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Blame the employees

Lindsey Novak has it wrong in “Fire Those Who Deserve It”: https://www.creators.com/read/at-work-lindsey-novak/02/22/fire-those-who-deserve-it This is what I wrote her: ​ The Dallas Morning News published your column of this name on Sunday, February 13, 2022. I am following the “Great Resignation” with great interest. I am 70 years old and have spent 50 years working in the United States in companies big and small. Following the pandemic, the overworked and underpaid service workers have, at least many of them, decided the abuse they take, the poor working conditions they endure, the lack of respect and support from management, are simply not acceptable any longer. I take issue with how the letter-writer’s complaints were addressed. My purpose is not to excuse any and all misbehavior but to advocate for a more nuanced view of what’s going on with work. For example, the writer complained about the waitress [sic] apparent inattentiveness. Before blaming…

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What was your small act of rebellion that made your job bearable?

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Reporting a success story

Where I work, the hiring manager wanted to hire someone to work at our restaurant 6 days/80 hours per week. I asked him if he would consider splitting it into two jobs, one 3 days per week and one 4 days. So, you know, the people could have a life. At first he was reluctant, because he wanted one manager and one set of rules. But after thinking about it, he took my advice! Now two people have jobs, and they can both enjoy life.

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Greedy company making layoffs rant

Even though my company had two consecutive record breaking years in terms of revenue, at the first whiff of a downturn, they laid off several entire departments of employees this week. Their solution to the layoffs? Spread that work out to the employees that we didn't cut and refuse to offer any sort of raise. I have not had my pay revisited in a year and a half, so already would be making less money than last year at my same rate; now on top of it, I get to absorb the workloads of multiple departments I previously relied on, on a daily basis. Now I'm kicking myself for not being more dispensable as I would be in a better position today if I had just been laid off. Instead, I get to work twice as hard for less money, while our company leadership looks like leather working remotely from…

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I own a custom carpentry business: little bit of how I ran it and worked with employees

I started my company at a young age to attempt to have a sustainable income doing the same thing I did for many other companies. I charged clients for materials up front with no up charges and receipts were handed directly to clients to show exactly what they paid for. I never lost a bid almost always coming in less then half of any competition and still made a good life for myself and others. My employees were from all different walks of life, some were even drug addicted when coming to me for work. I helped employees get clean from drugs, I was able to provide housing, food and in some cases even provided new clothes until they were stable and ready to do it on their own. I gave rides to help employees get license to drive, helped set up bank accounts, repaired their houses to help with…

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Fiverr in Pakistan is a mess

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Wife works as a crossing guard. When will companies learn these types of policies have no place anymore?

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Thoughts on nuking my LinkedIn by naming names on a company’s profile?…

I was sexually assaulted at my last job by a relative of the HR person. The company defended the assailant. I originally posted a Glassdoor review that immediately saw users bumping the “helpful” button…. until Glassdoor removed my review a month later, apparently because of an accidental glitch that occurred when I originally posted. It does not sit right with me that new employees would accept a position without the information that they could potentially face bodily harm while working for this business. I’m considering posting the review underneath the company’s “we’re hiring!” posts on LinkedIn. Thoughts?

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Sub like antiwork but for dealing with landlords instead of bosses?

I've learned so much about my rights and workers rights in general from reading the posts on this sub, and I was wondering if any of you know about any subs that have the same energy let me know! It would probably help me alot as a renter

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Was just fired for asking about clarification on unpaid sick leave.

So I work in MD. And in the state of MD (maybe other states idk) you get unpaid sick leave. Basically it’s a safety net so that way if anything unexpected arises medically or family wise you can call out without being fired but you don’t get paid. I didn’t know this until this morning. The company I work for offers sick time and PTO after 6 months. My pay stubs say I have 28.36 hours accrued. Keep in mind I put in my two weeks notice last Friday. So I asked if it would be paid out next week when I left (I was under the impression I was accruing hours but just couldn’t use them until after 6 months) My boss shows up to work and asks me what’s going on so I explain to him the situation and he fired me. I think he’s mad that I…