Let it be known I'm not, “anti-work”. More like… Anti shitty companies. Here's my story
Now for some context, I've bounced around a few jobs, mostly seasonal then some part-time other things. Worked three jobs for a while and burnt out. Been there done that ya know?
I've seen my fair share of companies, good and bad. I've worked with a corporate yes man (another manager mind you), that simply wouldn't follow the local laws as corporate was always right. I'm not one to shut up and walk away either, so I was very upfront to him about all of it and even contacted AHS on their ass (very early pandemic).
Though I've worked many jobs, I always moved up when I moved around. Basically a manager since high school, for some local companies that were actually fantastic (I'm talking about you Sunridge ski area and the Edmonton zoo) then move up and onto some more corporate companies that I just couldn't tolerate. I'll always say what's on my mind about a company, especially when I can see the financial side of things and how it could be put to better use.
Now onto the real shit, when I was let go this company they had basically slipped an NDA into my severance package. So I can't get too specific here.
Starting at this company I was interviewed on three separate occasions in which the CEO sat in the latter two. Both times they asked what positions the company could use. As they started me off in the lowest position so I assumed they had hopes I'd be moving up, possibly into one of those positions, but boi I got that backwards.
One thing they mentioned, was that their turnover rate was of concern. In my most recent position before that, I got that store to the lowest turnover rate through 1200+ locations. So let's say I had some experience in that field. I was excited I could help them, and I mentioned this. I even kept it simple for them. Simply pay people what they're worth.
Now I'm also a pretty friendly guy and many will open up to me, as I do to them. Some questions revolved around wages/raises. To my surprise I was actually one of the, “better” paid individuals in the building. A bigger surprise, I had not talked to a single individual that got a raise without a promotion. This obviously troubled me. It's a private company so a big thing I mentioned to them is they should behave as if they were public, hiding your profits does nothing for you in the long run besides making the next generation question you. Even their HR had no idea what the company finances looked like and this is the individual choosing everyone's pay grade, it'd be funny if it wasn't so sad.
The excuse I was told for how they paid everyone, was basically, I pay you little so you need that next paycheck and you show up to all of your shifts. They want you to live paycheck to paycheck. Again, always adamant wherever I go, I let them know. I should simply not be paid more than the others who actually have real experience in this field. Not only that, but even just based on what they were paying me, I was basically making what I imagine a kid one year out of high school would make, note, this is not retail. But they like to think it is and they pay people accordingly. I told them this was their main problem, if you pay educated and experienced individuals like kids one year out of highschool then that's what you'll get.
So the one guy who really did try to help with that turnover, got let go… When they were short staffed already
TLDR in the title
Follow up questions if anyone's got the answer. Have I given too much information knowing I signed an NDA? And does anyone have any legitimate good companies in mind while I'm looking? My experience is mostly customer service management, though I think a remote position would be better for my mental health at this point.