Category: Antiwork

So I finally got a job in my chosen field and in a great location where I have steady clientele, where there is a certain degree of prestige, where I have health insurance and where I make enough money to actually live (it's shocking how to hard to come by that last thing is). In theory, I love what I do but put what I love in the context of the modern American work environment and I don't know how much longer I can do it without getting burn out. And yet, there is also incredible pressure not to lose this job because I know in this industry it truly doesn't get much better than what I have right now. My workplace is extremely stressful and Corporate doesn't really care if my clients love me. They care if I'm hitting certain KPIs. My manager keeps me on my toes and…

But am I required by (SC or Federal) law to take a break at work if over 6/8 hours per shift? It's something I understand the importance of requiring but I really hate to do it. Normally I just work through my breaks but my manager is getting on my ass about it because that's considered stealing company hours even though I have less than 0 intentions for reporting it to HR. Thanks!

Especially from middle age managers.

Back in late spring earlier summer of 2022, I was hired at a local car dealership. I went through the interview and oriantation process and everything. I was actually looking foward to making this my career. Well on my second day of work, the topic of wages came up. I told them how Me and my wife had to be careful cause we had been battling our county for food stamps, since me and my wife had been out of work for a while. And truthfully, I was planning on working my way out of that constant cycle of going around in circles ans trying to finally get a stable income. But my manager insisted on cutting my hours in half so that we could keep our benefits. Since i was only a parts cashier, and she was the one that offered, I figured that would be fine. Well that…