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Is anyone else here a consultant of any kind?

I ask as an environmental consultant. If you're not familiar with environmental or engineering consulting, we are required to hit what are called utilization goals. These goals are the percent of your 40+ hour work week are “billed” so a Client's project. My, and most of environmental or engineering consultants, have to hit 90% utilization, depending on the Company. I know of others that do not have 90%. So basically it means that our employers only pay for our salaries 10% of the time. This is usually charged as Admin. If you get sick, have to do some training, have to fill out safety sheets, etc. all of that goes to Admin time. If you go below 90% you get fired. To me, this is inherent exploitation because our employers don't even really pay us. We have to depend on other companies to give us work, or we are fired.…

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My boss lied and threw me under the bus, and fired me.

I work for a corporation you probably all shop at (if you have pets) An incident happened that I reported to my boss, she said everything was fine and move along. Upper management started looking at the cameras last week because of other issues. I made sure she was reminded about said incident, that they would see on camera. Today I was called into her office. She acted stupid as she sat and asked me about what they found on camera. I repeatedly told her I HAD told her, and she’s definitely known about it all along. She snarkily repeated “no I didn’t” over and over and had this shitty look on her face. And then said if I had no further reason I wouldn’t have reported said incident, I am now terminated. Prior to this I was told I was an awesome worker. Feels great to be fired from…

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Inflation surges 7.5% on an annual basis, even more than expected and highest since 1982

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I gave my notice today

I work for a big logistics company, they handle most of the whisky exports from Scotland. I get paid £10.50 an hour and I do a minimum 50 hours a week and I'm constantly pressured to do overtime at the weekend and I'm being told that I am required to do an hour of overtime everyday meaning I will be working 11 hours a day, so a year ago I asked for a promotion and some extra training and was told yes and that they where looking for someone to step up and do this but the thing was I was told I would need to step up and show that I wanted it and I did I done all the overtime helped out whenever I could trained people and put my all in and after a year of this and no word as to what was happening to be…

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Taking our solidarity to the next level with mutual aid

I'm really happy to see the sub growing so much and all the well placed anger that's leading to positive change but I feel like there is still more that we can do. I really love the push towards unionization that I've been seeing lately, as well as the solidarity with strikes, but I still feel like we are missing a massive opportunity for more positive change. I know this sub is about combating work and improving working conditions and rights and unions and strikes do work to achieve that but there's still much they don't do. Workers can't have a successful strike if they don't have goods at home. They will faulter and return to work to survive. I know unions have strike funds for this purpose but also I know that the majority of union funds go to hiring lawyers for contract negotiations and other strictly wage and…

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Using unpaid “intern” to avoid paid training for new employee. Shameful.

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“Let’s talk about Starbucks uniting the country”. Avery concise dissection of skilled Vs unskilled labour. Worth a watch.

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Tesla Sued by California Agency for Alleged Racial Discrimination, Harassment

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I am at the edge and I feel like nobody realises what we do

I am a firefighter in Ireland, I am a retained Firefighter. What this means is that we work 24/7 365 and we have to live and work within 2.5km of the station. If i want to leave the area I have to get permission. If I want to go for a drink I have to get permission. If I want to go 3 km away I have to get permission. This is my reality and to me it is mental, it is accepted here but please tell me good reasons to fight back.

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Below $15/hour for essential workers?

Why? Just why? Alot of people can work from home now. Except essential workers like me. I'm a hha and I've been in the middle of covid since it started. I can't support myself yet people who can sit home and basically do nothing get $45/hour salary with benefits and can afford a house and food. I hate living on this planet. Don't tell me that I'm essential to the workforce so I have to be on the front lines then make me suffer in poverty.