Month: March 2022

I don't mean it in any disrespectful or mocking way, genuinely trying to understand the perspective. I grew up in a working class immigrant family and my parents slave so hard just to survive. To me, work has always been a business transaction since I can remember (e.g. I slave my hours away in exchange for foods in my fridge and a roof over my top). Now I work at a somewhat comfortable 9-5 corporate job and I'm shocked to see the cultural difference. A lot of boomers at my work actually view work as part of their core identity. They stay around and hang out with coworkers (whom they aren't even that close to) even when they're free to go home. They talk about work all day and pride themselves on their work products. They are obsessed with comparing themselves on work-related stuff and brag about what their kids…

I envy all of you who can work from home. I really do. The gods only know how bad I wish I could stay in my apartment to do my job. Pet my cat when I want and shit in my own toilet. That being said, why give it up because someone says so? What if every one of you says “We're not going back” and just stays? I don't imagine a company would be willing to fire a large portion of their staff over something like that but also maybe I'm completely wrong. We've seen them so dumber things. Perhaps I'm oversimplifying but I really think you all have the power to just say “Nah, I wanna stay here where I'm not killing myself for you”.

I currently work over 40 hours a week to provide for me and my family. A few years back I had emergency surgery and didn't have insurance at the time. It was around 26,000 dollars. I didn't have the money to pay… Fast forward a couple of years and i have a new job in Denver. I work a lot but I like what I do for the most part. Im loving my life without the old stresses I used to have…until I see that the government in Kentucky took my last payroll check (literally last Friday)of almost 2000 dollars. I'm wiped out. I just closed my account. You CAN NEVER GET AHEAD…YOU CAN NEVER OUTRUN THE BLOODSUCKING LAWYERS…AND MEDICAL WILL RUIN YOU. Insurance companies really don't want to pay anyway even if you have them at a job. Welcome to America. Thanks go out to Saint Elizabeth hospital for…

Its because they want to controll there wage slaves and so the exceutives dont feel like they are sitting in an empty office

Went to McDonald's to pick up a snack on my ride to a friends house Sunday morning. This was the scene: Two lane drive thru both full out to street (approximately 18 vehicles each lane) so I decided to walk inside. I wish I had brought my phone in to take this nightmare picture. 14 people in the lobby area waiting for their order and 4 people (including me) waiting to place an order. Amongst the hustle we can hear the employees talking about why they have not hired anyone else and someone in the back spoke up.”Because we are the only ones dumb enough to work for minimum wage”. At that point I decided I had enough and started to turn and walk out. The very nice young girl behind the counter called me and asked if i was already helped since i was next in line. I simply…

I guess this isn't “antiwork” as much as it is “anti recruiter,” but I've been interviewing for various jobs and luckily got an offer from the one I wanted the most. I had talked to a couple recruiters throughout this process. Last Wednesday an interview was set up for today through a specific recruiter, but on Friday I got the job offer I was hoping for. I immediately accepted and did some onboarding paperwork before the weekend. This morning I gave my two week notice at my current employer and remembered this interview that was scheduled for this afternoon, so I emailed the people who were set to interview me that I would have to cancel and thanked them for their consideration. About 2 hours later I get a text from the recruiter about how unhappy with his firm they are and that they “expected more decorum from a business…

So a few months ago my parents worked for a pet transport company in QLD Australia – Outwest animal transport. They paid them a flat rate of $150 per day, cash, for hours that varied but were never less than 12 hours a day, sometimes up to 18. They also would withhold ‘tax’ from each paycheque at the highest rate that never got paid to the ATO, so they had just kept it. They also would not pay them on time and not pay them the full amount, they ended up owing them over $3000 in unpaid wages. The way the schedule worked was they would do a 7-10 day run and then a week (unpaid) off. The employers would also pay for the hotel room each night, though on occasion they hadn’t put money in the business account and my parents had to cover the cost. Outwest also ran…

The proactive approach Avoiding potentially wasteful meetings One of Dr. Rogelberg’s findings, which he explained in an interview, is that: “Much of meeting activity is just habits.”  Because of this it’s easy to go on autopilot when scheduling meetings. But what results is excessively frequent, needlessly long meetings. So, before you call for a meeting, think about: Whether the topic or issue needs to be addressed in a live meeting.  Who needs to be invited to the meeting and what they’d be expected to contribute. For example, is there a specific decision that needs to be made? Does it require input from others? If the answer’s yes to both questions, a meeting makes sense.  The reactive approach Canceling existing meetings Nothing erodes your reputation like canceling meetings too frequently or without the proper tact. But let’s face it: you’re going to need to cancel or postpone a meeting every once…