Category: Antiwork

I recently started my new job. I’m on week 2 now. When I interviewed, they told me that we’d only be in the office for a couple weeks and then we’d be teleworking. Well come to find out there were tons of new hires so training classes are overflowing and now our training can’t begin until mid July. So long story short, I’ll be required to be in the office for about 3 months now. The office setting is very uncomfortable and triggers my migraines. I always feel nauseous and light headed. It stresses me out & has caused my attacks to get worse even while I’m away from the office. I’m used to having my own office with proper accommodations or wfh. I thought I could stick it out but I’m not sure now. I can file for reasonable accommodation but I would need a doctors note. However, my…

(For context: I'm in Ontario, Canada) I recently took a salaried job that pays $55k a year. This job accrues 4% vacation to be paid when I take vacation. I get 2 weeks of vacation. Any other salaried job that I have had, I simply get my regular paycheque when I take vacation. My employer also shutdowns for 2 weeks of the year, which are also unpaid weeks. They are trying to tell me that the 4% accrual covers this. It doesn't. I'm in finance, no matter how I crunch the numbers, it does not add up to $55k. Additionally, the 4% accrual won't be based on $55k if there are 4 weeks that I won't be receiving a paycheque – 4% of zero is zero. To keep it simple: I'm giving up 4 weeks of pay, & that 4% accrual almost gives me 2 weeks back. So, I'm short…

I work as a machinist/welder at a large company. My supervisor has made comments like “if you come in with painted nails I will fire you” and others that I can’t put on here because of the content that was said. A former coworker had his nails painted black and boss came in and tore into him about how he should fire my coworker right there. Is there anything I can do anonymously to fix this? I should add that I’m non-binary and I’m not out with the people here.

Like I said, I took everything. All the assigned cleaning schedules. The monthly inspection forms with the client. Documentation of each piece of equipment and it's serial numbers. Everything that I had created for them to keep the client happy and the contract running smooth. Instead of firing me I was put on the cafeteria schedule and cleaned the west side of the building including the Cafe. My replacement who had worked there as a custodian in the south building for about a month had no idea what he was doing and my new supervisor told me to train him. I was fucking guffawed. You want to come to my account and demote me and then have me train my replacement? I told him that since I had been demoted I must have been doing things wrong and I wouldn't want to pass that on. If they wanted to replace…

I was having a conversation with my team supervisor and we addressed layoffs that happened at my company over a month ago (20% of the work force was laid off). Though annual raises are not promised, they are based on your performance and thus far I’ve been exceeding all of my quarterly goals. I mentioned that I would be bringing up to my manager during 1:1 what the expectations will be to qualify for a raise so I can start accomplishing those. She answers this with – oh I don’t see company giving out any raises anytime soon, I would talk to your ex to see if you can get more money for child support so that you have additional money in your bank account (her and I have gone to lunch together where I expressed that my ex has been signing up for more overtime, which is resulting our…

I don’t get this trend on LinkedIn of ppl fawning over the company who told them for years they were “family” only to lay them off . I get you don’t want to look bitter and seem graceful and not burn bridges but it goes to the point where it’s sickening that they have to farm likes for being laid off while they say how much of a great company it is. You’re a number!! It’s sadistic – your CEO’s are getting bonuses while you’re on the breadline and you’re a sentence away from thanking them for it .. ugh

Title: The American Revolution of 2023: Echoes of Change ​ Synopsis: ​ In the year 2023, the United States of America was gripped by a revolutionary fervor akin to the historic events of the French Revolution in 1789. As a nation long rooted in democratic principles and aspirations, the United States had reached a tipping point, burdened by socio-economic disparities, political disillusionment, and a yearning for a more inclusive society. The American Revolution of 2023 became a transformative movement that aimed to reshape the nation's trajectory and redefine the principles on which it was built. ​ Just as the French Revolution was catalyzed by a deep divide between the aristocracy and the common people, the American Revolution of 2023 emerged from a growing wealth gap and a sense of exclusion among marginalized communities. Decades of economic inequality, stagnant wages, and the concentration of power in the hands of the few…

This year has really sucked. Between COVID and every other disease my daughter brought back from daycare and the Adderall shortage making it impossible for me to succeed at life, I feel like I've barely been able to do my job. Fortunately, the school I teach at seemed pretty cool about it – they knew about my ADHD, they weren't giving me a hard time about the missed days, I was getting the normal amount of feedback and fixing things based on it. It was a little embarrassing to find out that the students were spreading rumors about me being distracted by my laptop when they were working independently, but once I found out about it, I was able to change my habits. Apparently that didn't matter, though, because they decided not to renew my contract for next year without ever telling me that the problems were serious or offering…