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Termination

Hi, I just got terminated by the company I worked for, and the only thing that will cool me down from this oppression is sending them a nasty, sharply worded email. Can you please tell me if it will be fine, or by doing this, I will give her something to hold in front of the law when I will sue her. She fired me because she owed me money and because I asked her for what was rightfully mine.

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How about a happy work story this time!

Long time lurker, first time poster. This is not an amazing story, but I thought everyone would appreciate a happy story for once. I've held numerous customer service/customer facing positions in my life. In all of them I was taught to apologize to the customer if I couldn't get them what they want. Even if the reason was beyond my control (out of a product, company policy, the law!). Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. I now work for the optical dept of a membership warehouse. A woman asked to order another pair of glasses using an Rx on file. It was expired. I apologized and told her she needed a new one from her eye Dr. She was very understanding and left. My manager approaches me and says, “You don't have to apologize you know. There's nothing you could do”. I thought that was pretty cool. Hope…

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Those who get to work remote and barely even have to work each day, what the hell do you do and how do you get into that line of work with little or no experience?

I've seen so many posts of people stating they get work from home, but barely even work 1 to 2 hours a day. Maybe a meeting here or there, then answer a couple meetings or something. This sounds like a dream job. So where the hell do you work and how would someone with no experience begin to get into that line of work?

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Mental Health Break = No work

I was just told by my EMS company that I can’t pick up an extra shift because I decided to take a mental health day last month…. Wtf

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The problem is systemic

I've been taking economy classes in college as a minor. Then it hit me. Something that people in ancient times have already known. The problem is interest. The lending capacities of banks is not limited to deposits of their customers. They can loan money they don't have. The interest a loan generates has to be paid back by the borrower. Money that didn't exist before. THIS right here is the reason why all countries are indebted. THIS is the reason why all companies DEPEND on growing. THIS is the reason why the economy is pressured to increase productivity. YOU are paying for interest with your taxes. As long as there's private banks and hedgefunds, you will be exploited for labor. As long as speculation happens, you will be exploited for labor. You can't have infinite growth with finite resources. You can't have wealth without having poverty. This is capitalism. Divide…

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Was told last night that my “…off time is a suggestion not a rule.”

I really enjoy my job and being a bartender/server but this rubbed me in a real bad way. Is my “start-time” a suggestion too? NO. I basically was told that I was expected to be there for the time they need me regardless of what my schedule says. I am so tired. Change needs to happen.

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Revolutionary Grounds: Starbucks Workers United

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Job rejection reasons were complete bullshit

I forgot how absolutely bullshit the job application process is since I’ve been self-employed for a while. They gave me what looked like a copy and pasted standard list of critiques, and 99.9% of it didn’t even apply to my application. For example, they said “candidates with one or more spelling errors were not considered” — bruh I proofread my shit 1000x and have grammarly and spellcheck, you absolutely did not reject me for that reason. Another thing they said is they need candidates with lots of years of experience in ALL of the software skills mentioned. LOL bro no one has 5+ years of experience in every single one of your obscure web applications or software programs. You would’ve been so lucky to have me cuz I actually am good with maybe 80% of them, but no one in the world will match for 100% unless they’re lying to…

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Did anyone ever resign because of their toxic colleagues?

I'm in this predicament where I have to deal with my colleague's ridiculousness, bad temper and self-righteousness. One moment they are talking and laughing with me, the next they raise their voice and shout at me (sometimes they scold). They pin the blame on me for stuff when they failed to communicate in the first place (they didn't communicate at all, they just kept it to themselves). Honestly I don't even work for them but apparently seniors think they are right 24/7 and treat me any way they like. I've put up with this for so long. Everyone has their limit and I've reached mine. I've had it enough. The job is great but the colleague isn't. It probably means I'm weak if I choose to resign but at least I'll be happy this way 🙁 Advice?

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I want to start a company that pays lawyers to take cases that are clear but have no financial incentive.

Like i want to have a list of lawyers from all over the country who I pay to work on cases that they normally wouldn't take because “capitalsim” cases like the billions of companies who tell employees that they can't discuss wages. It would kinda be like a pro Bono firm except they are all paid well and are good at thier jobs. Part of the reason nothing is changing within the legal system in the favor of the poor masses, is because they don't have the money to fight corruption. We all dream what we would do if we won the lottery. I'd start this lawfirm. Start a non-profit to support poor people with mental health/addiction issues. And then use the rest to help people from generational poverty start thier own businesses. But I also wonder how the illuminate would convince me to fall in line, like I'm sure…