Category: Antiwork

August 2021, I requested vacation time off for March 2022. Today my boss said I am not approved for vacation. Since I’m not approved I got a legitimate doctors excuse to have that week off. Now legally she can’t deny my time off. This sucks that I have to resort to such petty methods to get proper holiday time off.

Let’s say you work fully remote for Company A. Then Company B offers you a new job. Also fully remote. What if you just didn’t tell Company A that you started with Company B? You slowly stop attending Zoom meetings, you just keep telling your manager you are busy with projects. Call in sick. Find ways to buy time. When in reality you’ve now started fully working for Company B. I feel I could squeak out a month or 3 before Company A actually calls me out and fires me for not meeting productivity requirements… so what I’m saying is, I could receive an extra pay check or 3 out of Company A before they are forced to fire me, while at the same time getting paid by (and actually working for) Company B. If I don’t care about burning bridges at Company A, what other repercussions could there be?…

I have an annual review coming up and I was thinking that I have no idea what my coworkers make. When I was hired I unintentionally made a comment that provoked them to offer me just a hair more. If my coworkers didn’t make a similar comment then they are making less than me, or maybe they bartered for even more. Can you discuss this with coworkers or can you be fired for doing so? This question is based on the premises that I’m close with my coworkers and the topic comes up outside of the office.

I'm not sure if this fits here, but it has been a year, and I would like to share my quitting story. It isn't super exciting, but I would still like to share, and there isn't very much dialogue. I was working at a chain chicken fast food restaurant that is only in the south east of the US that is known for being waaay to expensive for fast food, though they have pretty dope salads. Last year, the Wednesday before Easter 2021, I was in a single vehicle car accident, and long story short, I did some permanent damage to my shoulder (for those of you who may be curious, I severed the tendons in the shoulder of my dominant arm, though I am better, it still is in a lot of pain and I still have to do PT). I was in a sling for about 2 to…

Need to vent. Started a new job a month ago and was told during the interviews that I would have “flexible PTO” (unlimited PTO). Was told this multiple times during the interviews and when I got my verbal offer. When I got my written offer, there was nothing in there about the vacation policy. Fast forward to today, boss tells me there was a “miscommunication” about the policy and I actually don't get that, but instead follow an accrual schedule. The accrual schedule pretty bad (basically 1 PTO day per month worked). Have a meeting with the VP who hired me to discuss this tomorrow, as this policy was the reason I picked this job over the competing offer I had. Pretty pissed.

I’m leaving the 9-5 grind and turning to “accounting.” I just wish I hadn’t sent all those freebie pics over the years. Could have been getting paid. Now I just gotta get my OF account approved. Literally harder to get it approved than it was to get into college.

I was wondering if any one here has ever done this to a company? I know a company that might be doing NON SEC compliant and would like to send off information and see how it goes. I mean I could be wrong but never know if they might actually find something.

I have been sick since Sunday of this week and had to take 4 days sick leave. Now, when I logged in today for work, my manager asked me to work on Saturday and Sunday. I told him it would not be possible as I would be working 8 days straight till next Friday. He has asked me to reconsider as there is no one else to work on this project and deadline is next Friday. Dammit hire more people. I am already slogging 12 hours a day right now and been working 4 Sundays in a row last month.