Antiwork

I work in healthcare and I am lucky enough to be surrounded by truly great techs. They work very hard and are undervalued. They do often go way above and beyond their job description. Our management team had decided they want to recognize these techs for their outstanding performance, and I agree. However the email comes from our unit secretary and manager asking for all employees to Venmo them so they can get a gift for the techs. What makes it ok for you to want to formally recognize someone but not want to pay for it, but rather pass the buck to other employees? My manager makes over $200k a year. There have been many times where my coworkers and I have purchased gift cards or even given straight cash to these techs to recognize them, but it was employee driven. Healthcare can be such a joke at times.…

Hey, I work for HR in an Oregon State government and wanted to tell you that if the government can do these things, so can private companies and other states: All state employees (besides management service) are unionized. We have a contract with SEIU 503 which most employee's fall under. Some are with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees trade union. There's bargaining every 2 years and we're beholden to follow it. Pay levels are posted on EVERY job posting, and there is a classification list managed by the Department of Administrative Services showing you the exact amount you'll receive at each step for each job. You are guaranteed a step increase once a year at your current job, and undergo pay equity when you are hired at a different department that matches your qualifications to possibly give you a big boost. We also have cost of…

If the 400 richest Americans (top 0.0001%) liquidated 1% of their net worth, they'd have enough money to build housing for every homeless American, create an escrow to pay all the taxes, insurance, and maintenance on these properties for 10 years, and feed everyone in these facilities for 10 years. And with what's left, each of the 400 could buy themselves a yatch, limo, and a helicopter.

Like the title says. I live in one of the top 5 countries with the highest costs of living and as a local, I barely survive and I can’t find a new job. I barely make over $32,000 in my local currency, more than others which I’m grateful for. The average cost of renting a one bedroom apartment is around $1,500 which is more than I can afford and the cost of a house here with only ONE bedroom can be an average of 300,000. The funniest part? I work for a multimillion dollar company with offices in many countries and I live at home and probably will be indefinitely. I’ve not included further detail to protect my identity but I, a local, can barely afford to survive in my own country. My heart goes out to all of you in similar situations, facing a global problem that needs to…

I’ve been following this sub for a minute, and I just needed to rant at how unfair this is. I work for a mid sized university in Missouri as a student worker. Apparently, public schools or such can pay their students as low as federal minimum wage here. What?? That’s not even $8/hr? I am “lucky” (as my supervisor says) that I’m getting paid $10.55 when Missouri minimum wage is $11.15. My luckiness has allowed me to not be able to afford rent and groceries and my other utility bills, so I’m utilizing food pantries, but I can’t qualify for food stamps since I’m a student (students don’t need to eat you silly gooses). I don’t understand how this isn’t illegal? All my school had to do was pay for some certification from the Department of Labor and now they can pay me below the set “living wage in missouri.”…

I'm self-employed. I charge this client $130 per service call, a discounted rate we negotiated in 2019. My rate for everybody else currently $190 per service call. This company has been giving me about $2,500 a year in business, but there's currently a shortage of people in my profession and I've got more business than I can handle anyway. They cited supply chain issues as the reason their company is currently squeezed for profit, which is 100% believable. But the suggestion that I charge my clients more to subsidize their bottom line was offensive. Their exact words were: It would be best if you can keep the same rate to us and only adjust the rate you charge to customers directly to make up for the cost rise [inflation]. I'm trying to figure out the best way to drop them. It might feel good in the moment to tell them to shove it,…