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[-] Pilkins@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's a culture problem. My job has mandatory overtime. They say "if you don't like it, you can find another place to work."

But... every place in my field will say that. So I don't really have an option, do I?

[-] MHcharLEE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What the hell does mandatory overtime mean. That's just your regular hours then. Is it a way to make your salary look better as it's for the hours you're supposedly working?

[-] DoomsdaySprocket@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

It’s saying that management is incapable of properly judging their staffing needs versus their production numbers, but doesn’t want to risk having anyone not working at 100% all the time because that would mean they’re not “getting their moneys worth” out of each worker.

Usually it will happen consistently at certain times of the year, in a predictable fashion.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was complaining about my job once and a Redditor told me to just find a better job. Why don't I strap on my job helmet and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into Jobland where jobs grow on jobbies!

[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I mean of course it doesn't work like that, but you will not find a job just by complaining on lemmy

[-] jcg@halubilo.social 1 points 1 year ago

But they might find some catharsis

[-] finkrat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Gets even worse when you have mouths to feed. It's not just you striking or quitting, it's them too. But then, it's also them being impacted indirectly by stress, lack of fair wages and lack of safe working conditions. Give your workers what they need and their families benefit too.

[-] Asafum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Give your workers what they need and their families benefit too."

This implies that they care about what your family or what you need. Every business exists for the sole purpose of extracting money from something, they do EVERYTHING in their power to pay you the LEAST amount possible. All they want are meat machines that can make decisions, press the correct buttons, lift the heavy thing and listen to commands all as cheaply as possible.

It's pretty bad where I work, if you don't fight for a raise you never get one. I have coworkers who have a hard time speaking up (some don't even speak fluent English) and they've never gotten a raise in the 6 years I've known them because they never ask and the boss is more than happy to not have to spend a single dime more.

Being uneducated doesn't help either, I'm considered as valuable as the decayed dog droppings Mr.Dogwalker never picked up. Some might even argue the droppings are actually contributing resources back to the environment which is more valuable than my uneducated ass. But hey, my boss owns a helicopter so that's nice.

[-] riley@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Education doesn't necessarily help. Being overeducated is a liability.

[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

I dont really feel like these are the only options, though. Why can't you look for another job you'd enjoy more while still working at the job you hate?

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

The meme's message is not incompatible with your suggestion.

[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Well, the message as I interpreted it is that you either have to:

a) keep working at the job you hate, or b) experience homelessness

What am I missing? Granted, I slept very badly so its entirely possible that I may have morning dumb dumb brain.

[-] nocturne213@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Yes, yes you have to do exactly as the meme says, there is no room for a little humor in misery.

[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Well sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, so forgive me if I dont consider you an expert on what's funny

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

And opinions are like kittens; people are always giving them away for free.

[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

You know we're literally posting in the comment section of a discussion platform, right? Writing your opinion is kind of the whole point...

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