Category: Antiwork
I am not the sort who will reach out for help easily but I cannot even keep up with my own work and mailbox. Part of the work I am doing is for an account she took over but is not stepping up… I tried reaching out recently as well. I cannot help but feel disappointed because we are always encouraged to speak up if we are overwhelmed but I guess talk is cheap. 🥲
I went to work like normal and was immediately informed I needed to see a manager. I had called in last Tuesday to inform my job that i was not able to make it Wednesday, Thursday and Friday due to health reasons. I told two different managers that I had been sick and would be taking time off. In reality I had experienced racism, sexism and disrespect at that job so I took 3 days off to look for more work and to take care of my mental health. When I returned to work the following Tuesday, where the lead manager is sitting and my direct manager is standing and they both stare at me. The direct manager says absolutely nothing throughout the whole meeting and looks like he thinks I'll cause a scene. I'm not the type of person to do that plus the job isn't worth all that…
Employers are using language to muddy this debate and justify returning to offices. They love calling it a perk (unlimited snacks in the break room, foosball table, etc). Why? Because perks can be removed at any point with little to no consequence. The most you'll get is someone being bummed about the snacks or missing playing foosball, for whatever ungodly reason, at lunch time. Removing or altering a benefit, however, is an uglier affair fraught with risk to both retention and attraction. If you've ever been part of a company when they introduced a new and improved (cheaper with a higher deductible) health insurance plan, or suspended 401k matching, or any other alteration to existing benefits, it doesn't go well. Ever. If remote/telecommute/WFH is treated as a first-class benefit, then its removal makes the employer less competitive. We need to make this a standard talking point when negotiating new employment.…
