Antiwork

I work in a call center. My boss has threatened multiple times to confiscate my phone and lock it away for my shifts. What do I do?

I started reviewing hours for my job and realized that some “job codes” (server vs dish washer vs training) were showing a $0 wage for that job. Occasionally I would work a dish shift or something to help out and I mostly make tips so I never check the paychecks. But, after seeing the one shift with $0 I began looking back. I have found 35 shifts from January to September 2022 that have $0 wage. I normally make $10 per hour so this adds up to a pretty significant amount as most shifts are 6-8 hours. I hope I am the only one that has this problem on my team but I doubt it. What do I do? If they really owe me that much I assume others are in the same boat and it starts to feel like a big ball was dropped if not something nefarious. Any…

Please don't put any “never stop looking or applying”. I'm aware of the rule and applying for over six months takes a huge toll. Basically I'm working solo (my team quit) at an entry level job and cannot seem to even get interviews unless it's once in a blue moon. My first performance review is toward the end of Q1/in February so I guess it's not a super long wait time given how much time I've wasted here already. I'm hoping that a new title could actually give me a leg to stand on for my resume even if I'm already doing those responsibilities and then some. The people reviewing me have already mentioned how invaluable I've been but it's been lip service since that doesn't exactly pay the bills. (Again, I'm aware I'm being exploited but can't afford to take a different job unless it pays more. I have…

I work at a major fashion brand at the senior director level and pride myself on being very collaborative, logical/pragmatic, and empathetic to the teams that I work with and those who report into me. I’ve always been a huge proponent of work life balance, clear track for promotion/pay bumps (this usually at the expense of my own pay bump), and pushing back on work that doesn’t make sense. So while I’m not full tilt anti-work per se.. I am the type of manager who believes everyone should take sick time without worrying about counting sick days, all vacation days should be taken with additional day’s receiving my immediate approval, etc. This last quarter was tough for the entire industry, but we managed to hit all of our targets with a small-ish crew through great planning and communication. Enter new director for another team that interacts with us a lot…

My hourly pay is $20/hr. and I work for an independent contractor as a draftsperson. I would say my pay is not worth it, because my checks don't pay enough for my medical expenses, due to infrequent hours, and I have to work in a disruptive environment, because there's a lady in our cramped office who is always on her phone working on her other business. I am leaving to get another job for $28.85/hr. and hopefully I will be much happier there.

This is the second job I've had in a row where I have not been trained. I have literally been hired then just told to work. I have no idea how to work the systems or how to resolve any problems that come up and I have to ask my coworkers 1 million questions every shift. My last job they were all very rude and condescending so I decided to quit after 1 year of working there. This new job has nicer people but today one of my coworkers commented how stupid I was to another one of my coworkers. I just can't deal with this shit anymore. I HATE asking so many questions, I HATE having no fucking clue what I'm doing and I am so sick of feeling like a fucking idiot. I don't understand how both of these jobs did not train me at all, like what…