Antiwork

I'd love to know if anyone has any really good appreciation stories. For my part, we are being treated to..yup you guessed it… PIZZA (if you are lucky enough to work in the office). Otherwise …a virtual Pat on the Back… is once again the status quo. These “leaders” don't get it. Never will. I'd feel more appreciated with a $100 gift card to the grocery store. I can make my own fking pizza.

The local hospitals started bumping up their pay. Work decided that now is the time to match them to retain employees. They worked it out to be a 14% increase in pay which is nice. Except that all raises are given on your anniversary date. The plan was discussed and looked at in December. Those of us that are were hired later in the year just got our 2% raise and now have to wait longer for the 14% while inflation and rent is still going up. Meanwhile my coworker who got hired in the spring and has been here for less time then me gets his big jump next week.

I'm in this situation, although I have a disability. Weirdly enough, I don't really find myself wanting to work at all, as I'm not in trouble financally (for several reasons), I have lots of free time, no stress, BUT I do have to live a very simple life and that wouldn't suit most people. I know that's not “normal” or frequent or anything of the sort so I was wondering if others were in a similar situation? nb: i'll elaborate a little more if you guys want me to. nb 2: Here's how it works for me: my disability pension as someone with aspergers (although you'd have a hard time to tell outside of work (where it really appears) is around 900 euros /1050 dollars. I don't pay a rent since I inherited a 100 sqm appartment from my grandfather in a very populated, busy and nice city in Western…

I work production. A recruiter contacted me and I responded, but they never followed up. The position was specialized enough that I found it on indeed and applied directly. I had a great interview and they offered me the position at above my current rate to start with a significant raise after 30 days. Little to no overtime and consistent work, great hours. Also their machines were in beautiful condition. I put in my two weeks yesterday and my supervisor was surprised pikachu face asking what they could do to get me to stay. I didn’t really respond because the answer is nothing. They’ve had us on like 60+ hrs/wk since December. Gave me an excellent review in February with an $0.80 raise. Besides which it’s just a pretty stressful work environment, driving hours of productivity above anything else. I don’t see that changing. They’ve lost 2 managers, a programmer,…

A cross post from r/ontario Can’t afford to get to work anymore : ontario (reddit.com)

I work in healthcare and I am lucky enough to be surrounded by truly great techs. They work very hard and are undervalued. They do often go way above and beyond their job description. Our management team had decided they want to recognize these techs for their outstanding performance, and I agree. However the email comes from our unit secretary and manager asking for all employees to Venmo them so they can get a gift for the techs. What makes it ok for you to want to formally recognize someone but not want to pay for it, but rather pass the buck to other employees? My manager makes over $200k a year. There have been many times where my coworkers and I have purchased gift cards or even given straight cash to these techs to recognize them, but it was employee driven. Healthcare can be such a joke at times.…