Antiwork

My place of work gives out performance based pay increases, it works on the basis that you’re paid in increments as a promise to train on another area within the role and become more agile. Being a naive new starter, I have now accepted the highest increase for more training, but there are people on the team who are trained on the bare basics and paid a lot more. I’m a wuss – how do I word this to my manager to say I want the money for my work?! Don’t want to leave due to job security.

Many years ago I used to work at this job, which paid me great, but they were treting me literally like a slave. “You didn't meet your goal for the day? You don't leave until you done” (no OT paying) “I need you to come to work 1 hour early every day. You don't have things to do? Oh really? how about this?” (and they would come up with something stupid that literally they just invented. Basicaly, i was bullied and afraid to leave, because I had great salary. Now reading this sub, I understand I could have done many things. But the thing was, if I would have told them that I would sue them and that I have my rights as a worker, they would just fire me, with a reason that ” i wasn't doing my job well” and nobody could prove that it wasn't that way.…

My advice to those entering the workforce from someone who has been loyal to the same company for over 10 years: job hop!! Do NOT stay in one place too long. You don't get any kind of long term reward for staying with your job for a decade. The opposite actually, you get punished. New hires are coming in making what I make now after years (not bitter at them, it's a reminder work doesn't care about you) Another disadvantage is all of your professional references and experience get tied to just one place. This makes leaving incredibly difficult.

Hi, I’m curious if anyone knows. So I started working for a shitting hospital with shitty pay and benefits. And when I started I guess somewhere I signed if I resign without a proper 30day notice I forfeit my PTO. Is that legal? (I’m in the state of VA). Does anyone know if I can fight this?

While I can't say that I'm in a bad place financially, I'm certainly not getting ahead either. Paydays always seem a little too far out. Since I don't go out (who can afford to?), I've applied for two fast food restaurants and a convenience store: I just want to have a little money left in my bank account so I'm not worried that those for whom I'm responsible don't go without. That's all I've got. Just another working stiff casting another vote in the “hooray for capitalism” bin.

Does anyone actually look forward to or ever want to do these? Like, what did I achieve? Nothing cause you don't pay me enough what do you want me to say here?? They make me irrationally angry because I'm forced to think about all the work I do while being underpaid. Am I the only one?