Antiwork

I work for a pretty big eclectic company. I joined the IBEW in May of 2021, and I'm not an apprentice, I'm a CW (Construction Wireman) so the company sees me as cheap labor. I work in solar, but since winter is the “slow season” its been hard getting projects to work on. I got a call back during the last week of September 2021 saying I was going to sit for a week or two. I didn't mind since it would only have been a few weeks. But now its going on 5 month and my crew I was with has been working the entire time. Being in the trade for such a short time, I'm not very good at the job. I'm a bit of a slow learner and I've been getting hazed by my co-workers for being new. I've been finding odd jobs to bring in money…

I don't get why people in this community still want to keep the monetary system when everyone knows that in a few years/decade automation is going to handle most labors regardless of we want it or not. Think about it, in a society without money automation is beneficial to everyone, but in a monetary system automation benefits only the elites!

My manager told me today he's be giving $100 gift cards to a hand full of u.s. employees who worked on a successful project. I asked what about the India employees who also worked on the same project. He said he'd give them each 2000 rupes. I believe that's the equivalent of like $26. I thought maybe he made a conversion error and pointed it out. He says, “It's fine, that's a lot of money for Indians.” This seems wrong. Or am I wrong?

Hi all, I made a post a couple of weeks back on r/curlyhair talking about my experience with my supervisor (I'll link it below). Today I have a new story for ya'll with the same supervisor, so here we go. Please be warned, it is lengthy. If you've come across my last post then you'll know I work in the laundry department and as a custodian. My supervisor is someone I'd like to describe as power-hungry. If you are not at her beck and call at work 24/7 she will find anything to criticize and reprimand you for. Last Saturday I was on custodian duty. Custodians at my workplace have a cleaning cart and a list of all the tasks that need to be done for the day attached to the said cart. Amongst the duties listed, there is a little note on the lobby clean-up that reads “Lobby by…

So I'm one of two people at a three person site (we only have 2) and well the work is not getting out on time. I told my coworker I get as much as I could out before my shift ended and she was like you need to stay late to get the work done. I was like no my shift ends at 5 I'm out at 5 they want the work done get a third person here. I'm not doing more for less.

Anyone know how common this is? I'm not even operating machinery. No forklifts and there's no special credentials required; just a basic entry-level warehouse job. I'm not using anything more complex than an airgun. I'm so tired of ableism in the hiring process jfc

Honestly I started this job about 3 weeks ago. Via a job agency. Everything was going really well. I kick off my coworkers really well. It was for a customer service position, for an metal finishing company, it's an aerospace company. Now I have around 11 years of experience working in customer service. Within that, I have 5 years of sales, 3 graphic design, money handling, hiring process, and background checks. So being in something like this would be walk in the park. And it is. Now today around the time of the end of my shift, I get called in by my ex – supervisor. Basically telling me that I'm being let go for my lack of experience. And when I questioned it, she then tells me that she doesn't have the time to explain why, adding HR has already informed the job agency, they've ended my contract. I…

My boss as always been weird about me asking for days off. Im a daycare teacher and she always gets so weird when i ask for days off. She gets so annoyed when im unable to take an extra shift or come in earlier. One time she asked me to come in earlier, 8AM instead of 10AM. I told her i can do 9AM but not 8 because im taking my sister to school in the morning. she said “Thats not really helping but fine.” that pissed me off so much. about a week ago i asked for valentines day off. She got angry and said “why would you want to take valentines day off?” i said im hanging out with my boyfriend and she rolled her eyes. I would have quit my job already if it weren’t for my babies. I look forward to seeing my babies every time…

Like i think those people are borderline sociopaths.

A lot of us here are looking for work. What do you think are important questions to ask during an interview to help us spot red flags before accepting a potentially problematic job offer? For me I like to ask what the pay is up front. If they are bothered by that it's a sign. I also like to ask what a typical day there is like, and what the hours are. But I also ask if someone else had the position before me and why they left the position. This one has ruffled some feathers. But the best boss I've ever worked with was more than happy to answer this one. What do you guys like to ask and look for when interviewing for jobs?