Antiwork

Context: I’m in the UK and I recently got a new job (temporarily as I’ve just had my contract end as my previous company in the field I want until I can get something more solid) I need this job so quitting isn’t an option. I had an interview two weeks ago the induction this past week and start work on Monday. It’s a big company chain . From the start I made it very clear I cannot work on a Wednesday at all because I’m continuing to volunteer in my previous job role (it’s a charity) I had then been asked to come in on Wednesday morning just gone, by the new job, as I need to complete the fire training in order to work there. I told them it wasn’t possible as I made it clear I couldn’t work Wednesdays. I’ve made an exception to come in Wednesday…

Make it make sense. I feel so depressed seeing them walk out of here at 3PM today. Meanwhile I'm stuck here until 5. Fuck. Just looked at the job listing. Theirs is PT, but $22/hour and hybrid model. Maybe I should apply to that job instead, lol. Too bad they don't need any more… =(

Today I finally worked up the courage to speak to my supervisor’s supervisor about the the way my boss has spoken/treated me the last 10 month. Has anyone else felt guilty/like they should have just sucked it up? I’m afraid I might have ruined my bosses life, but at the same time the way she has treated me has been completely unacceptable (to the degree where around a dozen or so coworkers would come up to me asking if I was OK regularly)

Basically, I want to get the hell out of America. I'm tired of low wages, crazy expensive housing, capitalism, pretty much everything. What country can I go to where I can actually get a decent paying job with livable income??

I'm just about to head to work to put in my two weeks or less and after discussing issues with my coworkers over the past few months I've realized management is not the biggest problem, but the workers are because they refuse to speak up to management about any issues (we are a 24/7 facility with mgmt only on first shift). Not because they get shot down or belittled, just because of the typical American work culture that makes people think they will get in trouble for wanting to see changes. If they would have told me, “I went to the manager and brought this issue up X times before” I would not bother, but they just complain to each other and wonder why nothing ever improves. A few things I did bring up to management got addressed fairly quickly so it isn't just management disregarding our opinions, they do…

Have you ever worked somewhere with a point system? I've worked in two places that have used them as a way to enforce attendance policies, etc. The worst of it though was working for a nationally recognized nonprofit (you've definitely heard of it). Points up to a 100 followed by termination. Points if you were late. Scheduled bathroom/lunch breaks. Points if you weren't back on time from said breaks. Points if you called out. Points if you needed to leave early to pick up your sick kid from school. Points they mandated you to work and you couldn't. Points if there was a blizzard and you couldn't make it in.The list goes on. It was absolutely the most punitive policy I've ever worked under and people were miserable. I managed to go a year without any points, but eventually needed to just move on. This doesn't even take into account…

Back story, I work in large format printing. Fast paced, family, everything is rush. No gratitude all demands. I've hit my point where I am just burnt out working second shift with mandatory on all on every other weekend. I never see my family anymore and the 25 cent shift differential isn't worth the time lost. So HR came to the office and talked with everyone. When she came to me, I jist layed it all on the table, It felt like talking to the Bob's. She took three pages of notes. I dropped the dime on the owner, his son, and the other 85% of the useless people in the facility who just make my job harder. So… I'm going in today. I feel 50/50 I'll either get fired or be asked to run production. I check indeed daily and there is an over abundance of the same job…

I started working at company X in January 2020. For the first two years you work at the company, you get a “pay assessment” every six months, where you have the possibility of getting a raise. After that, you only get a pay assessment every January. I recently got a promotion in March, where I have significantly more work and responsibility. I have to learn a lot more things than my previous position, and now I am in more of a position to deal with difficult customers (this is not a supervisory position). Sucks I’m doing way more work than my previous position and still getting paid the same. Anyways, I wanna new job lol