Category: Antiwork

Is this normal? I called my boss in tears and he fucking acted as if i was lying and was so condescending. He said that if i want time off i need to send him a copy of the obituary or else ill be layed off for refusing to work. That has to be illegal right? Idk what to do

I worked in finance for several years per my degree. I wanted to go back to school for data science, couldn't afford to finish. Due to the gap this created in my resume no one will hire me. Mostly my old job doesn't exist anymore and for the most similar jobs there is always another candidate. I can't find a job at all in my field. I tried signing up for government sponsored career counseling, no one will write me back and everything is remote so there is no office to go to. I have been looking for jobs as a home cook and house cleaner, and no one will hire me. I don't have experience. My service job for which the boss doesn't pay us the hours we clock in for, has seen a huge reduction in pay. I can't complain my hours were cut because he never paid…

Let me explain, OP mentions that he/she is not being paid/treated/ well, or is overworked at their current job. Top comment most times says to start applying elsewhere (valid advice). Then, seemingly every reply states “I did that and now I make 2x my salary,” or “I was just hired somewhere new in less than a week where I received a 10k sign on bonus! I've never been able to just switch jobs that quickly, and definitely not find one so easily that pays significantly more than the last (oil and gas). Are people just BS'ing? Or is that actually common for most employees right now? It's just frustrating seeing the same comment over and over again, post after post. Anyone else noticing this? Thanks for reading

I work in a grocery store. When I go on break, I get food at the in-store Cafe. Management has been making that dept a living hell for workers and nobody wants to work there, so they're short staffed to boot and getting food takes a long time. So I refuse to clock out until after I get my food. The store manager says it would be just like if I left work and drove to McDonald's. I said, 'you're right, you should pay me for that too.'