Antiwork

I work out at a very popular studio workout chain, and they’ve recently had a changing of hands. In my city, minimum wage jumped up 30 cents in the new year, yet somehow, we were still getting paid the 2021 minimum. After i reached out to new management, they tried to say ‘Well, city law states small businesses (due to franchise BS) can pay less than minimum as long as they’re paying X amount in medical benefits.’ Benefits that no part-time employee (which most of us are), are eligible for. Upon being pushed to explain what benefits I’m getting, they peddle back and say ‘well, with commission you make minimum but going forward we’re going to pay everyone the standard minimum just to make it easy’. I didn’t make anything in commission this month. I’m calling the labor board. The backpay they owe isn’t even any money, but the fact…

I just need to rant… I was in the running for a specific job and was very excited about it. Did 4 interviews over the span of a few weeks and I got along great with everyone. No word from them for a week, and then they email me to update that they're “extremely interested” in me for this role and will be sending next steps soon. Weeks go by, I send a follow up asking about the status…nothing. Another week and a half goes by and I send a final email asking if the role was still open (Knowing I probably wouldn't get a response). THEN FUCKING TODAY I see they reposted the job listing on linkedin. I am more than pissed, I spend weeks waiting and hours interviewing with this company and they can't even give me the courtesy to respond to my emails/let me know I didn't…

Seeing how much your connections make could be one way to push forward pay transparency. Of course, Twitter is another way….. https://preview.redd.it/nf3efbk8lgg81.jpg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65a199266f3129878ccadd1c3196030bd67c7ce5

Some may be familiar with the idea of in-system versus out-system activism. In-system activism utilizes existing avenues of political, legal, and economic influence seeking, ultimately, policy change. In-system activism doesn't see the structure of the system itself as a problem or at least it doesn't act like it does. There is no shortage of activists out there writing books, making media, and holding events surrounding the idea of system level change, talked about all the time. But if you look closely, that's not actually what they're proposing. What they call system change is just the add-on of more regulatory patches or policies. In fact, the very term has become a terrible misnomer thrown around with no distinction, even here on this subreddit. Everyone likes to drop statements about how this “system” we have is corrupt, or incompatible, or wrong, or inhumane yet virtually no mainstream activists that say these things…