Antiwork

This is something that I'm finally learning for myself, and I wanted to make sure other people would hear it before years go by for them like they did for me. I've worked with my company for coming up 9 years. It was my first job after dropping out of college, and I was desperate to get my foot in the door anywhere. My friend was the manager at the time (left about a year after) and stuck his neck out for me hiring me. So I made sure to show that my friend wasn't just hiring people he knew, but someone that could get the job done. I was a level 1 technician for phone support for a relatively small CCTV company. I was part time at 11/hr (this was in California 2013) and it was a good idea to me because it would have skills that could transition.…

Looking for some advice on what to do at my current position. I started at this company in Feb 2021, with 2 years of experience in this kind of work (I'm 26 now). 2 months into my engineering position, my manager quit for a different job. My company interviewed around for a replacement, but never found a candidate they liked. I wasn't considered because I was only in the company for two months. In the mean time, I took over the responsibilities myself, doing things like management reviews, trainings, dealing with money, and those responsibilities. I've talked with my current boss/supervisors have talked to me about intending me to be moved into that manager role officially, but it only comes up every 3-4 months, and always with the context of “When this becomes available”. I haven't had a raise either since starting over a year ago. Should I ask for…

This was originally going to be a comment on a different post from this sub but it got looong and I’ve been wanting to say it for a while since I think waiters perspectives are somewhat lacking on this sub. If servers were paid minimum wage, with little exceptions, THEY WOULD ALL QUIT. take it from a server, serving can fucking suck, you do the best you can and still can get treated like crap for things outside of your control. Your coworkers can bail on you and now you’re doing the work of three people and on busy nights you’re there a least an hour after closing just to finish closing up. If I was told tomorrow that I’d be paid 10-12 dollars an hour to have to all this I would quit. There are less stressful jobs that pay the same. But in our capitalist batshit country the…

What would the repercussion of a expansion of the FAIR act to including all employees be for us? Would the state providing legal representation to workers be included in such an expansion? I ask this since generally, legal insurance policies generally exclude employment matters from coverage.

I got hired for this office job in a new city last month. We went through training for about two weeks and I thought I was doing ok until I got fired this morning. My manager said that I didn't possess the skills necessary for the job which I think is absolute bullshit and here's why They saw my resume and knowingly hired me. They said that I didn't have the “customer service skills” for the position even though they saw my resume, hired me, and worked me for two whole weeks. Two of the most senior people in my position said that I was learning very well. They claim to be very understaffed. So now they wasted my time and I'm unemployed. If you get anything out of this post, just know THESE JOBS DONT GIVE AF ABOUT YOU!!!!!

Like… bitch, the fuck do you care? You only want me for my cheap labour don't you? Why does it matter to you what am I going to do with that laughable amount you'll give me in the end? You won't hire me if I tell you I'm going to spend it on myself and all the little things in life that makes it somewhat more bearable here for me, will you? If I don't say I'm going to save every little penny I find after paying the mandatory rental, bills and food so I can be prepared for an upcoming tough time, I won't give off the rEsPoNsIbLe PrOfEsSiOnAl vibe you are so eager to fill your team with. A team of semi skilled cashiers and cooks in a fast food restaurant for context. I can't fucking believe we have to ask people why do they need money in…

Apply online, submit a resume/LinkedIn profile, wait for weeks on end for a response, and then ghost them after 1-2 interviews. I guarantee you the entire application process for many companies would change to something much more reliable really fucking quick.