Author: Olivia

Even after university I didn't understand this phrase, after many years in the corporate world it is becoming increasingly wild to me. People around me have tried to convince me that this is “normal”. That everyone has a “price”. But it's not normal. I am not a resource, I am a person. A human being sounds proud. A human resource is something that demeans human dignity.

First of all my apologies if this doesn't belong here and this is a throwaway account as a precaution.( The three day wait to post with a new account on antiwork didn't stop me from posting this 🙂 ) This is a great sub, I've learned lots and appreciate everyones contribution! Hopefully mine fits the bill. I work for Uscellular. A regional cellphone carrier that competes (kind of) with Verizon att and TMobile where we have home service. I've worked here for 10 years. During that time i needed to meet a sales quota. The first couple of years it was only new line activations. Then a few years later it was that and an accesory quota. Then a year later they added a prepaid (pay as you go) activations quota. Fast forward to around dec 2020 they have now added the following metrics, All metrics and quotas are monthly…

So while applying for another job in the medical field, it really hit me how much bs references are. Some people don't even want any references but they will require supervisor or above and then they will also require more than one and some people will absolutely not budge at all. This is something that really isn't talked about much when people want to say homelessness is just a choice. What if you have an employer that is bitter that you left, they don't necessary have to give a bad referral but they can just refuse to answer anything. Also what if you are looking around for options, many employers will refuse to give out details on the job such as pay, or benefits without going through the whole hr process. So you would have to make your boss aware that you are looking at other opportunities which can leave…

So for context, my husband and I work for the same company but in different locations. It is frowned upon/not acceptable to have coworker relations but we transferred here from another state so it was fine for us as long as we're seperated. At my husbands new location, he needs to communicate information to the General Manager(f) if anything goes wrong during the night shift. Anything missing, extra stuff, etc. Its never been an issue at any place we've been but the General Manager here is acting extremely unprofessional to the point where it's pissing him off every day and he goes home upset. The GM ignores what he says, doesnt respond to questions, and when she does its in a sour tone. I've experienced this first-hand. We've been told shes “not a morning person” but if part of the job is communicating what the GM needs to know to…

These commercials where people are giving up basic costs such as cable, their gaming systems, etc just to be able to afford insurance. They know exactly how much we struggle yet are trying to capitalize on our struggle. Makes me sick

Pop the leeches that make us work from womb to tomb to enhance their wealth.

Since employers want to keep threatening termination for discussing pay here is the exact text from the NRLB so you can send it to them Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act), employees have the right to communicate with other employees at their workplace about their wages.  Wages are a vital term and condition of employment, and discussions of wages are often preliminary to organizing or other actions for mutual aid or protection.   If you are an employee covered by the Act, you may discuss wages in face-to-face conversations and written messages.  When using electronic communications, like social media, keep in mind that your employer may have policies against using their equipment.  However, policies that specifically prohibit the discussion of wages are unlawful.   You may have discussions about wages when not at work, when you are on break, and even during work if employees are permitted…

I was rejected and told that what I was receiving was fair compensation. If it were fair, I wouldn’t have had to apply for a second job that pays me more to do pretty much the same thing. There are people in my department who are new hires that worked a different area and kept their higher pay coming to us. I’m happy for them, but I’m mad that I’m making $2/hr less to train them. I was hoping they would at least raise my pay by $1 to be comparable to my second job, but they told me no. So… I’ve been applying for jobs on and off now counting on being an internal hire to help me out a little, but it hasn’t. How can I make my resume beat the AI for jobs I qualify for or at least go to the next stage?