Antiwork

Yeah, the company I work for pays pretty shit. But a whopping 5 months later they finally mention a raise to me. Because I don't stand around. I look for ways to help out other coworkers with anything they're working on as much as I can. If there's nothing I can contribute, I look for small stuff to do like cleaning up oil stains on the ground, emptying out the containers we catch oil in, etc. Meanwhile I listen to these other guys mope around about their shitty pay. But they wear their attitude on their sleeve. They expect better pay but don't want to do shit to earn it. Meanwhile on the flip side I'm really annoyed by the stupidity of being frustrated you keep getting employees who don't care about their business while starting people off at the same pay as a fast food worker for a fairly…

I know that many Russians are against war, probably most Russians. But there are probably many people who see all of this as an opportunity for profit, just like the US military industrial complex. Don't get your hopes up that Russian workers will bring about a halt to Putin's actions through a general strike. Never say never, but keep your expectations in check.

After finishing my third lone kitchen close in a row two hours ago, I just marched upstairs to bed chanting “2 more days of work then a day off” pretty sure this is not a healthy way to exist.

Took time off of work today for an interview. The application said the salary was 40-65k but it turned out to be an MLM scam. I would start at 9.50 an hour or be paid by commission (the harder I work, the more I make type shit) and then they tried to sell me on holiday trips, “easy” promotions, opening my own business, and the general bullshit. Oh and of course I earn a percentage of commissions that employees make who I recruit….fuck MLMs. Don't fall Pinnacle Rock and Co. It's a scam.

Today, my boss asked me if I was working in the office or from home. I answered “home”. She then proceeded to ask if everything was okay and then asked why I was not working in the office. The arsehat had to ask me if I was in the office and then chastised me for WFH, all while…she was working from home herself. Make it make sense, please.

My wife works at a gas station. Recently, a customer drove off without paying for gas. Now, they are told not to pre-authorize fuel pumps 3 & 4 to avoid situations like these. Pumps 1& 2 are aligned better so you can see license plates, so you are told you can pre-auth if the customer is a regular. However, people BERATE cashiers who don't do this, pull a Karen, and get the manager involved, and usually get their way anyway. It is an EXTREMELY lax policy, I even I have heard the manager say “just do it, don't do it, it doesn't matter”. So, of course, it happend and now the manager is expecting her to fork over 103 bucks like it is just no big deal. And of course threats of disciplinary action are be made to intimidate her into paying. I think it's total bullshit. If a customer…

I’ve seen too many business owners buy expensive software thinking it will ease the burden on their employees. In fact, it often creates more data entry and information maintenance work. For example, if the CRM doesn’t have many automations someone has to enter the info into the system. Also, websites need to be maintained and optimized over time. They don’t just “suddenly” lead to success.

I have been busting my ass as a remote contractor for a mobile game company for nearly two years now after leaving Blizzard Entertainment where I had worked for close to three years. And today I found out that my contract will not be extended. I do email support for a mobile game company mostly dealing with account and payment issues. I am leaving out their name because I only have four weeks left to find a new job and still have to work there for those four weeks until I can find something else. When I started, I was hired on completely remote and have never once stepped into the office that they have been trying to push us to return to. The office is based in Austin, TX and only making $16 an hour was not sustainable for me to continue living there due to the dramatically increasing…