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Never, Never Take The Counter Offer. Periodt

I saw a post where someone was asking for advice about accepting the counter offer their boss gave them. They had secured $16/hr at a new job and they currently earn $12/hr. Don’t Take The Counter Offer!!! If you had to threaten them before they gave you the raise, it means they don’t appreciate you. They never will. They’ll never see you for who you are or what you truly bring to the offer We all know that ex who promised to change their ways if we stayed. “But if only you would stay Jesse, I promise I’ll change. I’ll take you out more. ” What happened when you didn’t leave. Either they didn’t change or turned around and dumped you. Your boss will can you in 3 months. They just need you to keep things steady. Once you’ve muddied the waters be prepared to walk. Don’t be a toothless…

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You Can’t Afford It

In addition to owning the metal shop where I work, my boss also owns a few houses that he rents out. This week he was telling the guys in the shop to spread word among their family and friends that he has a vacant house available for rent at $2k a month. It's three blocks from the shop. One of the shop foremen stepped up and said he'd be interested in renting the house. The boss responded: “No, you can't afford it. You don't make enough money.”

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“Le match du siecle” Dimitri 1984

​ I went to my workplace one last time to test the water. – Sir can i talk to you – I am sure he wants money – I need a few days off – No way there is to much work, we need you here – Then give me a rise – No one is essential you know. Disgusted i asked for my final pay. – You can't leave like that, you have to give notice. I was fucked in every way, so i pretended to go to the toilets. – I have no choice – I have to leave trough the toilets window like in all delicates situations.

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Retail Survivor Rant

At the close of last year, I got The Better Job that I was repeatedly told to get if I didn't like my previous ones. It is better in all aspects to the retail work I did for eight years, and I'll leave it at that, barring questions. I still believe that the way things are run is screwed up beyond all comprehension. There is no valid reason someone should have to stand all day, suffer the abuse and brain-cell destroying anti-wit of customers while juggling several different tasks, and still be struggling to make ends meet. Of course, there are reasons for enforcing such policies, where someone is expected to suffer physical pain while remaining submissive towards abuse and unrealistic standards for below-poverty wages- it not only allows executives to hoard more for themselves, it keeps the worker in a state of debasement and feeling that somehow, this is…

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I quit my thankless nursing job and now I’m a receptionist at a cool tech company, and they spoil me!

As a nurse in the US, I worked 12 hour night shifts, oftentimes extra shifts, had to hold my breath hoping I'd get time off when I needed it, I was worked to the bone. Day shift would occasionally get catered lunches, and us night shifters would get leftovers, that had been left out for 8-12 hours, or a pack of uncooked hotdogs. The coffee sucked. Patients were often rude and tiring. It was a thankless fucking job. I left it all behind to start a new life abroad. Now I work as a receptionist at a big tech company. My salary is more than I made when I first became a nurse. I get paid to welcome people, keep snacks stocked, order groceries, keep the place tidy, set up lunch, etc. I work normal office hours, no weekends or holidays. I get nearly 2 months of paid time off…

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Older work colleague was having a rant about young people being wasteful and undisciplined

My grandfather worked for 30 years as a lowest rung post office employee, and my grandmother worked two days a week as a doctor's receptionist. Neither of them were tertiary educated. They both drank, and my grandmother smoked. They bought a modest house in their late 20s, put a kid through med school, and took an overseas holiday every other year. My wife and I both work full time, we're both university graduates, both mid level managers, and we live pay check to pay check. We're buying a comparable house in our 40s, we don't drink or smoke, we've never been overseas, and our child can only go to a decent school because of scholarships. But sure, tell me again about how it's our poor budgeting skills holding us back.

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Could not agree more

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Found out my boss has this on his public FB profile. Can I actually do anything about this? Or is it one of those ‘outside of work is your own business’ kinda things?

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the Ottawa Occupation

I've seen a disturbing amount of misinformation floating all over reddit about what's happening here in Canada. The worst offenders have been crypto-related subs, but I want to set the record straight. THIS IS NOT AN ANTIWORK MOVEMENT. This was organized by known Nazis, and western separatists who want to eke out a fascist state in Alberta. Tamara Lich of Alberta's Mustang Party has been arrested. Nazi Pat King has been arrested. For twenty one days the capital of Canada has been under siege. Nazi flags, attacks on the homeless, attacks on visible minorities and attacks on LGBT+ people have been widely reported. many police have outed themselves as sympathizers or outright supporters by posing for photos and even letting occupiers take selfies in their cruisers. There's been millions and millions of dollars flowing in from overseas, mainly from right wingers in the United States. Elon Musk even jumped on…

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link to film about spontaneous, never-ending mass strike – watch and share your thoughts! can we translate this into reality?

I'm sharing a link with you to watch the French film: Year 01 (with English subtitles). https://vimeo.com/679241856 L’An 01 (the year 01) was released on 22-02-1973. It is an experimental comic and movie, as well as a collective thought experiment impatient to be put in practice: neither forwards, nor backwards, L'An 01 begins by making a step to the side. First of all: On arrête tout! (we stop everything). Stop with work, with buying crap, with money, with property, with all that we do that sustains the world that oppresses us all. Some time after this radical quitting, people decide together how to start things anew and differently. Could it be that easy? I watched this film with friends and comrades and many interesting discussions followed. We hope to continue this discussion here!