Antiwork

i mean its common fucking sense, im 36 and I moved back in with my parents because i can't afford to live on $12.50 an hour ​ its a lot easier not having to pay rent

I was hired by a contract house to provide engineering support to a startup. The contract I signed indicates a yearly salary based on a 40hr/week schedule. I get vacation days and holiday pay as part of my compensation package. I submit hours each week to my contract house and, if I am approved to work OT, I am compensated at straight time. California has some rules regarding overtime rates but they also make mention of “exempt employees”. These are people who do not qualify for OT for various reasons. I’m trying to understand if I can be non-exempt by receiving OT, and at the same time also be exempt from receiving it at 1.5x the hourly rate. I thought about reaching out to a labor lawyer but I’d like to see if anyone has had a similar experience.

So a little story from several years back on this day with the background that today is my birthday. TLDR at bottom. I worked at 24/7 corporation that did business all over world. Well their corporate hq was small 2 story office in the US. I was bottom rung employee so to speak working nights in international logistics. Well this company like most was always looking to save a buck where it could & that meant a skeleton crew overnight & even our lead went home shortly after midnight w next shift not coming till 5. And bc it was 24/7 there were occasions we’d have things change at drop of hat & needed supervisor approval on matters which ment late night phone call & u could just imagine how those went. Well bc it was global company there was a lot of paperwork/verbal coordination in going in & out…

Is it legal to require someone to do a 2 hour video training / quiz prior to attending the in person job orientation? It seemed like 100% part of the orientation so why would it be legal to not pay for this???

In my field at my last job I was $24/h but this position looked potentially interesting. Was for a Marketing Associate for a local business. PT 25 hours a week, 5 hours per day Mon – Fri. The interviewer was the owners daughter and was very kind and lovely. But I don’t know if the job is for me… She grilled me for over an hour with questions that went from “do you have any phobias?” to highly technical and complex questions. This position isn’t just doing basic marketing tasks – it’s also being the company photographer, videographer, social media manager, social media customer service, google analytics, blog writer, graphic design, website updates and content, and also helping with retail tasks and admin. Is it just me or do so many places want someone to do the roles of like three people for such little pay? When I asked how…

This is my last week and I’ve spent the last 2 days scrolling on my phone, there is just nothing for me to do right now. This is why I’m quitting in the first place, boredom. I do everything from my computer and I want to tell them I will finish my last 3 days working remote. Why do I feel so guilty?

Context: I work at a restaurant with my Mother and Grandmother and my job specifically is to prep food. My cousin also worked their before moving away for awhile. As things happened at work I would keep him updated on how things were going. I would also tell him things that I thought corporate was doing but I also told my cousin that NOTHING I heard I was 100% was true or not. Telling him also to not file a complaint because A: he doesn’t work there anymore, and B: because we are family it would screw us over. Today I get an alert that 3 of us, Mom, Grandma, and Myself, would likely be fired because of a complaint filed by my cousin. I told him these things MIGHT happen and I always made sure to say “I’m not sure, we’ll see how things go” But he went and…