Remember comrades, your boss doesn't care about you.
My workplace is made up exclusively of chad time thieves. Only people I have to worry about ratting me out are customers so I hide from them. Otherwise, we make sure our slacking doesn't affect any coworkers and it's all good.
Living the life :comrade-raccoon:
Hell yeah comrade, here's to us chilling on Hexbear on the clock
A team lead of mine once told me to stop taking so many walks and getting up from my desk.
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Every time i read/hear these kinds of stories i realize how lucky i am to have had jobs where at least i didn't have my boss breathing down my neck checking how often i got up or had a glass of water. They've been shit for different reasons, but at least i don't have to justify why i decided to fuck off for an hour because i was literally on the verge of tears because of the stress. No one deserves to be treated like that.
I was chatting with a friend who starting working at my former employer (I quit that job). He told me that the team lead on that job said
"Even wildgrapes got a good performance review"
Imagine thinking that's a insult to me. Damn right I got a fine review because guess what it's all fake. You did more work for a corporation that cannot care about you. All to earn literally the same payout good job we all proud. Soon you will be CEO and have a yacht.
Anyway I'm on the clock now but maybe hexbear is more important.
Anyway I’m on the clock now but maybe hexbear is more important.
I am too, and it is. This is where my friends and the news are :meow-popcorn:
All to earn literally the same payout
You must be confused. Capitalism is when hard work is rewarded and incentivized, Socialism is when the teacher gives every student the same grade. :expert-shapiro:
Imagine snitching on a coworker who’s just trying to do crossword puzzles on the clock
I used to work in a retail store and I was in charge of maintaining the organization of my little section of the warehouse. I made a little fort out of boxes in the corner that was hidden from security cameras and I'd go hide there whenever I could :comfy-cool:
i literally do all of the Chad stuff at my retail job and my bosses fucking despise me with a religious fervor and think I'm an incompetent idiot lol
the funniest part is I actually used to be an incredible worker I just have realized there really is no point
The upside to being a pencil pusher: I'm no longer literally destroying my body for the sake of some fuck-off big box store's profits.
The downside: I can feel life leaving me every instant of every hour I sit in this chair. I crawl from weekend to weekend as the days in between fade to a grey monotonous blur. To save my body, I have sacrificed my soul.
One of the biggest hurdles to establishing any socialist project in the imperial core is the fact that doing so would necessitate the re-proletarianization of much of the extant professional class. I've heard a lot of pro-union, allegedly socialist types balk at the idea that instead of just being a labor organizer or a labor theorist, they might actually have to do labor.
I've never had an office job so I don't get when people say it's soul sucking. Is it really more soul sucking than working retail? Hell sitting around reading books on my computer instead of working is already what I do. You should read Lenin while at work, I reckon that'd help.
I've worked blue collar and white collar and I'll say that white collar jobs are definitely more soul-sucking for the simple fact that you're not moving. The only thing that comes close is warehouse dock work, and even that you're at least operating equipment. It's tactile in a way any office gig isn't.
Like definitely office gigs are easier, but at least in my current gif I'm still working 10, 11 hour days just staring at a screen while I feel my spine compress.
I just moved from retail to an office job. It's goverment so it's probably a bit cushier than normal, but night and day honestly. You'll never get me to go back.
Mind me asking you managed the transition? I'm without a degree and am getting to the point of throwing myself into a trade or trying to get my foot in the door with something in an office, but unsure how. Something like data entry is my current thought
For me the job is still customer service, so retail actually helped. But since it's the gov they are only open 9-5 m-f. So I would say look for something like that, all cities need people to answer the phone, bill utilities, and answer questions. You still got to deal with people, but I think it's a good jumping off point. The person I replaced for example got a job in a different department, so it is possible.
I'm sure you can find something similar for private companies, though so you may have to deal with different hours.
You have to jump through more hoops than normal, like for this job I had to take a test (basic common sense stuff, and some math to make sure you can make change and count), but at least I got communication every step of the way.
Look into IT helpdesk. You might have to go through a temp agency to start, but everywhere needs IT and customer service work is directly related to a helpdesk job. Entry level stuff often doesn't require anything beyond customer service experience and proof you have basic computer knowledge. Great way to get into a white collar job. Plus you feel like you're achieving something each day if you're deploying equipment, instead of losing your soul working in Excel. After that you can get IT certifications and jump off to something better.
Reposting because life choices: Mind me asking you managed the transition (to office work?) I'm without a degree and am getting to the point of throwing myself into a trade or trying to get my foot in the door with something in an office, but unsure how. Something like data entry is my current thought
Yeah, trying to figure out a degree I'd like and would be employable is something I've wrestled with for awhile, though I've been enjoying the lack of debt.
there are ups and downs.
I have been looking into being an elevator technician
Someone complained to my boss that I "don't do anything"
:stalin-gun-1::stalin-gun-2:
I work at a small business and so many of my coworkers have a weird cult mentality that the business supports us all, rather than being the other way around. Completely internalized mindsets of productivity. It's like they think we work at a co-op, like the business belongs to all of us.
It's probably because so many coworkers are related to the owner and his family. They can only see him as a family friend they're helping out, not their employer. It's insidious and I want to scream into a bucket.
Like just today I have coworkers wanting the new guy's salary reduced. They're talking about wanting PTO cut too. Yo, uhhh, coworkers. That's your PTO too.
Ease them into it by telling them that "supporting the business goes both ways".
"Yeah, I rely on this place for my income. If it didn't pay the bills, I wouldn't be able to afford working here."
Yeah I've tried unionizing the place twice. More than a few coworkers asked if we could include the owner in the union. I don't think much can be done at this point. Most of the time they take out aggression against one another or the company as a whole.
Everyone at work thinks I'm too highly paid. Hell they think they're too highly paid. A few of them literally work OT every week off the clock, because they believe in the company for some reason. They're the most whipped and brainwashed coworkers I could possibly have.
More than a few coworkers asked if we could include the owner in the union.
Redistribute the wealth by making the owner pay union dues? Pretty crafty of them
I've been screaming at the 7 people I work with that we all need more money and we support there entire business and since I've started everyone's gotten like $3/hr raises and we got more time off set in stone lol.
I've also been really hammering home to the owners that making people work harder doesn't increase productivity, but allowing them to work on their own time and making sure that all their concerns and ideas are actually listened to and worked towards is critical.
Not an official union yet, but we all talk about labor rights over beers after work so it's something
I suppose, but there's not really anything that comes to mind that I can use against people. Plus, I've been interviewing like fuck since this past May for a new job, so rather than starting shit, I'd rather just...leave and go do something else
One thing you can always do is make note of the amount of time and effort the person is taking to monitor your work despite not being a supervisor. You can also make that into an HR complaint, which will at least waste their time. You can present it as a form of harassment by a non-supervisor who is not familiar with nor responsible for your workload and make the claim that their insulting behavior is creating stress, distraction, and a hostile work environment.
Obviously you shouldn't do anything you don't want to, but there are some options!
Honestly, I'm terrified of losing my job, as dumb as it is (payroll automation SAAS thing for a very particular industry). I just come in, don't talk to anyone unless I have a work related question, and I've been interviewing for new jobs like fucking mad. Don't want to rock any boats until I've got something for sure lined up.
Absolutely, comrade! The best revenge is living well, as they say.
I will continue disliking the person talking shit about you, just in a way that avoids pushing you to do anything you don't want to do :). Solidarity!
Chacha like....the old service you would text questions to?
Also lmao I first started reading theory on the clock at this job. Nowadays, since the theory I read is more demanding of attention, I just chill here most of the day.
Like the place where chapos chat
Yeah thats the downside, I sometimes dont absorb the whole thing unlike when I read in my house
Oh shit nice. I gotta check that out sometime, usually I just hop on Cytube when feel like chatting in real time with comrades
Only thing I've learned from my employment is the more work you put in, the more you're abused and the less you're valued. The hardest and most vital workers? They're fucking slackers, according to management. I'd easily project that trend upon western economic systems as a generalization, ofc US leading the pack in neglect.
I've thought about getting some green skinny fitting jeans, like if Levis 511s came in a vibrant green. Know of any? I do have a green mohawk already, so can do this costume next halloween.
