Antiwork

I’m a technical supervisor in a medical laboratory, overseeing technical and operational quality for general laboratories – chemistry, hematology, coagulation (there are other departments within the laboratory with their own supervisors; I’m just “lucky” to be overseeing 3 of them). Clinical laboratory scientists, along with other laboratory professionals, are the ones doing the testing, giving the care provider lab results to diagnose and treat patients. We’re especially overextended with the current pandemic, doing expedited testing for COVID 24/7 on top of an already overworked and underpaid culture. My boss retired, and before he did, he created a position of lead laboratory scientist to help me because there is no way I can do it all without delegation. It’s really a 2-3 person job all wrapped up in the supervisor position. When he retired, I took over his responsibility until we could find replacement; colleagues have approached me a few times…

A rant on being called a hero. I work for a staffing company called Maxim and am currently under contract with Sacramento Public Health Lab.  Our permanent coworkers were just told they would be getting a two installment payment of $1500 or 40 hours of administrative leave (80 hours total) under the American Rescue Plan Act. These employees getting this payment are sometimes not even working with Covid. Maxim also offers no vacation, not much sick time and when I had Covid in October I was not offered Covid pay because it had ran out at the end of September. I was basically told I should have been sick a month earlier instead. I lost ten days of pay and came back to work with $13 in my bank account. During the height of the Omicron and Delta variants we were exposed to and worked with Covid every single day,…

Getting ready for work Take your emotions and your pain Drive through the snow and the rain Forget what makes you human and you'll become The robotic employee the very best one Nothing is real make sure that you're fake Roof over head and bread is at stake Behind your mask dreaming of freedom Same thing every day fuck this repetition Yearning for the moments when I can feel Leaving work tonight is when I'll start to heal

I accepted a management job after being with my company for years. After reviewing the pay and hiring practices I am beyond upset. After seeing what some get paid but are not big contributors compared to my key staff are being paid I’m pissed. I went all the way up this morning and raised a stink and think I can make some changes but part of me doesn’t want anything to do with an organization like this. I feel like leaving but then I can’t fight for what’s right and it will continue. I’m feeling super lost right now.

Short backstory, I worked for this small family run digital marketing company for 1.5 years and during my time grew the company’s client base and revenue. At the end of my employment I was solely responsible for 80% of the company’s revenue (£800k) and paid a salary of £19,000 (no extras). Whilst at the company, our team shrank from 4 others in my job role and as a result of this, I was given the work loads of my peers. For 6 months straight I worked 70+ hour weeks to manage the workload whilst my employer did not attempt to hire. They kept dangling “we’ve got something special in store for you” in front of me to keep me hooked. At my annual review I was told moneys tight and “I’m not quite ready for the next step”. Unknowingly to me at the time they had just bought a brand…

Hi there, I have a telehealth visit with my pcp today and while he has expressed willingness to support my request, what type of language should I be sure to include so HR and my shit bosses have no flex in responding. Im diabetic, overweight, have chronic bronchitis, and feel like the earth is melting when confronted with the thought of returningn to in-office work, as I work in a redneck town and my bosses boss caught covid and didnt tell anyone AND still went into the office. I dont trust anyone to prioritize safety protocols. A panic attack is too small to describe the sensation I will endure if I have to go back. Please offer guidance. Tyvmia