Category: Antiwork

so i just wanted to get a little insight on how most people go about these types of job opportunities. i want to try seeing what’s good with the cannabis industry, and a brand new dispensary is being built in my city so i applied and got the job. they asked me if i had any vacations planned before hiring me and because i incorrectly assumed i wouldn’t have to ask for thanksgiving or christmas off, i didn’t ask for those holidays off. i asked what major holidays we would be open for, and was told we will be open 365 days a year. i have never worked a minimum wage job that doesn’t give me major holidays like thanksgiving and christmas off, so i told them i would be with my family on those major holidays. they told me that since it’s my 90 day probation period (it’s everyone’s…

Illegal as in not hiring someone due to pregnancy is considered discrimination; however, in the U.S., there are “at no fault” states, which means the employer can fire you at any time for any reason,, and the employeee can quit at any time for any reason. It really amps the anxiety. Correct me at all about any of this I get incorrect; I am personally only able to refer to Georgia and Virginia, and only retail positions, which are.. horrible. So the first instance happened in 2015. I had been working at a retail clothing store as a Key Holder for six months. I was never late, never called out, and worked doubles once a week. Then I found out I was pregnant. The same day I told my managers, they called me into the office and suspended me without pay for two weeks because I “couldn't handle the stress…

I have a boss who joined our team almost a year ago and he does this thing where he asks the team rapid questions as if he's some sort of teacher and we're students, but he's dumb as a bag of rocks and gets offended anytime you ask him for the answer even if you know it. He says dumb stuff like, I'm asking to see what you think even if you say you don't know or have no opinion on it. Funny thing is me and our crew of 10 does all of his work that he gets the credit for. I'm considering quitting any day now. I'm definitely leaving as it's not good for my mental health. Answering a question with a question directed back to me or a crew member is not leadership. Any suggestions?

I work at Lidl (a grocery store) and sometimes at the cash register. We were allowed to drink water or something as long it doesn't slow us down. A few weeks ago my boss took my water bottle and throw it away. Well Now ot is not allowed to drink water at the register unless there are no customers at the register. Just a note There are always customers at the cash register. I call this “ordered dehydration” Oh and Tips are considered steeling

Hi all, I’m going to try and keep this short. Essentially I am considered a “junior” in my notoriously underpaid field (24 years old, 1.5 yrs agency experience, 1 yr in-house before that). I make 50k annually. I currently work at a very small company, less than 20 people, and my job dynamic is very exploitative. I work under one director whose only job is to direct me alone. And she’s gotten to the point where she realizes I’m more than capable of doing it all without much supervision. So I end up doing all the work start to finish, often with zero direction. I manage projects and keep everything on track & organized, I communicate directly with big-name clients. And my director tends to sit back and take credit for it all. On multiple occasions she has asked me to screenshot my time sheet so she can copy it.…

You guys know way more about this than I do but I just left a KFC in Pennsylvania and I swear there was a kid who looked like he was 12 or 13 working there. He was in uniform, sweeping floors and delivering food to people in the parking lot so it's not like he was cooking anything. And I swear there was another 12 – 13 year old being interviewed at a table nearby. Like an older worker in uniform had a stack of papers spread out in front of this kid and was explaining things in a toned down voice. Meanwhile me and my family were sitting there like “What the fuck?!?” My dad piped up with a “Maybe they got parental permission?” So I googled and KFC website says they don't hire under 15. Those two boys were NOT 15! But now I'm wondering about the parental…

Hello everyone!! I’m in a bit of a dilemma. So I work for Amazon warehouse and am a flex meaning I work whenever I want to. I mainly did it for tuition but found out flex workers don’t qualify. So I have two jobs lined up and not sure which one to pick. One is ups and part time warehouse but the thing is it’s 50 minutes away. I have a closer one that’s 20 but they weren’t hiring. They have tuition reimbursement. Next is Amazon driver and I could do part time or full time but they don’t offer tuition reimbursement. I already work at Amazon and the drive is 30 minutes. Ups pays $2 dollars more. I really want tuition reimbursement as I’m attending online snhu but I know how long drives to work are and given it’s a 5-6 day a week for ups I don’t want…

This job was kind of a nightmare for the last 3 months. I was running a kitchen in a small cafe on less than minimum wage. I stayed because I liked working there initially. Things started going wrong when my hours were upped from 30 to 45 a week without my prior consultation or permission. At the time I didn’t argue because I wanted the job so badly. The manager who was there when I started the job was lovely, honestly the best manager I could ask for. When she left we were left with a 19 year old manager who had absolutely no idea what she was doing and was incredibly rude to everyone. When I was overrun on my own in the kitchen she would refuse to help me even if she was doing nothing. Anyway fast forward a couple of months my sister had a medical emergency…