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Louder for the people in the back.
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A public face
In the time since the fox interview it’s become apparent that antiwork needs a figurehead. (Not literally, just someone polished enough for the media)
What Is Manipulation? Manipulation is the exercise of harmful influence over others. People who manipulate others attack their mental and emotional sides to get what they want. The person manipulating — called the manipulator — seeks to create an imbalance of power, and take advantage of a victim to get power, control, benefits, and/or privileges at the expense of the victim. Manipulators have common tricks they’ll use to make you feel irrational and more likely to give in to their requests. A few common examples include: ● Guilt ● Complaining ● Comparing ● Lying ● Denying ● Feigning ignorance or innocence ● Blame ● Mind games Signs of Manipulation Manipulation can happen in many forms. In fact, sometimes kindness can be a form of manipulation depending on the intent. Then the question is raised, is any form of influence considered manipulation? Whether manipulation has good or bad intentions, it is…
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Is my workplace totally dysfunctional?
I currently work with a person who was the actual department manager when I was hired. This person was terrible as the department manager and was demoted. Another person within the department was promoted to department manager. This happened four month into my employment. I am now four years in and the current department manager refers to the demoted manager as their “right hand” person. I also started getting write ups for things that are obviously failures by the former department manager. The latest write up stated the I was “wasting company time” and “Not completing a project on time”. Both the department manager and the “right hand” were present for the new write up . I brought up that my co worker openly plays games on their phone and has several projects from last year that are still unfinished. But nothing has been said to this person, and…
That way people can put like 1 penny down of collateral, rack up a shit ton of medical debt, then declare bankruptcy to really game the system. Sure your credit might take a hit but at least you didn't get financially ruined. If the rich can game the system so should we.