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Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 01:22
by Kuuki
Yeah, sounds like a typical factory job.
I did it once in the summer because being from the countryside means doing that or farm work and I don't have found memories of it.
Everyone did get along pretty well though so at least there was that.
As for unions, well, obligatory not in the US so it's all a bit different, but I once worked in a place where the union rep was the HR lady's cousin. Very unefficient when you have a beef with the HR lady.
If you feel like ranting, we will all listen
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 01:34
by Hotarla
Had to check with my app. Looks to be in the 70s here which is like 24C. It’s kinda a bit muggy bc it rained. I hate this kind of heat.
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 01:54
by Kitalpha Hart
We had rain earlier too
Had a window open and got a chair wet. Oh well
Yeah that sounds like a MASSIVE conflict of interest. We had one where a board member is the WIFE of the one VP. She's now semi-retired and no longer in the union, thankfully
But our HR head? He offered to spank my lead for me. He's cool. Pretty sure he's the reason why this one time period couple years ago when I should've had enough attendance hits to be fired I only ended up with one and the other times were straight up not there, and the one I didn't know was there until about two months later, which is waaaaaaaay too late to get written up for. The limit for a write-up is a week. May be a bit longer if the person is out for a bit
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 02:06
by Yokuutsu
I try to not talk about my job because I already dread going back tomorrow...and some stuff that has happened there is NSFW (I work in food manufacturing so a cold factory XD)
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 02:12
by Kitalpha Hart
We talking OSHA violation NSFW or not something you want kids to see NSFW?
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 02:25
by Yokuutsu
The second one, way one got promotion and later moved to a different shift (and why I think we worked all those saturdays)
We do have OSHA violations too I believe.
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 02:32
by Kuuki
I work in hotels/hostels, I know of already too many NSFW things happening and I do not want to know more. XD
Kitalpha Hart wrote: ↑Jul 15th, '24, 01:54
We had rain earlier too
Had a window open and got a chair wet. Oh well
Yeah that sounds like a MASSIVE conflict of interest. We had one where a board member is the WIFE of the one VP. She's now semi-retired and no longer in the union, thankfully
But our HR head? He offered to spank my lead for me. He's cool. Pretty sure he's the reason why this one time period couple years ago when I should've had enough attendance hits to be fired I only ended up with one and the other times were straight up not there, and the one I didn't know was there until about two months later, which is waaaaaaaay too late to get written up for. The limit for a write-up is a week. May be a bit longer if the person is out for a bit
That place would have been a lawsuit heaven if it wasn't government related (like I was in France, work laws favor the worker, they were breaking quite a few). Meaning you can start a lawsuit but your career is dead if you don't have the right contract. Which I didn't.
I am still glad I escpaed.
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 02:44
by Kitalpha Hart
Yeah I think our laws are more for the corporations than the people
But then again the government is owned by the corporations, so that's not surprising
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 02:50
by Kuuki
I guess it is more or less the same everywhere. It is just more or less hidden.
France just likes to strike a lot so they are more careful.
Re: Summer Event 2024!
Posted: Jul 15th, '24, 03:25
by Kitalpha Hart
France will set itself on fire to get what the people want