Being present in Rojava and dedicating myself entirely to building and maintaining this revolutionary process has given me a new perspective on life and how to live… I'm going to share a little reflection here. We are used to dealing with the reality imposed on us by the system and it is hard for us to imagine anything different from that reality. Not having to worry about the stresses of consumer capitalist everyday life is liberating. Not worrying about bills, wages, arrears, bosses, bosses, etc. Of course, here the concerns become other, in many cases much more difficult to deal with and that require a great internal effort. However, using the mechanisms of the Revolution and living in line with hevaltî (comradeship) it is possible to learn, evolve and fight in the right way. Against external and especially internal enemies. The fact that we are in a place where a…
Category: Antiwork
Is this considered workplace disability discrimination? I posted this on /r/legaladvice too, but just wanted to see if there are others who’s been through similar issues and if there’s any way for me to peacefully resolve this. I’m a bit hesitant on going to HR because of the backlash from the employees who’ll immediately know who ‘snitched’ on them regarding this. So I have lasting injuries from a prior incident years ago that still affects me to this day. I cannot stand, walk, or run for long periods of time without having debilitating pain that lasts for days. I’ve recently been hired at a convenience store and had started on-site training yesterday. I work full-time, an 8-hour shift. Near the end of my shift tonight I asked my supervisor if there was any way that I can get accommodated due to my physical disability, like having a chair to sit…
Labor law and pay question
Hello all! Joined awhile back. Mostly a lurker but felt the need to ask a few questions. In the past I’ve been salary management. I’ve always made sure that if an employee even went 1 min over their 5 hours. They were paid their break violation. I did anything and everything legal for my employees. Due to covid finding work had been tough. Had a few jobs here and there. All being salary. I find myself back in hourly and feel my current employer is bending me over and taking my money. Currently live and work in California. Working 5×10 hour days. Noticing that our pay is based on this fixture but our 5th day is only 8 hour reg pay and 2 OT. Which doesn’t add up past the 40 hr work pay. Additionally due to the nature of the restaurant I work in. There are often times (90%…
All “entry level jobs” require prior experience. I HAVE NONE! I NEVER WORKED A DAY IN MY LIFE. I HAVE NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE I only managed to get one interview last year. And guess what kinda questions they were asking me?? MY PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE/EXAMPLES OF ME BEING A GOOD EMPLOYEE. I NEVER HAD A JOB. NO EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES NEAR ME SO I CAN GET SOME EXPERIENCE I WROTE IT ON MY RESUME! DID YOU NOT READ IT?? IM TIRED OF THIS I HAVE NO CAR SO MY JOB OPPORTUNITIES IS ALREADY LIMITED AS THE PUBLIC TRANSIT IN MY AREA IS ALWAYS LATE OR EARLY. NOTHING NEAR ME WITHIN A WALKING DISTANCE IT DOES NOT HELP THAT MOST JOBS REQUIRE A RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION OR A DRIVERS LICENSE! WHAT'S THE POINT OF GETTING A DRIVER'S LICENSE WHEN I DON'T HAVE A CAR TO USE IT ONNNN…
As the title says. My family raised my siblings and I in poverty and every generation of my family prior has lived in relative poverty. No one in my family has ever gotten any degrees, or finished any form of higher education. I grew up watching my parents struggle, got divorced when I was about 5 years old. Both my mother and father never made very much, though they constantly worked 50+ hours a week trying to keep a roof over our heads. I ended up homeless at 16, and moved in with a friend near my highschool so I'd be able to finish and graduate. I graduated from high school in 2012, and had no money or savings for college or education. I didn't perform well enough in school for scholarships or grants or anything, so the only option I really had was maybe public school with a Pell…
Boss: “Good morning…” Workers: “…morning” (sporadic/softly) Boss: “Good morning-…” Workers: “Good morning” (a bit louder/ more voices) Boss: “I said GOOD MORNING…” Workers: 1/2 say “good morning” in unison. Boss: “Sheesh, was you guys don’t want to be here or something? wake up.” these meetings happens so often and unprofessional is a nice way of putting it. I feel like we are spoken to like dogs and berated like children. i’ve worked many restaurants before and the place I’m working now is so on it in regards to employees showing up on time and getting the job done. I trip on how efficient we are and how responsible we are in our work and personal lives. The tone and message of these meetings do not match the audience… you would think she was talking to a bunch of misbehaved drop outs who show up high or intoxicated when they aren’t…