Antiwork

Hey guys, UK here, so I've been given a written warning for absenteism (7.5 days absense since summer last year). 4 of those days were due to pain from a dental emergency, 1 was a complication due to a loss in the family and two were just actual sickness. Honestly, I didn't think it was great attendence but I didn't see it as a “problem”. My workplace ammended our contracts last month to include a system of monitering absense called the Bradford Factor (or Bradford Score). Long story short it punishes frequency rather then quantity. So there are people with more days absent then me with a lower score because their days off were in blocks where mine were individual days. Right fine whatever. I don't agree with the system but they can choose whatever they want. The part that irks me though is that they introduced this to our…

My grammar sucks I’m sorry But I’m in construction kind of always been never was my “dream” job was supposed to just get me by But anyways I thought I finally found a great place the owner always does charity work and we get bonus pretty regularly I get paid well but now I’m dealing with a supervisor and foreman that I’m assuming just hates me last year I was in a car accident and wound up with brain damage and 2 discs messed up and a family death along with getting Covid so last year wasn’t a good year for me and my attendance Also I have to go to the Dr every 3 months and have to fast 12hours before so I usually take the whole day off This year started with my first car blowing the motor and then me getting Covid this past week my truck…

I worked for a small manufacturing company in sales, straight of of college and took an entry level, below market salary role just to get a job. The CEO at the time told me “when traveling for work, make sure you spend the company money as if it were your own. You wouldn’t spend your own money on expensive dinners would you?”. Fast forwards 5 years – that CEO left the business, I got a 6x raise after a few promotions. He then came back to the business and I reminded him of that statement. He backpedaled saying “no I don’t believe that, as some people do spend their personal money on expensive meals”. It was only true for me at the time because I was being paid under market. So they were being cheap on my salary and my expenses. Needless to say, I don’t work for them anymore!

Listening to a leadership conference for a global corporation, this was a statement by the CEO during his keynote. I think its an important perspective to keep in mind. You can influence change. You can stand up for yourself and your co-workers and what is right. Even if you think your sphere of influence is small, you never know the ripple effect it might have. Have the courage to be ethical, and be a good influence. I don't think his statement was made with this movement in mind, but I think it is a powerful and relevant statement.