Antiwork

Management is all over me about what is showing in the system as incomplete but is actually physically completed. We'll let's see I spent the entire last week training someone who literally every single step asked me what to do next; despite the fact I'd repeatedly gone over it with them as they were doing it & they had EXTENSIVE notes on it. Every 5 seconds & I mean EVERY 5 seconds I was interrupted to explain it again. This is a very easy job, so I get why each step is such a mystery. In addition just because I process stuff in the system doesn't mean the crew doing the physical work has actually gotten to the work yet. Also when the paperwork was returned I don't know if it was handed to me to complete & I overlooked it (I have done that before & I'll take full…

Maybe I am over-personalizing, but in general I am not self-centered. My ex-employer posted a job for the position I left at a nonprofit. It came as an email in my inbox so I happened to see it. In the posting they specified what they were looking for and what they were NOT looking for. In the NOT section, they listed all of my weaknesses/small flaws that were my pain-points during reviews. Some of them were so petty, minor, and specific (and honestly just part of being human) that it made the job posting look ridiculous. They also posted more responsibilities for this person (it’s now two roles in one… TITLE 1 plus TITLE 2 Director) and less pay than I made… but I digress. One example specifically – I struggled with my dyslexia on certain tasks and had trouble with proofreading. (Though proofreading wasn’t even a main feature of…

Maybe I am over-personalizing, but in general I am not self-centered. My ex-employer posted a job for the position I left at a nonprofit. It came as an email in my inbox so I happened to see it. In the posting they specified what they were looking for and what they were NOT looking for. In the NOT section, they listed all of my weaknesses/small flaws that were my pain-points during reviews. Some of them were so petty, minor, and specific (and honestly just part of being human) that it made the job posting look ridiculous. They also posted more responsibilities for this person (it’s now two roles in one… TITLE 1 plus TITLE 2 Director) and less pay than I made… but I digress. One example specifically – I struggled with my dyslexia on certain tasks and had trouble with proofreading. (Though proofreading wasn’t even a main feature of…

The employee/employer is transactional at every moment. Taking on additional work load in the expectation that this will garner you loyalty or reciprocity is naive at best. I have watched the worst employees refuse every ask by management to receive raises at every opportunity, retention bonus’s, offers of extra pay for additional roles. At the same time, I have watched try hard go getters take on all the extra responsibility they can handle, and receive less than the guys who refuse the extra tasks because they could not complete the additional work load on top of everything else they need to do already. I have seen those same people shocked when they expect reciprocity from the business, and get told to kick rocks. Make no mistake, there is absolutely no loyalty at the work place. The management class will promote sycophants and yea men, and turn on you if supporting…

The employee/employer is transactional at every moment. Taking on additional work load in the expectation that this will garner you loyalty or reciprocity is naive at best. I have watched the worst employees refuse every ask by management to receive raises at every opportunity, retention bonus’s, offers of extra pay for additional roles. At the same time, I have watched try hard go getters take on all the extra responsibility they can handle, and receive less than the guys who refuse the extra tasks because they could not complete the additional work load on top of everything else they need to do already. I have seen those same people shocked when they expect reciprocity from the business, and get told to kick rocks. Make no mistake, there is absolutely no loyalty at the work place. The management class will promote sycophants and yea men, and turn on you if supporting…

The employee/employer is transactional at every moment. Taking on additional work load in the expectation that this will garner you loyalty or reciprocity is naive at best. I have watched the worst employees refuse every ask by management to receive raises at every opportunity, retention bonus’s, offers of extra pay for additional roles. At the same time, I have watched try hard go getters take on all the extra responsibility they can handle, and receive less than the guys who refuse the extra tasks because they could not complete the additional work load on top of everything else they need to do already. I have seen those same people shocked when they expect reciprocity from the business, and get told to kick rocks. Make no mistake, there is absolutely no loyalty at the work place. The management class will promote sycophants and yea men, and turn on you if supporting…

This was originally posted as a reply to u/redzaku0079 in u/GentlyUsedOtter's post, titled ” I really need you to train your replacement right.”. LONG in setting the stage, but worth it. (It's a little choppy because, originally, I hit the reply character count limit and had to butcher it a bit.). The events happened about 10 years ago and I'm now in a great job at a good company making decent Bay Area wages. I quit a job that egregiously took advantage of my situation during a desperate time in my life. It was in an industry I loved but had started fresh out of ~2 years of unemployment, following a severe accident that severed my arm and, ultimately, ended my prior (much loved) career after just 4 years. I was at the new job for about 3 years. I was a fairly fresh college grad that with 4 years…

Even though most employers are decent people and many small business owners are struggling, finding a job can be a dog eat dog game. Here are things employers do to screw up with prospective employees: Lie on the job ad on pay offered Call multiple people for one role and do unpaid trials Omit information about required licenses or certifications. Lie about the starting date, the job starts a couple of weeks later. Here are some things I do that madden employers: Apply for multiple jobs Keep applying even when I got confirmation of a shift (probably just an unpaid trial shift) Keep multiple 'first shifts' booked in the case that some of the employers cancel it at the last minute Spend $300 on licenses, worked a couple of day and figured the job is not enough to live on, ask employer for advance pay of couple of days to…

As a youngster I used to be involved in animal rights activism. It was populated by young, creative, and frankly humorous young adults. They had some of the best chants and most amusing and disturbing signs. It was highly effective at getting attention, keeping the protestors engaged, and providing bite sized info. What are some of the best protest and strike signs/slogans/chants you have seen? I thought that the WGA protests would have some really creative signs, but nothing has come across my feed yet. I'd be especially interested in slogans/chants/signs geared towards teacher unions as that is something that is happening locally and could provide support.

I have been working at this company for over year. I want to say about 4 months ago a few coworkers and I made a group chat to ask for shift changes and the like. It’s been pretty active and people ask to switch shifts often. But this is where the issue is coming in, there will be construction going on in my store for the next four months and over the intercom they have started to say that we are no longer allowed to switch shifts or call in sick during this time. And if you do they have said “there will be consequences” but have not elaborated on what these consequences will be. I don’t even know if this is legal or if they’re allowed to do this. I know in the past that management have been complaining that people are switching shifts too often and they are…