Category: Antiwork

The gas station I work at keeps scheduling me for 3 hour shifts which I thought were not legal in NYS (or at the least that my employer would then have to pay me for 4 hrs) but I keep finding conflicting information on what a minimum shift has to be (or what has to be paid) in NYS. Almost everywhere I look says an employer has to schedule you (or pay you) for at least 4 hours in one shift. However I've also found in section 142-2-3: (1) Reporting to work. An employee who by request or permission of the employer reports for work on any [day] shift shall be paid for at least four hours[, or the number of hours in the regularly scheduled shift, whichever is less, at the basic minimum hourly wage] of call-in pay. This section also has the notation of “call-in pay” which from…

I had the misfortune of reading a laughably bad report on a case by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Board of Ethical Review about engineer membership in labor unions. Granted, the source was published in 1962, but when I Googled “civil engineering unions” it is the second result that comes up, so it seems to likely still hold some sway today. And even on their own website, when searching “union,” it is the second result, with the first one being less directly applicable, and still very critical of engineer union membership. ​ Let’s look at some gems from the case: ​ Standing alone, it is clear that the Canons and Rules are opposed to the basic concept and approach of unions for engineers who have a professional responsibility. Experience has demonstrated, beyond any reasonable doubt, that an engineer with a union-minded attitude cannot and does not regard his…

The US is the wealthiest country in the world. We have untold amounts of untapped land, thousands of foreclosed homes, and people living in absolute poverty for no reason other than corporate greed. We have politicians ON BOTH SIDES telling us that they have our best interests in mind. Bullshit. It's time for true organization and true striking on a national level. But oh wait, the 1% will squash that with their dragon fucking hoard of money they have. Bribing and buying government officials. I wish I had an answer that would make everyone happy, but when the greed of corporate America is absolutely and utterly insatiable then there's really no answer. Work breed sub to netflix then die.

Literally gave 90% of her life to the sole purpose of keeping this property operational. Our General Manager was incompetent, needless to say, and she covered for him religiously. We work in the customer service industry, and utilize technology in almost everything we do. Y'all this man couldn't open up and operate his itunes account. Was an avid micromanager and a raging asshole, but could not operate outlook. Would ask people if they knew how to read, while actively being technologically literate. She did this man's work for him for 5 years, all in hopes to achieve that next step along the career ladder. Went through several interviews, gave up countless sleepless nights for one work emergency or the other, worked the day she was released from the hospital after surgery, like. Fucking dedicated man. And they went with an outside hire :') Poetic almost, and yet still very sad…

I’m a delivery driver that drops off packages. I’ve only been doing it since November. My manager is a guy who is burnt out and planned on leaving weeks ago but was convinced by corporate to stay. Basically, every time I even talk to my manager he acts like I’m questioning him or telling him what to do when I’m simply asking questions because I want to know how things work. When I bring up things about the truck that need fixing he gets irritated. When I ask why I’ve been given a route with more stops than the other new people (which takes me a couple hours longer to finish) I’m told it’s because I’m good at my job. But these other new people are paid the same as me. They show up an hour after me, leave after me, and when I get back around 4-6pm, they’ve been…

So it's about that time where I feel that it's time for me to depart from my job, for various reasons. Over time at work me and my most direct colleagues have vented to each other about the job. It's a small team of just 4 of us. We're all on the same level of authority, one being a team lead. On one occasion with one of them, we even spoke about starting the job hunt again (not the team lead, although he wouldn't be angry at me for looking) Since then, I have actually been fielding applications and now the interviews are starting to come in. Even though I feel pretty sure they will be understanding, I feel pretty guilty about leaving them because their workload will increase on top of what it already is. I really respect them bc they know exactly what it is we go through,…