Antiwork

So to preface this I have a pre-existing back condition that can flare up and cause me excruciating pain. I explained this to my team lead in the first week I started my job. On Sunday afternoon after a week of pain my back flared up and left me in agony. When it gets to that stage I can’t sit, stand or walk. Even lying down causes me pain. On the Sunday night I got no sleep even after heavy duty pain meds and anti inflammatories. I made a doctors appointment Monday morning and called my team lead to inform them I would not be coming in that day. I went to see the doctor and the pain was so bad I broke down in the doctors office after telling me they could do nothing but send me to ED. I ended up sitting in ED for 7 hours yesterday.…

It would be hard for me if I ever have to go back to 2 day weekends. I think psychologically what makes the biggest difference is finishing the second working day of the week. After finishing the second working day, in my mind I know that I'm halfway done with the week. But with 5 day work weeks, after finishing the second working day, I still have 3 more working days. I know it sounds like something minor, but psychologically it makes a world of difference to me. I hope 3 day weekends becomes the norm

My boss and I had a falling out but he refuses to fire me. Instead he just refuses to give me literally any hours. If I quit can I collect unemployment until I find a new job? I’m in the United States. Or am I just screwed?

So, I work at a gym in Australia in membership sales. As it is, we barely get above minimum wage and are supposed to be benefit by commissions. First, we have an individual target and if you hit that you get an extra $400 for the month. Still barely anything considering the wage and the fact that extra money is taxed on top of your fortnightly wage. Second, if the team hits a club target you get a percentage of a “kitty” which is something like $2000. So if you hit your individual target and team target it might be something between an extra $800-$1000 a month which still isn’t great. The role is customer service and membership sales but there is a survey score that has come into play now that if the club is under a certain score, it cuts commissions in half. Now, this survey is not…