Antiwork

Tomorrow is the first weekend he is asking us all to come in to work. Only one production line of three is going to be operational. His reasoning is, “Some people might call in on that line so we need people to cover.” If we don't have to work, we don't get paid. I live 30 minutes away. So I have to wake up early, shower, drive 30 minutes, get told no, then drive 30 minutes back without pay. Also I have to cancel plans in case I do work! Is this even legal? That line staffs 12 people and they're making 30 people of the other lines come in.

For context: Requested PTO and was approved. Last minute work came in and coworker offered to cover for me since I had the time off. Boss refused her offer and tried to strong arm me into doing it, and has now scheduled a meeting with HR over my “lack of responsibility”. What’s my next move? Edit: When I say, “what’s my next move?” I mean, what should I say in the meeting with my boss and HR? I plan to find a new job immediately due to a generally toxic work environment, but are any labor laws being violated by bosses not allowing employees to take their time off, especially when there are other qualified coworkers to cover for them?

Hey, from Spain here. We are the masters of shitty schedules because time is a concept and slave wages. The companies will make sure you will feel the most miserable without any reason. Last two HR meetings: contact center, English a must, minimum salary, working at office because reasons and rotating, split shifts from Monday to Sunday, from 9am to 20h. The other one: same as before but from Monday to Friday, from 11 to 20h, perfect too to NOT have a life outside work. Currently working part time as a janitor on Saturdays and Sundays. Not enough to live (I have roommates at 31 fucking years, always will be like this because I had 18 at the 1st economic recession, 23 at the 2nd and 29 at a pandemic) and my college degree and master served to work as a janitor in a private international university instead of a…

could come up with a plan to start dismantling the system within to force reform. Idk some secret files, a secret agent thing. I work two jobs and go to school omg I’ll do anything to break out of this slavery