Month: June 2024

Purely because if you weren't lucky enough to work from home and have everyone see how unnecessary office culture is, having to go to work as an essential worker was still better than being back to “normal” because corporate head office employees weren't considered essential. They're national visits to shops struggling to stay afloat were seen as the unnecessary literal plague they are. Corporate head offices are so intolerable that a world shutting down pandemic feels like a better alternative.

Last week I was in a bad accident. I passed out after donating plasma, totaled my car and broke my back. I’m now out of work, out of a car and I can’t even fucking donate plasma anymore!!! I just got a call telling me I’m deferred for life essentially so there goes $400 a month I was counting on. I’m so fucking screwed. I’m so angry. I have no clue what to do now. I’m not eligible for any unemployment benefits or anything that I’m aware of. FUCK!!!!! I just need to vent. I feel so hopeless and fucking tired. Sitting here with a broken back and bruised sternum just stressed out of my mind. I fucking hate capitalism.

This is a rant. 15 years ago I was having a discussion with a co-worker, I was complaining that while I liked the day-to-day job back then, I really didn't want to spend another 40 years just “doing work”. So I decided then that I would work hard to earn a lot of money, live frugally, save money, invest, and retire early. So that time has come, I now basically have a passive income off of investments, I quit my job a few months ago and I'm (relatively) free as a bird (until the economy crashes and my investments are worthless). Just to be clear I'm not super rich: I can afford monthly expenses and have a little bit leftover for fun stuff, but I can't go to crazy expensive parties, buy a lot of crap, and have 10 faraway vacations each year or whatever. It was fun for the…

The idea of anti-boycott is to award and support companies which treat well their employees – to make a list of companies who reply to a list of clear criteria, for exemple highest paid employee earns not more than 20 times what the lowest paid employee does; wages periodically updated according to inflation; a percent of the profits is shared with employees etc. The companies on our list will get a label which they can use in their publicity and everyone willing to support them with their money will be able to check the list and buy from them. This will be a form of solidarity among workers of all different spheres, and also will motivate business owners to improve their employees' conditions while also being benefitial for their business and image.

God I forgot about this scummy tactic and how bs it is. Well atleast now I can sit on my arse for 30 minutes and revel in the ability to ignore all customers, orders, or issues for that time.

So, two years ago I got one of the jobs I was really hoping for. After working in the front desk of various hotels, I finally got a back office job at the commercial department. Everything was great. 9-5, not having to work on weekends or bank holidays, and I get to see a total 0 customers/clients throughout the day, which is a BIG relief. However, I do not understand why my company (european) does not let us WFH. It's nonsense since I do not have to deal with any meetings (really) or do any visit in my hotel. But since WFH in my industry is not a very common thing, I kinda let it go. But, and this the reason of my post, I do not understand why: 1- We have to wear uniform (shirt with a tie, black dress pants) 2- We can't wear a polo on summer.…

So I'm leaving work, I noticed a group of people with trash bags, I find this multi billion dollar company has been having volunteers clean the parking lot since it's been it's be freshly sealed. That's my job and worse I walked it twice yesterday, is this the trend now, dump paid workers to con volunteers?

My company's HR team recently sent out a company wide email saying they'll be doing an anonymous workplace survey. I am under no illusions about anonymonity, but wonder what might happen if I were honest. I generally like my job and my colleagues. Upper management is toxic in my department though. Ultimately, it's one bad leader overextended himself into a position he should have never had. He bullies, micromanages, believes might makes right. Disrespectful to the team, constantly negative, and EVERYTHING IS URGENT!!! He's made some comments about having his ass handed to him by his boss, so it seems like he's on somebody else's shit list. He's not very well-liked with upper management and lower level people alike. I need this job and don't want to risk it, but I also wish others were aware of the situation because it's becoming untenable for me. I'm close to breaking.