Categories
Antiwork

They don’t pay what the job is worth

If something is 14 hours of work and you want me to do it in a 7 hour shift, I can't keep showing up. Did a cleaning for a lady who put so many things on the TO DO list that I can't even finish it within the shift.

Categories
Antiwork

Story time about a past horrible employer

Thought you guys might like this one as I just dealt with the same infection and emergency, but luckily my new employer was understanding. However, when I was 19, I had an employer demand from me a doctors note for the only time I called in. I was in the process of being hooked up to an IV while I got yelled at on the phone by said boss. My neck lymph nodes were bulging so much I couldn’t breathe through my airways due to an infection, so this was a very real emergency. I provided the note when all was said and done and ended up getting written up anyways despite the promise not to do so with a doctors note handy. $14k ER bill, and was making $7.35 an hour at the time. Was the worst time of my life. There are employers out there who give a…

Categories
Antiwork

I have some positive news but if that’s not okay for this sub just lmk and I’ll take it down

The state of Minnesota has a $17.6 billion budget surplus. The governor has proposed sending out checks of $1,000 per adult to Minnesotans.

Categories
Antiwork

My Issue With This Subreddit

You all are sad and pathetic. From the posts I've seen over the past couple months you all complain about shitty job positions you have put yourself in, low pay from Horrible jobs, and you all complain about anything you can. You complain about not getting $20 an hour and 4 weeks of sick days from a dead end office job . If you weren't so braindead then you would realize that working under shitty management gives shitty rewards. You are all so lazy and complain about anything you want. Like I'm 16 and manage school, swim practice, and school and I never complain cause I know I can remove myself from my job if I want to focus on school or whatnot. . And speaking of work, I NEVER complain about work, I bust my ass working as a host but I love what I do, I'd never put…

Categories
Antiwork

If You Are Antiwork, You Understand We Must Arm the Poor and Oppressed

Understand that to make any real headway with this movement you will have to accept that our goals are in direct contravention to those of the moneyed interests currently in control of our systems and organizations. They want more profit and have repeatedly shown through history and current events that they will commit systemic violence on every level to obtain that goal. Capitalism drove the Enclosure acts, forcing the people to work for the capitalists to subsidize their own existence. It drove the adoption of wage earning and labor exploitation. Capitalism didn't invent slavery, but it sure as hell took advantage of it to enrich the capitalists, turning it from a cultural and state practice to a systematic, privatized industry which continues to enrich the 'global north' at the expense of it's neighbors and it's own 'undesirables' to this very day. Capitalism didn't invent colonies, but it turned them from…

Categories
Antiwork

Saw this novelty placard in a coworker’s cubicle, and decided it needed something.

Categories
Antiwork

The ambiguity of growth strategies leaves leadership demotivated to test out new ideas in an equitable manner. While data helps, there are huge knowledge gaps among long standing employees.

The lack of experience and insight among leadership with consumer trends means the trust keeps becoming more frayed.

Categories
Antiwork

NYC Landlords:

Categories
Antiwork

Why are internships required but still suck?????

I’m in a college program where I NEED to go on an internship for at least 200 hrs. My prof keeps telling me that I’m getting paid with experience and I need to stretch out my $1000 loan to last that long. IN THIS ECONOMY??? I found one that I’m going to apply for but it’s only $7/hr when minimum is $13. I quit my $20/hr job for this… Idk how the hell im suppose to pay rent, power, wifi, phone, groceries etc for two months (ish) with only $1000… This was suppose to be my dream job but right now it sounds like a nightmare. Knowing that I’m going to be making such little money makes me hate my degree.

Categories
Antiwork

I got sick Sunday night. It’s gotten worse and no one will swap shifts with me.

I don’t know what I’ve come down with as I’ve had all my vaccines. I’m coughing blood, pretty sure I fractured a rib, extreme muscle pain, and I have completely lost my voice. Last night I had a fever of 102.4. I work at a small privately owned gas station with 7 employees. I told my manager all of this and was informed I would have to find my own cover (which is fine.) however I reached out to the three coworkers not on the schedule and only one said she may be able to cover but it would be Saturday (that’s fine, she has kids). The other 2 (I’ll call Jess and Mary) told me no. Jess is out of town (which is totally fine). However, Mary simply said no because those are her days off even tho I offered to switch shifts next week so she would have…