Hi, I'll keep it short. So I recently got a new job thats mainly outdoors. I work in the midwest, so naturally it gets freezing in the winter. My company gave me two t shirts and two pullovers, both of which are very light for free. However, they impose the rule that you MUST wear company “merch.” So in order to be warm all day, I need to spend $50 on a hoodie and a beanie, and the jackets are $80 each. Oh I also have to go purchase $60 work boots. They dont allow you to wear your own clothing, and will send you home to change (my second day I got told to go home and change because my pants had the rivets near the pockets). So now NONE of my khaki pants can be worn at work, so guess who has to scramble to buy pants before work at noon today?
Like what the fuck. This happens at nearly every job I've ever had. You are required to buy some shit (boots, hat, jacket) to work there. By the time you're “employment ready” you're in the hole at LEAST $200. So now my first paycheck will be paying back all the shit I had to buy to get the paycheck.
UGH im just ranting but I'm so sick of american work culture. its just kindergarten at this point. They treat us like infants and i fucking hate it.