A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
Our Philosophies:
Our Goals
Employers: "Let's treat our entire workforce like they're all completely expendable and let each of them know that we would happily shove them off a cliff if it would have a positive impact on our bottom line."
Also Employers: "Why are all our employees so disloyal and disconnected? NO oNe WaNtS tO wOrK aNyMoRe."
I've never been able to understand "employee engagement". I became disengaged only a few years into my career, when it became very obvious that the whole corporate "we're like family" pitch was pure bullshit. Yeah, like a family that kicks kids out the door when it has a couple bad quarters - a family that you're supposed to love and go the extra mile for but don't expect it to work the other way around.
As a software dev I became a contractor as soon as I learned about that way to make a living, and the few times I did accept full-time jobs it was with no expectation of anything but a paycheck. I don't know how people actually believes the company sees them as anything more than a tool and a liability they don't want. I figured out how much benefits are actually worth and how much more I could make hourly as a contractor, pay for my own insurance and afford unpaid time off. It's really pretty simple math.
"But you have no job security!" LOL neither do you. Getting new contract jobs routinely took 2-3 weeks, no big deal. Clearly this is just one niche in the whole working world, and I consider myself lucky to have gone into a field where I could live that way. But honestly. believing the go-team-go bullshit really doesn't make sense.
How did you get into contract work? I'd love to be able to work when I need/want the money but have the option to step away for a while. I've been burned by too many "family" like workplaces
Last week, we had an all-hands meeting to discuss the findings of our latest employee engagement survey. I have to say in all honesty, that was the least engaging meeting I’ve had at the company. Literally NOBODY had questions, they started making up some to cover for it.
Alt title:
U.S. Employees act their wage
Great double entendre
Maybe the wealthy should consider paying appropriate wages for the output level they want. :shrug:
And suffer having less money? You’re joking, right?
I can't control my wage nor where I work but I do control the amount of labour I provide.
This is common sense 101, I let bootlickers gun for promotions. When I am ready for a raise, I switch jobs. Why play stupid games?
Currently, I submit 2-4 resumes a day on the clock...technically I'm getting paid to get a raise...
Rolling back WFH policies.
I'm still in awe that the business real estate market is such a big deal that companies are fucking scrambling to kill a worker productivity and morale tool that is effectively free for any company that maintained operations during covid.
Surely this could be fixed with a pizza party.
Best I can do is bagel bites. Bring your own soda if you want something other than water. But don’t worry - I’ll be able to join the festivities via zoom from the new corporate jet!
-C-suites, probably
The beatings will continue until morale improves
We just implemented a 4 point scale for What we have accomplished and a 4 point scale for How we accomplished our work. But here is the fun part, no one was allowed to get a 4 because that should be reserved for industry changing innovations or something. And then we found out that the highest you could get on the How metric is a 2. So we have a 4x4 matrix with only like 4 combinations possible. Its ridiculous
You get what you pay for