Category: Antiwork

I have been at my Tech Support job for a good while now, and I am currently at a crossroads. About 4 months ago, we got a new boss. He has gotten into arguments with me about pretty much everything I do. I have asked for a raise, and he denied it; even after I showed him the algebra formula, with steps, to prove that I would not be able to afford the most starter condo I want; unless I worked there for 15 years. He has disabled my phone from being able to access emails. He told me to “just read what the fuck he wrote”, because I updated a ticket in the ticket system; instead of calling the user. He said that “I come from the military, where we don't break down your career; we break down your morale”. This was during a team meeting, after I got…

They stole most of my commissions and as a result I'm not motivated anymore. I'm a high performer bringing a lot of money in, so obviously promising a big commission and then taking most of it away because of currency exchange rate fucked with my mind. So today, my manager came in and said she wrote me up because the director was not okay with someone like me having a poor performance. She also said this is the first warning and after 3 they would fire me, so I should get my shit together. Honestly fuck them. I'm doing the bare minimum until I find another job.

I made a post yesterday about the abhorrent jail food that Amazon provided us during Prime Day and, honestly, I just wanted to say something here too because this completely destroyed any willingness I had to keep working for them. It tasted very similar to those really cheap 99 cent burgers you'd find in a frozen grocery section of a store, and it was also cold, didn't even feel like it was ever warm. All of this for the people they are forcing two mandatory overtime shifts on for a total of 55 hours. It was not just a slap in the face, it felt like Jeff Bezos put his dick in my mouth. And this is all after working two super hectic shifts to fulfill people's packages that they didn't even get a deal on. Since eating these, I've had explosive diarrhea and intense abdominal cramps. And I get…

(Cross posted in r/legal) Originally, I found a recipient for In Home Supportive Services (caregiving) online. Both he and IHSS themselves have assured me that I can work from then until I get my provider number, and when I receive it in the mail I can then backlog all my hours and get paid for them. Now, originally I was told I'd get my provider number within three weeks. Calling back on Monday, I was told 3-6 weeks (it's already been three weeks since I got my final paperwork in and my background check went through). So here I am thinking it'll be another 3 weeks tops. Come to find out from a potential new recipient, that her last provider didn't receive their number for MONTHS. Imagine my frustration, having already worked nearly two months with no pay, just to find out it could be much much longer. The question…

I'm conflicted with this statement because it doesn't work. I work in a union and all we have is the option to work now grieve later. Our JD are very defined and basically minimal leeway but no the employer can tell you to do anything. I spoke with a steward on this too and been told exactly that. I would love to just say to management you're under staffed and the work belongs to a higher pay grade or we need more help but that falls on deaf ears. The problem with the statement “it's not my job” is that I'll get put into a disciplinary hearing for insubordination. Honestly I don't know how you guys, in or out, of a union do it. I feel it's easier to do it in corporate. It's challenging to navigate the work environment.

I genuinely don’t know how i’m supposed to have a healthy work/ life balance when i work 55+ hours a week just to survive. My girlfriend broke up with me last night because she feels that i “work more than i need to” yet i’ve told her a million times “i work because i have bills to pay”. This is the second relationship that’s been ruined because of my job. I’m heart broken. I’m a 23 y/o man. I make about 50k a year. it’s back breaking work but i don’t know what else to do. How am I supposed to maintain a social life if all i do is work??

I’m disappointed. My work got bought out by another company. A company that does what we do but better. So they fired my boss and others who didn’t live in the community or close to it. They want people who live here to be the ones running things. Heavy emphasis on local. Our new GM came in and promised us he would not repeat the mistakes of past managers. They would vet extensively and hire my new direct boss to help me and my team improve and be better. I’ve never had that. Ever. My last two bosses were more concerned with stroking their egos and making themselves feel and look good than helping our teams improve. The GM even pulled me into his office to ask my opinion on one of the guys that applied because he'd worked here before in a nonmanagerial role. He wanted to know the…