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Punishment and Ego of management

My coworker and I were both written up for missing a meeting and because our new boss didn’t like us…I was beaten down and decided to just kiss ass. My coworker didn’t. My issue went away, but hers was escalated three days before she was to leave the team. She can end up with a demotion, suspension, or termination…the funny thing this is a government job and they can’t find anyone because the pay and benefits suck. I am constantly surprised by management’s ego to shoot itself in the foot. The sad thing is that the community will be punished because it takes at least a year to get someone truly trained.

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Do You Know the Difference Between This Sub and r/rants?

It’s paragraphs! Please use them people. Some of you have very interesting stories and situations to share. Using paragraphs makes it readable, and easy on the eyes. You can write the exact same story without paragraph breaks and it makes the person seem crazy, and literally looks like some epic rant. Do it. DO IT NAUGH

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‘We are making pennies’: For many minor leaguers, unpaid offseasons prove more grueling than the actual seasons

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I followed my manager’s advice and now I’m out of a job because of it. Advice appreciated

So, I’m a server in Canada and until October of 2021 I had worked at the same restaurant for over 4 years. This is the only restaurant job I’ve ever had. In October, I spoke to my department manager about taking a LoA because I was having trouble juggling work and school. He told me he could give me a month off but for any more than that I would have to talk to the general manager, let’s call him Richard. So, I spoke to Richard who told me he can’t give me a LoA, but if I need time off, I can quit and he would be happy to rehire me when I want to come back. Richard is notorious for refusing to rehire people who’ve quit and want to come back, so I was skeptical but he reassured me, “100% we would love to have you back. Take…

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Apparently should have used more than one example in each of my interview answers…mam this is a minimum wage job

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“She boosted our business by 300% in one year!”

So we’re going to say her name on a group call and tell her she’s great. Yay! Thanks for more money for the executives and uh, good luck to you!!

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As I’m not opposed to immigration, I’m opposed to the fact this is our solution. Don’t give us a livable wage, bring in more people -_-

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Movers boss forced his employee to not go to the hospital after an injury.

This happened about 30 minutes ago. Went to go help a friend move, they hired some movers as well. One of the movers tripped and hit his head on the road, we called 911 because he couldn’t remember what year it was or who the president was, his eye was really swollen and there was blood. His coworker says their boss’ policy is that no customer can call an ambulance, they have to call him and then he will call if he thinks they need it. The ambulance comes and they check him out and the EMTs say he needs to go to the hospital, but the movers boss calls and makes him refuse the ride and go to a walk in clinic instead. Is there anything I can do, or someone I can call? Is this even legal? If I find out any more of the story I’ll update…

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Ah, the first glimmer of “I don’t get paid enough for this shhhhh”. I was 18, working my first job at DQ for $8.30/hr.

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Boycott the World Cup

Worker exploitation in Qatar has resulted in more than 6,500 worker deaths as they seek to establish infrastructure to support the 2022 World Cup. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/27/972056906/report-reveals-more-than-6-500-migrant-workers-have-died-in-qatars-world-cup-pre?t=1644547063143 The number reported by most media outlets is far lower but only covers deaths directly resulting from stadium construction (or so they say). Even excluding certain nations who have sent thousands of migrant workers to Qatar, over 6,500 migrant workers have died during construction of roads, hotels, airports and more. This doesn't even take into consideration the human trafficking tragedies these efforts often lead to. I'm a lifelong soccer fan with a special connection to international play. The World Cup being hosted in Qatar is one of the most embarrassing things to have happened in the sport and there's barely any coverage on it. Why would there be? The media largely benefits from World Cup viewership so why would they report that thousands of lives…