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      there’s a lot of stupid, ignorant assholes running small businesses all over the place that think they own their employees and can boss them 24/7. this could totally be a legit posting somewhere.

      if you want me answering my phone 24/7, you’re paying me 24/7–and providing the phone you want me to answer.

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        I’ve seen shit like this working in an understaffed restaurant. It was understaffed because the management decided to drug test and most of the staff was let go. Then whined the entire time about people unable to cover shifts and pulled shit like this. I promptly left after coming back from being sick.

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      One would hope that a message THAT tone deaf wouldn’t have even made it to the keyboard before realizing what a catastrophically bad idea it was.

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      Yes, of course there are plenty of workplaces this bad, but they still wouldn’t write “voluntary mandatory”

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        Nah, you gotta pull this shit as a part timer unless you’re already retired/independently wealthy. Don’t fuck with your actual career or income.

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    On call rules AND on call pay, or STFU. Your staffing problem isn’t my problem and I can contact legal authorities if you do write me up for having my phone off or just not coming in.

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      Yeah, this is a pretty sad bait for Internet points. The AI BOTs are getting lazy.

      Official company policy being printed and posted on the refrigerator… totally legit. SMH

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      It’s basically all of the content on r/antiwork after that community decided to throw itself off the golden gate bridge over an awkward interview that didn’t even fucking matter, on Fox “news” of all places

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        People are still bleating about that interview like it was death of all. Talk about writing the enemy’s propaganda for them…

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          Yeah, I still can’t believe after all this time that people haven’t gained some perspective on that. Like, Fox News viewers were never going to respect an antiwork community regardless.

          I can’t help but think that part of it is based on subconscious transphobia about the mod who gave the interview, especially considering all the blatant misgendering and disproportionate rage directed at them by the community.

          It was a really disturbing outcome, and the interview itself was insignificant compared to the behavior of the users. I’ve never seen such a large community implode over something so small. That was one moment I realized that … maybe I shouldn’t really be on reddit.

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            I mean the fact that people seem to think that a growing global movement on workers rights was derailed by one debacle of a fox news interview of a reddit mod is…not a good look overall. I legit got attacked on lemmy a couple of days ago for pointing out hey notice how a right wing fuckhead getting pwned doesn’t destroy their reputation? Ya wanna think about that and why you’re doing their propaganda for them?

            it really felt like a purity politics moment. Bug fuck insane when you’re talking about change.

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              Yeah, I’ve heard of making a mountain out of a molehill, but this was more like making an anthill into Mt. Everest. And anyone who tried to approach the situation rationally was immediately shouted down by angry mobs. It was hugely disappointing to see.

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                I was already gone by that time, disappointing to see, but also what I’ve come to expect from Reddit at this point

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                ‘filled with people who believe it is more important to do nothing wrong than it is to do something right’

    • @[email protected]
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      Totally. Pretty sure it would be illegal of an employer to ask this here in the UK, probably the US too.

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        Illegal? Yes.

        Stops businesses from doing this kind of BS? No.

        Also, is this a legit thing posted at a legit workplace? Probably not.

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    Sounds like the company needs to increase its bus factor. Luckily, I can help the company by not doing any of this nonsense, to pressure execs into hiring more staff so that the team is robust enough to weather a catastrophe.

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    Pour one out this Memorial day for anyone stuck working for such a massive powertripping cunt as the one that wrote this.

    I bet they’re also the type to loudly exclaim “no one wants to work anymore” when no one answers their calls at 4 in the morning.

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    Depending on the country/state that could obligate the company to pay for devices if they’re going to require they have them.

    Not to mention possible “on call” pay could apply as well.

    I wonder if people who make these things (if real) even think of throwing them by HR or some professional who could help them avoid the legal implications of these kinds of things.

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      This is probably by some small time business owner who never heard of HR, since preventing this liable shit is exactly HR’s job.