Antiwork

Having this discussion at a union shop I work at. In some ways us salary is worst off We have no job protection. No 1.5x or double time pay No representation etc Increased responsibilities. Smaller profit sharing bonuses. Unpaid OT. In fact the fastest way to fire an union employee at my job is to offer him or her a salary job and fire them that 2ay.

Manager: changes my shifts without notice or me agreeing Me: you changed my shift and put me to work on 3rd Sunday this month I am not attending this shift Manager: I didnt change them Me: sends printscreen of the version history showing his name and date he changed it Manager: I do not appreciate you sending those screenshots, this is your shift now and try find someone to swap it Me: yeah sure it is my shift and I will definitely not call in sick on that day…

I've been looking for new work and speaking to a few recruitment agencies. One of them asked me what I wanted to be paid for a job and I told them. He then asked what I was on currently and I refused. When he pressed me I asked why it was relevant and what advantage or disadvantage would it give to reveal it to a potential company. He just said it was part of the form. The same job I do elsewhere pays 20% more (as my company hasn't matched market rates for 2 years) but I'm afraid if I tell recruiters my current wage I'll be short selling myself. I've often ccepted below the top wage due to a perceived lack of experince but I'm now in a position of being confident in what I do and have the experience so won't accept anything other than the top wage.