I Made A Pregnant Colleague Quit

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[@Jammidodger]

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[@Rosemary-rr9jf]

Your my favorite KZbinr! :) you accepting me is so inspiring 💖💜💙thank you!!!

[@aimlessjames8939]

So something I wanted to mention about DEI beginning to be removed from companies now. This is a good thing for POC, LGBT+, etc. DEI is *not* the concept of allowing diversity or equality in the work place. Its a corporate fueled program forcing diversity to meet an agreed on percentage of certain types of people being allowed in. As an example theyll look at 5 applicants and throw out the 2 black guys and the white girl because the 5th person is a lesbian asian. It hypocritically turns right back around into denying people based on their race or sex or orientation because it has to meet this "standard". Its not about inclusion or helping people its about corporate brownie points. Look at how Activision/Blizzard has been exposed over their "diversity guidelines" and charts for characters in Overwatch as an example. Its forced diversity without actual care for the people its supposedly supporting. It turns you into a number. Its sad the these garbage-pail people out there are celebrating the slow death of DEI but while they are cheering about "death to woke" the reality is its "death to corporate virtue signalling." The companies that come out of this still being supportive of LGBT+, POC, and general equal treatment of all regardless of what they are will be shown to actually have been allies through all this. Companies like Activision and Ubisoft on the other hand have exposed themselves as not giving a single crap. Only claiming support to boost profits. And the reason DEI is dying is because companies are slowly realizing that forcing diversity is actually not making them any money. Since they cant profit off it they are dropping it. Look up the fiasco going on with the new Assassins Creed game and how much Ubisoft is getting lambasted for what their use of DEI is doing. They've effectively begun picking fights with japanese people over their own culture which is just insane.

[@alinachoboter8828]

The L???

[@iseemtobeaverb8249]

Downloading the Audible version now! Can’t wait to listen, and congratulations Jamie on the book! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[@iseemtobeaverb8249]

@@alinachoboter8828 a typo looks like. Can confirm it is supposed to be “T” 😊

[@silverghostcat1924]

I'm retired now. But when I was working, my mindset was: I work to live, not live to work. The grind mentality is sad, it's all about the money and little to no enjoyment of life.

[@Thelastunicornlover]

👍❤️

[@honeybeesplants8943]

A lot of us are left with NO choice but to grind and grind in order to survive, not even live.

[@silverghostcat1924]

@@honeybeesplants8943 that's true. To be honest if things keep going the way they are I might have to return to work PT, which would have an impact on the lives of those depending on me for transportation. Life is expensive because corporations and landlords are greedy.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

In the Americas, unless you were born healthy, you have to work in order to live. This is why capitalism needs to be regulated enough, and it can be done if enough people vote for the correct candidates over long periods of time.

[@silverghostcat1924]

​@@ShinyTillDawnI think you meant wealthy 😸

[@loramartin8525]

Any job that tells me I need to be "early" proves they don't respect MY time.

[@mikecattel]

and a lot of those companies wont reciprocate. You have to be early or fail, but it's ok if they're running late or not prepared.

[@sandpiperr]

@@Kysyourself2 Bro, if you think that this doesn't apply to those professions too, I don't even know what to say to you! If someone works construction and has a shift repaving a highway from midnight to 4am, would I say it'd be disrespectful of their time if their boss actually expected them to start working at 11:50pm eventhough they'll only be paid for 4 hours? Of course I would! Because whether you work in a cubicle or on Zoom or with your hands in the dirt, I don't expect anyone to work for free. There's a word for that you know! And I don't even know what you think you're talking about bringing up the military. They also get paid! They don't do it just for fun.

[@rowanrobbins]

That last one--never happened. The guy is trying to make a point that employees should sacrifice everything for their job/company, including their health, whether it's physical or mental health. I can't believe a woman who gave birth TWO days prior is capable of standing and running around a very busy restaurant for long. The give away is his ridiculous praise of her choice to put her job above her children and her own health. Exposing a tiny new born to all those germs flying around does not show good decision making skills, either.

[@HumbleWooper]

That, or her maternity leave is unpaid and she needs the money for food or bills. Which is sadly very likely when her job is an hourly fast food position. There's no mandatory *paid* maternity leave in most parts of the US, and low-wage jobs like food service almost never offer benefits beyond what they're required to. If she didn't have paid vacation or sick days to use, she's SOL when her savings run out.

[@emmaholloway6047]

​@@HumbleWooperthat was my first thought too. She probably couldn't afford to say no to coming in

[@ErutaniaRose]

Sadly I think it did happen because of how ducked up the US is. She was prob on a ton of painkillers and had zero complications, and even then it’s ridiculous. Especially forcing her to begin her newborn in who has no proper immune system yet and could die.

[@dragonfliesnh4204]

You do make some good points, however, if this took place in the US, it's possible that she had to go in because her maternity leave is unpaid and/or used up all of her FMLA. It's common in the US for women, especially with low paying jobs, to have to go back to work very shortly after giving birth so they don't lose their job and/or so they have income coming in. Even if you get maternity leave, employers aren't required to offer paid time off. FLMA isn't guaranteed either and it has it's limits. It gives eligible employees 12 weeks of leave during a calendar year so the person doesn't lose their job. If a woman had to be on bed rest for the last few months of her pregnancy and had many doctor appointments, her FMLA time will be over by the time she has the baby so she will have to either return to work or lose her job. The US needs to do better when it comes to maternity leave.

[@livingmasquerade1418]

@@HumbleWooper right! there is a chance mabye she enjoys working, which is fine. but she, as well as all new parents, should have proper parental leave so they can recover and bond with their baby. if they wanna come back to work, it should be their choice, not something theyre forced to do to survive.

[@GeorgeTalksTrans]

Bertrand Russel said: "One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” I was there once. Now I heed his words whenever I'm getting too serious.

[@Ian_Jules]

Some fight burnout by convincing themselves how vital their job is. My dad, during his life, struggled with work he found unfulfilling, at the expense of things he wanted. Most humans want to use our energy meaningfully. We may have different capabilities, but anyone can end up feeling alienated from the fruits of their labor. I

[@paigemarcum5586]

Damn I just got read to filth. Or my anxiety disorder did lol.

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

that's very insightful. I had a breakdown 5 years ago, and I went from valuing my job extremely highly, to not caring about anything about it but the mere minimum... until I got a cold and then didn't recover loool

[@SpecialBlanket]

Lol, well, he was trying to foundationalize all of mathematics.

[@Sapphykins]

That's such a good quote! Definitely a trap I've fallen into in the past.

[@sirius767]

Thank you for helping me turn from being a bigot to being a normal human

[@YourQueerGreatAuntie]

Thank you for having the courage to change your mind x

[@CookieIsMyCat09]

Proud of you for leaving that mindset behind and having the open-mindedness to understand people better ❤

[@TransadultswithChildsbrains]

You have been brain washed by Debbie

[@sharlharmakhis280]

Good on you! ♥

[@TransadultswithChildsbrains]

@@sharlharmakhis280 thank you for you support 🙏

[@StephenBoothUK]

Some of us are in or were scarred by jobs and employers who if you tried to separate your work from your life would separate you from employment.

[@Eddysig]

LMAOOOO so well written. Or we'll separate ourselves if we get the hunch they are about to do it..... oop-

[@StephenBoothUK]

@@Eddysig that depends on our local job market and personal situation. Sometimes it’s better to try to delay the axe as long as possible, it’s one thing to leave for a better job but another to leave without any job to go to. Often things like unemployment benefits and loan insurance won’t kick in force months if you leave but will kick in if you are sacked for non-disciplinary reasons.

[@kierstenburtz8442]

Jamiiiieeee!! Raw dogging is actually being used coloquially for different things now. It's called a dysphemism (the opposite of a euphemism) where you use a more vulgar phrase to describe something that isn't. This is like how we got phrases like scumbag (used to mean condom) or saying something "sucks" (pretty sure it's obvious where that one came from.) I learned all the details of this from The Etymology Nerd here on KZbin so you should check him out. But raw dogging is essentially used to mean doing something without assistance. So they're travelling without the assistance of entertainment to keep them from getting bored. A lot of my friends and I are on various medications for our mental health so we will also joke that we're raw dogging life when we forget to take our medication one day. Hope that makes sense.

[@feralnonbinaryautistic]

Exactly this! Autistic raw dogging the supermarket = food shopping without shades and headphones.

[@robinchesterfield42]

Yeah....considering that just about EVERY SINGLE TIME I've heard the phrase "raw dog(ging)" used on KZbin, it *ALWAYS* means ...That, I don't think I would EVER use it in a normal sentence. Way too many people would take it That Way. There's no way I would say that in public! Unless I really did mean something that would happen on "The Hub". There's gotta be better ways to say "I'm doing this the simple/quick-and-dirty way". Hardcore? Plain? Unassisted? Roguelike, maybe? Without cheats? :P

[@yellowkoi1054]

As a linguist, I find this hilarious. 😂

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

yeah I was thinking that. they know what rawdogging used to mean, it was humorously used at first and now it's still with humor but has a different (added) meaning

[@ccb36]

Yes! I love The Etymology Nerd, he's the best. I think I saw that video lol

[@JennaGetsCreative]

Second comment because wow, as an accountant, I've got to comment on that coffee pot chicken post. Your company WANTS you to expense your meals while you're on a work trip. They get to use half of that expense as a tax credit. Use your meal allowance! Get free nummy food!

[@missnaomi613]

And also don't ruin coffeepots!

[@CatDadTheCyborg]

Hey Jamie, I wanted to clarify something stupid that happens in American Politics regarding the use of the term DEI. DEI does in fact mean diversity equity inclusion, and this does effect WAY more than just LGBT+. The LGBT+ are not the only targets of the hatred directed at DEI, in fact, the women, BIPOC, LGBT+ as well as any other minority group has been targeted in this way. DEI has been stated to be unfair to white cis-het men. I would like to clarify also, as a white cis man who passes for het because I'm dating a woman, I recognize there is NO unfairness being directed at this group. This is entirely made up debacle based around one idea: "If you were hired for your gender/race/sexuality, then obviously you're not as good at what we hired you for, as someone who is white, cis-het and male, because you didn't have the job BEFORE DEI!" Now there are MANY Points of this argument that fall apart entirely upon inspection; The fact that if you're hired for a job, to keep that job, you have to be able to do that job. The fact that many of the people being accused of these things, have already had the job before the term DEI was even mainstream. The fact that comparing two people, you will NEVER have an exactly equal candidate that's black to one who is white. You will NEVER have an exactly equal candidate that's a woman as someone who is male. Every human is individual and has lived a different life. The only way hiring practices have been visibly biased is in favor of white cis-het men and there is no evidence to show that even with the promotion of DEI that ANY white man has LOST their job to a minority for any reason besides being bad at their job...

[@ErutaniaRose]

As a queer disabled person, THANK YOU. These kinds of people who hate DEI need to open a history book in the US and learn the word intersectionality.

[@John_Weiss]

The attacks on DEI are _dripping_ with white-supremacy and misogyny. There is an assumption that white cis hetero men _are alway_ superior to everyone else. And it's _disgusting._

[@errorunknown9788]

Checked the comments to say this after he seemed so concerned they didn't know, American anti DEI politicians (and non poloticians) will be openly homophobic, racist, sexist, and literally every kind of biggoted. Its really so depressing, but they definitely knew in that post the further implications as well..

[@CatDadTheCyborg]

@@ErutaniaRose @errorunknown9788 it is sad that bigotry is so widely accepted. I will always be that vocal asshole spouting off about how being intolerant is intolerable and that if you hate, you invite hate upon yourself. Love you all, have a good day, and don't worry about the Republicans. After we got Biden out of the way, I don't think Trump as a chance, and that will cause a lot of this bigotry to be tamped down on his official loss. They all came out of the woodwork after his presidency, like termites, eating away at laws and regulations that protect us all.... I can't wait for Kamehamala to dragon ball z them back into the 1900s.

[@waffles3629]

Yep. My sperm donor strongly believes that any traditionally male job that is not staffed by a cishet white man is a DEI hire. He also states he's not racist or sexist. Like if you think the only qualification a black person has is not being white- you're racist because that means you think black people don't have qualifications. If you think the only qualification a woman has is not being a man- you're sexist. That's just fact.

[@A_T216]

If a job requires you to be early to the time you actually start getting paid, that's ✨ wage theft✨. So if I'm expected to be somewhere 5 minutes early, I'll be leaving 5 minutes early too, or I'm getting OT. That job interview thing is a blatant search for people who don't know their rights as workers or don't have the security/self-respect to set boundaries for their time.

[@whitneym.9358]

I had a job that expected us five min early but they actually expected us to clock in 5min early as well, so we got 25min overtime pay every week, which was pretty based. So for anyone with a boss trying to get away with it, if you're thinking 5min isn't a big deal, those extra minutes really do add up and you are entitled to compensation for every minute you work.

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

my previous job where we "had to be logged in and ready at 8am" and the whole log-in process took about 10 minutes (it was like 5-6 applications and one application required you to log in 5 times), but because of how train schedules worked I always had to be 20-30min early. When we asked to be comped for those 10min they said that wasn't going to happen. The more I think about it the more annoyed I am. If you need us to be ready at 8am then pay us to be ready -.-

[@A_T216]

@@BexsBoxofConfusion you might still be able to sue for your money! If they expect job activities without pay, that's wage theft, and your entitled to that money. Many labour lawyers will consult for free, so could be worthwhile to see if you (collectively or individually) have a case.

[@SpecialBlanket]

Jobs like this aren't wage, they're salary.

[@elizabethsommerer2164]

Good employees don't quit bad jobs, they quit bad management.

[@spamburner9303]

Mate, I don't have any responsibility to a company for continuing to work if it is shit. If it's shitty, I'm leaving.

[@-belue-6697]

If I'm the person that cremates dead bodies...I'm not staying there because my boss is nice to me. 😂...I'm out! 😂... But yes, people are more likely to stay at a less than desirable job if people are nice to them, but even if I like the people around me, it doesn't transfer to me being happy at a sh*t job and make me feel like I need to stay there indefinitely.

[@Lady.Fern.]

I wrote that in the “reason for leaving” slot on my two week notice as a teen.. lets just say I didn’t get scheduled for those last two weeks 😅

[@katrinadaly1755]

Yes although I wasn’t a huge fan of my ‘customer service high manual labour’ job I spent 3 years enjoying work and loved all my customers and the job. I was frequently telling good stories to friends and family to the point they all commented a lot about how much I enjoyed my job. My managers (2) were fabulous, always generous with time off requests (I was casual with invisible disabilities), put so many hours and effort into rostering you on in preferred times and with people you knew/got on with well, on shift they frequently asked which tasks or roles we wanted to do while still making sure no one was frequently stuck with the ‘bum’ jobs, they always greeted you with a smile, took note of things going on in your life and just all round paid attention to everyone as an individual instead of treating us as ‘just another worker’. As someone very shy and introverted I appreciated this so much. Our work culture was fantastic, no drama, no cliques, no favouritism and every single person got on - even if they were so completely opposite to me. One of our managers left and was replaced by this manager who was just so bad… she frequently mentioned her ‘favourite’ people and gave them all the good jobs, rostered them on the higher paying times like public holidays and weekends whereas these were spread out before to those who wanted to/volunteered for those times. She made a huge deal of me ‘not getting involved’ in her and her cliques ‘work gossip’ where they would just basically talk shit about other workers and departments behind their backs and in front of them - so every other department started hating ours too. I was the (statistically) fastest and best worker and I had loyal customers who would deliberately come in on the days I usually worked or to my booth over others and this manager would frequently in front of customers, loudly complain about how I ‘needed to engage more’ and ‘spoke to soft’ etc. Because of my disabilities I had a lot of customers who also had disabilities come to me because I know (very little) sign, knew they were deaf, hard of hearing, non-verbal or wanted their items packed a certain way (like lighter bags, only 3 items/bag etc. A lot of my customers loved me because, being Autistic, I have the same greeting sentences and usually comment on the same things like the weather, weekend events etc. A lot of my elderly customers just loved having someone to tell something to and loved to talk so I’d pack their bags extra slow, wouldn’t hurry them out of there if there wasn’t a line and let them talk and share to their hearts content without interrupting. A had a number of parents and disability workers with kids/teens with Autism who would frequent my register because I didn’t feel the need to constantly chatter about and ask questions to them and would happy pack in unawkward silence so that those with Autism could practice the skill of shopping without having to interact verbally with someone at the same time. This manager was so unhelpful and unkind with her comments especially in front of customers - once while serving this 16 yr old teen who had a very good routine of putting her things on the register and waiting in silence with her card on the machine avoiding eye contact. This teen would wait with her card there until I’d packed everything, then I’d say “paying by card” the girl would tap her card to the machine, grab her bags and go. Virtually no interaction with me and we were both aye okay with that arrangement. I’d tried to engage her in conversation before but that wasn’t what she wanted so 🤷‍♀️ who cares. So many times I’d see her go to another register with headphones in I guess as a non-verbal cue that she didn’t want to chat and it was so great when she started to prefer my register and didn’t feel the need to put headphones in so that I wouldn’t engage with her. My manager in front of this customer 😬 tore into me for ‘not even trying to interact’ then passive aggressively and in a baby voice turns to this 16 yr old and goes ‘she’s not being very friendly to you is she? Hmm… so what are you doing today?” So this teen ignores her and doesn’t say anything (like normal) and awkwardly turns away and puts her headphones in. I wanted to die of embarrassment especially when that same manager moved over to the next register like 6ft away and very loudly said to one of her ‘favourite’ staff members complaining about how teenagers were so rude these days. The only good thing to come out of it was that the 16yr old and I both gave each other looks of hilarious disbelief and each time she’s come to my register after that I’d joke that ‘that rude lady’ (my manager) wasn’t around so it was safe to work in silence 😂 The work culture became so bad that my other manager quit and of course on of the new managers minions was her choice for a promotion so then there was her and her minion who of course was as toxic as she was and followed her every whim and command. Within 3 months of the 2 of them, we’d had practically all of the good staff resign or choose to move to another department and I resigned because 3 months of that toxic, clique environment made the job so unbearable. I was constantly stressed, hated going to work and was on edge the entire shift about being locked, spoken about behind my back and belittled in front of customers. The new workers were hired by the new manager and they came into a culture where it was agree with everything she does or be harassed and hated by her posse and get all the shitty jobs and shifts so eventually I had like 2 people who didn’t hate me (they were fulltime workers in their late 50-60’s so just wanted to get on with their jobs and not be involved in stupid drama but everyone else was young (18-25) and couldn’t avoid it. 5 yrs later, the store is still having trouble with finding workers for that department. We used to be such a popular department with almost no turnover and even now, everytime I’m there they’re advertising positions and training new people but I never see a lot of them more than once. They constantly have job listings online for that department and it’s no wonder why people don’t last there very long - those same 2 people are still the managers so…

[@Eddysig]

this validated me so hard omfg. thank u

[@Stop_It_Just_Stop]

Why is this on people’s LinkedIn 💀 none of this is stuff you want to advertise to employers 😭

[@ShanRenxin]

It's horrible yes, but then again if a prospective employer/employee is a bundle of red flags it lets the other know loud and clear to stay the frick away from them! For example, I fall under at least 4 areas protected under DEI, so when I see that "Haha, no DEI here!" whackjob, I know to not only never apply there, but also not to buy there.

[@ErutaniaRose]

@@ShanRenxin Same here. I’m disabled and queer and if there is no DEI I can’t work there.

[@shadenox8164]

A lot of them probably are employers. Employees don't feel that confident speaking their mind.

[@The8BitPianist]

13:37 imagine the poor hotel cleaner who has to wash that coffee machine...

[@robertabarnhart6240]

And the person who, unawares, uses that coffee machine afterwards. Cos I guarantee you the cleaner didn't disinfect that machine thoroughly enough.

[@-belue-6697]

@@robertabarnhart6240...When you've seen chicken under a microscope like I have, let's just say that there is not enough disinfectant in the universe to clean up salminilla and other wiggly bacteria worms that lives in raw chicken. 😬😝😬... On the positive side...Nutella under a microscope looks like a sparkling kaleidoscope. 😎

[@The8BitPianist]

@@robertabarnhart6240 TRUE oh my god...

[@Just_Reading_Comments]

As someone who worked housekeeping in a variety of hotels/resorts the housekeeper might not even bother cleaning the coffee machine 🤮

[@Sylphraya]

I once showed up an hour early for a job interview, i mis read the time. I didn't get the job.

[@patrickghenry100]

Yeah duh... You showed you were incapable of preforming an order on your very first day.. Most managers want you to be a little early.. like 5 or 10 minutes this way seeing you there takes down their anxiety of "will so and so be here today" ... getting the time requested completely wrong .. a whole hour wrong...says ... you can't carry out a simple command. 🙄. Then again judging by the entitled speech of the speaker posting this most kids these days weren't taught this simple skill.. or think it is beneath them. Sad really.

[@oiytd5wugho]

​@@patrickghenry100 ^ Pisswit never used public transport in his entire life. Sometimes you have to choose between being 5 minutes late or an hour early and employers don't like it when you request an interview be 10 minutes later. Being early doesn't indicate anything. Then again, judging by your entitled speech, you probably don't consider other humans a lot

[@Sylphraya]

@@patrickghenry100 entitled speech? I was just staring something that happened. I never expected to get the job for being that early and i didn't get the job because my mom already was working for that department and they thought it be a conflict of interest.

[@UnreliableArsonist]

@@patrickghenry100I will have to formally ask you to shut up.

[@CraftyVegan]

I’ve showed up to every interview 15 min early. I’ve also had to wait a minimum of 20 minutes before the hiring manager showed up.

[@khgrl3693]

Regarding the beer in the photo - The United States still hasn't recovered from prohibition so there's still a lot of stigma around, say, someone who has a picture of themselves enjoying a beer on their LinkedIn profile. They're essentially considering the photo as part of his resume since he used his LinkedIn to apply for a job.

[@dietotaku]

nor should we have, if i'm being honest. prohibition was the right move from a health & public safety perspective, millions of lives are ruined or lost every year due to alcohol abuse, and it's one of the great failings of our society that we gave in to the extinction burst of alcohol addiction and repealed prohibition before we had fully gotten it out of our systems.

[@goodpeople25]

@@dietotaku Or it's because lobbying groups lied and used it as a brute force issue and then didn't know what to do next just like with abortion. And the generous helping of racism/other bigotry of course. Also fuck your US exceptionalism.

[@kaciek6893]

@@dietotaku yeah but they poisoned alcohol to make it seem like people were dying from it more than they actually were

[@simolator]

In India, there is still quite the stigma

[@ErutaniaRose]

@@dietotaku You do realize when you make the substance illegal that people won’t go get help even if they want to since they will be charged for having an addiction right? Addiction of any kind sucks, but punishing having it itself is not the answer and never has been. (And it incentivizes people to make their own-think of bathtub Jin that killed so many people.) plus making it legal makes many illegal sellers uninterested since prices have to go way down. What we actually need is something in between, where we don’t push drinking to access, forced drinking after parties of any kind, but don’t go to the other extreme either, and work on getting alcoholics help while letting those who can enjoy it safely do so.

[@karenmakesthings4880]

That woman who worked after having a baby probably had to. There’s no guaranteed maternity leave in many places in the US. they probably made a deal to let her have some then told her she’d lose her job if she didn’t help. There are some messed up places in the US when it comes to PTO. ☹️

[@ErutaniaRose]

For real. Plus her having to being in her new born could kill her baby.

[@cloudyskyz2237]

The US is the ONLY developed country that DOESNT have mandatory maternity/paternity leave. It’s despicable. It has been shown that offering this is actually BETTER for the economy overall

[@tealkerberus748]

@@cloudyskyz2237 Yes, but liveable minimum wage laws are better for the economy, and so is taxing the rich. The US wouldn't have a national debt if it just taxed its rich people! I don't think "better for the economy" is the motivating factor here. I think it's more "the cruelty is the point."

[@JustMe-vf3ge]

@@ErutaniaRose US does allow leave under family medical leave when you have a baby, not necessarily paid tho

[@waffles3629]

​@@JustMe-vf3ge but you have to qualify for FMLA and it doesn't kick in for a year.

[@allace8735]

This entire video reminds me of the time I tried working PART-TIME (keep this in mind) at Walmart it was like one of my first jobs so I was like 16-17. During the orientation they were like “this here is the office it’s a quiet room and you can do your studying and homework here over breaks” and I thought “okay this is weird but I guess it is the thought that counts” got my hours for my first three weeks 4pm-10pm on school days 3pm-10pm on weekends and I got 1-2 days off throughout the week. I hightailed it out of there as fast as I could

[@dietotaku]

yeah walmart defines "part time" as 39 hours per week. if you want/need less than that, they will direct you to the unemployment line.

[@ErutaniaRose]

So wild. Literally doing the bare minimum to not have to give you benefits while milking you for all they can. As a disabled student I could never work those hours and do my HW.

[@allace8735]

@@ErutaniaRose I know I only worked there for like a week and I fell behind in school for literal months because I didn’t have time to do the homework and when I was in class I was so tired from the long and late hours that I could hardly pay attention.

[@insanetxartist]

Those jobs aren't fit for anyone much less students who need study and rest to get through their classes. Wal-Mart is one if THE worst places to work. You are treated like a robot. Favoritism and nepotism are the only ways to keep a job in that place.

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

haaa. Reminds me of when I was in uni and worked at mcdonald's. My contract was 8hrs a week... I said "I can work more if you need help, just check with me" and then they had me work 10am-2pm EVERY weekday, despite that that was when my mandatory classes were... 30min away. I should've just balked and left, but I failed that class. I did quit shortly after because the shift lead was a c'ya next tuesday and at one occasion had to call me to *apologize* (manager made her) but started the apology by being angry that I didn't answer the first time she called *on my day off while I was busy.* It's been 9 years and I still hate her lmao

[@AlonAltman]

29:06 I think the post means that you don't need to ask for permission to leave early or arrive late or miss some work. Just leave early, don't bother telling your manager about it.

[@mtarek2005]

yeah I thought that was what they meant, it's not the clearest tho, especially when some people say similar things while meaning the negative

[@EmilyLandon-pf8bq]

Came here to say this. It's exactly what he means. He trusts his employees to get their work done. "Don't bother telling me. Do what you need to do."

[@karendunlop3534]

I saw the post and that’s exactly what he was saying.

[@BenLeinweber]

Yes this exactly. The person holding the sign is in agreement with what Jamie says. His rant was aimed in the wrong direction on this one.

[@rhyssaunders9863]

Yeah I read the article that pic is from, he was saying he trusts his employees, they can leave early and whatnot without needing to explain the reason

[@JennaGetsCreative]

The "I don't care, I trust you" post - Your rant is his point. He's saying stop asking for permission because the answer is already yes at his office.

[@chesh1rek1tten]

Yeah, absolutely. Though I think it's horribly worded. "I'm sick of it" sounds angry and annoyed. "Things I didn't need to hear from my employees" would probably made his point better.

[@a_music_nerd]

⁠​⁠@@chesh1rek1ttenmhm. i’ve seen a surprisingly significant amount of linkedin lunatic posts that do actually have a good point or offer good advice, but just phrase everything with such an annoying tough as nails attitude that no one actually bothers to listen and writes it off as worthless

[@ctimerun3693]

It sounds like management needs to recognize that this sort of policy is non-standard in the business world, and do a better job of communicating it to their employees.

[@EmperorDodd]

Yeah, that punchline could have been much clearer about defying the expectations that had been set up by phrasing and societal context. I strongly appreciate the intent, though--I too am sick of a culture where having to ask about those things seems normal

[@MmmHuggles]

A major trap that a lot of people fall for is setting the priority of their job over the priority of their life. They falsely see it as "job is most important because I need money for life", but life is most important because you only have so much time on this rock, and nobody knows how long that time is. For all we know, this is all we get. Don't waste it making someone else rich at the expense of your health, wellbeing, and time.

[@jennyb4543]

My old job had the "we're a family" that I bought into and I was really close with so many of the staff so when I was fired, it felt like I was being disowned (during covid because of my anxiety and weak immune system and they refused to make any accommodations and after FMLA ran out they wouldn't hold my position. To compare, when someone had knee surgery, they held her position for 2 years)

[@chriswehlen3333]

TBH, I would have fired you too

[@galaxychill9578]

TBH, I would have disowned you Chris

[@anthonypecorara]

I am a chronically early person, it’s just something that I do for myself because it helps with my anxiety about being late. With that being said, I don’t hold anyone else to that standard. My god, and the DEI discussion in the US, especially now with Kamala being the presumptive democrat candidate for president, is infuriating. I just can’t with these people that don’t realize that a certain group of people has always had a leg up because they are a certain group of people, and making sure that others are included because they are equally qualified is not giving an advantage.

[@emmaholloway6047]

Oh my gosh, I saw someone call Kamala the "DEI Queen" like it was a bad thing smh

[@ErutaniaRose]

This. As someone who believes in intersectional feminism, and is also disabled and queer myself, it’s not a privilege to need accommodations. These kinds of people make me wanna hurl.

[@missnaomi613]

@@emmaholloway6047 while they probably favor anyone who is white, old, rich, and has a penis, regardless of if they're an appropriate candidate for a position!

[@nio804]

It's especially funny when they complain about DEI in cases where the position is *elected* and any DEI policy can't actually meaningfully apply. They're just using DEI as a euphemism for other things they'd like to say but can't.

[@sw1240]

OMG, I was just getting out of hospital 2 days after giving birth, nearly not having slept, breasts hurting from lactation, trying to feed my newborn regularly, really wobbly on my feet, still bleeding like crazy from my vagina,... Just physically and mentally wrecked (while being so happy and proud about the little one). Unbelievable that this poor woman had to go to work two days after giving birth! I am truly shocked, it's simply outrageous. And how they call it "inspiring". Ugh

[@ruthspanos2532]

The raw chicken in a coffee pot is horrific. Think of the cleaners who either have to get extra tools to clean the pot or end up leaving a potentially hazardous situation for the next customer.

[@bitchenboutique6953]

And if the guy rinsed it out well, they may not think he used it for anything but coffee… it’s horrifying!

[@dragonfliesnh4204]

Right?!? Not only that, how would cleaning staff know that a guest even used the coffee pot for that purpose? They wouldn't even know that it may need extra cleaning, if there is a different process they follow for coffee makers vs regular dishware, glasses, etc. Maybe they clean coffee pots differently than how they clean regular dishware that had food on it. For my personal coffee pot at home, I don't thoroughly wash it every day because it's just used for coffee. I rinse it and put fresh water in the machine every day. I'll wash the carafe thoroughly once a week or so. But it would totally different if it was shared with other people and/or the machine is used for other purposes.

[@emilyjohn2034]

@@dragonfliesnh4204 I worked at a hotel, we did not use soap to clean the coffee pots every time. Generally if it looks clean and no coffee was left in it they just rise them out, if coffee was left in it they’d clean it but even then it wasn’t super thorough, and only really the pot itself not other parts of the machine. It definitely scares me to think this guy probably didn’t mention this weird action to the staff and so unless he left it obviously dirty I highly doubt it was cleaned more than the normal causal clean

[@JennaGetsCreative]

The interview time thing, I'm job hunting right now so I'm on LinkedIn a lot, and I'm seeing a lot of discussion on this. Most interviewers talking about it want the candidate in the lobby/in the call's waiting screen 10 minutes early. What I find interesting is that for in-person, there's a lot of discussion about not being MORE than 10 minutes early because the interviewer feels rushed. I find that interesting. In the past when I didn't have my own vehicle, I was there whenever transit could get me there before the interview time. If there was no where else to hang out, I turned up and read a book. I didn't expect to be interviewed earlier. I didn't expect the receptionist to serve me tea or coffee or keep me company. I reported in politely, found a seat, and kept myself occupied quietly.

[@Tonii080]

I’ve gone to nearby stores to pass time just in case they didn’t want me too early. Especially when traffic was much less than I anticipated.

[@JennaGetsCreative]

@@Tonii080 Yup, for sure, if there's a place like that to go. Sometimes there isn't. When I was looking for engineering internships a decade ago they were all in the industrial park. The bus ran on the half hour to a stop a 12 minute walk away. If the weather's bad, what do you do besides walk straight to the building and be more than 10 minutes early? All the buildings are other corporate offices.

[@oiytd5wugho]

yeah, another person in the comments here said being early indicates an inability to follow basic commands and my first thought was "this dude's never been on a bus"

[@waffles3629]

​@@oiytd5wugho for real. It was a doctor's appointment, not an interview, but for one of my doctor's offices I take public transit instead of driving because that part of downtown is a nightmare to drive. Once my options were 5 minutes late or 2.5 hours early. Obviously only one of those is a choice. I found a park to sit in while I waited, but buses don't care about your schedule.

[@Stop_It_Just_Stop]

Cooking chicken in a coffee pot is fucking wild. I really hope that was a joke because if it’s not that is so fucking sad and really shows how well the government and employers have brainwashed the working class into thinking they must live like peasants “for the good of the company” all so the top earners can literally do whatever they want including commit literal crimes because they have so much money. It’s absolutely fucked.

[@artheenbyrogue804]

Not only that but what about salmonella??? Do they really love the company that much that they'd rather die from salmonella instead of eating out?

[@silverghostcat1924]

That blew my mind for being so stupid, for the cost of the chicken and butter they could have had an inexpensive meal.

[@CrissaKentavr]

'The government'? What? The government requires employers give you handouts informing your rights as an employee.

[@eudescardozo3395]

​@@CrissaKentavr some do but most of them glady allow corporations to exploit you

[@ErutaniaRose]

This. Also straight up that is not safe to do with chicken.

[@brattygrl81]

All of these stories and posts are absolutely bonkers. When I was a kid, my dad worked at one of the factories in our small town. It's a meat packaging factory, so during the winter months (holiday season), he worked a lot of overtime. Most of it was mandatory. This past winter, right after Thanksgiving, he nearly died from complications of atrial fibrillation. He was in the hospital for 10 days, and he had in home care for several months after. A few days ago, I went to his house because I bought him some mint ice cream and he said to me, "I sure did work a lot when you and the boys were little. It just doesn't seem as important right now as it did back then." I love my dad so much, and I'm grateful that my brothers and I still have him with us. But unfortunately we won't always have dad with us. I just wanted to offer some perspective if anyone reading this thinks that their job is so massively important or if you think that they can't get along without you. ❤

[@gabeangel8104]

21:14 hmm, this person needs to be made aware that they do not know what mobility issues anyone may have. Very many people may have mobility issues that are not visible or obvious but may need to stedy themselves as they stand up and/or walk through narrow areas. Many people, especially those who are getting toward middle age and older, but also some younger people, even without specific mobility issues, may need to steady themselves when first standing and walking with stiff legs after a long time sitting still. The changes in pressure while flying can cause symptoms like swelling and further exacerbate this issue. I have both PTSD and autism so I completely understand having difficulty with people touching the back of your seat and feeling too much in your personal space (trust me, I'm a wheelchair user and for some reason people seem to feel like the back of a wheelchair exists just for them to lean on and it's incredibly hard for me to cope with so I really do get it!), but most people have no awareness or tollerance/allowance for just how many of the things people do may be due to pain or some kind of physical difficulty/disability (either actual permanent health condition, something temporary like an injury, or just general things that are common with aging)

[@katrinadaly1755]

I too have Autism, PTSD & Mobility Issues (I’m an ambulatory WC user.) I have personal space/touching issues and hate when people touch my chair but I honestly think everyone can choose to be a nice compassionate human being. Yeah if someone’s kid was kicking the seat back continuously you’re allowed to be mad but someone getting up… it’s a commercial flight and probably economy, that’s just what flying is about 🤷‍♀️

[@rolfs2165]

I don't fly, but when I'm taking the train I'll always hold on to the seats, because the aisle between them is so narrow that any wobble of the wagon will have me sit in someone else's lap otherwise. I don't have any mobility issues (yet), so when there's enough space I'm perfectly fine with standing there like a sailor and countering the sway. But not between seats.

[@ShanRenxin]

Please tell me I'm not the only person who read "If you're not promoting something in your OOO," and wondered why I'd be selling stuff to Finn and Jake.

[@cspratt]

The OOO post screams MLM Hun to me. People that work in an actual office would be reprimanded for the unprofessionalism.

[@CorwinFound]

Some of them were super cringe. But I don't have an issue with the concept. I was in sales for decades and kind of wished I'd done something like that. Not the over the top ones but _something._ It's a work email for work purposes and if a zero effort outgoing message drives even one good customer interaction then well worth the virtually zero effort while on vacation.

[@rolfs2165]

@@CorwinFound Sales is the only position where this makes any sense, though. I work at a tax accountant, my clients only want to know who they can contact instead to get the answers they need.

[@viverra]

@@CorwinFound I would consider a sales pitch on an OOO message a pushy, negative customer interaction. An ad is something I sit through to "pay" for my consumption of media. Your OOO message is not valuable enough to me to warrant sitting through an ad.

[@RurikDankil]

Having worked in the US I can say an inordinate amount of employers seem to think suffering = productivity. And will only provide any kind of understanding when forced to by some kind of law. If even then.

[@johnhmaloney]

I’m old and went on quite a few road trips in the’80s, we had plenty of entertainment options. There were car stereos, Walkmen, batter powered boomboxes. We even had handheld video games. Granted, they weren’t as detailed and immersive as the current ones. But we didn’t know what as going to be invented decades later, so we were pretty happy with them.

[@Mz_jazzy]

This is why everyone is leaving brick and mortar jobs and doing remote work. When I was working a brick and mortar I couldn't even leave if I was sick. I had to go let go in the bathroom, wash my face and then had to go right back to work. Now working for Liveops I have flexible hours and if anything comes up I can take that day. Just today my PC pooped the bed and I couldn't log into remote worker. I was an hour late. I told my supervisor and the only thing they said was "ok, I'm glad your PC is working again" and that was it. I will never work out of the house ever again in my life.

[@emilyjohn2034]

It’s also a lot more accessible for people with disabilities. I have severe chronic pain and it can be very hard to get to and from work and pretty much impossible to do consistently, but working from home allows me to work where I can keep my pain managed easier

[@MiahTucker-vg9se]

I like how every time I'm having really bad dysphoria you upload or Samantha lux uploads you two have gotten me through high school and coming out in high school as trans was the bravest thing I could have ever done.

[@Arosukir6]

LinkedIn has always basically just felt like Business Facebook to me. And not in a good way.

[@shawnboltz501]

The worst part about the chicken in the coffee pot is that coffee pots in hotel rooms are often not cleaned by housekeeping (so I've heard, I've never been in that role, so can't confirm), especially if they've been rinsed out and appear clean.

[@emilyjohn2034]

This is definitely true. I worked in house cleaning and I was taught if the coffee pot looks clean just give it a rinse. And we definitely didn’t clean the rest of the machine very often, I’m definitely worried the next guest is going to be sick

[@coolsmoothie3030]

2:25 made me think of how my manager at my job called me and my co worker "work brothers" tho unfortunately she didn't know that we are in fact dating 😬 also manager calls herself mom which is also just weird 24:40 ALSO this is a weird take and made me think of the one time I had jury duty. I'm a mega anxious person and was terrified to be a part of a jury at my younger age but the judge being a lil playful sometimes significantly helped. She was super sweet and also took her job seriously, you can do both

[@Thelastunicornlover]

WHAT 😬

[@sandpiperr]

I did call one of my coworkers at an old job my sister, but it was as a joke because a customer once out of the blue asked if we were sisters. Which was pretty funny because I didn't think we looked anything alike. She was a classic very pale rehead, and I'm slightly tan with brown hair.

[@coolsmoothie3030]

@@sandpiperr ok but like that's such a vibe tho, I only didn't like my manager calling me and my coworker brothers cuz we were definitely not just friends 😭

[@sandpiperr]

@@coolsmoothie3030 Yeah it would have been weird if our manager decided to do it. It was our choice.

[@aaronamelia8227]

Just putting this out there as information is always good! Describing Hyperemesis Gravidarum as "a form of severe morning sickness" is a HUGE misnomer that can cause real problems for people who suffer. Morning sickness is a normal part of pregnancy, HG is very much not. It is a sickness that can easily prevent the pregnant person from being able to nourish themselves at all as it can make it impossible to even hold down water. There are degrees to it and many cases are not that severe but comparing it to morning sickness directly trivializes it, intentionally or not.

[@lubarazdelitor1496]

10:39 do you know how many successful men were lost, cause some kitten sat on their lap?

[@The8BitPianist]

The first person posting this to Linkedin means their colleagues likely saw this and have the smugness on full display. If they were as cool as alleged before, they're not gonna be after

[@iseemtobeaverb8249]

Working from hospital is an interesting one. Absolutely no one should be required or even expected to do that. At the same time, laying in a hospital bed is excruciatingly boring! If I felt up to getting some work in (I am self-employed so I also have clients who rely on me), I can definitely imagine doing that just to pass the time (and make $ to sink into the bottomless pit that is the American health “care” system).

[@sandpiperr]

Yeah, my old boss talked about how, when he was recovering from a heart attack, his wife brought him his laptop at the hospital because he was bored and seeing email messages of well-wishes from various colleagues he'd worked with over the years was actually very uplifting for him. The difference is, though, checking those emails was his choice. Not something that was expected of him.

[@zachmiller9175]

Do they not realize most jobs cannot be done from a laptop?

[@gl0wst1ck]

The coffee chicken one is FOUL

[@lucypreece7581]

I work for a pub restaurant and we recently got a new manager and honestly his attitude when it comes to work is so healthy. He is a "you work to live, not live to work" person. Basically he recognises that we are people with lives outside of work. We have families and friends and some staff have kiddos and we have like other commitments and stuff. And he is really understanding about like adjusting the schedules to accommodate people. I cannot work Sunday evenings like after 5pm. I don't drive and have to rely on buses to get too and from work and they stop at around 7pm on a Sunday meaning that getting home from my place of work would be more difficult. He no longer puts me on Sunday evening shifts. Only day shifts. And I am soon going to be going back into education and starting at University and he is willing to shuffle the rota around so that I am able to fit in my uni days around my work days. He is not the kind of manager who would not expect me to do like a full busy work shift straight after my lectures and stuff. He's like "when you're at work, you're at work and that's where your energy goes. On your days off your energy isn't at work, your energy goes on your other life stuff" and I just think that's all really healthy. We need managers to have this kind of mentality when it comes to employees.

[@coasttocoast2011]

My supervisor at work is a mother of 4 but unfortunately my and my offsider’s biggest pet peeve with her is that she doesn’t understand putting your child first. My colleague is a single mother yet she was almost being pressured to come back to work when her daughter who has asthma had a chest infection which the doctor was concerned could become pneumonia

[@erinjohnson7329]

Around 30 mins in... that's the message he's sending. That he's teasing his employees and saying they don't need to run it by him when you use that flexibility, because he hired you to do the job and trusts you to do the job and balance your time. It was a smidge confusing because the joke was he was leading up as if going the other way. The extreme version of this joke is like "I am so tired of my employees asking my permission to go to the loo, get a coffee, get some water, take a lunch break at lunch time. Sooo annoying, have you considered: you're a human being, I'm not the boss of your bladder, you don't actually need my permission to breathe on company time, kay?"

[@madcatlady631]

I read ‘things I’m sick of hearing from my employees’ very differently… Personally, I trust my team to get their work done so they don’t need to ask me if they need to flex their hours - they can just do it whatever the reason. Despite that they still often ask anyway. Not sure I’d say I’m sick of them asking but the point is that I trust them so they don’t need to 😊

[@scrambledshadow]

that poor mother, she definitely shouldn't have been working oml

[@dietotaku]

that whole story had the vibes of "newspaper writes upbeat article about 'heartwarming' story of 2nd grader selling lemonade to buy his own electric wheelchair when insurance denied the claim." we live in a capitalist dystopia.

[@ErutaniaRose]

@@dietotaku THIS! Could not agree more!!! 😢

[@dragonfliesnh4204]

I agree. This was probably in the US and we have HORRIBLE maternity leave. Employers aren't required to offer paid time off, even if the employee is eligible to have FMLA. The FMLA only guarantees the person from being able to take up to 12 weeks off combined during the entire calendar year without losing their job. If a woman had a ton of medical appointments and is on bedrest for the last few months of her pregnancy, her FMLA will be up by the time she has the baby and will have to go back to work or lose her job right after giving birth. She won't be able to take time off for doctor appointments for herself or her baby afterwards either unless her employer allows her to. The US needs to do better on a lot of things and this specifically is a major problem.

[@Cyberpilot]

@@dietotaku Huh, in my time the kid was raising money to pay to stop the orphan grinder machine. Things must be getting better. \s

[@bencebenedek2610]

29:06 idk, it seems to me that this employer is "sick of hearing" these things and "don't care" because he trusts the employees therefore they shouldn't ask for permission, they automatically get it, just finish the job they were asked to do.

[@YourQueerGreatAuntie]

We used to sing on long car journeys. Also, my sibling and I would occasionally recite the entire script and musical score of films we watched (recorded on our shiny new VCR!). Sometimes we made up limericks using the name of the next town or village we were due to pass through on the journey. No, we did not call it raw-dogging!

[@manahakume9870]

if anyone wants a way to make cheap food in a hotel room with only a coffee maker, Ramen cup, its the PERFECT machine to add hot water to your ramen cup and it holds like the perfect amount of water :D this was a GREAT way to save money during the anime convention we were going to XD

[@ErutaniaRose]

Oooo, noice.

[@StuBobsGhost]

The first person will find out how much the dedication is worth the first time they get made redundant

[@bretthansen3739]

It was so sweet when Jamie was expressing confusion about whether the homophobes knew that DEI programs also oppose race and sex discrimination. They absolutely do know that. When Americans complain about DEI, it's nearly always about race. The complaints about DEI here in the US come from very thinly veiled fascist movements.

[@gus8824]

The post it was on explicitly mentioned sexuality only, tho, so I think that's why he took that angle that OP was probably primarily upset about that

[@bretthansen3739]

@@gus8824 Yes, I know. I found his faith in humanity charming. These days I assume the worst when I hear someone use "DEI" in a negative way.

[@NekolatheDruid]

Realizing this was gonna be LinkedIn Lunatics and CAN'T WAIT for Jamie to get a glimpse of how messed up work grind culture is in the US. Bless you, here we go! ETA: 🥔 - i find some of your metaphors bizarre and they make my day so please keep them♥️

[@Livixen]

Building off the flight grab seat one- You can't always tell if someone has a disability or is struggling. I have chronic back pain and sitting on a long flight in the same position would make it very hard for me to stand up, but unless you watched me struggle you'd never be able to tell just by looking at me.

[@emilyjohn2034]

Yes! I hate how often people assume that if someone looks healthy they must be in peak health. I get it a lot when people tell me I’m too young to have chronic pain. And it’s like wow I never thought of that, let me just fit those joints up now that I know I’m young and not allowed to be disabled

[@Ian_Jules]

I’m a writer. I typically bring something I can write with everywhere, which could be seen as work. Some creative people experience more of a vocation, or calling in life, than a job. I do think there’s something to be said for bridging work and play, but it’s easier said than done.

[@binglemarie42]

I refuse to post a potato. Your analogies are marvelous!

[@Leofwine]

8:00 - Who talks about sex at work? I never bring up relationships at work and I don't respond to questions of that sort coming from others.

[@waffles3629]

People who don't want to have a job anymore (or so it seems). I've had a few co-workers decide asking me detailed questions about how I have sex was completely appropriate simply because I'm trans. Or in one case, someone asked me how my best friend (worked at the same place, he's also trans) has sex. As if I'd know? Wanna guess who was present every single time? Young children (it was a pool). One time the person lost their job before I could even write him up. Because the angry parent had steam coming out of their ears and all I had to do was point towards our bosses office. He proceeded to blame me "For being sensitive", despite the words he was saying being too inappropriate for a PG-13 movie, and he said them in front of children.

[@sapphichazard]

True fact of working in a large corporate structure: People being early to virtual meetings is *actively* annoying, since it pings every other person in the meeting and tries to pull them into the meeting early too. HR depts that expect people into meetings early damage the corporate culture, as such.

[@cedarrrrr]

The Click and Jammi posting on the same day? Jackpot!

[@Dodrebur]

Hmmm... the show up early thing is something I am very used to and the sort of mindset I was raised in. I'm habitually early not because I think that will leave a good impression but because I want to leave a window of time where I can be running late or have a transportation delay and still be on time. That may have been a remnant for my parents from living in NYC with crazy traffic and inconsistently timed subway cars. In this state of paranoia about being late, I show up 15-20 minutes early for things all the time. Never would I say that should be an expectation. I know I'm the early weirdo in this situation. If people like that about me, I guess I can't say my anxiety never did anything for me :/ So far, it's been appreciated by employers when I already have the job, but that's partially because standards for substitute teachers in Florida are extremely low and leave administrators expecting late arrivals and no effort. It's kind of sad, honestly. I have however spent a lot of time in waiting areas while office staff, most of whom weren't there much earlier than me, got everything in order. Sometimes I've felt bad because they seem genuinely distressed and pressured by my presence to get things done quickly, no matter how many times I told them that I was early and not to worry about it. In easing my anxiety, I increased it for someone else. TL;DR - Early and late can be equally bad, so on time is just fine. I just can't take my own advice lol

[@Qsalis]

here's a wild concept: BOOKS!!! Like this is why airports and train stations still sell books! People just grab a random book for a couple bucks and READ IT ON THEIR JOURNEY

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I wonder what the odds are that the person who is condemning people for having an "open to work" banner is also one of those people who is always claiming that "nobody wants to work".

[@merrymerrymead7749]

Hyperemesis gravidarum is no joke. Had with all 3 babies. Managed to work until 7 months with first but was too ill to with later 2. Sympathies for that poor person. As if you need complaints when you are struggling not to need hospital admission and work. 😣

[@CrissaKentavr]

This was great! I did have an employer who said they didn't want to know why I was out, just mark it as out, and warn ahead of time if possible. Like, does it really matter whose medical appointment it is? Or if it's medical or school? If the work is done, that's what matters.

[@ErutaniaRose]

If people only gain any form of ability for compassion (what some call empathy wrongly) after going through the same thing, they never actually had or got compassion in the first place, they had an experience that changed their view on a topic. They also probably never tried to learn any form of empathy even if they struggled with it. And this kind of person really ticks me off as a disabled autistic person. There are different forms of empathy and different ways of expressing it, and what most people assume empathy is is actually compassion. Empathy is the ability to see a situation through someone else’s perspective, and struggling with it doesn’t make you a bad person, it just means you have a hard time seeing where someone might be coming from and why. Compassion is caring about someone even if you don’t understand what it is like, and that’s much more important.

[@emilyjohn2034]

What pisses me off is how they act like they are “fixing” this mistake by advocating for pregnant people’s rights when they are pregnant. You cannot claim to be supporting pregnant people to make up for a mistake when YOU are also benefiting from said support. It’s not some kind of cleansing community service it’s just wanting yourself to gain

[@Vultariev]

I feel like a mistake a lot of managers make that makes people quit is passing judgement before trying to understand someone. Like my coworker has to use the bathroom more often and for longer than usual because of a medical condition. My manager decided, even while knowing my coworker has a medical condition, to judge my coworker for being in the bathroom too long. Sure some people like to waste time in the bathroom, but this guy told you he had medical issues, get off his back.

[@Vultariev]

@TE_LE-GRAM__Jammidodger Discusting stupid scammer

[@jennifers5560]

A pcat, a pkitty, I’m dying!😂

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

What that one post fails to take into account is that going out for a joyride and zoning out for a couple hours also didn't cost anywhere near as much as it would now. Also they say people would do it "with no entertainment", but the joyride itself *was* the entertainment.

[@writerious]

To the guy who cooked chicken in a coffee pot: There's an old saying, and I don't remember it exactly, but it went something like, "you'll never rise in the company by carrying your lunch in a brown paper bag." I'm sure I've garbled that, but the idea was that it's the lowest paid employees who have to economize, while the highest paid managers and all have expense accounts and use them to "do lunch" and call it a meeting. Trying to cook in your hotel room isn't the impressive thing you think it is.

[@RiveroftheWither]

I work with dogs, in my company I am a dog daycare attendant, assistant groomer and assistant dog trainer. I love my job but my god do I still need my time off.

[@Kindyno]

Raw dogging a flight isn't just not using entertainment. It is specifically looking straight ahead at the seat in front of you and staring at it without acknowledging the world around you. Think staring contest with a wall levels.

[@nincure]

My BFF got fired from Walmart... The reason? She was literally in the HOSPITAL, HAVING A BABY. Effing crazy!

[@sandpiperr]

Omg, the person who thought that cooking raw chicken in a hotel coffee pot would get them promoted is certifiably insane! I completely agree with you Jamie. If I saw this social media post from an employee, I'd be LESS likely to promote them because 1) they're obviously not that smart and 2) the reckless disregard for public health and safety is just unforgiveable in my opinion. Especially since I work in a scientific field.

[@veganfries6579]

3:58 you’re so right. I’m on summer break and I’ve been playing stardew valley 24/7 to try and stop thinking about my coursework but now I’m BURNT OUT from stardew and I need a BREAK from that too 😭

[@nathryl03]

This is your regular reminder that you're all awesome, beautiful and valid little spuds, just the way you are ❤🧡💛💚💙💜Love you all ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@UltraPrimal]

5:40 In Canada, they're called Timbits 😉

[@IndigoViolent]

I remember seeing various comments from people saying, "I work in HR and if I see anybody's pronouns on a resume, I throw it out right away because I know that person will be terrible to work with!" Oh, cool. So you're an HR person who not only doesn't know how anti-discrimination laws work and is opening up your employer to massive legal liability, but you brag about it publicly? Awesome. Enjoy unemployment.

[@LilyJaneH]

I had a coworker pass away last week, and the next day, the store manager sent an email literally saying that we often spend more time around our coworkers than our friends and family. It was ludicrous, and the whole email felt forced and lacking in empathy.

[@foogod4237]

I may be wrong, but I suspect that you (and a lot of other people) are misunderstanding the message at 29:06. What that sign in the picture says to me is actually very *positive.* He appears to be saying "As long as you get the job done that you were hired for, you don't *need* to ask if these sorts of things are OK. You are free to manage your own time however you want to. I *trust* you, and I trust your ability to manage your own time appropriately, so you don't need to get approval from me for every little thing." This is, IMHO, a very enlightened and reasonable position for an employer to have. You didn't hire them just to be inside a particular building during particular hours. You hired them because you needed a particular *job* to be done. As long as that job gets done adequately, who cares if they come in or leave a little early/late sometimes? The job's still getting done, and that's what should matter.

[@tabbitee]

Pretty sure that having 'must be at least five minutes early for interview' as a hiring criteria just gets you employees with anxiety

[@EmoNightDragon]

Related to the hospital one. My brother experienced being pestered on the phone when he was severely ill and in the hospital by his temp-agency's contact... And he was in no shape to stand up for himself at that time, so a nurse had to tell them off for them to stop. O.O

[@EricHonaker]

I took many 11-13 hour car trips in the 80s. We took books, music, travel editions of games, etc. This idea that people went on these trips with no entertainment is bizarre.

[@dietotaku]

i still can't wrap my head around a site that originated as basically a way to upload your CV and link it to other people you've worked with to make connections in finding new jobs has seemingly overnight transformed into "facebook for yuppies."

[@mimisezlol]

People hit on other people there too

[@Heva1987]

My work place was very supportive. My Nanny's funeral was on a day a report was due. I was given compassionate leave to go but I said I could log on to send report and I was told don't log on, focus on you loss and family. Report will get sorted 😊

[@Dyejob01]

7:37 Work hours are from 8 - 5. Outside of this time, you should be receiving overtime. If you are not a salaried employee.

[@SilverZephyrFalcon]

I'm very happy that I'm in a job where my managers get concerned if I'm working late rather than requiring it. They see it as a sign that their planning was off and a problem for them to fix instead of a failing on my part, which is how it should be done at jobs where time is estimated. Every time I hear about mandatory overtime or forcing people to come in on their days off at other places, it just screams "the management has no clue how to run a business".

[@Sapphykins]

When I was a teenager we had a major power cut while I was staying with my granny. I remember thinking all the grown-ups were right about kids being too dependant on screens now, because I was bored stiff, so I asked her what she did as a teenager before TVs or computers, and she thought for a bit, and then told me she remembers going to be bed at 8pm some nights just because she felt like there was nothing to do so she might as well be asleep! That made me feel a lot better about my attention span, lmao.

[@hattiecattie]

People who are against DEI hiring are absolutely ok with discriminating against those other groups/communities you mentioned as well.

[@claratalbot7613]

Any time a job uses the word family to get you to accept their offer. Run as far away from them as possible because when a company use it that usually means that expect you do everything to support them including working while on vacation, coming in on days off, working overtime, etc while never giving that same lvl of support to you when you need it. The only reason I say this is because the one time I fell for this was when I had just started working & it nearly put me in the hospital due to my medical conditions being ignored to the point that I had to get a letter from the doctor to force the company to move me to a different position that didn't cause a risk to my health. All the jobs I've enjoyed treated me like a person, cared more about making sure everyone was given proper accommodations, & made an attempt to inclusive of everyone instead of trying to act like they were my friends or family just to take advantage of people. Edit: That last post made me want to throw up. That lady should have been at home on parental leave taking care of herself & her kids. This isn't inspirational it's disgusting & OP treating it like it's inspirational & that everyone should just pull themselves up & work even when they really shouldn't is just disgusting & horrific

[@CraftyVegan]

That hyperemesis one makes me think that I could be the person she made quit. I’m not the only person who has gotten pregnant and had HG, but I was made absolutely miserable to the point of quitting my job for how many hoops I was meant to jump through in order to keep my job and I finally said “Eff this” and just quit. Having HG so severe that I had a brain bleed… while I was still employed and I relayed those information to the HR person… made it quite impossible to get to my doctors appointments, let alone work and making all the calls to get cleared for temporary disability leave.

[@muted__dreamer]

27:34 roly would LOVE this omg LMAOOO

[@haliehope7067]

the hospital ceo thing could be a couple different things. the one you covered is the drive to work til you are sick. though for me, if i was stuck in the hospital for days, i might not be working hard on stuff but i would most likely try to do something so i wouldn't be bored. since sometimes it is just boring in there.

[@rolfs2165]

Also, depending on how young and big the company is (if they still have 50% MoM growth, probably quite young and small), if he's the CEO and owner, there might be things that only he can decide, questions only he can answer. And there's a difference between working full-time from the hospital bed and having a video call with your XO every other day to stay up-to-date and give new instructions.

[@OlyChickenGuy]

OMG THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE TID/TIT-BIT THING. I rescue and rehabilitate roosters, and chickens will "tidbit" at each other when telling each other they've found "good food". It's called tidbitting. But EVERY TIME I try to write about my chickens tidbitting, my autocorrect switches it to titbit! EDIT: This video has two topics relevant to chickens and me. I regularly use Tractor Supply to care for my chickens. Sad. At least the big money I spend on my boys is their local, organic, whole-grain feed. Scratch & Peck for anyone from the Pacific Northwest, purchased from Mud Bay, an employee-owned co-op pet store.

[@catfallsys]

raw dogging is a slang term now for like doing things with help? i guess? e.g. "ive got depression but cant afford medication so im raw dogging this shit" means ur going through things without help or whatever

[@coolest10293]

I think I might possibly just barely be able to slightly understand where the first person was coming from, as the career i aspire to have is something that I’m very passionate about and have found myself spending every chance I could get to work on the hobby projects that I’ve done in the same category as what I hope is my career some day, and I’m sure I’d end up doing the same thing in that career, using almost every chance I can to get some more troubleshooting done or to start implementing an idea I had, probably to the point that I have a low work-life balance because I find it enjoyable even though it’s challenging. However, I completely understand that the vast majority of people won’t want to do that (and in many, many cases either can’t for security reasons) because they aren’t in a job that they enjoy as much as I hope I will enjoy mine, and I completely respect and encourage not letting your work become your whole life, even if I don’t know if I’ll be able to get to the point where I can fully separate the two (though remember that I don’t have that job yet and am basing all of this on the hobby projects I’ve done in the same category as what I’m hopeful my future job is). I sincerely hope that I don’t let it get to that point in the first place, but even if I do, I wish that upon no one.

[@StephenBoothUK]

The interview time thing might be a generation/culture thing. I’m Gen-X and was raised very much with the knowledge that bang on time is 10 minutes late and you mustn’t inconvenience others if you can help it. We were expected to be early because that meant that we had planned in contingency for if we got delayed. If you showed up bang on time and said “Sorry I’m late [X] happened” then that’s forgivable, ambling in on the dot without reason means you don’t plan for when things go awry. Being late was fatal. Someone who won’t plan in contingency for an interview won’t plan in contingency for a meeting. At an interview you’re keeping at least one other person waiting, more likely 2 or more. For a meeting you could be keeping 10 or more people waiting. Even if you’re the most important person in the room you’re not more important than 10 other people.

[@JaniceLHz]

Some people who walk in just a couple minutes before the appointment may have arrived at the building much earlier. Sometimes walking in 10 minutes or more before the appointment time can inconvenience others, so some of us take care to find a place nearby to wait, if that is feasible.

[@StephenBoothUK]

@@JaniceLHz if I’m really early (e.g. if I’ve had to travel some distance like to another city trains may not be frequent so the choice might be arrive an hour early or an hour late) then I’ll find somewhere nearby to wait but arriving at reception 10 minutes early is quite reasonable. How you apply for a job and your behaviour through the application process is presumed to be you at your best. If you demonstrate that you are unable or unwilling to make sensible plans with contingency for the unexpected during the interview process then the employer will be justified in presuming that you’ll be at least as bad at work.

[@viverra]

I was brought up to be considerate of the interviewer's time - that is, don't be early, because they have to prepare for the interview and if you come in early, you are interrupting their preparation. A musician does not come on stage early when the rest of the orchestra is not ready. It's self-aggrandizing and rude.

[@mirandarensberger6919]

Crocheted burritos would be a great new business for your Square Space!

[@sarahnels25]

If the last one is true, in the US many jobs don’t offer paid maternity leave so that might have also been a factor in her saying yes