Antiwork

Situation: 6 months contract with a medical device company (3 months down). Currently doing the work of 3 people as two other people have left. Doing a part time course in IT to get out of this industry for good. Offered a permanent contract with two clauses, I think they're trying to pull a fast one. Due to the nature of the business, you agree that you will be required to work additional hours as may be necessary for the proper performance of your role. You will not be entitled to any additional salary or overtime in respect of any such additional hours of work as your salary takes account of this. If the Company at any time believes that your work is being adversely affected by the activity carried on in connection with an outside interest, permission may be withdrawn. I was told that the clauses are “Fairly standard”…

I have been sick for two and a half weeks with covid. I tried to work but I was told that I couldn't since I couldn't preform my job (I lost my voice and couldn't talk, a need to do my job). So I was forced to call out. My original goal was to file an FMLA claim but I couldn't do so at first since I had no voice. Now I have a voice but I am no longer testing positive but I am still having symptoms. So I can’t prove I had it, so FMLA is likely going to be denied. My work is crazy strict about attendance. As it stands right now there is a pretty good chance that I will be getting fired when I go back at the very least I will be on track to getting fired. This is insane. A year ago I…

So I’ve worked a number of places in my life I’ve always been told I’m the problem when I know I’m not and then people get upset when I call them up for them being in the wrong. I work for an electrical contractor I drove an hour one way this morning and drove an hour back the other way jut to be left in the dark and told we are working nights now. I’m always having to switch jobs because I’m sick of people saying I’m the problem because they mishandled something. I’ve only been in the field for a year in and a few months yet when I get wrote up for being too slow I tell them I’ve never done this before nor do I know how it works that’s why someone is supposed to teach me. In part of three a man crew on the job…

Always….always get promises, guarantees, agreements…everything work related on paper or mail. If they want you to start working earlier, get it in writing. If they want to make you do more then is in your contract, get it in writing. If they won’t, you should mail them (with delivery and read notification on) that you hereby confirm what was being asked, by whom on what day and what the discussed things were”. BCC your private email address so you have a copy at home. Always leave a paper trail.