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My employer just announced this over the PA for today’s shift. I’ve been here since 1 pm and scheduled to get out at 9pm. There’s no way this shit is legal (in Michigan)

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Where did we get the idea that everyone should have a paying job no matter what?

The only exceptions I've really seen are for retired people who worked for decades and maybe people with disabilities and college students, though there's stigma there too. If you don't have a paying job then people judge the crap out of you, even if you do non-paying work such as domestic work, parenting, volunteering, etc. I live in America and feel that stigma so strongly here. We are taught that we are NEVER doing enough. I remember telling a coworker once that I was going to school full time on top of my job and that I was tired because of it, and her response was that her daughter had several jobs and kids and also was in school. This is the same coworker who thought it was ridiculous that I wouldn't work double shifts at a very physically demanding job, even though I ended up getting injured anyway from…

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Did I get scammed by a job posting?

Got a job offer from a post on indeed. I got called, set up an interview, got a second interview, got hired, got sent digital paperwork, got sent to do a drug test, viewed training videos, and took some online courses using their onboarding site. They had promised to pay for my time doing the classes, but it's already been a week and I haven't received any further communication from them. Is anyone familiar with Talent Burst or Nomi Health? When I first got hired they had given me the location of the business, but when I passed by it, it was an abandoned clinic. I had figured they were going to build their business there, but so far I haven't heard from them at all.

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Quit without notice, now 2 of my other coworkers are too.

I posted the other day about quitting without notice, and I did, I guess my boss told everyone in our tiny “company” of 5 immediately immediately because today I got texts from 2 of my other coworkers along the lines of “yeah I'm leaving too I don't blame you but best of luck”. Aparently he's putting wayyyy too much on everyones plate and the other two were also so done with it. I just wanted to share because it's kinda hilarious to me.

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( serious ) need help with quitting job

I have a few part time jobs , the one I am having an issue at. It’s a very part time (10 hours a week maybe ) merchandiser job . Long story short my district manager is a nasty , rude lady . She’s screamed at me on the phone on multiple occasions . She’s gotten mad at me and taken my work off my schedule and let someone else do it just because she was mad at me . She’s done things like this to multiple people . She has attempted to suspend me before because I couldn’t pick up extra work . We don’t have many merchandisers for our company in the area anymore because of her . I want to quit because I am tired of being treated like this . It would be over email or text because I want proof of what I said and…

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Alf showed that the going rate for a baby sitter in 1989 years ago was $6.00/hr. 33 Years later minimum wage is only 20% more than that while rents have increased by 200%

https://youtu.be/1nxlySqG0fQ?t=166

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The one thing that works wonders when you have a “worker shortage”

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How my workplace (fast-food) feels about it’s employees staying hydrated

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They told us that capitalism would solve our problems, they lied!

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We told Amazon we need a $5 raise, safe jobs, and no more retaliation. The corporation responded with intimidation and a $1 raise. We’re not taking it, we’re going on strike to protest Amazon’s unfair labor practices. #AmazonStrike #PayUpAmazon