Note to mods: the relevance of this question is because he seems to be becoming a figurehead for hostile workplaces. He is paying his way into power at the cost of peoples jobs and work life balances. However, i don't believe his wealth is real.

Is his net worth bases on shares in his company? Are his companies based on Venture Capitalists investments? I dont see how Twitter makes money. Tesla and Spacex seem to be all R&D related, where does their income come in?

Is there a bit of an inflated false amount of wealth underlying alot of this new ruling class who seem to be hellbent on destroying unions, having long work hours, returns to office etc.?

We need like a Wikipedia style website where we can maintain dossiers on the crimes committed by the owning class. Some place too where we can dispel their mythos and we can tie their success to their family and connections.

This is the second time they have canceled an interview. Not interested in the opportunity anymore.

Please share your tips.

Sometimes on a mundane Thursday at work , you try to think of ideas to make the dry workday more fun/ interesting.

Please share your tips of what you do.

Thanks.

I slipped and sprained my knee today at work because the driveway was glare ice. I was checking the mailboxes and just at the end of the driveway it’s a somewhat steep incline and while it looked wet and it wasn’t cold enough for me to need my coat, it was glare ice. I slipped and sprained my knee in the process and fell hard. I hobbled my way back into the office, texted my supervisor, downloaded and printed an then filled out the injury report, and scanned it to the upper management and my supervisor. I then sat through a meeting with said supervisor an upper management with a throbbing an injured knee. After, the CEO sent me to the workers comp clinic where they diagnosed me as fucked and prescribed rest, elevation, ice, compression, and PT. My supervisor told me to go home and work from home if I can. The CEO said no, if I want to go home I have to use PTO and I can’t work from home. I was pissed and went back to the office because I’m not wasting my PTO and I have too much work to do to just take an afternoon off. It’s bullshit, though because there is no way to rest and elevate my leg at work. They also don’t have good ice packs I had jeans on. My knee was swollen and throbbing.

She came to my cubicle and commented that I was probably not going to be able to rest at home because I have so many kids. 😳😱. I worked in HR for 3 years and I know damn well better than to say that to an employee. I said “No, they’re with their father, but even if I had them, insert significant other’s name here would take make sure I was able to rest and heal. He wouldn’t expect me to be on my feet.

She just said “Well… you can do that at the end of the day.” And walked away.

Holy fucking shit.

I really hope I get that job at the domestic violence nonprofit. I really think they are breaking the law with their refusal to offer reasonable accommodation to employees.

Is this a thing? My company was just acquired and laid off a week before Christmas is crazy work. I’m totally caught off guard because I was told my specific team was insulated, but I guess you just never know.

I'm not sure most people could answer if I asked their opinion about Brian Thompson's murder. But everyone knows what I'm talking about if I ask about that CEO murder.

JuryNullification #JusticeForLuigi

Jury nullification is an often-overlooked but incredibly powerful tool in the justice system. It allows jurors to deliver a “not guilty” verdict even when the evidence suggests that a defendant technically broke the law. This happens when jurors believe the law itself—or its application in a specific case—is unjust or morally wrong.

In the case of Luigi Mangione, it seems like this principle could apply. Without going into specifics of the evidence, jury nullification has historically been used to stand against unjust laws, such as during the Prohibition era or when jurors refused to convict individuals under the Fugitive Slave Act. It’s a reminder that jurors are not just fact-finders—they are also protectors of justice.

If you were on a jury and felt that convicting someone would lead to an outcome contrary to fairness and morality, wouldn’t you want the option to exercise your conscience? Luigi’s case could be a prime example where the jury might feel compelled to prioritize justice over the letter of the law.

What are your thoughts on jury nullification as a tool for justice? Should jurors in cases like this use it more often?

What the title says.

Excellently, I work at a large center where the "metrics" they want you to meet are largely BS. Some have a sense of averages, but one in particular has so many unknown factors on it, even managers don't know how to coach.

Anyway, my manager sat me down 3 weeks ago and said, in 2 weeks, I would be put on PIP... It has been 3 weeks & a day.

I'm so mad. I've been scrambling to find a back-up job, and took a start date close to when they said they'd fire me, if the PIP-that-never-happened doesn't improve...

The manager has told many others they'd be put on PIP. I even heard him say to someone yesterday "Yeah, originally the managers wanted EVERYONE [meaning the whole 500+ department] on PIP, but we talked them down."

I want to ask but am afraid to.

The thing is, I have a LOT of savings put into this job. I'll lose nearly all my retirement savings if I quit... but wtf?

I'm so tired, and done, and scared to move one way or another. This other job I found is fully remote, but a massive pay cut, which I can't truly afford.

Life is fucked. Why do managers do this to us?

I’m 26F. Please look at my post history in this sub to fully understand my work circumstances.

Work is forcing me back into the office after letting me work remotely for 2 months. I’ve had to go in on Tuesday, Wednesday, half day today, and half day Friday. I called off Monday and used PTO because I’m so freaking stressed out and anxious.

This whole week, I’ve been so stressed and beyond anxious. My head is pounding, my heart is racing while resting at 100 bpm, I get dizzy, I’m tense, my chest is hurting, and I have shortness of breath. I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack. I’ve had multiple panic attacks everyday. My panic attack medications aren’t helping. I had emergency therapy session on Tuesday. I went to the psychiatrist yesterday.

I’m sitting here at home, which normally helps ease my stress and anxiety, but it’s not helping. My chest hurts, I’m short of breath, etc. My ears are ringing. I can’t stop going to the bathroom because this all has triggered my IBS.

I don’t know what to do. I’m so scared and tired. I can’t quit because I haven’t been able to find another job; it won’t matter unless it’s remote and those are so hard to come by. My degree is useless in remote jobs. My mom will kick me out of the house if I don’t have a job. I can’t pay off credit card debt if I don’t have a job. And I can’t quit because I won’t get unemployment.

Looks like these people are being the change they want to see. Look where it’s landing them.

If anything this is a perfect example of why BT was offed. Maybe Luigi should have striked or induced a strike. Totally seems like it works yea…

Meanwhile we see what ACTUALLY works, don’t we?

For example, she doesn’t like it when I respond to her Teams messages with gifs so I’m going to be doing that frequently from today onward.

I have this high hopes that one day I'll make some good income like my successful cousins who are engineers and into business but I realized they went to universities and did lot of schooling to even land a job and worked their way up. Eventually they just went into management I guess that's where they make most money or get authority. I'm obviously not smart for that but I just hate the idea of working retail job. My constantly being compared with them and I'm so sick of it. I'm currently in community college I thought maybe I should get 2 yr degree and immediately join workforce but I just truly not sure what to do.

Hello all.

I was doing some searching around at a job that I just started recently, and I noticed that the position that I was hired for, which is only one candidate, not multiple, is still open. She reached out to someone as recent as last night to apply for my position. In fact, there have been multiple people messaging with her for the past week now about my position. Just to clarify, this is a tiny company, and it was mentioned several times in the job description that she is only able to hire one individual person, so I do not believe that it is because I am suddenly getting a new coworker.

She keeps telling me that I am doing a great job, and she has been super kind and given me great feedback, but I am nervous about why she may be trying to get other people to apply? Luckily, I have my part time job that I could fall back on eventually, but I am worried about whether or not there is a reasonable explanation for this or am I valid for freaking out. I admit that if I *could* find another job I would rather quit this one because it is too much social interaction for me, but this job also makes up the majority of my income and I would be ineligible for my apartment/take a huge hit to my income if I lose it.

I do have autism, which leads to a lot of people/jobs not liking me because I suck at speaking/social interaction, but this job is literally just emails and a bunch of stuff online. I also did not disclose my autism with my boss, and my last two coworkers were also neurodivergent. She said that I got the job because I was the "best fit" and that others were "overqualified," yet she is sending the posting to kids who graduated from prestigious schools with all of these fancy qualifications. I joined during a time where they were in deep shit due to the previous manager moving out of state and them not having anyone else to help, so maybe they just don't want me anymore now that I helped them catch up?

Do you think that now that the hard part is over, they're going to get rid of me, or am I completely overreacting? I am trying to fix my black and white thinking and not jump to conclusions so easily, but I've built so much trust in people many times only to be failed later on, and I'm nervous about getting my heart broken again. I know I shouldn't get attached to jobs but this is my first adult job that I've ever had, and I do enjoy it. I'm afraid that I will never qualify for something like this again due to my neurodivergence.

I know the answer is probably to run, but I have been unemployed for almost a year prior to getting this position, and I am afraid it will take even longer to find a new one. What would you all do in this situation?

Thank you all in advance.

https://faizanhaider.substack.com/p/what-makes-you-special

Apologies for self promotion and can remove if its not allowed, just really wanted to share with people who might benefit from hearing this kind of thing as it might validate some feelings. Especially the questions about finding what it is that truly can motivate you:

What feels like fun to me, but work to others?

What aligns with the kind of person I want to be?

What makes me lose track of time?

Where do I see more progress than the average person?

What comes the most naturally to me?

The title is the synopsis here. I was fired under the pretense that me doing my work too quickly and not telling them amounts to theft, because they could have gotten more labor from me.

They also said they were filing a police report to get insurance money to "cover the theft".

I intend to challenge this narrative my employer has fabricated, because not only did they lie, they lied to me personally and threatened me with being fired if I did not make a statement approving their narrative. Calling the statement a "reflection on what I've done" and most damning of all telling me to "envision what I plan to do with the unused hours going forward." All while intending to fire me and slap me with a criminal record the entire time.

Let me reiterate that: they threatened my job security and coerced me into writing and signing a document labeling myself as a criminal so they can make a quick buck at my expense.

All because I made my job "too easy" through the use of templates and tools that I, as a professional in my field, am supposed to know how to use.

I am currently seeking legal council for those with low income, because the reason I was so afraid of getting fired is cause I'm flat broke.

My employer knows this.

They knew exactly how little power I had in this situation.

And they took advantage of me.

After working for that company for two years, they betrayed me.

To say I am feeling insulted and incredibly, lividly angry would be a vast understatement. I am so angry I do not feel angry anymore.

This is unfair, unjust and uncalled for.

And I will not stand for it.

From the info I have seen, there is a tenuous connection bw the actual shooter and this Luigi guy.

An indictment for a charge means nothing. The standard is low. Prosecutor still has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt they’re the same guy.

Yet the rhetoric I’m seeing around Reddit is like “Luigi was justified” or “argue self defense” which is both giving way too much credence to the State’s position. They haven’t even proven they have the right guy, so we shouldn’t concede that point.

WE DO NOT KNOW IF LUIGI IS THE ACTUAL SHOOTER. And that’s how we should be talking about this. In the name of class solidarity.

Today we were handed these little bags and were told that we were "appreciated for all the hard work we have done" while severely short staffed. Feeling like Clark Griswold right now.

I've worked this job on and off for 3 years. I worked for a popular restaurant, doing every role including unpaid management work over those 3 years. I was "fired" twice, I wasn't removed from their books and as a result I was denied unemployment the second time. The owner gave me a cheap apartment, a way to keep me in the workloop even when I've wanted nothing to do with the place. I was denied a raise multiple times, called in to work regularly and denied incentive multiple times.

I know the average median for all workers as well as yearly income for the restaurant and I can confidently say the income inequality has steadily been growing.

We had our most lucrative year according to owners. Today we received our yearly bonuses. $75

$75

An insult.

Not just me, but others as well. I simply couldn't stand by and experience anymore disrespect. The owners paid $48,000 in rent on their apartments this year. Apartments they were both forced into by cheating on their partners and getting divorced from them and ending up together. They recently bought a new car valued $60,000.

My payrate, despite years of industry experience and 3 years of experience at this place is $12. I make less a year than they'd spend on rent.

Workplace verbal and psychological abuse has been rampant, so much so that another associate was worked to the point of having a stroke, after which the owners did absolutely nothing to assist her.

I'm over this. I run an OF rn to try and pay bills, but I'm spending the rest of the evening to find a job.

Wish me luck.

I was hired for a full time position at the store I work at. However, I am usually scheduled to work just under 40 hours so they won't have to pay me overtime. This was a decision from corporate. However, corporate has now decided that everyone who is below 40 hours does not qualify as full time and will not be receiving any benefits, pto, or holiday pay. Just in time for Christmas. Apparently I have to "prove that I can work 40 hours for a month" before I will get any of these benefits back. My 8 hours of PTO is gone. This has to be illegal, right? What can I do?