I’m not too sure if this fits the idea of anti work, but at most someone might enjoy it.
I work retail, fast food specifically. Working for the Golden Arches is manageable on a good day and ‘I want to scoop my eyes out with a melon baller’ on a bad day. Most weeks I work Monday to Friday and I have the open shift, waking up at 5, starting at 6 to get the store ready for the day. I don’t mind this since it’s usually quiet and I don’t have to deal with anything too much. But I’ve been doing it… a lot. I’m the only person that can do it pretty much. There was a two month block where I was doing it every weekday.
I needed a change, and I felt guilty since my mum drives me to work. I recently asked my manager if she could stop giving me these shifts and give me some variety, since this particular day I was particularly exhausted and everyone could see. She acknowledged this and said she’d sort it out. I went home somewhat happier since I thought I’d be out of the thick of it.
I enjoy my four day weekend and head back to work on Wednesday which is another open shift. No big deal, the roster won’t change in 4 days. On Break I check my roster for next week and see I have five more shifts, 3 of which are opens. 3 is an ideal number of opens for me, the shifts could be shorter but I think I see effort in what she did. Then I check what days they are… Monday to Friday. This shook me. Since I had shifts Wednesday to Sunday this week. I’m working ten days in a row, on my feet while we’ve been heavily understaffed for about a month now. 3 shifts are 9 hours or more and they’re all in a row. 2 shifts are ten hours long. I make 15 dollars an hour for this and all I’ve ever gotten i thanks is one employee of the month badge. No bonus or reward, an enamel badge I stuck on my hat.
I didn’t wanna fight this since I’m a very non confrontational man. So I just fixed it myself. Before, my availabilities were 24/7. Now? I won’t work weekends, or Thursday’s, and only do the open shifts on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. And I truly do not care what happens In regards to this. 15 bucks an hour is not worth the shit I deal with.
Again, Im not sure if this fits this subreddit, but I wanted to share the overall petty repercussions of my job. I’ll update if anything happens about this.