Antiwork

I have been a casual for about 4 months for a company, they wanted me to get a higher license (heavy rigid). So I got it, as did my co worker and then started truck driving for them and they continued to pay me a labourer’s wage for 6 weeks. So I told them I won’t be driving trucks until they back paid me and bumped up my pay accordingly. Which came to a head in a meeting today where they agreed to bump me and my co worker and offered a full time position. Thank to anti work for giving me the confidence to challenge the system. Apologies for my poor grammar and punctuation and poor sentence structure.

Since you’ve joined antiwork has anything changed for you? Has life gotten better? Or have you stayed a part of the status quo? Has your ritual just become checking antiwork without actually spending the time productively? May sound harsh, but it’s the truth.

Do you believe in Inflation? The word harbors negative connotations. Economies grow because of population. At the same time, I have always believed in a steady raise. If you’ve been working there so long, it should be more beneficial for you. Seniority rank, or similar themes, right? That’s… Inflation. If a cheeseburger becomes more pricey because of its ever growing audience & taste, that too is… Inflation. To really antiwork, I believe is to accept a sum: a livable sum. No raise, but a cap you find more than adequate, if not at least. “Going to Italy this year?“ “No, but maybe next.” I have left the service industry after over a decade of sweat. People still tell me, literally every conversation, “ OH There’s some GOOD money to be made there!” Then fuck you!!! Why are you my Lyft driver? You said you side hustle this & DJ with…

I’m not too sure where to start or what my options are but I’ve only been with my current employer a few months now and almost half my checks have been short in one way or another. I’ve had deductions that don’t apply to me be added, not getting my shift differential, and whole shifts being left off. I initially understood a few minutes because our punch in system is bad, but I now openly track and communicate my hours before they are posted and I’m still short. What action can I take?

Had been waiting for 6 months to a year for a position to open in the company. After lots of waiting, they finally asked me to speak to them with regards of offering me the new position. When I came to the room , the first question that was asked is how many sick days I took in 2020? I said 2 days and he really started going mental ,shouting and belittling me saying that I am not dependable. After working my ass off for a company for over 2 years , that was really disrespectful. He asked me for 2021 which I said was about 4-5 days and he started swearing in front of me . He kept questioning my honesty regarding my sick days and stated that he didn't have one sick day in 16 years, like that is something to be proud of. In Europe, and my…

Does company asking you do a self-evaluation equal the question “are you be a good slave recently?” then you have to say, “yes master, I work so hard for you, and please give me more food to survive and I will sacrifice my time, my health, my dignity, my liberty to help you make more money.”

My partner works at a early start/daycare and she was told by her supervisor where due to a “budget change” that anyone who clocks in or out even by a minute outside their scheduled time will have $15 removed from the paycheck for each instance. What’s ridiculous is that the daycare is constantly understaffed and they refuse to hire any more assistant teachers. They charge the kids way higher than normal due to the area and they’re all making barely above minimum wage despite many of them having degrees. I’m telling her to get it in writing because that’s definitely illegal.

A coworker years ago got called into the office to receive a hour-long cursing-out by his manager and his manager's manager. Several times during that hour, he tried explaining the situation that it wasn't his fault, nor his team that had caused the problem. It was a competitor that made a huge mistake and the company was nowhere near the area (think counties away). Both of the bosses didn't like that answer and kept reaming him out. Immediately after the meeting, he walked into his office and drafted his retirement paperwork and sent it to HR. The company was so large, he was able to get the paperwork through without his boss knowing. The retirement package was completed and on his last day, he walked out the door after taping a note to his monitor. All it said was “Here's the keys, here's the passwords. I'm retired, don't call me.”…