Antiwork

the deal: im out sick today and we have a hotline to call out from. it's not a rule to text my boss to let him know what's going on but it's a courtesy and i did it right after i called the hotline. i work with my boyfriend and he went in tonight and i guess my boss asked him about me and said a doctors not would be helpful. he never responded to my text about being out today but went up to my bf to communicate something to me through him. it feels weird and inappropriate to me? what im conflicted about and would like some input on is if i should text him again. here's my draft: “hi again, [boyfriend name] mentioned you asked about me and mentioned bringing in a dr's note. i was wondering if there was a reason this couldn't be communicated directly…

My brother asked an AI to write a resignation letter in the style of Dr.Seuss and this is what the AI wrote: Dear Boss, I quit, I quit, I’m done with this joint! Your meetings and deadlines, they make my brain anoint. I’ve had it with your endless tasks, I’ll take my cat and leave in my mask. Your “teamwork” is just a farce, I’d rather work with a horse. I’ll not miss your boring chats, I’ll find a job where my brain doesn’t turn to rats. I’ll say goodbye to this boring place, I’ll put on a smile, and a smile on my face. So go ahead, and find yourself a new drone, I’ll be out of here, and gone like a stone. With a smile in my heart, but a frown on my face, I resign, and leave this boring place. Yours truly, Dr.Seuss.

I'm actually currently on the phone with customer service and I'm speaking to a person that I swear is using a voice modifier. The service is fine so far, he's been very helpful but there's this robotic tinge in the voice. The cadence and order of his words is a bit… foreign. However the accent is very generic american. I know it's not a scam either because I was connected via 3 way call through my credit card company's fraud department. Anyone else experience this? Is this something they're doing to maybe not get their outsourced folks yelled at as often? Or even trying to hide that they're outsourcing those jobs all together? If so, it seems like a pretty deceptive and slimy practice to keep cheap labor.

Between that and not disclosing the salary range it’s no wonder why the job is open.

I was hired in June by a company who told me I'd have to go into the office 1 day a week. I work in a small satellite office, while corporate headquarters are on the East coast. Corporate policy is 3 days a week in office. I was fine with the 1 day a week. Recently, corporate started pulling 'badge swipes' to see who wasn't coming in at least 3 days a week, so now we are being forced in 3 days a week. I've seen a lot of posts on this sub about similar things happening where people are being forced back into the office. I was thinking about just still coming in 1 day a week and ignoring protocol and seeing how it plays out. Has anyone else went this route? How did it work out?

I just want a lil feedback maybe some dialog on the subject. I recall in America the first year they charged you for not having healthcare even if you didn't go.

There’s been many shifts in my department with the person that got promoted to the position opened up to a manager after 17 years in the same role. Position opened up for a senior level but instead of moving me to it, they are looking to hire an outside person. I have already been doing 90% of duties of that senior role but clearly something else triggered them to hire outsider. I had 2 offers in the past 3 months with nearly double the pay closer to $250k with bonuses which my company doesn’t have, but I just loved my team and what I do (other companies would be similar roles) and decided to stay. Now really looking back and any forward offers – thinking I will strongly consider it now as clearly my value is not that important.