Category: Antiwork

We’re not stupid. We can see the insincerity and disinterest literally dripping from your pores. Just bc you don’t want to feel like an asshole doesn’t mean you aren’t one. If you wonder why no one stays or why no one applies – take a long look at yourself. You are self centered and barely take an interest in anyone unless they are kissing your ass or asking about you. Do you realize that you only talk about yourself and don’t know anything real about any of your employees. Do you see how you pretend to chat up an employee and then immediately turn the conversation about you? You realize the look on their face isn’t interest but puzzled and stuck talking to their boss. Conversations are give and take – you just take. It’s pathetic. How about when someone comes into your office for help you don’t look put…

I was approached by a consultant to embark in a recruitment process for a specific position. First was just a talk with them to explain the position to me and see if I was interested, then it was a technical interview with the direct manager of the position. This went well and I've got called back to a final interview with the manager's manager which is in two days. For this one I have dug deeper into the company and I've realized they have an open position which has more responsibilities and it's more similar to the one I'm currently holding. How would you approach asking to be considered for this second position? I was thinking I could call the consultant and explain my previous reasoning but I also wouldn't want to blow the chances of getting one because I asked for another.

Without naming the agency I work for I’m a public servant in Canada. My workplace has gone from being adequately staffed to being understaffed. We are constantly asked to do more with less. On the management side, they (management) always ensure that their staffing levels are full, whether it be hiring or asking a boot licker to do an assignment, which lowers staffing more. For example, right now in my office we have 3 “workers” and 6 managers… 2 of those managers are “acting”. I can’t even make this up. The real kicker which a lot of people don’t know is upper management gets hefty bonuses for keeping staffing and OT low (budget). Not sure why public servants get tax payer dollar bonuses but whatever… Anyways looking for advice, felt good to get this off my chest.