Antiwork

The place I work at has had problems with hiring employees, especially for those in the driver position (non-cdl). Despite 1/3 of our drivers quitting, they have yet to figure a way to hire new drivers who will be willing to lift heavy furniture for less than working at Amazon. They've been experimenting with hiring Temps as helpers, but recently, they hired 3 new Temps being trained to drive. This is exactly the number of drivers on the “Final Mile” team. We get paid by the stop, and our per hour payee comes up to much more than the other drivers. It pays the bills. However, these new drivers will be paid hourly exclusively but will not be given health insurance, not be paid the bonus, and obviously, if fired, they won't have to be paid unemployment. Recently, we had a meeting where things that were never enforced were suddenly…

I work in higher education, which as a field is notoriously underpaid unless you have a cushy administrator position. I work as an advisor for a university in New Mexico. ​ I currently make $37,088. This is a raise from $36,900 effective this last February. The math on this raise is a 0.05% increase which is laughable, especially considering inflation rose 8% in 2021. ​ I've been getting many compliments on my job performance from my boss, coworkers, and other staff at the university. So I penned a raise request letter: I illustrated my merits, and also the math, and the state average salary for my position which is $44, 328. Considering my job location and our funding, I asked for substantially less than that, but as I commute 30 minutes everyday when gas prices are INSANE I want to make sure I can afford to even come to work.…