I’ve been lately considering taking a year off working completely. I’ve saved enough to do some travelling here and there, continue paying my rent, and just generally being a little more free. Has anyone here done this before and can provide some insight as to whether it helped/hindered them? 🙂
Hello reddit people, I don't usually post on here but I figured I would give the experience I just had a few hours ago at work. I was a night shift stock associate for a big grocery store. And last night was a dark night, meaning that instead of stocking the shelves we were blocking the shelves. Blocking means to pull things forward on the shelf. Well, it's usually 4 of us who are there. Two people (the managers) are doing repack (putting things onto the shelf that once couldn't be put up) and two people are blocking. The other person who blocks with me quit his job two weeks ago. So what's supposed to happen is that the assistant manager would come help me with blocking while the manager does repack. However, I got put to block the entire store by myself for two weeks in a row. I…
If you make money working 40 hours and still can't afford to live in a Consumer Society forced on you then it's: Wage Slavery. Not worth it. Not a valuable use of your life-time. Imposition on the miracle of being a human being against all odds in this Universe. A poor use of your equitable rights as a citizen of a democratic country. Do we have to burn it all down?
The boss says when to show up, when to leave, and what to do in the meantime. He tells you how much work to do and how fast. He is free to carry his control to humiliating extremes, regulating, if he feels like it, the clothes you wear or how often you go to the bathroom. With a few exceptions he can fire you for any reason, or no reason. He has you spied on by snitches and supervisors, he amasses a dossier on every employee. Talking back is called “insubordination,” just as if a worker is a naughty child, and it not only gets you fired, it disqualifies you for unemployment compensation. Without necessarily endorsing it for them either, it is noteworthy that children at home and in school receive much the same treatment, justified in their case by their supposed immaturity. What does this say about their parents…
I live in the Boise, ID area in the US. Over the past 3 years it's become almost impossible to buy so I won't be talking about buying, just renting. Even now the house I am in currently, which isn't mine, went from 149k brand new to resell of almost 500k. That's why I'm not going to talk about buying. So I looked for just a one bedroom apartment. Cheapest one I found that actually is almost never available because how “cheap” it is would be 995 a month 700 sqft. You would have to pay utilities. Normally cheapest I've been able to find over the last year range from 1100 to 1300 for same size. Let's go with the 995 one though. Minimum wage being 7.25 you would bring home about 1160 before tax. Based off when I was single and no kids and did my w4 how it…
Hey All, My boss is citing that face to face in-office interactions are pivotal to professional development and progression. Working remote is 100% better for my personal life and I want to keep it that way. What are some strong arguments that I can use to convince them otherwise so I can continue my remote work? Thanks!