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Like I can use context clues to know what it is, but how can you tell by reading the job description that it is one? I have a high EQ and I excel at emotional labor. I'm a strong communicator. I know others can get bored doing a fake email job. I figure if I get burnt out I'd just move along. I'm at a point I'd like something mindless. I have a background and skills in medical settings I can fall back on if something new didn't pan out.

summary: my manager made me work 6hrs on a injured foot and then i got fired bc i had to call out the next day since i couldn’t walk just wanted to share my story and thought this was an appropriate place to do so. i’m a teenager and i worked at a local brewery as a barback from november-midway through march. i liked it a lot at first, having no breaks sucked (that’s legal in my state as long as the employee is above 16) and ended up worsening my back (i injured it badly as a child so standing for long periods of time really hurts) and putting up with weird drunk people (especially creepy men i’m a fairly attractive girl) was annoying but overall it was fine. pretty easy job and rlly nice pay for a teen. however i noticed a change in attitude towards me from…

Dear Fellow Antiworkers, I have an idea to help with all of these terrible circumstances when it comes to work, wages, and terrible jobs in general. What if we create an organization dedicated to a more thorough inspection of America's workforce, this organization can have unlimited authority to penalize companies for treating workers like crap. I know something like this exists to some degree. But this would a more involved organization, maybe with help from federal or state governments. This organization would also examine the psychology of companies and why they are failing/high turnover rate, stuff like that. Let me know your thoughts, and feel free to offer ideas and suggestions. I'm more spitballing here for the hell of it, could be a shitty idea but Idk I'm tired of people being treated like shit etc. Thanks guys

(Description of an injury) This happened a few months ago, but this is one of those main “why do I still work here?” stories. (It's the fact I need the money btw.) I work closing at a daycare center. The only staff here at closing are me and one of my managers. Kids are out at 6:30. I'm technically supposed to have until 6:45 to clean my room before I need to be out the door, but manager whines and gripes if I'm not ready to leave by 6:31, so I have to wipe down, take out trash, and set up the room for tomorrow while watching the remaining kids. Usually when we're down to one to three kids, manager brings them to sit at the front desk so I can clean faster, even though that's against policy, but we're so understaffed that there isn't even at least two teachers…

Unions are important. It isn't perfect, but there are serious benefits to being in a union. It also helps to have upper management that actually values their employees. This isn't to brag about my job, it's just to emphasize that these are the things that increase employee productivity, moral, and ultimately profits. I also had to take a huge chance with it and in the end it's worked out well. When I started working for this company I was hired to split my time between two departments. I was offered a decent pay rate. It was obvious I was excelling in one department and doing OK in the other. So, they inquired if I wanted to move fulltime to the department I was excelling in. Only thing with it, was because of the union moving to the other department came with a 12% pay decrease. I put a lot of…