Antiwork

So here’s the thing. That title is misleading. Back in October of 2021, we were making $14.25/hour and was told in about six months that would increase by $2. I was pretty excited about that. Well, 6 months later I’m in my performance review and my pay raise comes up. GM tells me there’s a slight change in pay plan as corporate changed how much the store got. What was the change? The whole store, 35 crew members, got $2.80 for their raise. Wait that’s worded wrong. The whole crew of 35 got to SPLIT $2.80 for their raises. In the end, I got one of the “higher” raises with a whopping $.20 (that’s 20 cents, the decimal was meant to be there)

So I've had a nasty cold since Sunday and I've called out of my job for 3 days considering I don't want to get anyone sick, y'know general courtesy to not give your germs to everyone, not to mention I'm struggling to breathe with asthma and a cough and I do a physically strenuous job generally with a mask on. Only three hours of my sick leave were paid and the rest is unpaid, yet they have implemented “consequences” as they have literally put it on our work portal for unpaid callouts. for every amount of time we take off we are given attendance points, the higher the number of points, the less likely you are to receive a full schedule when there isn't enough work to go around (I'm a housekeeper for context). I feel horrible and anxious about taking time off for my own health as well as…

So, I work in a “fast food” but not fast food sandwich chain. Our shop was recently taken over by a new owner. We're losing a lot of business because the way she is doing things is now too strict and we're receiving a lot of complaints. We've been understaffed for a while, but now all of our staff are leaving because of the way she is treating us and the business. I was offered a new position in a new store opening up so I put in my notice and the manager, who is also moving with us, told me to just say I have covid if I need to go to the new store early to set up. However, the manager recently got covid and they were told that they had to come in and work, despite having it. Now, the laws here have changed and you are…

I see the old adage that society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they will never sit under. But I don't want that for just future societies. I want that for me too. I wanted to enjoy my life while I still have it, not slave away for someone else's dream. But at the same time I don't want it to just be me enjoying it, I want there to be meaningful change that will allow future generations to also enjoy the fruits of their labours. I want real systemic change. And I wanted it yesterday.

A few years ago, I worked on a job site in California that had prevailing wages. Everyone that worked the same kind of job as me from other companies told me about it and told me to make sure I was paid. I spoke to my company about it and they said they didn’t need to pay me it because I get per diem. (Per diem was like $25/day, prevailing wages were about $75/hour) I wasn’t looking to fight and knew nothing about it so I just let it go. Here I am years later looking to shit on my company for treating me like shit the whole time I’ve been here and Ive always wondered if I got screwed out of money and I look at the ticket and it has the prevailing wage charge and even has my name on the ticket for the wages paid to my…

i’m looking for an out in my current job. the boss is a narcissistic arse and I don’t want to be in this industry. I applied for a few new jobs and one looked super promising, final stage interview and that. they seem to like me and it looks promising! in case you couldn’t tell, I didn’t get it. they told me I was perfectly qualified and understood the job very well. BUT. here’s the kicker. they didn’t like that I don’t like my current job, despite them asking why I don’t like it (I said the environment is segregated and not friendly). they also said I wasn’t “passionate” enough about the role, well i’d I wasn’t I wouldn’t be telling you i’m qualified and that I want the job? i’m done with it all.

I used to work as an AGM for a famous pancake restaurant. I was untrained prior to the position, and uncertified; the only real “training” I got was “You'll learn along the way,” It started off okay, (besides the fact that the GM kept saying everyone was incompetent and couldn't do their jobs right), and I asked questions constantly because I wasn't sure what I should report to her or not. Well then, she was getting irritated at all the questions because apparently I'm supposed to know what to do right off the bat. When I asked her what I should communicate with her after she got mad at me for telling her someone switched shifts halfway through the shift, she said “we've talked about this a million times already.” When in fact, we had not because I wouldn't have had questions in the first place. She would neglect her…

I sold my home, incurred over $4k in costs to move to an island to work for a physician only to be fucked. He manipulated me with incentives he never delivered; which I believe he intentionally does because most people are stuck and need his paycheck. After I arrived, I learned of his misogyny, casual racism, purported drug use in his clinic, and the way he speaks to his employees is abhorrent. He told me I had to pay the “paradise tax” washing dishes as a side gig when negotiating pay. I digress – there were red flags, but I took the risk being optimistic, now I’m paying for it.