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Walk away?

So I work at a car wash, I sell auto glass so all my job is to get people their windshields fixed or replaced for FREE through insurance and sell tint vinyl car wrap simple things. The only money I’ll make is commission, other than that it’s $12 an hour and I live in a city that is not very cheap but can’t afford to leave and am also married to the love of my life with a baby girl on the way. It’s my first ever sales job and it’s very hard for me to get ANYTHING. When I applied initially it said it was hourly plus commission but it’s actually only hourly unless the commission is more than that then I get just the commission. Today I was casually talking to a customer, not even selling anything to him as he was already being help for a tint…

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How do you define the antiwork movement?

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Humble Opinion

From the many [many] posts i have read here, i think you guys need to learn to: Say no and not make it look negociable. [No reasons, no details] Not befriend your bosses. [Be professional at work] Not answers calls or messages outside work time. [“I didn't see my phone” excuse] YOU get to set the type of relationship you want to have with your work. Feel free to add more points.

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Just tell us we can’t smoke weed.

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Thoughts on Kindle and Audible? (Pondering with the recent anti union ridiculousness)

I long ago stopped using Amazon if I could find a product any other place due to their treatment of workers and the effects on small businesses. However with the recent anti union ridiculousness Amazon continues to engage in to such extreme extent, I’m realizing that my use of kindle and audible is problematic. It may not effect warehouse and delivery workers but it’s supporting the company that is mandating anti union meetings and repeatedly suppressing union votes. Anyone have thoughts on good alternatives you’ve found? (Yes, mainly my local library but they don’t have everything I’m looking for.) What else are you doing to support better options than Amazon? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/tech/amazon-union-elections-objections/index.html

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New offer inc – need advice

I am a recruiter, not super well paid, but decent. Got the support of my two bosses. No micromanaging, full flexible working hours, 100% WFH. So I am genuinely happy. During this week I was approached and saw my self in a 2nd round interview with another company who know me well. I lied and said I get paid 5k more than I do per month, they will need to give me a raise for me to move. Thing is I got the feeling they will give me an offer, and I really don’t know what to do. 1/ stay where I am, I am kinda my own boss and successful 2/ move and get a higher pay, same conditions for WFH, probably a bit more KPI controlled Suggestions and comments appreciated

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Taking workplace “fun” to new levels

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Personality Tests as a Pre-Qualification for Applying for a Job

Wanted to ask this sub if anybody had been denied the opportunity to apply for a job they were otherwise 100% qualified to do because they failed a standardized personality test. Also curious how people feel about the efficacy of personality tests for employment.

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Given a choice between working with COVID and going without pay.

Just a rant, tested positive for COVID today and the UK has changed the rules to say self isolation is not mandatory, only recommended. No sick pay from work and my boss had some attitude when I told him. A lot of my customers are old and vulnerable (at one point today we had 3 in over 90 years old) and spend a considerable amount of time a day in my shop. Boss basically said he didn't care, I wouldn't get sick pay and put the decision on me to either risk infecting them and have enough to live on next month or go without for their sake. I'm so sick of this shitty company, going to use my time at home to ramp up the job search because this is a joke.

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Done with service industry metrics. I hope I never need to open this deep storage drawer.