The fun thing about needing a job is that all the advice is either incredibly demeaning or incredibly futile. Usually both
i saw someone on twitter saying to “leverage your network” i’d sooner leverage a shotgun into my mouth jesus fucking christ...
This very important strike you probably haven't heard of has now been going on for about 6 months
You probably haven’t heard of the battle pitting BCTGM Union Local 390G against International Flavors (IFF) in Memphis, TN, USA. But with workers who are mega-exploited and a company that refuses to stand down, it has become one of the most relevant for the working class....
Got laid off today.
Whole Maryland office is being “consolidated” with Austin. They offered to move us to Austin if we want. How fucking generous....
After strike victory, UAW starts campaign to unionize Tesla and foreign auto companies in America; workers can join online (post includes instructions)
UAW, which represents American auto workers, recently won a victory in their strike against the “Big Three” auto companies. Among the benefits:...
I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
Are the same petty mods running this show? If so, please ban me immediately. I don’t see how you can reconcile claiming to fight labor exploitation while at the same time giving away your labor for free to a billion dollar company.
I walked out today
Got laid off in June and have been fortunate enough to be on gardening leave until the end of this month. The job search has not gone well so far and I started getting desperate....
My Starbucks addicted office manager finally switched
I’ll try to keep this short and sweet....
Many people feel they work in pointless, meaningless jobs, research confirms
The theory that many people feel the work they do is pointless because their jobs are “bullshit” has been confirmed by a new study....
In 2021, my company laid off 100 people. Later that same year, they hire me and others to replenish this loss
And now, fast forward to 2023, they are laying me off, along with another 99 people....
Is it just me or are 9-5 hours naturally the most stifling?
for me at least, 8 hours any other time of the day is less bad than the constant awful grind of 9-5...
Campaign to unionize automakers in America picks up pace rapidly; Honda starts anti-union campaign
Just a few days ago, the UAW announced a campaign to unionize over a dozen non-union automakers in America. Now it’s reporting rapid progress, citing the example of 30% of workers at Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant having signed up in less than a week....
Private Equity Firm Bought My Employer
It was majority employee-owned before the acquisition but is now majority owned by private equity firm. The main change I'm noticing is that everyone is being pressured to work uncompensated overtime (we're all on salary here) and requests for training/professional development have been all but eliminated. They also initially...
Workers are not valuable
So, I just need to rant for a minute about what’s just happened. It’s made me feel fairly disposable as a worker. I work in I.T. support. I help people who can’t operate technology with highly complicated issues. I am highly skilled, well trained and I have a diverse set of understanding for technical issues....
I don't really know how to deal with coworkers who emotionally dump their issues on me
I'm a man and so far this has happened only with other men, but I'm genuinely baffled as to why some people do this. It has happened thrice so far in 3 different work settings:...
can you help me formulate an answer to a colleague who is not my boss but feels entitled to tell me how I have to work?
the colleague in question feels that only her way of doing things is the right one and expects me to adapt to her way of thinking and her logic. This is tiring and burdensome because I have to force me to stop doing things automatically and efficiently, but think how she wants it done and do it her way. I work worse when this...
Those of you who are friendly with your coworkers but no friends, where exactly do you lay the boundary?
I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about?
I've observed if I say nothing (because I simply don't know how to react), opinionated people think you agree with them, which I don't. I don't care....
If you ever worked shifts and transitioned to a 9 to 5 job, how difficult was the change?
I’m a nurse working shifts and sometimes 5 days without a pause and I still don’t know if I’m gonna take one of the 2 9 to 5 jobs my hospital system has offered. I’d earn less money, but I’m already 45 years old and I don’t know if I should call it quits and settle for a regular job 5 days a week and free weekends...
Nurses with an overbearing manager, how do you pass time at work without getting caught?
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/792581...
how long did you need to become proficient at your job?
Im a nurse and most nurses seem to agree 2 years is the mark when you become proficient....
How do you find the mental fortitude to keep doing a job you don’t quite like due to the coworkers while you look for a new one even if you don’t know you are sure you’re going to quit?
People don’t quit jobs, they quit managers and coworkers. In my case I’d quit some coworkers and sometimes my manager....
how many US states have a single payer healthcare system?
like the suggested medicare for all, but only on a state level
questions about being the new guy
I read a post about how when you’re the new guy, you are basically on probation until you are not. My questions:...
[Germany] Former Employers can make you lose a month of unemployment benefits
In Germany we have a relatively good social security system. If you are unemployed, there are basically two types of unemployment benefits that you can apply to. If you don’t qualify for the first one, normal unemployment benefits (ALG1), then you would qualify for the second one (ALG2), which covers people who are not...
to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/767456...