Antiwork

I work at a dollar general in Ohio. I’m a key carrier and was hired in around January of this year. I was barely trained and at every turn when I made a simple mistake or accident, my store manager would jump down my throat and act very aggressive and rude. Then flips like a switch when I explain I didn’t know as I’m not fully trained and I get nervous (I don’t enjoy confrontation, especially so loud and bitchy from the start). She acts like she wasn’t just cussing me out over something silly and smiles saying “oh you’re fine sweetheart!” Everyone who works there agrees she’s a bad boss. She doesn’t communicate what she wants done/ what her expectations are and then flips when you don’t meet them. I’ve covered many of her shifts from her sleeping in and having to pick up a car. Shifts I was…

I truly don't understand why we keep going to work when the world is on fire. Not even because we should be focusing on other things, though this is true, but because our presence at work is the ultimate bargaining chip of the masses. Protesting and taking to the streets does nothing. They just pepper spray us and arrest us and nothing changes. The most effective protest we could ever hold is to just stay home. Do not go to work. See how quickly the people's voice matters when we are no longer acting like well-trained cogs in their wheel of profit. We want fair wages so we can afford to live? Gun reform so we don't have to fear being murdered while out on an errand? Access to safe abortions and birth control? Rent reform? Access to affordable healthcare? Affordable childcare? A social safety net? DO NOT GO TO…

I often find that when scrolling through this subreddit, people often make suggestions/demands whilst not taking into account factors that economics would such as price elasticity, achieving market equilibrium, etc.

Last week I informed my company that I would be taking a day off to go to a doctor's appointment in 3 weeks. I had to fill out a “request” form. Like, I know you can't just leave a company high and dry, but seriously? “Request”? This isn't a request. I'm telling you that I won't be there that day. Don't play at this thing where I might be “denied” because otherwise you're going to be short a guy. This is not me asking, this is me telling. I'm not an asshole, and I think I'm being reasonable, but seriously? I can't believe the gall some companies have. If I get “denied” and they fire me for going anyways, are there any protections for me? I'm in Canada, BC. I don't think they'll deny me, but I would rather do a couple google searches beforehand. Mostly I'm just mad at…