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Well just to put this here.

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Experiencing this right now

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Finally got around to put an honest review of my last employer. Here’s how it played out.

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Figured y’all would appreciate this sign in my place of employment.

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Pretty much it is

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A Gen Z kid paid $10 per hour does all the IT work on top of his regular work acting like WE’RE the dumb ones. I’ve told him about me building gaming PCs and he still hasn’t caught on…

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UPDATE: I automated my job over a year ago and haven’t told anyone.

Hi AntiWork, I'd like to start by thanking everyone for their support and recommendations. I have had some recent changes to my career and I thought it was only fair to update you. First off, my firm eventually found out what I was doing. Turns out, they didn't really care. As many of you suspected they knew that even with the automation they still needed me there for maintenance as well as the nightly verification I performed. So nothing really changed with the firm and they allowed me to keep working on and improving my script. As far as marketing the script, they haven't claimed ownership of it and instead simply asked that I allow them to keep it and train a replacement on it in the event I end up leaving. I ended up modifying my script to have pop up windows allowing user input so the replacement doesn't…

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Thanks a latte!

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I was going study IT but changed minds

Theyr extremly boring all ppl do is sit and get fat allday nah Besides most IT problems can get so dull and repetitive

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Consulting firm chairman encourages companies to attain employee loyalty by controlling more facets of workers’ lives through their families.

Original: https://www.marketplace.org/2022/03/23/reframing-the-great-resignation-as-a-time-of-exploration-for-both-employers-and-workers/ This article attempts to rebrand people quitting their jobs as people exploring what they want in life, and willfully overlooks the existence of general workplace issues. “We had gathered together dozens of heads of HR, like Mike Clementi, and asked the question: “What would a company have to do to meet their employees and help them explore without having to resign?” And the first thing we discovered is that we need to help our workers find their “why.” Why do I do what I do? What am I good at? How do I thrive? And also, where are my boundaries and what’s it worth to me?” Shame they haven't realized a lot of people work to barely afford living. “Brancaccio: Or — pay these people more. They’ll stay. Ferrazzi: You know, compensation is certainly a mechanism to reward individuals. But we’re seeing some incredibly innovative ways to bond…