Antiwork

I want start by saying I really like my job. I've worked in many fields and this is by far the least stressful environment I've ever been in. I'm also in talks to buy the business down the road so I'm not going to be leaving. I work in a small custom cabinet shop. 3 total people, my boss, another employee, and myself. We do work for clients that are on both sides of the spectrum. Solid middle class, all the way to multi-million dollar homes. We are also busy beyond belief. We are about 6 months out and have a few jobs lined up for February. With that being said when I was hired a few years ago my boss told me he doesn't pay overtime. He claims that people work less during regular hours just to work for OT. As mentioned before we are incredibly busy and are…

My team hired a lot of new people recently and during our last meeting we were told that a position for team lead/ manager was just opened (much higher pay, better equity, more benefits) but we'd have to “fight for it”. They said that people who “show more dedication” towards their job (working extra hours, staying late, taking calls after hours etc) will have a much higher chance of being promoted. Is this legal?? A classic divide and conquer tactic?

Ill go first. At my current job i have to wait 2 whole years before i get 1 week of paid vacation time.

I’ve been a long time lurker on the sub but finally decided to post and get something off my chest. I got hired at a new job at the beginning of the year. It’s insurance. I got my license and have been working towards a better position in the company. I was hired as essentially a customer service rep getting paid less than 42k a year before taxes (and it’s hourly). Now I knew that I would be starting as a service rep given my lack of insurance experience but would be working towards (quickly) the salaried plus commission sales job. (I do have prior sales experience). Over the past month and a half I’ve been doing the work of all the positions in my company: service, account management, and even some sales (I have leads lined up). I have been working very hard and have even been forced to…

I've been a “stay at home” parent for over two years and I am planning to return to work this year. My spouse makes enough for us to be comfortable if I don't work and I do have a large gap on my resume. What's the minimum salary to not hurt other workers by lowering employer expectations? HCOL suburb.

I'm severely overworked to the point that I'm so stressed I'm throwing up in the morning. I sucked it up the last time, but fuck that. I am NOT working a 10.5 hour shift like this. I need a day off. So I texted my supervisor, and I'm going back to bed. Then I'm gonna do some self care and catch up on the things that I never have time for. The only reason I don't feel guilty is that I wasn't the only one scheduled to close and it only takes one person… but even then, it's not my fault that I feel ill and I deserve rest. It's the bosses fault for not hiring more people. I'm looking for other work as I've never been so stressed at a job in my life.

So my company just yesterday detailed it's Return to Office date, which is later next month. I was thinking about and brought it up to my higher ups, they either gave me a canned response or said there was nothing they could do at their level. But I was thinking how we should be paid for our commute time (Not just my company, but everyone). Over the past two years we as a nation have shown that a lot of work can be done from anywhere, needing to be in a certain location is unnecessary. So a lot of these Return to Office pushes are not needed, but are wanted from people who are renting space and not getting a return (a bad business decision). Also the socially accepted contract of what work is basically an individual trades time to a company for compensation, and now that we have proven…