Thoughts on the left and anti-work.
Hey all, I was a big fan of this sub from like 2019 through to some time in the middle of last year. I actually left just before it blew up and was on Fox News and stuff. Anyhow the reason I left was because it started to get dominated by what seemed to me traditional anti-capitalist left wing posts about 'billionaires are bad' etc, which is often true but always boring. Soon after i would increasingly notice people saying things like 'we're not against work, but against exploitation' or something, which diluted the focus of the sub, which for me was a deep reflection on the value system around work, which ties into deeper questions of morality: Do we have intrinsic value as human beings, or do we have to earn a place in the social order? Given there is no wilderness into which we can escape, how is…
As title says. You worked for years, saved up enough money, and took off working for a year or more to do whatever. Travel, pursue your own business, braid your own ass hairs, whatever. I want to do this in the future. Possibly WWOOF or travel. Something like a year-long road trip across the country sounds awesome. Or RV'ing, or international travel. I'm NOT talking to the hobos or those who are the local donation box among your family or friends. This question is for all those who had/have their own money. Please let us know how you do it/did it, advice you have, and your overall experiences!
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Interview ghosting
What’s up with the companies that schedule a phone interview and never call, then never reply to your messages when you ask what’s going on?? If I had done the same I would be blacklisted. Sick of the double standard. ETA: What can I do to prevent other people who may be interested in the same job from going through this? As far as I know indeed only lets you post reviews if you’ve actually worked there.
This job isn't the greatest, they promised me a raise in may when I finished my training and now their saying I may not get it til September because they don't have enough people to cover in order to do any training. And I officially got a confirmation from another manager from another store saying “we always say that, that's rite aid for you we use that slogan to hire newbies but we never say when they'll finish the training this making them stay for at least a year” Man, this broke my heart…I was beginning to like this company but the pay is so low, I'm reconsidering this job and looking for another. But what really got to me is this morning I come in to work and my other coworker and the pharmacist is there. I live close and I was scheduled to work morning, I love mornings…
I'm going to preface this with I have a couple of chronic illnesses that don't allow me to work physical jobs. I can't even stand for long periods of time so I can't work in retail/food. Onto my tale: I have a part-time job and am on my state's Medicaid health insurance. I got offered a side gig, ended up doing well, and was given more assignments. I'm all excited thinking maybe I'll dig my way out of the hole that is my life, but NOPE! Instead, I'll make like $100 or $200 over the eligible amount of income for my insurance. This means I would have to spend money on insurance and pay for medication which I get free right now. I take a lot of meds. So essentially I'd be working for nothing, so I have to turn down work to keep my health the way it is…
Recruiters and “hiring managers”: How many people are you haphazardly throwing into the garbage with ATS? Who's left to configure these systems anyway, the unpaid HR intern assigned to menial office support functions? Do we need to have you all licensed and regulated by DFPR's like Realtors? Seriously, it's time to wake up now. There's an entire swath of people migrating from one vertical to another who's experiences and skills will port but ATS trashes them. Super cool story- let's repeat that 200 x's because we like racing ticking clocks. You're all reading way too much into a piece of paper and missing the long-term potential over daftness. Tone deaf much? Perhaps someone receiving those tickets could be intelligent enough to learn how to use it? Should we also list that we know the alphabet because it shows communication skills? By all means, keep those ATS systems tossing people right…
Mr. Bald Man on TikTok
Not sure if this is allowed, since it's an ongoing issue. This is my son's favorite teacher. Reported another teacher for being aggressive with students and is now being pushed to resign because he's not a “team player”. I'm not sure if he could even make a case for retaliation. Our education system is a joke, right along with healthcare. Why are their no protections in place for whistleblowers in education like there are for reporting to OSHA, etc?https://www.tiktok.com/@thatautisticmathteacher/video/7067923943834979631
I hate my job but can’t quit
Pretty self explanatory. I absolutely Loathe what I do I work in a call centre for a large internet service provider and I hate every single day I have to go to work and listen to so many awful people tell me how much they hate me and think I'm stupid I even had one woman tell me she wished I would get Cancer!!! It takes a toll and on top of this my bosses are always having a head over my shoulder watching every move I make listening to my calls and giving me criticism on all that I do so the last few weeks I've been having frequent days off and now I'm in danger of losing my ability to pay rent have food etc. I was homeless before I don't want to be again but good lord I hate every day of this job. Just a rant.