Category: Antiwork

My supervisor asked me if I would be interested in doing some extra training on first shift for a task that no one on second shift knows how to do. I took him up on this offer. On my first day at first shift no one knew why I was there and had me doing regular work, on the second day the first shift supervisor says she wants me training on a bunch of other things that are not the thing I was expecting and as far as I know these are all things I could be training for on second shift and I'd much rather have my old routine back if this isn't necessary. So I go to my supervisor again and explain it and he makes it seem as though I'm being lazy or something as if I think I already know how to do this stuff and…

I’m a 23 year old recent college graduate. I currently work 42-44 hours a week at Takeda pharmaceuticals. Even though I have a bachelors of science I am working night shifts in an entry level job that huggers people right out of high school. I am sick of working everyday watching people less qualified, younger and who don’t even care about the job move up faster just for being more liked. They also have had me as a contractor for over 8 months and won’t hire me on. I’ve been studying for my real estate license and am almost finished. I find I don’t have enough time do do what I want to do. I told my parents I wanted to move part time and they said I will have to move out than. I feel like fuck it I have the money and I hate this job and want…

I don't want my question to come off as insensitive, especially knowing that sometimes, if you need a job, you take what you can get, or what's available. I've been there. But with the years of ongoing drama and malpractices, union formations and busts, worsening working conditions, etc. why do you still keep that slum business afloat? What's preventing you from finding something new (other than lack of time to find a new job because this one is so demanding). What are your reasons/motivations? Do some of you genuinely enjoy working at Amazon (because of your specific role?) I see you guys, I wish you guys the best and hope things improve! All love.

So, my coworker was fired because he had allowed for us to take home spoilage items from the bins (Spoilage refers to soon to be expired, expired or torn packaging.). Now they are discussing on how much he has to pay back because he has taken home items himself and admitted to allowing other coworkers to take from the bins when scanned out. How can you make someone pay for the stuff that's already bad and was going to be thrown away in the first place?

So I've been with a company around 3 years and a few new people have joined recently in the same job title and role as me. These new employees basically have no knowledge of how anything works and it could take 6 months or a year before they become competent. I've heard that they are making 10k more than me even though I'm training and mentoring them while also trying to get my own work done. I'm really not happy about it and my morale is way down so I'm looking for a bit of advice on how I should handle this with my manager. Does anyone know if this is normal in a competitive job market such as the one I am in. What do people think? Should I make a fuss with my manager next time I'm talking to them or just wait until the next compensation review…