Antiwork

I'm fucking fuming at my goddamn managers because they never listen to me. I had a shift at Lowes last night working as a cashier and I was told to work at the self-checkout line. Now, the self-checkout line is a fucking joke. Every single transaction has some glitch customers need me to fix. The managers didn't even have a person to cover for my break. Today, I have to reschedule my dermatologist appointment because of the selfish corporate snakes refusing to hire more than 4 people for a goddamn shift. The entire management can suck it. I only put up with this shit because I get $3 above my state's minimum wage. Other than that, they can fucking shove a price scanner up their asses.

For obvious whistleblowing reasons, I've created a throwaway account in order to put my place of employment on blast. I work for Kowalski's Markets, a chain of Minnesotan grocery stores geared towards the bourgeoisie. While we are a unionized grocery store, the owners devise creative ways to abuse their employees. From lackluster starting wages ($11/hr) and lack of benefits and pto for a year for new hires to a blatant disregard for employees' mental health, there's a lot to cover. Did I mention that there is also a pay cap of $14/hr for all employees and they only let people go above the pay cap in special cases? Kowalski's also circumvents the quota for full-time positions imposed by the union by just not meeting the quota and opting to pay a fine. ​ Let's start with the god awful corporate culture known as 'civics'. Civics is used to create the…

The store I worked at had just gotten a new line of flat-pack furniture. The general manager had offered my $20/piece to come in on my day off and assemble the display models. There were 25 units, and I managed to build 13 of them in a day (it's pretty easy, once you get into a groove, and with no customers bothering you constantly). After I was done for the day, I went to the GM, “$260, please!” At that point, he decided to just pay me my hourly rate (around $12/hour at the time) instead. He literally told me that he hadn't expected me to get so much done in a day, otherwise he wouldn't have offered me such a great deal. So, $260 cash became $96 before taxes. I was so pissed, but couldn't afford to quit at the time. The next day, he told me to build…

I am self employed and my business is pretty feast or famine. I have been supporting us the past few months and things have been tough but doable. He finally got a call for an interview at a certain big blue home improvement store. For background, he has years of handyman, wood working, electrical, lumber and large machine operating experience. They wanted to hire him, but as a CSR, for which he has little “relevant experience” on paper, and start him well below the wage his general knowledge and experience should afford him anywhere else in the store. As soon as he signed the papers for that starting wage and position, they tell him he's working in lumber instead. But for the newbie CSR pay rate. He is too proud to quit or kick up a fuss. I am beyond pissed on his behalf. Does he have any recourse or…

This happened a few months ago. I recently graduated law school, took the bar, and passed. I had everything done and was just waiting to hear back from the State Bar with the final paperwork so I was applying to local jobs with the expectation I'd be hired as an associate when I was officially licensed. Anyway, I interviewed at a small 2-3 lawyer law firm in a HCOL area. It was relaxed, the managing attorney was an older man but seemed really chill and so did the employees. The work was also something in line with my morals. I go, interview, he says he needs someone to start quick because his legal assistant is leaving to law school. I have clinical experience in the work that the law firm does. He offers me an hourly salary until I officially join the bar, which was only a matter of waiting…

I've only had this job a few days. It's in a shop that processes a lot of wood, so there's always dust around. When I get home and shake out my clothes, i have to do it outdoors. So they have masks for the workers, and they fit me fine, but then I can't wear my glasses. The masks push them away from my eyes and then I can't see. My vision is really bad, so I have to wear them. I've been making do with cloth masks that i made, and it was sort of okay until today. There was so much dust floating around today that the smoke alarm went off. I was coughing a lot. Went outside to get some fresh air for a bit, then went back. I left a bit early as I was feeling bad, and a couple of hours later my lungs and…

9/10 stories on this sub are about terrible bosses, but this one is about my coworker. My gf woke up this morning screaming in pain and I asked her if she wanted to go into urgent care and she said she wanted to wait it out. Got to work and told my boss and she was fine with it and understood. Awesome boss, however my jackass coworker had a huge issue saying I can’t and how he needs me. I work in a local pet store with three employees. I asked him if his wife was in the hospital would he want to be at work and he replied “well you aren’t married so it’s different.” I don’t think it is, but whatever. Yo aren’t my boss or manager or anything above me ,so you can shove your foot up your ass.