Category: Antiwork

So I recently got a new job a few months back, and during my interview I explicitly let my manager know that I could only work at 7 earliest on the weekdays. I don't currently have a car because my last one was totalled the day before my interview and I rely on my parents to take me to and from work. My manager has slowly been scheduling me earlier and earlier and I was scheduled for 5 this upcoming week. I emailed her and pointed out to her that I literally cannot work at that time, and now she is making me find someone to switch shifts with or find someone to cover my shift. I don't think that it should be my resposibility to do that. I don't know how to handle this and its becoming frustrating to me, any advice would be appreciated.

In the US, individual strikes are a protected right of workers, regardless of union membership. It is considered retaliation to fire someone in the process of a strike, and said retaliation is illegal.

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Jake who worked for a large corporation. He was excited to start his career and was eager to make a positive impact at the company. However, he soon found out that his boss, Mr. Smith, was not what he seemed. At first, Mr. Smith seemed like a tough but fair boss. He had high expectations and was demanding, but he was also encouraging and provided valuable feedback. But as time went on, Jake started to notice that there was something off about his boss. Mr. Smith was cruel to his employees and often belittled them in front of others. He would play mind games and try to intimidate his employees into submission. He also had a habit of taking credit for others' work and was quick to throw others under the bus if something went wrong. Jake soon realized that…

During a meeting today, my boss (dean of a school I work for) took a screenshot of the Zoom Meeting I was in with her and two other people. I did not know she took this screenshot until she wanted to talk to me after the meeting was over, and she just showed it to me without any warning. The screenshot showed where I was the focus of it and I clearly looked bored in the photo and during the meeting. For context, I recently had surgery, so I am in pain and am on pain medication and she knows this! She told me I need to look more professional, and she understands I just had surgery and all that. The only reason I am bringing this to this group is because this woman treats me like a child all the time. She always thinks I need advice, or she…

We''re obviously all looking at the current state of terrible work affairs, that is present in the US. Which is made painfully apparent, by just following this sub. I just want you all to remember: “what happens over there, matters over here.” I fear a lot of worker rights and benefits are gonna be taken away from us. As the completely outlandish things i see from this sub, in terms of low pay, poor treatment, ect. Is becoming more and more common in Europe…. I fear we're gonna be just like the US soon. Maybe i'm paranoid, but i feel like all this stuff is gonna reach us here before long. Before anyone asks. i'm Danish. Apologies if the english was bad.

Got hired into middle management after 2 years of trying to find a job that pays more than $22 an hour. Got hired. $27 and hour. No problem new company and industry so far so good. They started me on a hourly wage. OT only on approval. In a meeting with the owner 5 minutes into OT. “You were off 5 minutes ago. Better sign out before OT kicks in or we will need to have a talk tomorrow” ….. Then continues the meeting for another 10 minutes….

I'm working a shitty casual job at the moment, because there are no decent jobs. Modern jobs: -menial – no benefits -shit management – roles 3 job roles into 1! – productivity isnt rewarded -casual roles ( no unions) -SHIT Pay! Job red flags – “we are a family” “has to be a fast learner” -” commison only so your result reflect your work” competitive rate ( no rate shown) “has to have a flexible schedule” “needs x amount of experience and bachelors degree” “ReAl Team PlAyEr” Anymore you can think of? It's a means to an end for me, but sometimes it just feels so pointless. It angers me that boomers could live and have a house on 1 job and then I see retires and boomers walking around doing fuck all, while gen x, melenials and Gen Z Pickup the slack! What will happen to our generation will…

I work in a small department of 8 people. We are under one of the C Suite execs. There is a manager on the team. Half the workers report to the manager, the other half to the C Suite. About a month ago, the manager was promoted to a director level position. No notice to the team. No added responsibilities. No replacement for the manager position. Why would management do that? I am now really thinking about leaving as there is no reason to promote to another level without added responsibility, and it devalues the rest of the team. I would appreciate all thoughts and opinions. TIA.