Entitled managers
I’m so tired of entitled managers. I am currently a part time nurse and asked my managers about going full time. We are constantly short and forcing people to stay over their shift. So I looked at it as though I’m helping them out while also saving to get a house. I’m a loyal employee of 4 years. The literal only thing she said was “The only thing I’m concerned about is that you have a pattern of calling in on weekends”…. 90% of my workdays are weekends. And my last weekend call in was when I had covid. I was so floored. Yes you are providing income but I’m providing labor. It should be a mutually beneficial relationship where we work together towards common goals. You don’t get to just scold every little action I take and then act you are doing me a favor by offering me a…
Should I report my employer?
Our paychecks aren't in today. Today is pay day. But technically they should have been in yesterday and it seems like it's a hold up with the post office. But we're only in this predicament because my employer doesn't use direct deposit. I'm pissed but not sure if I should report this or not. Edit: this is also like the 3rd time in a year too. So I'm leaning towards reporting it still.
Antiwork political party?
I was doing research on careers, on of them was a politician, and I found this GEM (This only applies in the US, but…) To be eligible for registration a party must have at least 750 members (100 for a local government party) supported by Declaration of Party Membership forms with member details that match those included on the electoral roll.
Should I quit the grind of 9-5?
The answer is yes but I just need your support, my fellow antiwork friends. From 2011-2020 I was in a homegrown business with my mother, doing Face Painting, Animal Balloons, Childrens activities, and even did costumes for holidays! It was the only job where you rarely ever see a frown. The atmosphere was always bright, cheery, and you got to explore around the state as you were hired for new events, weddings, fairs, birthdays, you name it! I had artistic skills I was building in all sorts of media, including digital, which I sell now due to covid abruptly killing our business. (It was slowly dying anyways) Ever since the business died, and I moved to a new state, I got my first real jobs…the 9-5 grind. And oh my god I hate it. It hurts my body, I have no skills to apply for better paying jobs so I…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/13/us-tipping-restaurants-wages So I just read this crap article in the gaurdian about how apparently the numbers don't lie and no tipping policies hurts employees. It's the most neo liberal crap I've read in a while. The summary is basically that no tipping policies hurt waiters because restaurants can't raise wages high enough to pay waiters enough to make up for a lost in tipping. However they then pivot to say that the reason for this is because tipping is entrepreneurial. The reason America has a tipping culture is that we are uniquely entrepreneurial. It's crap. The reason we have a tipping culture is that it allows businesses to obscure the actual cost of the service, meal or product. These businesses rely on people not taking into account the tip when selecting a service. So when they take away tipping they are forced to be more upfront about the pricing. This…
A damn animal is more important
I’m covid positive and I’m a teacher
I'm covid positive and have been on leave for a week now. I took my second test yesterday and awaiting results. I'm a teacher, I work at an elementary school. They told me I didn't need to get a negative result to return to work, just fever free. Honestly, I find this morally stupid. There are already over 132 kids and 2 teachers out wth covid and the school only has 580 kids, it's not very big. Like, I don't want to continue to spread this deadly disease to babies or bring it back home to my family! Yes, I'm vaccinated. And it didn't do me fun catching it. The symptoms I'm dealing with are keeping me confined to my bed! But they want me to return to work because I no longer have a fever. Unreal. Just wanted to vent.