Antiwork

If UBI replaced welfare, people could work more hours/higher paying job without fear of losing their benefits. Some people might use it to be lazy and not work, but rough with the smooth. Besides, those people will still contribute to the economy, via buying grocceries.

I fought tooth and nail last summer for a raise at my hospital and they finally did it mostly because they realized they’d mis-credentialed me (RN) and were underpaying me to begin with. Since that time I’ve been trying to move to other jobs within the company with no success (critical short staffing and I’m good at my job so I am on a transfer freeze) and they don’t want to talk about raises. When I learned they’re paying new grads $1 more than they pay me, a 7 year vet, I started applying to outside companies and immediately got hits because everyone needs nurses. By the time I was done negotiating with the competing hospitals, I’m up a full $9/hr and within 10 minutes of my house which saves me 56 miles of commuting every day. They also offer bonuses for shifts picked up in addition to the normal…

I’m in Maryland btw Edit: I put the wrong link! Here’s the correct one: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/wages/essretailfaqs.shtml#denied Example: despite what it says in that link, working 7 consecutive hours without a break, paid of otherwise! I plan on calling that number tomorrow, but I wanted to see if anyone else had some advice.

Lots of people are frustrated at society and how their life is going, however lots of people can’t afford to leave work to strike for long. But one day? Across all industries? A big kaboom. Tons of people would screw off from work just because other people are. One day can’t get everyone fired. That’s (maybe) a feasible goal. With the general idea behind it being that the majority of people are fed up with not being able to afford better (or anything). Forget politics, almost everybody can agree that the cost of living has become too much. (I think?) I dunno, I’m not good at this stuff, but I think we gotta try and take teeny weeny steps instead of big ones, cause humans hate change.

Early 50s. Been working since 14. Tired and burnt the duck out. Passed over twice in the past 2 months for promotions given to people with a fraction of my experience but are benefiting from good old nepotism. My last day there is tomorrow. I have enough to pay my bills for the next few years. Would you do it if you could?

I've been dealing with a troublesome coworker for a year and a half now. I've sucked it up and was as friendly as I could be as I trained her day in and day out while listening to her snide, condescending and sometimes downright rude comments on things that weren't her business. Once I finished training her I thought I could just avoid her, but she constantly invaded my work space and interjected herself into anything and everything I did. After several recent comments about sensitive topics in my life, I decided I had had enough. I compiled a list of everything I could remember with specific dates, what she said or did and how I reacted to it. HR waited a week to reply while I stewed in my anxiety wondering if I had done the right thing. When I met HR, I was told that we all have…