I can think of a few: Declaring that employees can't moonlight or have secondary employment. Requiring written permission for secondary employment. Forcing staff to sign Non-Compete Agreements (NCA) but failing to explain what the dense legalese means, leaving broad statements inside of the NCA deliberately unclarified. Monitoring whether or not you have your “searching for employment” turned on on LinkedIn. Screen (stalk) social media to ensure compliance with expectations. Disallowing employees from calling back to the company for use as reference, not as a matter of punishment but as a matter of policy. Declaring either in handbook or NCA that employee has to get permission from the current employer to apply for the new employer (as in, you have to tell them who you are applying for and they can say no or fire you if they don't appreciate your aptitude to search for a better job). Declaring in a…
Month: March 2022
I don't know if this belongs here, but this has been annoying me for time now. I started a job mid January, and it can be pretty complex at times because I am always getting approached with new questions. The big problem is that I need to strictly adhere to procedure (due to the nature of my job) and therefore I need to ask colleagues (usually I need to ask my manager). If I mess up it gets pulled up and I have to amend it. Management encourage us to ask questions and approach them regarding things we don't know, but treat us in a very hostile way when we actually ask. This “what the hell you asking us for?” Attitude. Well I haven't been here for very long. They're the ones that placed emphasis on deep end training and learning on the job. That's fine, but without real support…
I am a delivery driver. We got paid as such – $13 when we were inside the store, $6.50 on the road, tips, along with .85 cents a mile. The reason for the high mileage was because the tips in our location were not very good. But still on busy nights it was fairly common for us to make $100-$150 in 8-10 hours. So, news come that our franchisee sold all of his stores, and we will be under the new management fairly shortly. Then they start coming in, they make all the employees who wish to stay basically fill everything out as if they were applying for the job again.. but the biggest red flag is that they wouldn't tell us if the driver's pay will remain the same. I should've left then and there but I wanted to give them a chance and not be that negative. So,…
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Work for the Mission Instead of The Man
I'm late in my career, but about 25 years ago after exiting a horribly toxic and low-paying job, I made the decision to only work for nonprofits for the remainder of my career. Now don't get me wrong, a nonprofit can be just as high-stress and low-paying as any for-profit company. They are often strapped for resources and focused on finding donors – which is much like any sales job. But at least at the end of the day, you know you (hopefully) did some good. And you definitely know your labors weren't just to make someone else rich. Nonprofits are more likely to need and appreciate skilled labor. If you are good at what you do, you will likely be told how much you are respected and appreciated. Unlike for-profit companies, where their financial activities are usually opaque, nonprofits are required by the IRS to have certain levels of…
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Guilt over sick days – advice?
All my capitalist conditioning makes me feel anxious and guilty over taking sick days off work. How do y'all antiworkers overcome these feelings and call out shamelessly?
I was fired for defending a manager who was also fired. After most of the staff left in retaliation the owners wife came looking for me at the bar next door with her mace in hand. Luckily I had already left but I really wish she would have done it so I could have pressed charges.
Long story short, I’m a videographer that was sent out with a smaller team within our company to a different state for a client shoot. It was three days in a row of roughly 14 hour shoot days, with a 5:45am call time and ending after 7. The client decided to book a dinner with the team every. single. night. of our stay. We were told by our office manager that if we didn’t feel well, to stay at the hotel and take care of ourselves if we can’t make the dinner. Our travel day was fucked, but I went to dinner that first night despite feeling really gross. The second night, I requested to not attend the dinner. It wasn’t mandatory, but there was continuous pressure it was “important for everyone to be there.” Keep in mind, I’m a junior videographer. My seniors told me multiple times it’d be…