Antiwork

Anyone here read the novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell and fancy discussing it and its relation to the state we're in today? If you haven't read it, it's about the development of capitalist exploitation, just before the labour movement and trade unions really took off. The “philanthropists” are the workers who live in poverty with precarious employment, giving their health, time, energy and lives to support their corrupt bosses while arguing against their own interests.

We have a time tracking system. Most of things can be tracked. But some are not: education 50% (so if you spent an hour you can track only a half of it), some Q&A meetings etc. Sometimes it’s not obvious. Lately I joined a meeting that lasted a half an hour to find out at the end it’s considered my “free time”. Why the hell would a team meeting be a free time?

I live in Utah where the minimum wage is 7.25 and rent that can range from $800-2,000 depending on location and such. At my work they pay you on what you know, you know how to sheet dough? Cook add a 1.00 to their pay, they know how to make pizzas and do prep and clean and do paperwork? Add X amount to their pay ect… I made $10 until recently when I got promoted to be shift supervisor. Now I make barley $12 an hour. Do you think I'm getting fair pay? Its just a pizza place but my responsibilities are now way more then they use to be. And rent here is still barley making it for how much I make.

Read last paragraph if you want to wrap this up I been working at this high-end restaurant since New Year 2022. I pretty much walked out from my last two kitchen jobs because I was physically threatened at both jobs back in 2021. I was improving a lot when I started at this new place but one of kitchen managers left and now big boss has to step it up and do his job, which is causing a lot of problems. The old kitchen manager would get mad every now and then, but nothing unusual in my kitchen experience and something that could always be worked out if we communicated. The problem is that for the past couple of weeks I been working with big boss, and oh! I don't even know where to start. Every time I ask a question I get a sarcastic or rude response. Me: Steak…

Sometime ago I worked in a hardware store (not anymore) and I soon noticed that the schedules were constantly changed, after the 4 weeks in advance that they were made originally. Me takes the schedule prints it out and take it home 1 week in advance, after a few days its l get called on my freeday (Saturday) in like the middle of the day by my teamleader/manager asking where I am and that I was supposed to work the closing shift. I say I am free today I got the the schedule printouts, he checks the the old printouts from sometime ago on the wall and says you need to work, I remain firm and say no I got the proof in my hands at home, he walks over to the computer and checks the most recent changes and sees I'm in the right and someone else was supposed…

Every job I’ve ever accepted I’ve found out after being in the company a little while that everyone around me is paid more. I know I’m bad at negotiating pay, and I’m expecting to get an offer any day now. I gave them a range of $100-$120k and have since found out they don’t offer benefits. Does anyone have any tips for how I can negotiate the best possible pay? I don’t want to be taken advantage of again.

Just curious because a lot of times they are complete bullshit AND companies don't post salaries publically. So how do they get this info? Do employers communicate with each other to keep salaries low?

I also hear that employers in Ukraine are paying their workers through this war (sounds silly now but dang).

Recently unemployed and back in the job market.. Had a friend refer a sub contractor that was desperate for employees and that it paid a lot less than I was previously on but would keep me busy and having money coming in. The interview was pretty mellow and the guy seemed nice. Showed me around and explained the job which was very doable. Spent plenty of time explaining how government payments were ruining people's desire to work and that they were just collecting covid pay with cash side jobs for a higher wage which to me was a red flag. Then came the question of how much I wanted for the role. I came in at $35 an hour which is what I pulled out of my brain with a feeling that they wouldnt want to pay it.. but keeping my skills, qualifications and tickets in mind. The interviewer writes…