Antiwork

Was hired as a barista for a Starbucks inside of a Fred Meyer’s. Did bagging with cashiers for 2 weeks before the trainer for baristas showed up since our department doesn’t have a lead. The trainer tells me and one other girl in our group that we won’t be certified by the end of the week because we’re not available 40 hours to train. The last day the trainer is there, they try to get me to do the equivalent of ogp at Walmart there and I say no that I’d rather go home. They’ve been having me do front end this past week again and are unsure when I will get certified. I found out baggers and cashiers make $18 an hour vs the $17.53 I make as a barista even though I haven’t really worked in that department since I got here. The leads wanted to get me…

Is your argument that you don't like menial work or that you just want more money? If I paid you $60k a year to sit in a room for 8 hours a day and literally do nothing, would you accept?

Hello everybody! Since everyone or a lot of people post hospital bills, I share a different picture to you: My Mother, 58 y, and me live in Austria. He suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. After around 10 Days, she was cleared and left the hospital. 1 week after that, she got the bill. The amount she owed was, not kidding, 35€. Free Healthcare for you right there!

I have been working for more than 35 years, never a manager. I started in minimum wage jobs and thankfully had opportunities to build a great career. I share this with the intention of helping others that have less experience with various workplaces – including professional jobs, good jobs, shit jobs, and abusive managers. Please feel free to reply, discuss, and amend my advice. Resignation letters are a formal notice document. They only need a few things: Identify yourself and your recipients A statement that you resign and the date of your last day of work Your signature and today's date No benefit comes from adding anything else. Do not include why you're resigning or where you're going. This is simply a legal requirement – not a forum to discuss. This is the essence of at-will employment. What to say if asked. This is something you must decide beforehand. The…

This is an older story but definitely still applies to today I worked at a retail chain in NE America, they're only in 5 states so I wont name drop them. I was 16-19 when I had this job. I worked very hard, and it showed a lot. Many people would point it out, and my manager loved it. In the summers I would work 60/hrs a week earning overtime as long as my union allowed. Over all it was great other than massive turn over because 80% of the staff was 16-18. I stuck around and became a certified training and got an extra $1/hr, plus another $1 if I was training that shift. It was great, but I never surpassed $11/hr. The summer I would be turning 18 I voiced I wanted to be a Lead Cashier/Coordinator, which was a promotion. They said they wanted to see me…

Long story short, my girlfriend applied for a waitress job at a new restaurant in town. They told her to come back the next day at 9AM. She worked until 12PM and was given a log in around that time. Manager told her to clock in and she worked until around 1:15ish. She was informed later that the first 3 hours of her “training” would not be paid since she doesn’t have experience, which is bs. She was asked to make drinks, greet guests and carry out random tasks throughout the first 3 hours. She then asked another girl who had been there longer and she said she was getting paid for her “training.” She does have experience working at a few coffee shops and restaurants back in college. Not sure what kind of training you need on top of that. I am well aware this is illegal, at least…

Got made redundant from my job last week and already there is an advert out for my replacement! I'm from the UK and know next to nothing about employment law. Is that allowed? Or are they just massive pricks?

The only way I can “cure” myself is by telling the doctor that everything that is wrong with me atm (which really isn’t a lot when you think about it) was due to the car accident, and the only way I’m seeing this doctor/chiropractor is if the accident I was involved in, is if the insurance covers it.