Antiwork

I work at a grocery store, which isn't bad for the most part. I've been here for over a year. On Saturday the 8th I texted my manager that I wasn't gonna be there next Sunday, the 15th, and even offered to work the 14th instead, so I could still get hours and it would be easier for her to switch people around. I'm technically supposed to notify management 20 days out for a planned absence, but I've texted my manager in the under-20-day window before and it has never been a problem. But when I came in today, my manager let me know that next time I call out, I will have to find someone to cover for me. Isn't that her job? I only have two people's phone numbers, which is about 10% of the people that I work with. And I work two days a week, so…

I may be on disability (lucky me it's easier to get here than in the USA), but I am fully capable of working given the right things put in place. I need a chair and shorter shifts/days, basically. So far it's been 5-6 years (since high school) that I've had anything stable, be it courses or work opportunities. The only things I've had are shitty 2 week unpaid internships where I burned out because I was given the work of an able-bodied employee. I've had everyone around me tell me to get a job and stop sitting on my ass but not fucking easy when you can't even get around the school you're supposed to be attending, or the workplace.

https://twitter.com/FTC/status/1611015531921915908 FTC chair Lina Khan is backing the idea of banning non-compete agreements entirely, on the (my paraphrase) grounds that they amount to indentured servitude that does far more real harm than any imagined threat to “trade secrets” or “customer databases” – which are already protected under trade law and non-disclosures (a totally different beast). The FTC recognizes that this will raise wages and improve working conditions for 80 million Americans. That's 1 in 5 who are bound by some form of non-compete.

I work for all of the major league sports teams in my city. Four of them (plus two minor league teams) are owned by one company, the other team is a different company. Last night was a special event night at my current company (the other team is a summer sport). Food and Beverage, ushers, ticket staff and even some of our third party event staff got these absolutely gorgeous t-shirts to wear instead of their usual uniforms. I work in security, so we can’t alter our uniform in any way, shape or form. So understandably, we wouldn’t be able to wear these shirts on shift. HOWEVER, (and yes, I know I’m talking about two separate companies) Event Security, the department I work in, was not gifted these t-shirts (and they really are nice). With the other league, whenever there was a special event and staff were given t-shirts, the…