Month: August 2024

So I enjoy spitballing ideas on anti-work simply to hear different takes and the like (Plus it also is good to spread knowledge to some people on things they may not know have changed for the worse when they initially fight an idea) and I had a random idea hit me, but what if the (Referencing the US here) there was an official state website where employers that were required by law to do fair hiring practices had to post job openings and give priority to applicants from there for interviews and hiring instead of indeed. It would mitigate the ability for a lot of these places to pretend they didn't know someone couldn't work legally (Arguably depending on the situation it could even work as coverage with proof that the state made a mistake) Since it would likely include any information you'd like to include for the purposes of…

About 2 weeks ago my roommates kid came home with a “little stomach flu”, which despite my best efforts I caught. I tried calling out, and 2 of my jobs let me, but the other 2 managers told me nope, doctors note, I had to find a replacement, and it will be a no-show. So I came into work. Spent half the day in the restroom, and now everyone has it including both managers that forced me to come in. One complained to me how everyone in her house has it and how it's my fault. We really need some sort of mandatory sick leave. I hate how I infected some of my coworkers, but how much illness could be prevented if we did. Edit, WOW, a half rant that I wrote a 1am kinda went way further than I thought it would. I will try to read the comments…

I hate this notion of “producing” each and every damn day to be a part of this idiotic matrix. I am for communal living even as a medical professional, why isn't it better in the long run to do something similar to what Jacques Fresco envisioned? I say this as a medical professional or an engineer could still benefit the greater good of the tribe by imparting their knowledge to live sustainably well. Rather than to be pimped off by a corporation for some measly crumbs… The venus project is one of the few ideas that may actually SAVE our idiotic and selfish species… Carlin said it best, we were great when we were cooperative (with one another) rather than competitive (amongst each other) … this idiotic concept where value must be constantly outputted by us (labor) just to get crumbs for maslowsian needs is a crime against humanity

I just started a new job (about a month now) & I’m not the biggest fan of it. I’m an assistant teacher at a preschool for children with special needs. Most of the kids have autism or severe ADHD. Everyday I come into work crying in the bathroom to the point where I need to call my girlfriend to cheer myself up. Every fucking day there’s constant screaming like SCREECHING. I sometimes have to physically restrain children from hurting themselves or others. I get physically hurt at work from the children scratching me or hitting me. I thought I was going to make an impact on these children and teach them things but instead I’m trying to get through every second of the day without crying. The other assistant teacher in the room ignores me half of the time I’m there. I say “good morning!” To her in an enthusiastic…

I'm coming to the end of 1.5 years of illness, following a struggle with alcoholism and the necessary rehab/recovery period afterward. A lot of things contributed to my becoming an alcoholic, but I can't deny that a large factor was the insurmountable hopelessness I felt in the face of “wake up at 7am, get home at 6pm and do that 5 out of every 7 days until you die”. It led to a nervous breakdown in 2023 and my subsequent unemployment. I've worked since I was 16 years old and developed a professional career in sales (20 hours a week alongside a full-time university degree, then full time). I was very good at my job, and had the good fortune to receive 1-to-1 training from some of the best in my field. It sucked and I hated it, but I pushed through because I was raised to believe that a…

I work at an airport as a toilet/water truck operator. Either I refill aircraft portable waters, or I dump the aircraft's septic tanks. Its not as dirty as it sounds, and if course you need some vaccinations for it. Its easy and I'm alone. But… I can not stand working these seven straight days anymore. Its so mentally draining. I have had multiple occasions of a breakdown over these working conditions. I messages the union anonymously earlier today so I hope something is done about it. But I am so over everything. This job pays too good for me to just leave, so I am just going to try and drag this out as long as I can.

So at my company we have 30 minutes automatically taken out of our time for lunch. If we do not take a lunch we submit a punch for 30 minutes after we leave to compensate for the time lost. Today our boss said we have to clock out no matter what even if we do not take a lunch and they are keeping the 30 minute punch out on our time. What should we do? How do we report this?