As a Swede, hearing about people not being allowed to join a union is unfathomable. Is it prohibited, or what's the deal? And people who were/are members of a union, what's the best thing that came out of it for you?
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Author: Olivia
After a round of lay-offs, the agency president spent 2 hours yelling at the whole accounts team, swearing, and overall delivering a very unprofessional speech about how our clients are “arranged marriages” where we should create codependence. He actually asked aloud if anyone is really happy with their spouses, and then proceeded to yell at the 4 people who raised their hands and call them “either lucky or liars”. Disgusting.
I get paid every two weeks and generally during a pay week I get an email saying “your pay stub can be viewed at this link.” Well, Thursday night I was going to bed and realized I never got the email. I texted my boss asking if he ran payroll. I got “I did not. Sorry.” I went to bed with a pain in my stomach but hoped it would work out. No deposit the next morning. I don’t see my boss until almost 2pm and he talks about his week. I am the one to bring up the elephant in the room. “Any idea when you think I might get paid?” His response is “I don’t know.” At this point he asks “this really puts you in a bind, doesn’t it?” Yes. “[Your spouse] really hates me, don’t they?” You’re not their favorite right now. Saturday and Sunday go…
I’m a firefighter and I feel my views are pretty centrist. But I’m the other hand everyone at my department is very right leaning. I’m fine with it until it gets to the point where my chief or lieutenant are ranting about 5-10 times a day about either how Trump is going to save us all or how pride month is some type of demon ritual. The higher ranking officers like my chief just constantly talk about their sustain with the country and other people, but the lower brass like my lieutenant get talk very violently about gay people and it makes me super uncomfortable. I think it’s because the chief talks about religion and his politics so they think it’s ok. Sorry for the rant it just sucks having to leave the room every time.
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The worst text, followed by the best
I am in Canada, so $1200CAD is equivalent to about $900USD. 100 hours cleaning houses. I developed carpal tunnel in my 3 months working there, and my boss got mad at me when I told her that, and that my wrists were the reason I was quitting. (It was a combo of my wrists, the poor pay/hard work, and mentally abusive work environment). “We” did not work over 100 hours, “I” did.. Minutes after getting my paystub, I received a job offer for about $8 an hour more, less work and a better work environment It gets better!
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Stop asking your workers to volunteer
Just a rant, but I absolutely hate when companies ask you to volunteer outside of working hours, especially in non profit. Why would I want to be under paid in my 9-5 then turn around and work for free?
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Same though
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How do I get on Welfare?
I'm a male in the United States and I'm really done working. I just want to get on government assistance and just sit on my ass, smoking weed and eating pizza all day. I'm obese and diabetic but where I live those don't count as disabilities or I'd try to get that. I know people live entirely off of government assistance, I just don't know where or how to start.
i know that some law and working conditions are totally absurd. and i understand completely why some people want to quit their jobs, but is there like some sort of alternative in order to have a source of income?