Category: Antiwork

This sub is great for helping workers learn their rights and supporting existing union efforts, but we have over 1.7 million people and I think we could start brainstorming and doing a lot more. The ridiculous protest in Canada has shown that a bunch of vehicles on a road is basically untouchable, meanwhile any other protest is immediately shut down. Even aside from protests we could have a stickied thread for recent news and ideas. List of local representatives to call/mail, etc.

I lost it today and finally opened up to my supervisor about a customer (I’m in retail) whom is constantly asking me to go out with him EVERY single time he checks out at my register. He is a construction contractor and makes several purchases daily. I told my supervisor that it makes me uncomfortable and stressed because he is so persistent in his invitations. I wanted to file a complaint but needed some help with the form and as he stood close by, he asked if I needed to move to another register up front …to “move away” from my regular area. This would undoubtedly change my future schedule and the times I normally work…in other words, a downgrade. I started to cry and asked why a victim of sexual harassment has to change and not the customer. All I want is for him to stop his advancements and…

Been reading this subreddit for a while and the common theme I feel that floats to the top is how humans treat each other. It's not that work sucks, it's that people suck. Perhaps it's warranted to be frustrated with someone. Perhaps there are issues that are happening to you personally, or professionally. If we remember to treat each other well then most of what gets complained about here doesn't happen. This subreddit would be a lot less popular with people treated others with respect, work hard and be there when you need or are needed to be. Of course things come up the prevent our work ethic from being on point or prevent us from being on time, but that's where the respect comes in. Whatever your job is, if your superior treats you with dignity and respect and you return that by working hard and being on time……

I work in the maintenance department of a private school. At the beginning of the pandemic we got an email from HR telling all staff they were closing the building, and to stay home My boss texted us and said we are supposed to be there Monday. I emailed HR for clarification on whether or not maintenance has to report to work. They never got back to me. I didn't show up for work Monday since I assumed we weren't supposed to. This was the first day of the nation wide lockdown. My boss called me Monday to ask where I was. The rest of the maintenance staff reported to work. I wasn't coming in. I told my boss about the email we all received from HR, and he told me that HR wasn't my boss… He threatened to take 8 hours of personal time. Which he did. I finally…

So we all agree the ultimate goal is a fucking utopia where we don’t have to work. How do we get there? In my opinion it’s through Unions. Currently the working class hero is getting reemed by low wages. While the billionaires get richer off our hard labor we get splattered against the wall. How do we stop this? Unionize. Screw management, screw the billionaires, screw the exploitation. As work becomes less and profitable to them the rate of automatization will increase and eventually labor will become a thing of the past and we can get on with the utopia. Anyway Unionize and screw them. It’s the first true step to antiwork for all