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Month: March 2022

I finally pushed back to by boss, but he doesn’t seem to care. It felt so liberating, but I also don’t want to lose job. Any advice as to how to proceed. I just want my wishes respected.

Post author By Olivia
Post date March 4, 2022
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Work in the USA is finally reaching a tipping point! 32 hours! https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4728/all-info

Minimum wage really is the problem eh? (Sorry for crappy quality)

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Post date March 4, 2022
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52 weeks in a year/paycheck every 2 weeks. Fuck this I’m out.

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Post date March 4, 2022
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This subreddit is filled with delusional and lazy people for the most part

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Post date March 4, 2022
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Behaviorism is a dead science perpetuated by control freaks in schools and the workplace. Basically stockholm syndrome that they try to drag out indefinitely but burnout and desensitization aren’t included in it’s theory.

7 days into the job. Manager sent this to a staff of 200 people, mostly teenagers and elderly.

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Post date March 4, 2022
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How to actually quit with nothing lined up.

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Post date March 4, 2022
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I [32m] am a CNC machinist for a government contractor. 15 months ago I moved 1700 miles with the idea of “IM GETTING INTO THE MAJOR LEAGUES OF MACHINING”, and instead was welcomed with the most toxic work environment I’ve come across since being a teenager working at a fucking grocery store. While the actually work has been the only reason I’ve stayed (work that gets done with the bare minimum of technology, machining tools, and measurement tools), the past few months I’ve been on such a steady steady decline in mental health. I need out, badly, but in this area there isn’t much game in town and most options are worse in every single way. While my raise was 3.5%, I’m lucky I can actually live on that, while I cling to absolutely loving what I do. But seriously, for someone who was JUST able to become independent and…

New Budget changes.

My work instated a 3 an hour bonus last November that ended today. We had this because so many people called off because our base pay is 13.50 an hour. OUR WAREHOUSE SUPERVIOSOR TALKED ABOUT MAKING SHAREHOLDERS HAPPY. AND THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD. BEFORE DOCKING OUR BONUS FROM 3 AN HOUR TO 1.50 AN HOUR.

I just worked 8 days In a row for a total of 48.7 hours, should I have gotten over time pay? (Worked from one Sunday-another) or would it depend on what I worked Monday-Sunday?