Antiwork

I am the new guy at work Today I found out that I am making 1$ more an hour then some of my co-workers, we had an awkward conversation about how kosher it was to talk about wages, I simply said “its federally protected speech, for some people its considered social taboo, but I honestly dont care all that much, so I make 18$ an hour, you dont have say how much you make if you dont want to” my coworkers really opened up after this and we found out that despite working the job he gets paid less.

A while ago, one of my supervisors had told me about how the interviewing supervisors, for new hires, are always on alert, for what he referred to as a “salt”. For those of you that don't know, this is a person who attempts to join a company, with the sole purpose of convincing the employees to form or join a union. One the masquerading candidate actually represents. Basically, it's a way for the union to try and infiltrate the company. He was the only person who ever mentioned this, and I've worked 8 years at this company. As a result, I thought nothing of it. Fast forward to this past Tuesday, and there was a co-worker in a non-work-related chat, that said he was being called into an impromptu meeting with his supervisor. He thought he was being written up, or possibly even fired. He returned, and said that the…

It was not the right job for me, no matter how many times I did the tasks and they showed me, I just didn’t do it right. There were also other things wrong like they rostered me for Friday, even though I said twice in both the interview on a form that I can’t, as well as when I got the job, on the application form that I can’t. HR told me to wear black business pants and black non slip shoes, which I got. Then when I got to work they said no that’s not right I have to wear blue pants and not sneaker looking shoes.. don’t get any breaks at all, not even to sit down and eat, even though it’s a tiring job.. then one of the girls basically expected me to be perfect even though it was only my second day and she raised her…

I procrastinate… a lot. And can end up in YouTube loopholes for hours. My work is a very laid back place, not many websites are blocked. However I just can’t help myself when I get stuck in these loops. Should I contact IT to see if they can block it? Or could this open a can of worms into them looking into my countless hours of YouTube use? (Theft of company time) I’m in UK btw. Thanks all.

What are some examples of something an immediate supervisor has done to make your work life better? I need to be able to show my guys that they are appreciated by me if not by the company or higher ups. I am a 1st line team leader and I am wanting to be a part of the change.

I have to slave at an always-busy store for 72 hours to afford 1 month of rent. 72 whole goddamn hours of fast, stressful work. I kill my soul for 8 hours a day and walk away with $110, coming from an office job (I just moved) I feel like retail is a wasted day, and literally I could take a week off and only lose $500 of wages, that's like 2 Command Strips. It's crazy how these jobs mean you have to work hard 24/7 just to survive and nothing more. Also boring as Fuuck. 8 hours is a long time standing at a register scanning grapes. (I make $16.5/hr at Target and rent is $1200)

A rant: Our son is 19. Other than a stint in boot camp, which ended in an injury, he has not had a job. He got his first one last week and really likes it. He's a bit of a late bloomer and a really good kid. He's the last one at home and he's in no hurry to leave and we're in no hurry for him to leave. He helps out around the house, helps me at my job when he has time (I'm self employed) and his only bills are his car and all that entails. He's also a saver, not a spender and he has school paid for when he decides what he wants to go for. The issue I'm running into is… everyone has a fucking opinion. He should get a job in a factory. He should go to college now. He should move out. Your…