"RESENTEEISM" - THE NEXT DUMB CORPORATE BUZZWORD TO REPLACE QUIET QUITTING?!

[@WhoIsKryp]

Watching companies that treated you like shit struggle or fail entirely after you leave is so satisfying

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Yes, private security firms are often like that. I lost a crap job at a armed patrol 🚓 position. My supervisor was demoted back to patrol about 4wk after I left. 🤔 I had another armed post, mobile patrol 🚓 which had the guard who replaced me(I was cut in a corp down size move) wrecked the 1994 Nissan Stanza 🚗, total the car I drove 40hr + a week for 3.5mo. Ohhhh I drove with bad brakes & worn out, old tires too.

[@maryfields1382]

From personal experience, yes... yes it is!

[@keithwinget3450]

In some cases it's sad. The people I left behind who could not quit continue to be on my mind. I couldn't really do anything for them once I was gone except say that I didn't mean to make things worse for them. That said, I am pretty sure we're all in a better place in life now, so things worked out for the better eventually.

[@krel7160]

@@keithwinget3450 With a lot of the ones I cared about, I'll usually extend an offer. Keep in touch with me, if things to go hell, I'll be one of their recommendations or even try to fight to get them a job at the place I begin working. And it usually works extremely well, a supervisor hearing one of their direct employees vouch for a potential new hire is some pretty strong praise. Just don't burn us if we do that for you. Please.

[@KidCorporate]

It warmed my hard, dark, sharp little obsidian heart.

[@AHersheyHere]

Wow it’s almost like tying health insurance to a job, means we can’t just leave.

[@jeffweingrad4658]

$2500 a month for a $10,000 deductible ain't health insurance though.

[@cpK054L]

@@jeffweingrad4658 that's called a scam

[@jeffweingrad4658]

@Full Hustle check the exchanges. I live in a state with no options and monopoly, yet it was 75% cheaper than what employers charge. And you don't even see what the employers burden is. No one actually wants that, not worth it for either party.

[@jeffweingrad4658]

@Full Hustle The burden on your employer if you sign up for a plan is so insane, you won't believe me if you didn't work in Insurance or do their finances. It's also the first year since the 2nd in operation that I could find a plan on the exchange. I'm not holding my breath I'll get another plan next year. I'm batting 2 out of 11 now.

[@tweatification]

Yeah, most companies split it down the middle with them taking on more of the other fees you would see if you bought it yourself. Insurance needs to be reigned in. Its crazy how expensive it is whenever you’ll hopefully never need it. The worst part is that we’re all forced into it even if we can’t afford it.

[@supremegaming8794]

“Quit and get a new job” is equivalent to “just stop being poor”

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

You know if these companies treated their employees like humans instead of machines we wouldn't have to deal with this

[@gotinogaden]

Yep. No amount of effort and results is ever enough.

[@mathgasm8484]

We are Borg resistance is futile.

[@Em22-wtf]

@@mathgasm8484 😂😂

[@mathgasm8484]

@@Em22-wtf prepare to be assimilated.

[@EternalKernel]

No no, they are treating us like humans.. Think of all the horrible things humans have done to each other over history. These people are just propagating the human plague. That and capitalism.

[@doomoftheend]

Resenteeism (noun): an atmosphere in a company that demolishes employees motivation caused by the terrible decisions of the employer

[@IamLegion]

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[@MephiticMiasma]

see: Dilbert

[@Believer-in-Christ]

Nailed it

[@OurNewestMember]

Yeah but it's probably caused by poor employee morale. Man up.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

​@@OurNewestMemberAnd why is morale terrible? That's right, the terrible decisions of management. If morale is bad, it's the people in charge's fault. Part of their job is keeping morale up

[@joblo2277]

Some people can’t move jobs. And frankly most people hate their jobs in the US. Makes it even more justified to quiet quit and focus on getting a better job in the meantime.

[@okjosh]

You could if you just… MAN UP! Lol

[@losfromla1480]

Quiet quit isn't a real thing, that's just called "doing your job".

[@moimeme6533]

@@okjosh ikr. guess you're not a "Man" if you don't. 🤦‍♂ what a crock lol.

[@TheSonyExperience]

I understand what your saying, but everyone can move jobs. What would you do if you were fired, laid off, or the company goes belly up? Or! If the price of expenses rises above your income? As an employee, we will always be slaves to the business. On top of keeping your finances in order, its important you are always ready or getting ready for that safety of your paycheck to go away. I have moved across the country 4 times as for better opportunities and savings. I just moved from California to Texas. I have a great job that is remote and I saw the writing on the wall for price hikes in California not only with the $7 gas at the time but the run away home and rent prices. I took my high paying job, my wife, and packed up the car shipped my items and drove down to Texas. It cost over $10K but the savings are unreal. Even with a high salary I prefer to live like i make $50K. It takes the fear of job loss or hating my Job out of the equation. You may not have liked the way he said it, but he is right. You have 100% control over what you do, where you work, and how long you want to stay in unpleasant circumstances. These employers have already said they dont care. So in return we have to set ourself up for success by not being slave to everything they want from us. That includes getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Maybe its not as extreme as moving across country, but it could involve: tightening the budget, getting an extra job to pay debt so you can go somewhere else, it might mean moving away from family or friends, etc. But most Americans aren’t ready to take a hard look in the mirror for their own contributions to their own mess. The slave master will continue to offer you pennies and tell you how secure you are and how hard it is to do anything else. Just food for thought.

[@Em22-wtf]

I quiet quit daily... In my mind.... I quit. But my pocketbook is screaming btch get to work.... And I'm stuck because of shut downs and I refuse to jab for a job. So, what I actually did for years is out because I won't get it. So, I'm forced to do something that is literally just a job to pay the bills and the sad thing is, I actually make more now than I did taking care of the elderly or addicted at health care or state run facilities. Where do I work? Walmart.... I sht you not. I get better benefits and pay filling the online orders for people than I did working at a state run locked facility detox or doing homecare for elderly. It's kind of sad, to be honest.

[@Sirfatandblack]

Employers: “if you don’t like it here, leave” Employees: *leaves* Employers: “Employees today have no sense of loyalty. It’s so hard to find good people”

[@me0101001000]

Good employers will be like: Ah you aren't happy? No worries. If you need help with your CV, let us know. Otherwise, good luck! They're rare, but never burn those bridges. Definitely unicorns in today's world.

[@batboy555]

It has never hurt me. I got no issues packing up my tools and heading down the road.

[@Wahinies]

Employers: whine to mainstream media to make themselves feel better about doing shitty things

[@J3unG]

It's all bout de money for me. That's why college.

[@nasis18]

I heard a maintenance guy say once, I was looking for a job when I found this one.

[@remen_emperor]

It is interesting how you're a bad person if you don't quit and "just" do your job, but you're also a bad person if you just quit and go. Anything to shift responsibility for the problem onto the people with the least amount of power in the situation

[@J3unG]

The basic relationship at a job is employers hate their workers.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

@@J3unG Start to look like italian tax system, with mutual total distrust

[@IamLegion]

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[@jasoncox5505]

The number of times corporate behavior meets the toxic behavior description is disturbing.

[@CyborgWolf]

If only they spent as much time taking care of their employes in meaningful way as they do creating dumb buzzwords

[@jamie_mask_west]

@@cpK054L how did you make that quantum leap?

[@IamLegion]

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[@Primatenate88]

Louder so the floor above can hear

[@randomstuff-qu7sh]

Crafting dumb buzzwords allows them to control the narrative and make it sound like the problem is with the workers rather than the corporation. Shifting blame that way makes them look like the good guys, burdened with having to deal with a bunch lazy and resentful deadbeats when in reality, its just people burning out because of abusive employers who keep piling more and more work on people without upping compensation in any meaningful way. Sorry, but "opportunity" doesn't pay the bills.

[@AcmeRacing]

I got tired of meeting the new manager who had an MBA, so I went and got one. It wasn't as hard as the technical schools I'd already been to. Oddly, I can't get arrested when management openings come up. They want white collar rich kids who did internships instead of people with varied real-world experience. Above a certain level it's a rich kids' club, and making up buzzwords helps them feel like they're contributing something meaningful.

[@TheLazyEconomist]

I think these things are coming into existence because people with HR degrees need to justify their jobs. I swear that whole department just needs labor lawyers, an accountant, and a payroll specialist.

[@henningthorsenmusic]

my tinfoil hat theory is that companies are pumping out new bs buzzwords so terms like quiet quitting are collectively passed off and in turn won't gain traction among workers

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

Particularly labor lawyers. So many HR departments blatantly break the laws and get the company into deeper trouble than if they didn't exist in the first place.

[@Jebbis]

That and CEOs need to shift the blame from their terrible leadership to the person taking the orders.

[@J3unG]

Not just HR, bro. The fucking owners hire HR just for this reason.

[@jeffshackleford3152]

@@Jebbis Yeah, but then that would mean the CEO would have to do something about it.

[@llVIU]

"man up and quit" says the boss who can can change his company to fit his preferences or fire whoever he doesn't like

[@corvus8638]

“Nobody wants to work anymore!”

[@januarysson5633]

@@corvus8638 Not for that guy. Must be Dave Ramsay’s bother.

[@IamLegion]

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[@curbnug3487]

Yeah if you're happy with your job you can stay at work there anymore. You should look for another job. Don't quit that job until you have another one.

[@markmarlatt1105]

Anyone who tells you to just quit if you don't like it, has never struggled the way they make there employees struggle.

[@istvanpraha]

Also doesn’t know how fake most listings are and how prevalent isms are. Even if you’re white you’ll realize some places are 100 percent Hispanic or Indian for no real reason besides nepotism and they pretend you’re a horrible candidate

[@seanw6323]

Most of the time it's not the job itself that I hate, it's everything else around it like the commute, toxic culture, shitty boss, long hours, etc...

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

100%. I love my current job (the work itself) but despise most of my coworkers, the managers who overlook my hard work time and again, and the celebration of mediocrity in the place.

[@Kspice9000]

​@@user-zr6pl6nb6z sounds like Starbucks

[@booman3138]

Corporations are getting desperate.

[@IamLegion]

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[@janehoe.]

Can they get more desperate and pay us appropriately?

[@jamesphillips2285]

@@janehoe. No. If they pay you appropriately, you can accumulate "FU" money. Low pay is a method of controlling workers. You want good pay? Consider unionizing.

[@jamesphillips2285]

@@LostSoulchild89 A useless union can be replaced.

[@jamesphillips2285]

@@LostSoulchild89 That is a fake union. You get all of your coworkers to sign union card with a real union. Once you have enough signatures you can force a vote.

[@danielcrafter9349]

Saw a vid earlier about a guy that got $15/hour in the late 70s. With inflation that job would be over $112,000/annum Jobseeker benefit in the UK in 1976 was £76/week (currently £72/week). With inflation that would be £216/week today From the late Roman period to early Renaissance serfs were only expected to work 3 days a week, with 4 days for skilled labour You don't necessarily hate your job cos it's crap. You hate it cos you're underpaid, overworked and now they've added corporate deadlines on top...

[@nasis18]

It's bad that workers were treated better in the figurative dark ages.

[@joblo2277]

Underrated comment. Spot on!

[@dan44zzt231]

In my industry good experienced Engineers were getting about £40k when I started back in 2003. Adjusted for inflation that should be around £70k now. But companies are still trying to employ people on around £40k 😭

[@cpK054L]

This is what happens when the goblins take over your monetary system. strip it of its value tack on this "national debt" not realizing that it's a banking scheme then put everyone in possible to government welfare demoralize the shit out of the working class destroy nuclear families destroy sound economic policies destroy ambitions. and everyone is too dumb to realize who is responsible.

[@cpK054L]

@@dan44zzt231 That's because "inflation" is a bullshit term to demoralize everyone. "adjusted for inflation" doesn't mean jackshit in the context that people think it means. It's just an elitist term to devalue everyone's labor.

[@Chronomatrix]

I hate my job, but not because of the kind of job it is, but because of the people above me I have to listen to.

[@tawnygirl2000]

That's what people fail to realize. People don't quit their jobs. They quit their bosses.

[@Dontstopbelievingman]

Yep. Everyone I know who hs a job they love, is quietly miserable because of their managers being absolute morons.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

We are going to have a whole dictionary of buzzwords by the next year

[@IamLegion]

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[@standcontractdelta8120]

Your holistic, data-driven, paradigm-shifting videos are disrupting the status quo for employees worldwide, becoming a catalyst for driving exponential de-growth in employee motivation. Your videos are a true smart-solution, driving innovation and enhanced stakeholder collaboration and we all couldn’t be prouder to be on board for this exciting journey.

[@JoshuaFluke1]

thank you chat gpt

[@MarktheRude]

@@JoshuaFluke1 I just realized that at some point the decision to fire someone and the very act of firing someone is going to be done by an AI.

[@AngryVet44]

@@MarktheRude Amazon is already doing it with an algorithm.

[@Nerobyrne]

@@MarktheRude They're likely always going to have some HR person read it, to give the vague appearance that they didn't use an AI to min-max employee cost.

[@rickmerritt8273]

I read about 4 words and went straight to the like button.

[@hobbes2555]

@joshua, you'll love this one. After announcing record sales at my software company I was optimistic about the talk that I would have with my manager about my wage. I am currently being paid $15K less than the state average, combine this with my wife having cancer, the medical bills, and needing to get food from a food bank to feed my kids, I got this response. "Due to budget restraints and other factors, special market adjustments are not going to happen unless there's an extreme case or need". My only thought was, "Dang I would hate to see what an extreme case is then, and I hope they have enough in the budget to find, hire, and train a replacement". I have another interview this afternoon.

[@J3unG]

👍👍

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Your response to that seems mild. I would have exploded.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

@@user-zr6pl6nb6z He removed the background noise and cleaned the spilled guts stains before closing the door

[@Wahinies]

@@user-zr6pl6nb6z energy can be converted. Control that explosion into what they termed "rage applying" and you will see a true COL increase. Time is our most valuable asset and wasting it on convincing corporate muggles to give even a satisfactory raise is a waste.

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

@@Wahinies I'm more revenge motivated. I'm a vet and have PTSD, so I want to see these people squirm. I'll find a way.

[@stephaniewilson7352]

Recently my husband, who is close enough to retirement that he doesn't have a lot of ambition, was offered a chance to work with a new client to "assist the project manager" because they respected his experience. But it came without extra pay to reflect the new responsibilities or even a new title. And he found out later the PM was out on FMLA and they knew that before that meeting. He smelled a rat and said no and they seemed confused that he turned down the "opportunity". And they wonder why they have lost 3 PMs in the past 6 months.

[@jamn610]

What's FMLA?

[@corvus8638]

@@jamn610 family medical leave act

[@stephaniewilson7352]

@@jamn610 Family medical leave act. He had so much stress at work he had to go for treatment.

[@monero_bully2412]

This how it works nowadays, they don't tell people what to do but they expect workers to jump at the "opportunity" and compete to get a new assignment.

[@MushookieMan]

@@monero_bully2412 Oh wow?! A new opportunity? More exposure? Build my skills? What's it pay!?

[@alecstahl2387]

Trust me. We do things about it. We are trying to quit and we do as soon as we find something better. In the meantime we try our best to do as little work as possible, while pretending to work hard.

[@Jupiterxice]

I am in that same situation. Until something comes I am out. Not doing no more than have to

[@dan44zzt231]

Everybody does this to a point. I always feel like people who are actually passionate all consumed by their job have so little going on outside work that they use work to give there life some sort of meaning. I genuinely pity them.

[@Jupiterxice]

@@dan44zzt231 exactly I have side business with my wife and debating just resign end month and just wait till another job offer comes. My company wants to draining the life out you

[@ShooberTimber]

@@dan44zzt231 People like what you describe are those we refer to as "NPCs" nowadays. I genuinely pity them as well.

[@Canoby]

For me I'm pretty well maxed out on income in my field, and while I could do more demanding work, with the recent Big Tech layoffs I'm doubting I could get hired for something I'd rather do just given the current labor market, and frankly, I'm burnt out on working for corpos. Time to start my own business I think.

[@drea4195]

That "carrot on a stick" ploy you mentioned, is the main cause of resentment for me: "We pay between X and Y, depending on experience". But of course, no matter what your actual experience, you will be offered the lower end of the salary range. And we must never forget the bonuses dangled "at our discretion". What, precisely, needs to be done to obtain those bonuses, is never specified.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

In the words of an old usenet italian poster, DucaLaurenti74, turn the carrot in a cucumber and proceed with intensive prostate massage MIGHT help but not satisfy al requirements

[@redstarling5171]

Yea I've been caught out many times in the past with the potential for full time employment for the right candidates. Not much you can do but work at a place for 3-6 months scope it out and switch jobs when promises don't get delivered.

[@morganseppy5180]

I've had my negotiated extra PTO bumped down to regular scale bc they changed over the HR systems, had bonuses rescinded bc we didn't meet EBITA despite 10 months of achieving it, and blatant favoritism toward H1b visa holders bc they are essentially trapped in their jobs. The industry used to be math nerds coming up with cool stuff and now it's all corporate.

[@danpeters6874]

Some people hate their jobs because of poor management. So if you have an employee like this, maybe take a look at yourself

[@TheMaleRei]

"We looked at ourselves and found ourselves to be fabulous and perfect in every way! Those ungrateful wretches are the problem!"

[@Ruffles2012]

Never let you passion be your job unless you're self employed. I learned the hard way that managers used the "passionate" employees to take on double the workload...

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Where I am, the managers simply take my hard work for granted and never recognize me. Meanwhile, they do recognize the lazy ones. It makes no sense. Regardless, when I go back to work (currently on leave) it's going to be a different me. No more going the extra mile. I'll do exactly what the job calls for and NOT ONE BIT MORE.

[@Wahinies]

Also learned the hard way. Establishing and enforcing boundaries after the fact is a sisyphean task.

[@miastrong151]

The manager’s job isn’t to reward you for your self-conception. It is to get tasks done efficiently and effectively, however the means. How about asking some of your colleagues for some teamwork? Maybe, make a schedule to delegate responsibilities? Hell, just say, “No,”? Why do you have to twist everything your manager does into “hating you” or “screwing you over”? There is one way to set yourself apart.

[@Ruffles2012]

@@miastrong151 lol you think we don't tell our managers we are overwhelmed? I did. However my manager could not get approval to hire more headcount. So everyone on my team was overworked and the extra projects went to us who were less likely to turn down a project because we were passionate. I never said my manager was bad, but when they were put in a tight spot, who are they gonna choose to take on extra work when everyone is overworked. My manager was great in a lot of ways but their leaders did not support them. It was really my VP who was very unsupportive.

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

@@miastrong151 When your manager is an immature fool, all reason goes out the window.

[@BallisticTip]

I saw something similar the other day. What a crock. Companies need to realize its usually the companies fault why people resent the job. I’ve met very few people (exclude fast foods jobs) who accepted a job and went in already sour. Most of the time its the company that causes people to resent their jobs. Who’s fault is that? Not the employees usually.

[@dan44zzt231]

It's just the nature of work. You aren't supposed to like it. If people drank the corporate Koolaid and actually believed that your supposed to enjoy a job then no wonder they get disillusioned

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Exactly right! Some managers where I work think I'm a jerk. I didn't come into the company that way. It's their actions that pushed me in the direction where I have to assert myself in such a way that they deem me a jerk.

[@thepanda9782]

No its not the nature of work. It's the nature of how shit companies are allowed to function despite being leaches on our civilized society. I don't mind work ~ I do it at home, school, & for people I love all the time FOR FREE. The only time people feel resentful is when (whether they are conscious of it or not) they are being taken advantage of. Same thing in relationships- the only time I have felt unmotivated to do chores or favors is when I know the other person is blatantly screwing me. People are being disillusioned because we're constantly lied to, manipulated, have our time wasted, etc all for a few parasites to prop up their own egos and wallets. It's just not the way humans are built to function in groups or at all.

[@IamLegion]

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[@dan44zzt231]

@@smania7575 I didn't ask for your life story like. But serious advice, if you base your contentment/mood on how things are going at work you'll never ever be happy. Work is work. Good or bad, doing what you want, doing what you don't want. Train yourself mentally to treat it as all the same.

[@Nerobyrne]

"I take full responsibility but no consequences"

[@SirSpoon]

I talked to HR....now Im worried to go back to work. What he says is 100 percent the truth

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Worried about what?

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

@Full Hustle Ironically, the HR department where I work is the only place I get a decent hearing.

[@TheRonin508]

HR is a trap. You should be worried. Update you resume...

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[@absmustang]

😂😂😂 you talked to HR!😂😂😂

[@alecstahl2387]

PRO TIP: When you do get hire by any company, on the very first day email HR and tell them that your religion doesn´t allow for extra curricular activities, get-togethers, or any of that nonsense. Make sure that they reply to the email and/or officially acknowledge it. Then, instead of looking anti-social, you are protected. I have been doing this since I began seeing the proliferation of these "stay as long as possible at the office" tactics, and it has been great. I don´t even do xmas dinners anymore :)

[@casualleviathan5926]

Which religion do you use?

[@pokeninja97]

^^ waiting to see what religon you use

[@Wahinies]

@@casualleviathan5926 jehova's operative

[@alecstahl2387]

@@casualleviathan5926 The sacred church of "No F*cks given", of course. You see, HR is not allowed to ask you any questions about your religion, so if they DARE ask, you tell them to ask again in written form.

[@alecstahl2387]

@@pokeninja97 The sacred church of "No F*cks given", of course. You see, HR is not allowed to ask you any questions about your religion, so if they DARE ask, you tell them to ask again in written form.

[@donng9760]

The degree of contempt to the working class is incredible. MSM is getting a bit desperate?

[@Scott-ShaggyBeard]

Funny thing about the "quiet quitting" is when my annual review (yeah, I'm one of the lucky people who actually gets one) gives me ratings of "meeting expectations" and I'm told that no one really gets "exceeding expectations". This is shadowed by being told that I was handed a shit show when I joined the company and was essentially set up to fail (yes, my boss admitted this to the whole group). So... by being handed a shit show and being set up to fail, yet I have done quite well with adapting to the job and handling nearly double the workload of the "veterans", I still am only meeting the expectations. :D I wonder why employee turnover here has been so high. "Resenteesism" is my mantra here. Love the vids!

[@John-du2mq]

I was given the same spiel about "meeting expectations" lol. Luckily on both my reviews I did get a raise but only like 1% so kind of a joke seeing how as inflation just last year alone was like 10% hahaha.

[@martharetallick204]

My last office job was fueled by resenteeism. And it was FUN!

[@IamLegion]

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[@asofotida443]

OAD?

[@deborahfay102]

Thanks! Keep pointing out the hypocrisy and ridiculous perks of corporations. Don't worry about negatively. It's not exactly an uplifting topic! Love your show!

[@IamLegion]

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[@richardhunting718]

The last "job" I had, before I started my own company, expected me to be a 1 man tech department. I was a salaried employee and worked about 75 hours per week. After a couple years of that, I got burnt out and when I told my boss that I needed a vacation and a raise, I got fired. I saw a job post from the company, about a week later, and they were looking to hire my replacement, offering $20k more and time off. LoL

[@jeffweingrad4658]

I wonder...apply to that job, write a cover letter explaining why you left your last job, and why you're applying to this one. But the joke would fall upon deaf ears and be a waste of time.

[@richardhunting718]

@@jeffweingrad4658 They ended up not being able to find anyone to do my job. I developed the entire platform the company ran on and they thought it would work without me being there. Now they are using GoDaddy for hosting and the company is failing.

[@snarkasmgrant2534]

I'm furious for you

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

That's an outrage.

[@rdean150]

That really sucks. But I'm trying to decide if it's worse than this all-too-common scenario: they refuse to give you a raise, but they hire a kid who just graduated to help you out. This becomes an additional burden on you because you have to devote significant time to training him, but you do it because eventually it will mean you can split the work with him. Then you find out a couple months later that the new kid's salary is $20K higher than yours. This is a basically situation that has happened to me. The new kid wasn't making 20K more than me, but his salary was slightly higher than mine, and I'd been working there over 8 years. And I was expected to be his *manager* .

[@McMillanScottish]

Putting in extra work has never been an issue for me, when I work for people I have great respect for. But you’ll never be able to goad me into “going the extra mile” if I don’t like you.

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

I'm in a situation where I've been working my butt off and showing initiative, but the managers simply don't care. I have a very strong work ethic, but from now on there's going to be ZERO extra from me. I can only be burned so many times before I snap. I've snapped.

[@asofotida443]

Agree 💯

[@spikeshartell4675]

one thing that always amazes me about places of employment is they always seem to act like the employee should just be totally thrilled to work there no matter what. Doesn't matter if it's a job in an office or a job shoveling shit, the company will always think the person doing it should love it to the point they dedicate their whole life to it. They also seem to think it a bad thing that employees want to get paid. I've noticed this one on job interviews where if you ask about the salary they're less likely to hire you or if they ask why you want the job you can't give the honest answer, your just suppose to want to do if for the love of doing it and not to make a living.

[@cellsubs6352]

Exactly! Employees are not bosses’ indentured servants.

[@ghoulbuster1]

Slavery

[@Geektak]

Video idea: Bosslaveryism - When you are a boss and you need to make sure your employees are enslaved to their desks. If they are salaried we must see how long we can keep them at their desk after 8 hours.

[@lahadisrael5810]

Lmao

[@xenosayain1506]

That's something that kills me with salaried employees and boss relationships. If I can do the job in 30 hours why can't I take the rest of that time off. I've fulfilled the job I was paid to do.

[@michaelleblanc1871]

Everything in this video could not be more spot on. At my last company I was told '"If anyone has any problems or is unhappy and thinking about leaving, tell us and we will be more than accommodating!" Well thats exactly what I did and for the next 2 months before I found another job I was pressured weekly on when I was leaving. Another great one Josh

[@cpK054L]

If that was the case, I would have just jumped ship with no warning.

[@IamLegion]

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[@jaidenoliver7165]

Amazing how they have terms for all sides of work life. If you hate your job and work to leave, if you hate your job but stay...truly no way to escape it

[@ghostrr7690]

Working at same job for 4 y barely taking sick leave days doing impossible most the time. New guy shows up gets better h/pay check. Reported it to my higher ups asap and all of sudden managers dont bug you so often . Quite quiting till i find better spot .

[@notgarybrown]

I resent the corporate job I'm in. In between my last jobs I looked into doing something I did have a passion for - Was going to be a paramedic or a physio but when it become obvious I'd have to move back into my parents and work for around 5 years before I could rent a place again the decision was made for me. I'm all the quiets and all the isms all at the same time.

[@losfromla1480]

Paramedics are paid about the same rate as fast-food workers. Don't ever choose _that_!

[@notgarybrown]

​@@losfromla1480 Not to mention the PTSD and abuse that comes along with it. I'd be prepared to deal with that if it earned me a decent crust. There must be thousands of people who'd be great at it driven away by the awful pay and conditions. Back to sending spam emails for giant corporations it is. Society is broken.

[@losfromla1480]

@@notgarybrown use ChatGPT to automate your job. Don't tell your employer. Easy peasy.

[@IamLegion]

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[@rdean150]

@@notgarybrown Helping people?!? Saving lives??? What is this, a sitcom from 2013? There's no *profit* to be made in "helping society" . No, digital advertising is clearly the way forward. What society really needs is more auto-filtered junk mail! How else will they know about the exclusive 3% off sale our clients are offering this week???

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

Have you considered a video on "disposable companies"? You know they are toxic going in, so you collect two month's pay to train, then you quit.

[@chellejack3480]

The training part is usually easier than the actual job. So that's pretty smart.

[@seanholmes8290]

I love bonus programs designed to never payout. See a few of those in my time.

[@chellejack3480]

Oh yeah my daughter went through this; dangling her these fantastic bonuses during the job interview that never materialized.

[@cpK054L]

oh yeah? How about an annual raise but not getting it for 2 years. I'm done, looking for other jobs in the meantime, because other "literal who" companies are paying 20% higher on average, with remote option. I've been lied to long enough, and I don't appreciate it anymore.

[@MsSznur]

I applied once to a tech companny that required dress shirts or suits daily. They offered "casual Fridays". On Fridays you could come f.e. in cardigan but still elegant kardigan with formal shoes and there were rules what were allowed as casual which in the end meant formal clothes anyway. I did't get the job and I am glad.

[@zendean5207]

I really dig your channel. You are one of the only worker-friendly job related channels. I've always been pretty disgusted at the liberties that employers take with the lives of workers and the entitlement they feel thry hsve over your body, mind, time, thoughts... everything. I started studying Organizational Psychology a few years ago and then I got really grossed out. Employment is basically the same as slavery. Even the workers themselves buy into the idea that they have to give every part of themselves over to the employer, and reveal every thought you have to them. I've been asked on more than one occasion what I was doing in the bathroom and why I took so long. Of course I went into the most graphic and disgusting description possible to make them regret asking me. I'm planning on starting my own business now. Society in the US is just too far gone on the side of employers.

[@fritzhartman2738]

Thank you for sharing with us these dishonest AND/OR manipulative AND/OR unethical corporate talking points and tactics! In my opinion, I think you should keep up this work! You obviously have a knack for identifying and explaining these types of practices. Not everyone has your energy, expertise, or ability in this area of corporate questioning, so I think that what you do and how you do it is of tremendous value to many of us.

[@IamLegion]

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[@dabluflcn]

I love how companies make up buzzwords to disguise the fact the job sucks but they can’t accept responsibility themselves.

[@apuapustaja1]

It is not possible to quit your current job and look for a new one for many people. These people have many things going in their life that force them to continue with the current thing (health issues with company footing some percentage of bills, marital problems or some other issue) and they will definitely move on when it is the right time to do so.

[@ChadAV69]

They bitch when people create their own businesses around their passions post COVID, but then they bitch when people work jobs they hate

[@charlottebreton6796]

We're not robots. Sometimes we have off days, are tired, sick but cant afford to take a day off. What do they want us to do? It seems like theres no way to win, so I'm not even trying.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

Borgify yourself and leave orgainc brain off the door

[@bcase5328]

Even robots break down,

[@psykotisyinc]

The recruiter that said "man up" has the typical boomer mentality. Like, he got to have jobs that provide pensions. And now, he doesn't understand why Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Zers are mad at jobs.

[@advsonhere]

Thanks for creating this content Joshua Fluke. Thanks for sharing deep questioning.

[@IamLegion]

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[@Rya18260]

Presenteeism sounds a lot like punishment based eugenics >…> especially for people with chronic illnesses.

[@ondank]

Half the companies in the UK have won some random "employer of the year" award. There are so many politicians and councils and charities that run these kinds of things. And half of them are pay to win. Also, plenty of US companies are set up in at will states right. So those companies literally can just sack people for bad attitude. They don't because they know they would be screwed if they did.

[@dark_fire_ice]

I've been labeled, at work, as a trouble employee, not because I complain about my work, but because I report illicit activity and leadership takes a "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil." I hope they get I surprise inspection, while I'm still there, because I told them, I won't lie for them

[@tryggviestora9586]

Damn, HR is going through the whole dictionary to justify their paycheque

[@NtwaiDumela]

They can't force people to like having to work every single day of their lives and they hate it. They resent US for it. And we just keep doubling down on it with every new buzz word invented to gas light us.

[@thevtwinwanderer]

By "Generous Salary", they mean they are being generous by giving you a salary

[@ethanpoints8735]

F#$& you! My wife and kids need to eat. The job environment changed around me and its not the same. The things I built previously need to maintained. So my unhappiness is my fault rather than the job willing to listen and fix that which makes the worker unhappy. I will be productive if you will clean up all the broken things around me causing me to be miserable in a job I used to like.

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

same people will complain of lack of workers

[@enginerdy]

I thought your were supposed to “man up” and give up on your passions to get a decent job? MAKE UP YOUR MIND

[@theadrenalizedartist6843]

Glamour magazine was one of my fashion go to magazines as a young adult. I never even thought about going to that magazine for articles about work trends. I had forgotten the word portmanteau and I now feel that I am remembering a little bit of French at the same time.

[@Andre-1687]

Been trying to study as much as I can while I’ve got my whole life on fire to the extreme to just land a job as a junior angular dev and survive. Stuff like this is what kills me inside knowing society is plagued by unintelligent people like this whom rn I have to go work for at a shit job where all my co workers are (im sorry to say this) but not the kind of people I want to be like

[@Bradley-Thomsen]

They want to motivate these employees to quit so they can hire someone new at a lower level and lower pay than the person that quit.

[@cpK054L]

If you're a tech company, that's a quick way to antiquate your OEMs and end up in the trash.

[@stringfellowbalk2654]

"Passion!" How much cocaine do you do?

[@Cordite842805]

Gen Z didn't coin the term "Work smarter, not harder." They keep trying to rebrand work terms and idea's that have always existed. I like that Joshua keeps pointing this stuff out

[@playtester6635]

These stupid buzzwords need to stop. They come up with a new one every other week!

[@WorldsOkayestSorcerer]

“Mayunupunkwit!” Well, shit. Thanks for the advice, Dollar Tree Dave Ramsey!

[@MrREgo0]

33,000 for web developer tf i made 30,000 last year delivering pizza not including tips

[@qcnck2776]

Thanks so much for calling out and staying ahead of these buzzwords. Hopefully, this will keep them from getting traction in corporat-landia (a portmanteau)

[@macbuff81]

Spot-on analysis. I had that "PTO" deal at one of my jobs as a government contractor. I really did like that job though but the lack of time off really messed with my health especially since I had lost both my parents just prior to starting that job. Looking back, I would do a lot of things differently. Hindsight is 20/20 of course though.

[@andrewshowland]

These buzz word are terrible and only highlights the employers desperate attempt to label everyone so they won't have to admit they are the problem.

[@robotinthebrain]

F the Office ! It’s a jail ! Hail remote work !

[@ondank]

I have always heard Presenteeism being presented with a different spin, with the idea that it is a culture that employers create when they essentially only care about the people they see in the office or the factory floor ect. The work that they don't see, be it from those at home or on shift ect just gets discounted. The end result of that is people turn up to be seen rather then to work and productivity suffers as vital but less visible work is ignored. The context I had heard it was explicit that it was an issue with how management ran things. No wonder its meaning has changed. Cant have management being held to account.

[@tristunalekzander5608]

So as long as you don't make it obvious to everyone, it's still quiet quitting? Seems like all these terms could be replaced with "being normal." haha

[@ryanmcnamara9749]

I guess I fall into a rebranded category. Thanks for the info and for making me feel better that I need to trust my instincts when it comes to my experience and having good foresight. Aiming on making myself successful before I ever work that hard for anyone again.

[@alifaisal7017]

Man, you need to mention your patreon in your videos, I didn't know about it and I'm sure many don't as well. You certainly deserve the support for the great work you do.

[@greorbowlfinder7078]

Man up and pay me in silver or bit coin. Only pussies pay working people with federal reserve notes. Employer Fraudism.

[@sanguineel]

"Man up. and do something about it." *Quits* "Why doesn't anyone want to work anymore?" *Gets another job just to survive* "Why is everyone quiet quitting?" These people need to be silenced

[@lambgoat2421]

just because people make up a word doesn't mean it's actually a thing that exists

[@alausgerejas]

Love the dumb trend series! Keep it up!

[@Metavert]

Man, this video is so good and well needed. Thank you for doing what you do good sir!

[@casualleviathan5926]

But I like making six fig at my corp job only working 6 hrs a day,. Working on my business at work is great. The 4th book is coming along nicely.

[@martharetallick204]

One of my former colleagues did just that. And she wrote a good book too!

[@BenSmith-cm8oc]

What if you just hate hr and management and they need to pay you more🤔 the job is chill.

[@limitbreak2966]

2:11 lmao I hate that employers think its just gonna “spread” without any cause, like no if there’s people are for good reason actively resenting their job, then other people likely will too lmao

[@OEMPlus]

all those "perks" scream "the company can't pay what it needs to and guilts people into staying instead of resolving the roadblocks preventing the company from being successful enough to afford good talent. its a job. the chief way to determine value is with pay. jobs that don't pay get less valuable work. its just that simple.

[@Forgetthereality]

Companies so spoiled by previous generations blindness to their mistreatment and gaslighting that the only thing they can resort to is attacks on people's character. Real good way to attract new employees. 10/10

[@SteadyMcShredson]

"'Resenteeism' involves keeping your job when you don't want to - namely, when you're worried about job security or a lack of other opportunities available." So you're incapable of finding a better job, but think you deserve better so you're resentful? Sounds like a brat throwing a temper tantrum for not getting something they don't deserve.

[@therealjoshtodd]

100% agree with places voted "best place to work". I have worked at a number of those places and they were just the WORST. Also have close friends that have experienced the same. The places I've worked that are actually good places to work aren't voted anything. Not sure if it's because they let the benefits speak for them and don't need a stupid award to entice people or what

[@devinmcmanus]

Janitors of the world: Quit today and go work at a job you're passionate about!

[@joshuagunthner1838]

"work your passion" sounds a lot like "find your dream job" A freelancer who quit her NY job and moved to Florida said she has no dream job, because "who dreams about labor?" and I agree. Find what you can tolerate that will pay you the most with the least effort. Treat your career like a business, treat every employment contract that way. Are you being fairly compensated? Can you make more elsewhere without increasing workload? This is the modern approach. Working till mid 70s (65 is a pipe dream these days) means you really don't have the luxury of overworking for low compensation. You set yourself back decades doing that and will be forced to make up ground later in life. Millennials and Gen z are way behind in wealth building, there's literally no time to waste.

[@DonkeyDongs]

1:52 😂 That's the best energy

[@mammajamma4397]

I like what I do, I'm good at it, and I'm paid enough to take care of myself. But DEAR GOD, the managers and executives make my life a daily living hell. And this has been true no matter what company I work for. How about companies stop putting sociopaths in charge? Maybe then they'd retain workers.

[@felixthecat2786]

HR is completely worthless, don't ever tell them anything. They are there to get you fired if you dare imply their company is not 100% perfect

[@iamsemjaza]

"Just quit." "I quit." "Quitism!!!!"

[@seanvinsick]

My company closed their office and now I'm forced to work from home. Since covid I've begun to hate my job more and more.

[@wwShadow7]

I'm leaning towards resenteeism. My annual raise, likely my only raise this year, was only 2%. With inflation in proximity of 8%. I am such a valued employee that I deserve an effective 6% pay CUT year over year. It's hard to go above and beyond when 5+ years later I make barely $2 more than someone who started yesterday, and is still a temp at an agency.

[@richhutnik2477]

Apparently any problem employees have that be with being human is a problem. Cannot quietquit. Cannot rageapply. Cannot do anything at all including work remote so one can hide personal issues. Man up and quit? Really?

[@nerdyneighbor]

If that rant requires a foil hat...I'm not wearing foil hats often enough.

[@strawberryjam5844]

So happy karma came back to haunt them. I am in the same situation, I am considered toxic in my current job. I have worked there for 2.5 years. And the past two months I bacame toxic… who would know? Apparently the rest of the company works just fine (not true) however my boss says so😂

[@justfacts4523]

unrelated but just wanted to share a story: yesterday I had an interview. It was going pretty well until when I asked "what do you like most about working there?" The answer was "bla bla bla... here we really are like a family... bla bla" All of this said with a kinda depressed tone. Sorry but no ahha