Month: April 2023

My coworker asked the manager if we could have a little fish tank in the office. Of course, he was told no but told he could have a rubber duck…. I work at a destination spa and this dude just got the biggest rubber ducky you’d ever see and it’s in the pool. I can’t stop laughing!

This is a true story, of a beginning employment. I accepted a trucking position at a company in Williston ND. Now—for those not in the know, truck drivers are subject to federal rules regarding drug/alcohol testing, most of which are ridiculous and nonsensical. This company sent me for a pre-employment drug screen and a physical. I’ve never done drugs in my life, and that’s not an exaggeration, ive been clean and sober all my life. (Boring, I know.) The doctor they sent me to administer a “panel test” and falsely claimed that it was a DOT approved test, and that I’d tested positive for THC and PCP. I laughed. None of the prescription drugs i take have any interactions or reactions. Nobody in my family smokes or uses Cannbis products. They “fired” me immediately and attempted to file a report with the Clearinghouse that I had refused a drug test.…

So I found out February my company would not be continuing my contract for the next school year. I live and work in Tokyo and the school year goes April to March. Today I got my last paycheck that covers March 16-31. It was only about 29,000yen ($280). When I asked why it was so low they said it was from the unpaid days i took off. I only took off 3 max. I'm waiting to get my alst paystub in the mail but wtf. I cant pay my rent, internet, or phone.

I’m going to try and articulate this but I struggle with that so bear with me here please. Basically I am working 4/12s concurrently and since that comes to 48 hours in 4 days assumed I would be paid over time right? Wrong! I was informed that they will line up to fall on the day the pay period Starts over meaning half on this check half on next check and of course not paying ot. I’m sure this is a legal loophole companies use but it just seems to so grossly take advantage of employees.

Not trying to give American corporations any ideas, but I feel very heavily that they are going to eventually realize they could get away with and save a whole lot of money by not having any lower/middle management. The increase of work at home positions means supervisors have less and less to do, so why are they still being paid? But, Counterpoint. When it eventually happens, the workforce will be split between high managers and workers, the wage disparity will increase tenfold, and each and every one of us will become a slave to the government or super corporation. I really wish I could get people to stand up, but for every one I happen to find their are a hundred more trying to sleep and snore so loudly I can’t be heard.

https://fortune.com/2023/03/30/corporate-workplace-culture-soviet-union-1930s-increased-production-performance/amp/ https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/the-age-of-the-crisis-of-work-quiet-quitting-great-resignation/