Category: Antiwork

This year, all applications for contracting roles have resulted in zero offers. Multiple employers have even fumbled the ball when it comes to securing a role with the client company. With direct hire, you remove an important source of organizational risk from the hiring equation. In many ways, it's a waste of time working with contracting companies. A false economy. Even as an employer, do you really want your workers spending their valuable time completing timesheets and stressing about getting enough hours and researching better healthcare plans? Or would you rather they just get the main work done? And contract to hire is a bad joke.

Everywhere you go everyone seems to pushing for young people to go into STEM careers not just because of what it is, but all of the big money that comes from it. This will create a wealth gap between the common people and those who go into STEM; specifically engineering. I’ve never seen much discussion from that community on the topic of capitalism critique or wealth disparity in America, and I wouldn’t want to assume they’re on the side of the corporations. In the meantime I’d like to hear your thoughts on the matter of STEM careers, if they truly are viable or just a big sham.

At my job, from September to December, if you don’t miss a single day or are late, you get a $500 bonus. If you miss a day or are late, you get nothing. We also are forced to take the week after Christmas off with no pay. But because I apparently forgot my medical device I will die without and was maybe 5 minutes late one day, I am no longer eligible for this $500 that I was extremely heavily relying on. Fuck this lmao

There are 3 people in my team plus our manager I am taking a 2 week vacation during the 2nd and 3rd week of Jan. I applied for time off in June, this year and informed my manager immediately In July, coworker “Tim” applies for time off for the 3rd and 4th week of Dec She (manager) approved both in August In September, coworker “Ash” informs manager that she's taking time off in the 1st and 2nd week of jan. Manager approves In October/November she handed me 2 difficult projects. Both projects would be at the deliverables stage during my vacation. I reminded her of my vacation time, and she said she'd handle it. Which was shocking to me since she only delegates never designs or executes. So I go this in writing This week she assigned Ash a new project . Ash reminds manager of her time off. Manager…

Just as the title states, lowes doesn’t allow their employees to leave the building during their breaks. Per my store manager “breaks are a privilege” and “aren’t required.” Although not illegal, how is it not inhumane to keep your employees in the building like some Guinea pigs? The policy needs to be changed. Their excuse? It’s a liability to have employees going to their cars on their breaks or going to a designated smoking area. Any ideas on how to get this changed?

Hello r/antiwork! I am a Student at a German university currently working on a project that aims to understand the experiences of workers at Amazon (especially the fulfillment center). As part of my research, I am seeking input from current or former Amazon employees. I am interested in hearing about the realities of working at Amazon, including any challenges or frustrations that workers may have experienced. I believe that this information will be valuable in understanding the overall well-being and job satisfaction of Amazon workers. If you are a current or former Amazon worker, I would greatly appreciate any input or anecdotes you might have on this topic. Please feel free to message me privately. Thank you in advance for your help!

I am so sick of most recruiting companies that schools employ-it is yet another entity that lies routinely to teachers about with whom they will be potentially working with (I specifically told her I don't trust Menta group as they continually bait-and-switch candidates by coming in-person. What does she do? She sets me up with an interview with Menta group and offers me over half of what I was originally offered 4 years ago for the same position. Originally, they had no remote learning program and wanted me to help to set it up. I showed them zoom, blackboard collaborate, and google meets, all of which I had used in the past for remote teaching. Now, it seems they are such a bad company to work for that they are continuously hiring contractors. Teachers and clinicians will not be informed whom is hiring, how many and which classes will they…