Month: September 2023

Burner account because I'm positive atleast a few people I work with use reddit. Genuinely interested in of anyone else would tell this employer to shove it. I work for a giant heavy equipment company as a field service technician, been there for a few months now and was unaware of the on call rotation until about a month after I started. Our rotation for our 24hr on call schedule is every other week(between me and another tech)- Friday night to the following Friday morning. There's no incentive other then a base pay of 4 hrs on Sunday. Basically for 2 weeks out of the month I'm required to work my scheduled 8(actually tends to be on the 10-12 hrs if not more), clock out, go home and sit by my phone unpaid and pray I don't get a service call- if I get called and have to leave I…

Earlier today a Manager at a pizza place I work at asked me if I was doing a specific position on the station I was assigned to today, I said I wasn't where he then asked me if I wanted to a different position on the same station. I said I would, I spoke to the person currently on the position and said they could stay there and we could swap positions a hour later instead of swapping immediately. My manager got upset with me than saying what I wanted to do. I was initially confused than saying which I wanted to do. After that he walked to another Manager a few metres away started telling him about what happened while yelling at me and threatening to send me home if I did it again. The second Manager wasn't upset and sympathetic after hearing both sides with him thinking it…

For some clarity: I'm actively job hunting, graduating college in December (online, part-time but almost done), and legitimately can't afford to quit (yet). Just need to scream a bit and maybe get some tips on “how to keep your sanity” until I can gtfo. Bear with me this might be long and ramble but that's kinda what this subreddit is for right. Anyway: I work for a certain company, known for its union-busting that's been going on since late 2020 I believe. And one of our ex-CEOs (paraphrasingly) said, “Look I'm a billionaire, but I was poor once too!” My location unionized in May 2022. I instigated the effort and given how understaffed we were already, especially for my role as a supervisor, my manager couldn't (and still can't) afford to fire me. So I didn't have a ton of worry in starting the movement up. The support with my…

I never post but…I feel so overwhelmed right now. I’ve been working doubles for a large hospice care facility due to staffing shortages. It should be 1 med tech per 8 residents, currently it’s closer to 1:32. After working 6hrs of my 16hr shift today, I started vomiting projectile style. I felt dizzy, short of breath, and flu like. Took a Covid test and it’s super positive. My supervisor says there’s absolutely no one to cover my shift, and also no one for the next few days. If I leave it’s considered abandonment. Endless days of double shifts already working 16 hours per shift with little to no downtime whatsoever, all staff is overworked. I have no life anymore. My contract says full time 40 hrs with some overtime to be expected. I’m averaging 115 hrs per week. The residents are suffering quality of care. This is my passion and…

Boss wants me to train the new folks on elevated work, no extra pay for anyone, and they're not going to hire anyone…how should I go about sabotaging this as it seems the team has agreed to bend over and are just waiting for me to train them.

I thought this would be the best community to express my thoughts on the problems I see with how things have turned regarding workers' rights and employee treatment, though I'm happy to take a redirect by mods or members. I know you all have heard and lived through this a million times but I'm trying to gather support for effective collective action of some sort. Rant/discussion/open-ended post. Was briefly hospitalized in the ER last night after calling the police on myself because I became so psychologically impaired due to overwork and excess stress. I ended up destroying equipment (replaceable and inexpensive) at work because of how mentally unstable I'd become. As usual, I was skipping meals, sleep deprived, and burdened by a myriad of excessive tasks that I was juggling unsuccessfully. I'm a doctoral student at a world-class university and I joined a laboratory group that started up during the…

TLDR: My lead was passed over for a management position that she was the best candidate for. Now I want to make management's life difficult without affecting my coworkers. I work for a mission driven organization, the kind of place that says they want to save the world in one form or another (but not faith based). When I started, the distinction between management and boots on the ground employees was fuzzy. I'm on the boots on the ground side. Years ago, my side of the line was given a voice in big decisions. We were respected as subject matter experts. We might not make as much money, but there was a distinct feeling that everyone was working together for a common goal and bringing their own strengths to it. In recent history, that atmosphere has changed. Another layer of management was instituted and those of us who had been…

Location: Scotland Industry: retail I'm a management trainee for a retail company in Scotland. I've recently (just under a month) started this job which has issues. Always understaffed and staff are guiltled to come in. I am gluten intolerant (I have another autoimmune condition which makes me think this could be coeliacs but not yet been diagnosed) and was poisoned by cross contamination yesterday. As a result I have woken up in a lot of pain and horrendously ill today. As per procedure I've called in sick (I am due to work 12-8.30) and there's no set guidelines on how long before your shift you call as long as you call. First response I got was “that's not great we'll have nobody to close the store” and I had to speak to our store manager who was clearly upset and told me I should try to come in for a…