Kagan MacTane (he/him)Oct 22, 2023

How dare workers use their sick leave? Taking sick days when they're sick?! The gall!

I'm glad this write-up makes the point that sick leave is *part of your compensation package*. What's next for the WSJ, "how dare workers ask to be paid"? (Never mind, I'm sure they've said something just like that many times already.)

https://boingboing.net/2023/10/21/wall-street-journal-complains-about-workers-using-their-sick-days.html #work #sick #SickLeave #employers #EmployerNonsense #WageTheft #EntitledBosses

Wall Street Journal complains about workers using their sick days | Boing Boing

A recent Wall Street Journal article — an actual article, in the workplace/lifestyle section, not even an op-ed! — laments the recent trend of horrible, lazy workers who, umm … *checks notes* … tak…

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Shouty personOct 13, 2023

Fediverse, I must tell you a thing because I require you to feel my rage.

A few weeks ago, I received an email from my employer telling me that they would be demising my corporate mobile within the next few weeks in favour of BYOD (i.e. buy your own bloody data, plebs).

Why are they doing this? The answer, apparently, is three-fold.

#EmployerNonsense #Work #WorkplaceChallenges