Antiwork

So I just watched the newest Amazon commercial and I noticed. $15 an hour. And 20 weeks of fmla. lol. So they’re offering 20 weeks off a federal program that everyone can use. That’s there idea of vacation time. lol. Wtf. Edit I should have posted what fmla is. It’s the family medical leave act. Federal program. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla

Through a mix of engagement and lurking I’ve seen an influx of accounts on this sub who are clearly not here to be a part of a community, but to dilute our space. Nitpicking specific wording, questioning responses that don’t warrant a question, feigning innocence and ignorance on basic premises, capitalist talking points, fascist talking points. Regardless of it’s form this this sub has been subjected to trolling efforts. Despite “No Trolling” being our #2 rule and from my perspective I don’t see anything done about it.

Need some advice, Reddit. My wife has been working for her current employer for about 3 months now. The boss, while a seemingly nice lady, has some pretty shitty business practices. The current problem, is that my wife is feeling extremely burnt out due to her job and a series of negative events that have come up in our lives. So, she took today off to rest and recharge. The boss said something along the lines that she's sorry she's not feeling well and to get better soon, but then sends a text basically saying that she “generally asks that employees make up a day, to give clients the option to reschedule.” She then asked if my wife could come in on Wednesday or Saturday, which is her normal scheduled days off. This would seriously defeat the whole reason she's taking a day off, as then she would have to…

I wish this sub had existed when I was fired from a former employer (a multi-billion dollar company). Despite having witnesses who could attest to their discrimination towards me, the courts wouldn't accept their testimony. If I had recorded any of the conversations I had with HR, in a one party state, there would have been indisputable proof of their discrimination and retaliation against me. This sub is teaching employees how to protect themselves from corporations that don't give a shit about them. It is high time we realize the closest we'll get to finding “family” in the workplace is through a union, unless we count abusive relatives as family. Every time I see a post detailing a bullshit situation from a dejected person, followed by an update from the person describing how they're now fighting back, I'm filled with hope.

I used to work at a small store, and the manager I reported to was a manipulative, emotionally abusive ass hole. I didn’t realize at first how many people disliked them and it took me way too long to realize they were horrible. In celebration of them getting let go here’s just a few things they did in my short time working together: let’s call this person “Steve” Tried guilting me into changing my plans for a family vacation because Steve wanted to take off at the same time. My request had been in for 3 months. Once told me that a customer was so fat that they made me look skinny Was always completely uninterested in anything I had to say when it came to my interests, such as music, tv, etc. but would get mad when me or other people didn’t care to hear them talk about their…