Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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I walked out today (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by crazyman@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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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.

Applied to be a seasonal driver with UPS. Figured it would pay the bills for the season and I can continue my search in the meantime. I should've seen the first red flag when their system told me to schedule a road test but they had no dates, then hours later I get a call saying they should have more listed within the next ten days so just keep checking daily.

I keep checking and I finally get a chance to schedule one. Picked today, Sep 14th at 8:15am. System tells me it will be between 8:15 and 9:15, okay fine. I show up and talk to the manager who never gave me his name, he tells me to sit in the break room and someone will come get me.

I showed up 10 minutes early and left 5 minutes late, and not a single person came by to get me or even tell me there's a delay.

If you can't respect me when I don't work for you, there's no chance you'll respect me when I do.

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[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You joke, but really, it probably is exactly that. They want desperate people who won’t complain about being treated poorly.

[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't put this on my CV, because employers would likely think I'm taking the piss, but my most saleable asset is that I can take an awful lot of crap before I ultimately walk out.

[–] GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are worth more than that.

[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know, but I've got bills to pay and kids to feed. I worked for 15 years in the same place, it wasn't horrible until the end. Then I changed it up, working more hours and earning more money but I feel like this place is taking significantly more out of me than the old place did; or maybe I just don't have as much time to recover now I've got 2 kids instead of 1.

I hate my job. I hate how it dictates my life and how despite working a 50 hour week (and my partner working 20 hours) we still barely afford to make rent and feed our kids, but I'm not sure how we'd escape this nightmare short of winning the lottery.

[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same. It's one of my great shames that I just absolutely hate the interview process for tech so much that I put up with a lot of shit to avoid having to look at the job market again.

Same with dating. Not sure what I'd do if me and my SO broke up. Both dating and job interviewing require taking a lot of rejection.

[–] MrBungle@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I feel and understand this entirely. The golden handcuffs are starting to lose their lustre