The Majority Positive Outlook is keeping this from happening, and will for a very long time. Just a reminder to keep pushing for changes to labor laws, unions, higher corporate taxes, and single payer healthcare through proven, non-violent methods such as organizing, protesting, striking, and running for local, state, and federal office. There are too many happy people to make your collapse fantasies a reality.
Hi! So I'm the OP of this post, and I promised a few people in the comments to update them when I had one. So. My plan at the time was to apply to jobs and get a new one, then quit. That plan fell through. No matter how many awful minimum wage jobs I applied to, none would even give me an interview. So I was forced to stay there if I wanted any money at all. Good news though! 1. We now get breaks. Yayyyyy! Front end has gotten breaks every single shift, and now we get 1 15 minute break for every 4 hour shift. Still laughable in my opinion but at least it matches front end. 2. I got training for the position above mine, and cover those shifts sometimes. I also trained for register. Overall I made myself a more valuable employee, which I hope…
I had a very promising career where I was being groomed for a leadership position and it vanished in an instant…I put up with so much crap, worked beyond my job description, put in extra hours, and volunteered for so many side projects over the years… Fast forward to earlier this year. A new Executive was brought in from another company. They fired, demoted, or pushed all the current managers and replaced them with the new Executive’s friends/former colleagues. Of the half dozen new leadership positions only 2 were actually posted (i.e. not handed out to friends). I applied and didn’t even get an interview! Today I found out at least 1, likely both of those roles are going to friends of the new managers who didn’t even apply for the position! Just goes to show that working hard, working late, putting in extra effort is completely pointless.
Title pretty much sums it up. Just graduated college, made many applications and only got one job offer so I essentially had no choice but to take it. The company I'm working for is known for overworking its employees and I'm just sad that this company will basically be my life for the next 2 or so years, or however long until the position looks good enough on my resume for me to jump ship. I really wish I could have more time to work on things I'm passionate about, especially right out of college where I still have a passion for life and some youthful exuberance. Alas.
https://preview.redd.it/rpmhfykiaefb1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a454d5a27fa90920f50c05d89b0a09163d2888b4 Musing on today's news of the passing of Paul Reubens, it occurred to me that Pee-Wee's Big Adventure was one of my earliest anti-capitalist lessons. No amount of money is worth sacrificing something you cherish. R.I.Pee-Wee
I live in Florida and my buddy just told me his wife, who im also friends with, that works at Rural King, has had to work without air conditioning for over 4 months because the management team chose to take their bonus money over repairing the A/C, apparently at RK any repair costs forfeit the bonuses management can get? Chime in if this is wrong but this is the info I was given. Not sure how the background shit works at RK, I don't work there, but it sounds completely fucked off and I mentioned maybe she should try contacting a local union. Is there a way she, or he could contact a union anonymously? Thank you for the help. Be well everyone.
My manager is a good man. I've come to realize that he as a manager is just as burned out and depressed as I am. But he still tries to get me to do his job. It's little things that I CAN do, but it takes me away from the big things I HAVE to do. The other day, he asked me about a little thing. “Do you want to do this, or…” I smiled at him, and said, “No, sir. I believe in you, and trust that you don't need me to do this.” He can be a butt, but he's also really good and reminds me CONSTANTLY that I need to take care of my health.
My manager is a good man. I've come to realize that he as a manager is just as burned out and depressed as I am. But he still tries to get me to do his job. It's little things that I CAN do, but it takes me away from the big things I HAVE to do. The other day, he asked me about a little thing. “Do you want to do this, or…” I smiled at him, and said, “No, sir. I believe in you, and trust that you don't need me to do this.” He can be a butt, but he's also really good and reminds me CONSTANTLY that I need to take care of my health.
I wanted to share this with you guys, I’m an apprentice Millwright and recently I’ve been following this man Dr. Greer, at first I was very skeptical about what he had to say in his videos but at this point, I feel pretty certain of his view points. I work two hours and thirty minutes from home, if I didn’t live in my girlfriends parents attic I would barely afford to get by with my union job. Part of me feels like this work is worthless, and after seeing what Dr. Greer has said I feel as though I’m contributing to a much worse problem in our society. I know I need to support my family, (I have a 7 month old son as well) but chasing this money for the problems I’m contributing to seems worthless in the end. If you have time I’d really like for you all…