Antiwork

Got this response to an application today, for a standard call center job paying barely above minimum wage: Thank you again for your interest in the Lifestyles Concierge position at Aspire Lifestyles! The next step in the hiring process is completing the online assessment. This assessment is as much for you as it is for us, in that it is designed to see if this job is a good fit for how you think and your persona.  We have heard from many candidates that they “love their job for the first time in their career” and that is because they are finally lined up with a job that utilizes their skills and talents. There is no pass or fail, it is an assessment of how you think as well as your personality and desire to deliver extraordinary service. Because we utilize these assessments, we have much lower team member attrition that the…

I started with my current company about a year ago. I made a previous post about when I decided to apply for another job “just cause”. They countered with an offer over the other company and I stayed, because overall I enjoy where I work and my managers. Well today they doubled down. We had a random department meeting in which they said anyone below director level was getting a $6k a year raise because of inflation. I’m elated about this and for all my coworkers as well. They are sending us back to the office 3 days a week in April and they recognized everything that’s going on. I know I’m lucky and this isn’t the norm, but it should be! I wanted to share that it is possible for many businesses to choose to invest in their employees. This is what every company should be doing. I’m proud…

He's not the youngest buck anymore and his joints are getting bad. Arthritis and whatnot. He got a note from the doctor saying he needs to be on less active job locations…less standing and walking etc. However, the HR letter literally said, “dont forget this job's ad said you are required you to be able to be active…” It didn't come.out and say it, but the tones seemed to say, “If you can't handle it, get out” I really couldn't believe they put that in writing. I dont think that is illegal per se, but if they fire him, that IS illegal, right? I told him to save that email in several places so it is never lost. Anything else he should do?

Is there a discussion or a place in this subreddit for proven great places to work? I know places like Wegmans and Costco usually rank very high up in employee satisfaction because of the way they treat their employees and the benefits they give. Forgive me if this is not allowed, but I thought it might be a good resource.

I live in Canada.