Category: Antiwork

So, today I put in a request for one day off next week. I figured its a week in advance it should be approved. I asked the manager why the schedule for last year was up on the bulletin board and not 2023. He went out and took a look. “Oh I don’t know where (so and so) puts the template.” He said to look on the schedule of all the employees. He pulled it down and showed me that the start date of the scheduled employees started 1/13/23 to (wait for it…) 2/23/23!!! I was like we can’t ask for time off for over a month and a half!???? I said “well, I’ll just call out then.” He went into like this panic or something and said “you don’t have to do that you can switch dates with someone” I was like, “nah Ill just call out.” He got…

I’m a secretary with the largest law firm in America so I am at the lowest position in a company filled with rich arrogant pricks. Our receptionist recently quit and as a secretary it’s somehow my job to become the new receptionist? This was never listed in my job description and I chose my current job specifically because I didn’t have to work with clients directly. I’ve explained my concerns but HR is forcing this job change on me and they told me if I don’t want to do that job I can just resign. Obviously I will not be resigning, I’ll be refusing till they fire me so I can still get those unemployment benefits. I’m just wondering, can they legally do this? Force me into a completely new job? I’m at a loss as to how to handle this fucked uno situation.

A few things, if your second job causes you to underperform at your primary job, i can understand penalizing you for poor performance. Or if you fail to notify your employers of the work schedule so you end up not showing up when scheduled. But to penalize someone solely for working a second job is cruel, especially if your first job doesn’t make enough to live off of. It’s like a giant fuck you and a good way to keep people from being unable to get out of poverty.

He was a decent guy and he had a role in the decision making for my hire. he was pretty big on Building a Relationship with Team and Caring About Team Building Events which I understand from a “this a family” perspective, but the reality is that we are not family and our co-workers need to be kept at an arms distance. Unfortunately these things happens and I even mentioned to another coworker in my team about a month ago how although I understood his optimism about the role, things can change and feeling comfortable is a mistake which we eventually pay the price for. Company loyality is a myth. If you are hired for a position, there is always someone above you that will have a hand of control in your personal life. I'm still not even past probation yet, but this reminded me that I need to keep…

Ok then. So when you decline the raise, I’m going to need to see your balance sheet! How much are your actual expenses? How much revenue is coming in? How much profit are you taking out of here? I’m fully away you may have committed a lot of money to lease or buy property, equip. Fine. (While we’re in that topic, where did you get that money? If you didn’t earn it yourself then you risk little by committing it to the business). We need to build a catalog of every business (or as many as possible) in our communities. The public needs to know who the owners are, what they’ve invested and where it came from, what are their expenses and profits. How much is going to employees? If the owners are telling the truth about not being able to pay then this will become clear to everyone… win…

Just because you say “exciting” “fast paced” and “best of the best” 10x throughout your ad doesn't make you any more appealing than the next job..we don't even want that. There's nothing exciting about your cafe that is a dime a dozen or your warehouse or your office. Y'all act like you're NASA. Give me “slow pace/relaxing work environment” or “we offer flexible scheduling” instead of demanding that people are flexible for you