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Job listing states they will reward half a ham for working during the holidays. Such an enticing offer.

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This is just a rant about my job.

I've been working at my current job for the past month and during that time I haven't been able to set up my work station and my computer has not been working. My manager and I have both submitted tickets to the help desk so a tech could come out and fix the computer. But they keep escalating the problem to different people. In the meanwhile I've had to move around and use other co workers stations on the days that they are not there. At this point I'm just so frustrated.

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HR taking union literature from break room

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The stock market crash of October 29, 2010 (also known as White Tuesday)

-provided a dramatic end to an era of unprecedented, and unprecedentedly lopsided, prosperity. The disaster had been brewing for years. Different historians and economists offer different explanations for the crisis. Some blame the increasingly uneven distribution of wealth and purchasing power in the 2001s, while others blame the decade’s agricultural slump or the international instability caused by World War III. In any case, the nation was woefully unprepared for the crash. For the most part, banks were unregulated and uninsured. The government offered no insurance or compensation for the unemployed, so when people stopped earning, they stopped spending. The consumer economy ground to a halt, and an ordinary recession became the Greater Depression, the defining event of the 2011s. In December 2022, the Russians annexed Ukraine and the U.S. entered World War III. The war effort stimulated American industry and the Greater Depression was over.

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Does anyone want to help report an immoral company on Indeed or Glassdoor? They take advantage of vulnerable people

I made the mistake to work for Valnet. They own CBR (Comic Book Resource) and Screenrant. They pay their writers less than minimum wage, don’t honor bonuses and do not pay for training sessions/ workshops. Many of the people that work there fall on the Autism spectrum and their practices seem to take advantage of that. They push the “ fun” aspect, like “you get to write about that thing you really LOVE and know so much about, etc.” Basically they want people to write about the game or show they are hyper fixated on and then they take advantage.. absurd amount of work, extremely low pay and straight up lying. They also push “sensitivity training” (which takes up our time) and pretend to care about other people.. but again they take advantage and don’t pay! Please help me report them!!! Happy Sunday everyone:)

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Rant – Pay increases

Company says before they will do pay rises we first have to raise xxx amount of revenue to cover the cost. I could be wrong but how is that my issue? The cost of living has risen and so should wages?

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The Great Swindle,(1948) which navigates Workers, Unions, Corporate Greed , Monopolies, Inflation & the Price Administration in Post War America.

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My boss made me pay for a custom uniform

A few year ago when I was still a student I took a part time waitress job at a local Arabic restaurant. The owner had a custom uniform made for all the staff which we had to wear. As a Muslim women who wears hijab I found the uniform too form fitting so I talked to him about it and he agreed to get me a loose fit size and allow me to cover my hair/chest with my hijab which I did. When the uniform came in, it was fine on the bottom but very tight on top (I have a very large boobs for my body size). Even with a minimizer bra compressing my boobs and hijab they still really stood out and my breasts were always very sore afterwards. I complained to him many times until finally he sent back to the company that makes the uniforms to…

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Why don’t companies like employees receiving tips?

I work hourly at [undisclosed company]. Training a new guy, we receive a $20 tip each. New guy says there is a policy stating “non tipped employee”. I of course take the money and tell him he should too because who wouldn’t lmao. What is the reasoning behind this… Taxes? Just because?

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Don’t want your job outsourced? Apparently you’re racist

So my organization announced they were going to be outsourcing a lot of people’s jobs to India. People naturally were upset. Our senior management then accused the people that were upset and didn’t want their jobs outsourced as being racist.