Not sure if this is the right place to post this, I’m located in Ontario, Canada just so everyone reading knows. I work for a retail company, that I’ve been working for since 2018 part time. Recently I transferred stores since I moved across the city and couldn’t travel to my original store anymore. With that being said the new store manager has it out for me. I have not been scheduled since November 2023. He rarely puts me on the schedule despite me having the availability to work. Every time he does put me on the schedule (once every 2-4 months) I get called into a meeting about the lack of work ethic I have and how I barely work any shifts. I have a shift next week and I’m dreading going in because I know I’m going to get called into a meeting with him where I know…
Category: Antiwork
I was recently in a coma, it seriously fucked up my physical and mental health. I can't stand for more than 30-60 minutes without being exhausted, I'm angry and sad at all times, I'm pretty sure I start sundowning at night, I sleep all the time, except for at night, I'm miserable and it's not likely to get better anytime soon I honestly don't know how I can handle finding a new job and going back to work, but I have to. I can't go back to my old career, it required a TON of physical work, but how am I supposed to break into something new in my late 30s without any experience in any of those fields, in fact I get nothing but rejection letters due to them pursuing better matches. Even if I were to get interviews or, God forbid a job, I feel like I'll just…
Just graduated (again) at 36. Now what?
Graduated in 2011 with a BA, tried law school, failed. Went to work at a bank for a few years. Went on stress leave. Decided to go back to school. Yada yada yada 3 years later. Now what? All the jobs in my field (sports management) are part time or tend to go to women and POC first (which is fine but I’m a white cis dude) The fuck do I do now? Edit- sports management It’s a business degree
So, this company I've been with the past 9+ months has been in the process of merging 4 companies into one to service the US, which was recently completed, and then the transition into a (horribly outdated) software for everyone to be in sync service and billinh wise, took place 4/1, and the remaining on 5/1. Note: I was with my previous employer for nearly 7 years and maybe knew of TWO people being outright fired. Occasionally you'd hear of the professional leave to a new company. Fast forward, this company who recently let me go, I've seen between 5-10 people abruptly quit or be fired during my tenure, as if mgmt. does not want to retain staff at all. It was a mess. Anyhow, I've been struggling the past two months+ and working a lot of hours from home as I was salary and felt obligated to keep up.…
Saw this German meme and thought of you.
Excerpt: “The Flint sit-down strike that brought General Motors to its knees in 1937 won recognition for the United Auto Workers because the workers seized the key Chevy 4 engine plant that supplied the other plants in Flint and beyond. With today’s tightening of supply chains and the proliferation of vulnerable points in both production and transportation, this type of strategic thinking and acting can aid not only in winning gains for union workers but also in organizing the unorganized.”
Original thread TLDR – I need to craft the perfect text response to a low-ball offer sent to me via text. EDIT: Based on another comment from another sub, I probably won't be making up fake offers here (if I intend to keep a good relationship into the future if I refuse now). So all in all they rejected my first offer and is now offering a new one at $1 less, which is the “highest we can go” offer. I now want to rescind my original offer with a new one that's even higher. I was actually waiting for them to call so I could tell them about a new “fake” job offer that upped my original bid + 10% more since I told them I was potentially going back to X place as of yesterday. I am absolutely not going to give in to their current offer. Btw,…
I was out of work for 8 days back in March. I put in an fmla request my company gives 6 weeks paid fmla no questions asked. Still haven't gotten the money from it. Not sure exactly what happened with this past paycheck on Friday but I only got half. Had a complication from my surgery in March come up so I had to go back in for another emergency operation i was not planning to have any time soon or at all. Called about 20 minutes ago to put in another fmla for my recovery period and I also have a note from my surgeon saying I should stay out of work for x amount of time. I will be out of work for the next 7 days and guess what? There's a 6 day waiting period you don't get paid when you put in the request that no…