Month: August 2023

Unionized workers at the Department of Children Youth and Families in Washington state are pushing to “toss” their boss, Ross, through a Vote of No Confidence. The effort has been featured on King 5 and The Seattle Times, and it’s led to some pretty creative memes! Solidarity forever with MY union!! #RossNotMyBoss A few examples of why we have no confidence… -DCYF is a new agency established in 2018, and already has one of the highest turnover rates in the state. 18% of employees left in 2022 compared to 11.5% in 2021. -When the DCYF oversight board asked what he was doing to make staff feel supported, Ross Hunter replied, “probably not enough”. -Within the last 30 days, Ross met with line workers and proudly told them, “I know less about child welfare today than I did 5 years ago!” -Staff in child welfare and juvenile rehabilitation have been experiencing…

I'm here to share my recent ordeal of being abruptly fired from my job, a journey that highlights the struggles many of us face against corporate indifference. I hope my experience resonates with fellow members seeking support, camaraderie, and guidance in navigating the murky waters of the modern workplace. ​ Backdrop: I'm a 28-year-old male who was let go in June due to alleged performance issues and rule violations, despite my history as a dedicated employee. The situation unfolded when my supervisor went on paternity leave, and his replacement terminated me the next day, June 22. ​ Unfair Process During an Employee Review Meeting (ERM), I was denied union representation, leaving me defenseless. The company distorted events to paint me as an inept worker, disregarding my efforts to clarify the situation. ​ Union efforts Working with my union president, we delved into my work history to uncover the truth. Unfortunately,…

My brother, father, stepfather, grandmother, both uncles, and 2 close friends are all unemployed; and I make 9. The other two people, my mom and one friend born into a better upbringing are employed. People tell me all the time to step up and start earning my way. When the government has paid for your housing for the last 6 years and you see your loved ones starting to get older and no one can do anything about medical bills, support, or child care, it becomes obvious that I don’t even understand what stepping up could possibly look like. Or believe that it is possible at all. People say it’s me. I surround myself with people who aren’t doing a lot. I surround myself with my family; what else?

Last year on September, I landed a “nice” job at one of the world “biggest” company. It started off great, the work itself is easy to manage and I am comfortable doing it. However, with a new “team” approach” and “Management” started this year, things started turning to the worst. I started to see how my management “fixes” issues around the typical office issues but also understand the capabilities of the management. In shorter words, the management doesn't have the skills/capabilities to manage the issues and somehow manage to get by day to day. This is because they would assort to office politics to “shift” the blame and also dodge responsibility. Worst part is that they do not think it is an issue since they have been “in this office for more than 10+ years”. Recently I have gotten caught within this office politics and got an ear full on…

I’m 20m just getting my start in the workplace I started working at a local small town grocery store and this post is going to be very long so I’ll try to keep it as short as possible Since I started working there (over a year ago), there’s been a lot of shit that’s gone on where I’ve raised my eyebrow I’ll start with the little things. Only managers, deli, and meat department are full time. There are no grocery hours (except management) that are full time. Secondly there is a manager who has been embezzling money from the office for over a year which has led to hours being cut (from part-time employees thirdly the manager of the meat department has been repackaging old meat, and putting rotten meat out on the shelves and selling it since I’ve been working there. But that’s not just the end of it.…

It’s been great, not working, but I’m wondering if I want to apply myself, what I could achieve…

The TSA hiring process is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen in my life… and I've seen the movie “The Room.” And that was an enjoyable kind of dumb!!!! Look, I'm not gonna mix any more words… the TSA hiring process takes up to 8 months to complete. There's no compensation of any kind for what they make us do in order to go to their super far away interviews. (Took me 3 hours of driving total for all the places they wanted me to go. Probably more for other people.) They all clearly have no idea what the other ones are doing, as I've received a plethora of misinformation and straight up falsehoods from supposed higher ups in your organization, and to top it all off… they're planning on paying people a meager $17 per hour? (At least in my area. I know some places it's…

I’ve been at this company for one month. My new boss.. her “director of —-“ title means nothing because, as it turns out, she’s the CEOs wife. And she has zero experience in… anything relevant to her job title. Literally married the guy and one year later, edged her way into his company. Even through Zoom meetings, I can see the reflection of dollar signs in her red demon eyes. I’m sr manager level with 15+ yrs experience in my field l and am being treated like a child. I’ve never in my life experienced this kind of behavior from a boss. I’m also not the only one who feels her wrath. There are others… although she truly must hate me. (Hey bitch, it’s mutual) Here are some gems I’ve received from her since I started: -no personal appointments during work hours. These include doctor appointments. -im not to meet…

So I am currently a trainer at a solar install company. I have the most seniority among the training team (2 Years most people don't last here but I have a good time). Out of necessity there is a Spanish speaking trainer. The last guy was cool but this new guy is the younger brother of upper management and has caused all trainers to be put under P.I.P (Performance Improvement Plan) with the risk of demotion or terminations. Management said that everyone was put under P.I.P in order to “avoid showing favoritism and/or discrimination”. Once the P.I.P expired it was renewed for everyone for an unknown but likely similar reason. I currently do have a document that has outlined his P.I.P violations but I feel that submitting may result in problems due to the vague “no retaliation” policy. ​ What's the move? I want to keep this position but he…