Antiwork

I heard yet another stupid “Call in if you love your job!” radio show this morning. I think that they are absolutely stupid – I think very, very few people “love” their job. What they really means is that their job is a lot better than some. Think about it. Think about the things you “love” to do. Maybe golf, laying on the beach, spending time with friends, perhaps cooking, or going to the movies, or dancing. All of these are things we love to do – and we don't just just do for free, but we (sometimes, at least) pay to do them. So if someone says they “love” their job, the question to ask is “If you were independently wealthy and never needed to work another day in your life, would you still do your job for free? Would you pay them to let you do it?” If…

Interview Questions That Are Prohibited by Law Federal and state laws prohibit employers from making hiring decisions based on protected categories: gender, race, age, color, religion, disability, and others. Asking the wrong questions could lead to a discrimination claim against the company, even if decisions are not made on that basis. Here are examples of the types of questions to stay away from: How old are you? What is your religion? Do you have any medical conditions we should be aware of? Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime? Do you have any disabilities that would hinder you in performing the job? Have you had any recent illnesses or operations? Are you married? Do you have children or plan to have children? How long do you plan to work? Do you drink or smoke? What is your political affiliation? Is English your first language? What type of…

Not sure who needs to see this. If your company does not have someone who's title and expertise is a “Trainor” then you must not have Trainees. Teaching someone to perform a job without providing the proper environment or staff is just setting people up for failure.

My manager told me barely two months that he gave away open morning shifts to people with seniority and it was just a matter of attrition, the guy ahead of me in seniority declined the morning shifts so I was next in line so I went to my manager to talk and he said he wasn't going to talk about it. I knew then what he planned to do, and sure enough he posted the new master schedule today he gave 3 morning shifts to a guy who has been here for just under 4 months (I've been here for almost 2 years). I have 2 morning shifts. I have never before felt the blood drain from my face but as soon as I saw it I almost passed out, I could barely stand. Just yesterday he was complaining that this junior employee needed to straighten up as his tendency…

Had a customer verbally abuse me this morning and my manager proceeds to tell me this is the nature of the job and to get used to it. Glad I’m leaving soon !

I recently graduated from college. Since then, I have found a couple small, temporary gigs that lined up with my degree, but I’ve found no success in landing a full-time position. To cover all my expenses while I job search, I’ve been working full-time at a large grocery store chain. I’ve gotten into a comfortable groove there. The job is super chill and I can get away with just about anything, as long as I make it look like I’m working. I spend almost my whole shifts listening to music, watching YouTube, walking around and talking to people. I usually leave early. I do the absolute bare minimum, but despite that, I was recently given a raise and promotion just because I show up, do what I have to and I’m friendly. This “promotion” changed absolutely nothing about my daily tasks, because my department is small and practically runs itself.…

I work for a VERY large corporation in a kitchen as a cook. So we have what is referred to as “the drink shelf”. We are not allowed to keep drinks in the kitchen anywhere and are not allowed to consume any drinks in the kitchen. We are expected to walk about 100 feet, through another department and into a hallway behind doors where the drink shelf resides. We are allowed to keep out drink there and drink there. So you don't have to be a genius to realize the result of this policy. Employees are very likely consistently dehydrated. Why? Because no one wants to walk 100 feet and leave their work area just to have a few sips of water. The health department requires that all drinks in a food prep area, have a lid on them and be stored below food prep areas, so obviously, the goal…

For the longest time I didn’t get Republican/other opposition to universal healthcare. “Do you know how much entrepreneurialism is being squelched because people are stuck in waged work and don’t have to time/energy to start their own thing??” I would think to myself. If you’re all about business and innovation and entrepreneurship, universal healthcare should be top on your list! But it suddenly occurred to me, they know how much entrepreneurialism is being squelched, and that’s exactly the point. How many fewer people would submit themselves to the indignities of waged labor if the fear of catastrophic illness wasn’t chaining them to that job they hate that makes someone else rich! Makes ya think…