Month: April 2022

Hey, friends – I'm thinking of writing a book about the fact that capitalism is the enemy of the truth, and I'm hoping you'll help. To start with, I want to try to categorize all the different types of lies that flourish in a capitalist system (and, if possible, to find documented examples). Here's what I've got so far: ​ False advertising Illegal false advertising of products/services “Puffery” and other bullshit advertising techniques that are legal but still lying Ghost-writing (i.e., lying about who wrote something) Dishonest job listings Misclassifying employees to avoid paying minimum wages, etc. False job listings to lure in and enslave workers False wage/benefit listings (e.g. remote work) Industrial misinformation campaigns (think cigarettes, lead paint, NFL concussions, global warming, etc.) Disinformation-for-hire and “reputation management” Blatant gaslighting (“Today's fantasy football experience is brought to you ad-free after a message from our sponsors”) Propaganda & selective reporting in…

Just note that this isn't one of those “I have this friend…” and it turns out to be me. My friend isn't on reddit and I'm trying to help her out. Short version of the story: My friend walks into work one day and is immediately told to go home because “it's not working out.” She immediately files for unemployment and is denied due to breaking a reasonable rule. No other explanation is given. She's currently filing an appeal and swears up and down that IF she broke a rule, nobody informed her. She is also sending out a letter today to request a copy of her personal file. Is there anything else she can do in the time being or just sit and wait for the appeal process? I'm inclined to believe her because she's a very straight forward person and the industry she worked for (in home care)…

Pay disclosure gets pushback in NYC By Cate Chapman, Editor at LinkedIn News Updated 1 hour ago New York City’s biggest companies are pushing back against a salary-transparency law set to take effect in May. Citing labor shortages and diversity goals, companies such as JPMorgan Chase and IBM argued in a letter to City Council that posting competitive salaries higher than what current employees receive could create conflict. The law requires minimum and maximum salaries to be advertised for positions — remote or in-person, salaried or hourly — to be performed in the city, in a bid to reduce gender and racial pay gaps. The companies, members of the Partnership for New York City, have requested the following changes to the law: The effective date be pushed to November Companies with fewer than 15 employees be exempted General postings for “Help Wanted” be exempted

I work in a state in which marijuana is medically (only) legal and I work in one of the grow warehouses in trim. Today we have a strain that has traces of mold; you crack open a dense nug and it might have fuzzy bits, or a bunch of spores will puff out. I was informed of this as I was beginning my batch and kind of freaked out. My coworkers and lead said they've been doing this forever and any complaints are ignored. I went to my manager and HR and I feel like I was given the runaround… they do test the batches twice but even trace amounts are allowed. “it's not black mold.” “Cheese has mold” and like other dumb shit just to get me to shut up. I have a small background in the medical field but also a quick Google search tells you that mold…

I considered myself a leftist for a long time but I gotta say, nothing has radicalized me faster than my first tech job. I should preface this with the fact that my background is in science, and I’ve been unemployed since graduating from grad school. I’m unfortunately taking a job offer at a large financial institution so I don’t starve and become homeless. I hate that I have to take this job but as of right now, I have no other way to live. Anyways. Its been a several months long process to even get hired as an intern. I applied back in November of 2021, did months of workshopping and projects, and I’m doing pre intern training the whole month of April. In May I start an internship that goes on for several weeks and leads to a full time job given I don’t mess literally everything up (we’ll…

My friend’s father passed away in another country. Work denied her bereavement leave since she wasn’t able to attend the funeral as he died and was buried within three days, they would only approve the leave if she was going to attend the service, and she also had to show proof (death certificate or obituary). I’m in disbelief.

My fiancé just finished her evening 9 hour shift at a hotel and her replacement didn't come. Nobody showed up for the night shift. Managers don't pick up and neither does her replacement. She refused to leave and says she'll lose her job if she does. So now she will do another 8-9 hours until 7am because the hotel is understaffed. How do I tell her to go home? She won't listen. What the fuck. She already did this once. 17 hour shift cos a manager didn't show up! And she doesn't get breaks! Because nobody will swap her for 30 minutes. And the breaks are unpaid. I tried to report this but the UK governing body or whatever it was said they can't do shit until an employee complains to management and doesn't get a response. They won't accept 3rd party report. Hospitality is fucked up! And all that…

Sent my resume to a custom Porsche shop in California call Singer Auto Designs. Got a interview with them to be a technician restoring vintage Porsche 911s. I wanted 80k, everyone I talked to thought I was underselling myself because the job is in LA. Interview goes great…”However we only can offer you 20$ an hour on a 50 hour work week”

Exactly what does Indeed allow job posters to see of a candidates profile. I have seen that they can view where you apply to. What else can they see?