We Have No Bananas Today

[abbey1227]

Nov 26, 2021 22:51:44 GMT merh said:

Nov 25, 2021 13:21:47 GMT abbey1227 said:

I see a Boston Market had no employees so couldn't hand out pre-ordered meals.
Ouch.

You know who should have been laid off first after all these college degrees failed to yield results? Many teachers and counselors.

[merh]

Decided by a court.
So yes, it's happening in this day & age.

[merh]

Our company tried this and we all banded together and answered no. When they sent it again with a statement about expect9ng to see everyone in the office, no one showed up. They dropped it. Then they said they wanted us to have cameras on at home, again we all said no. They dropped that as well. Band together, or get screwed, up to you. Oh and no one got fired for doing this either

I read about a guy who got in trouble for eating at his desk at home.

[merh]

Extinction Rebellion?

www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/live-updates-extinction-rebellion-protesters-6264632

Live updates: Extinction Rebellion protesters block entrance to Leicestershire Amazon depot
Activists are campaigning against Black Friday and its potential contribution to the climate crisis

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ByCorey BedfordFinvola Dunphy
UPDATED15:11, 26 NOV 2021

Extinction Rebellion protesters are blocking the entrance to the Amazon depot in Castle Donington this morning.

A group has been there since the early this morning, some sitting on top of bamboo structures and others huddled in sleeping bags in the middle of the road where lorries come to and from the warehouse.

A number of officers from Leicestershire Police are currently at the scene.

Protesters are camping out at depots up and down the country today in defiance of Black Friday, which typically sees huge numbers of deliveries being transported by lorries all over the UK.

An XR spokesperson told SkyNews: "The action is intended to draw attention to Amazon's exploitative and environmentally destructive business practices, disregard for workers' rights in the name of company profits, as well as the wastefulness of Black Friday."

The activists at Castle Donington are expected to remain there for 48-hours, likely to bring significant disruption to Amazon deliveries today.

So everyone hates Amazon?

[abbey1227]

Nov 27, 2021 11:32:49 GMT merh said:

Extinction Rebellion?

www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/live-updates-extinction-rebellion-protesters-6264632

Live updates: Extinction Rebellion protesters block entrance to Leicestershire Amazon depot
Activists are campaigning against Black Friday and its potential contribution to the climate crisis

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COMMENTS
ByCorey BedfordFinvola Dunphy
UPDATED15:11, 26 NOV 2021

Extinction Rebellion protesters are blocking the entrance to the Amazon depot in Castle Donington this morning.

A group has been there since the early this morning, some sitting on top of bamboo structures and others huddled in sleeping bags in the middle of the road where lorries come to and from the warehouse.

A number of officers from Leicestershire Police are currently at the scene.

Protesters are camping out at depots up and down the country today in defiance of Black Friday, which typically sees huge numbers of deliveries being transported by lorries all over the UK.

An XR spokesperson told SkyNews: "The action is intended to draw attention to Amazon's exploitative and environmentally destructive business practices, disregard for workers' rights in the name of company profits, as well as the wastefulness of Black Friday."

The activists at Castle Donington are expected to remain there for 48-hours, likely to bring significant disruption to Amazon deliveries today.

So everyone hates Amazon?

You remember me asking when Bezos was ever going to get the Walmart treatment?  

And those losers blocking traffic........ none of them have modern gadgets or toys? .....I'm guessing most don't have jobs.

[merh]

There was a time of pensions & gold watches at retirement.
Now that goes to the Golden parachute of the guy at the top making 10-30 times what the grunts make.

[merh]

Look what I found, Manager says he has found this in our receipt printer every morning!

.I remember various jobs villainizing unions. becoming a manager at one place and was told if we heard any talks of unionizing to report it immediately.

i never understood what the problem was, but just assumed it was bad for management to deal with unions.

and then i went to another job as a manager. there were talks of unionizing and the new management company was working out the details to have it start. i was concerned because every place i worked at made it seem like my job would be on the line because i would not be part of the union. and then my boss told me how he worked at various places that had unions as a manager and they were the best jobs he had.

your company wants you to have one person only during a shift, and when they call you you have to fill in. but with a union they are going to make them schedule two people and when one of them calls you you are not allowed to fill in because that's not your job. so two things already, i would have gotten more staff, and i wouldn't have to give up my free days to cover shifts. what about my job, though? i'm always having to fill in and do hourly staff work because it's too much and they need help. nope, with more staff they'll get it done. but not to worry, the union will make sure you have a shit ton of paperwork to do about their jobs.

the more he talked the more i liked the idea of a unionized workplace.

lynxreader•2 days ago
i grew up in one of those northern European social welfare states. everybody was unionized; middle management had a union, employers had their own union, and every union belonged itself to a larger umbrella organization all the way from the factory floor up to the national level. the very idea of anybody trying to bust a union was unthinkable, because that's how you get a multiple-industry-wide strike called down on you. trying to beat such a thing? would have got the actual government interceding, because the next step up would've been a general strike, and those things are explicitly tools for bringing down governments with. and that had happened, so it might again.

i didn't know how good i had it until i moved to the USA.

AMEWSTART•2 days ago
I loved being management for union shops. Big product change coming? Contact the union reps and they’ll spread the word. Not a peep about employee merit raises and favoritism; pay increases were guaranteed in the contract.

I did my job, they did theirs, we were happy

[merh]

[abbey1227]

Nov 29, 2021 5:19:15 GMT merh said:

Look what I found, Manager says he has found this in our receipt printer every morning!

.I remember various jobs villainizing unions. becoming a manager at one place and was told if we heard any talks of unionizing to report it immediately.

i never understood what the problem was, but just assumed it was bad for management to deal with unions.

and then i went to another job as a manager. there were talks of unionizing and the new management company was working out the details to have it start. i was concerned because every place i worked at made it seem like my job would be on the line because i would not be part of the union. and then my boss told me how he worked at various places that had unions as a manager and they were the best jobs he had.

your company wants you to have one person only during a shift, and when they call you you have to fill in. but with a union they are going to make them schedule two people and when one of them calls you you are not allowed to fill in because that's not your job. so two things already, i would have gotten more staff, and i wouldn't have to give up my free days to cover shifts. what about my job, though? i'm always having to fill in and do hourly staff work because it's too much and they need help. nope, with more staff they'll get it done. but not to worry, the union will make sure you have a shit ton of paperwork to do about their jobs.

the more he talked the more i liked the idea of a unionized workplace.

lynxreader•2 days ago
i grew up in one of those northern European social welfare states. everybody was unionized; middle management had a union, employers had their own union, and every union belonged itself to a larger umbrella organization all the way from the factory floor up to the national level. the very idea of anybody trying to bust a union was unthinkable, because that's how you get a multiple-industry-wide strike called down on you. trying to beat such a thing? would have got the actual government interceding, because the next step up would've been a general strike, and those things are explicitly tools for bringing down governments with. and that had happened, so it might again.

i didn't know how good i had it until i moved to the USA.

AMEWSTART•2 days ago
I loved being management for union shops. Big product change coming? Contact the union reps and they’ll spread the word. Not a peep about employee merit raises and favoritism; pay increases were guaranteed in the contract.

I did my job, they did theirs, we were happy

Great start.........compare yourself working at McDonalds to actual slavery. 

[merh]

My coworkers are saying our boss puts food on our table
I said no, I put food on my table by working here. I perform my services and get paid for it and then buy my own food with my own money that I earned with my work.

If I wasn’t working here I’d be somewhere else.

They seemed to get so offended when I said that.

Why do so many people have this slave mentality where they see their employer as a generous god who’s doing them a favour?

[merh]

Hello guys!

I am from 1 million city 5 hours away from Moscow. On Reddit for a while, but mostly for memes and seen this subreddit on main page for a while and decided to check it out.

Guys, I am purely shocked. You should really be on barricades right now with these working conditions. Let me explain why is that in simple facts. In Russia, under mafia rule, cleptocracy and small bussinesses hard to impossible to survive, every single worker from dishwasher and cashier to top managers has following rights:

14 days vacation every six months. 21 days for dangerous professions, two months for school teachers (logically summer holiday). Unused vacation days are paid in cash according to your salary during last 6 months of your employment if you leave.
Sick leaves are mandatory to be paid. Companies MUST pay to social security fund and you get paid sick leaves, from 20 to 100% of your salary depending on years you worked at one place. Also, most companies offer two 100% paid weeks for sick leaves per year after 1 year.
All night shifts are paid x1.5, no matter what. All shifts during your free days are paid X2 or exchanged to free day whenever you want.
If you are a pregnant, you get 70 fully 100% paid days before the child born and 70 days after, 140 days in total.
In addition to number 4, one of parents can take 1.5 years (right, YEARS) of "take care of children" vacation and receive 40% of the salary. The employer is not allowed to fire you during that period and not allowed to fire you immediately after.
If your position is cut and you are fired cause of that, you must receive x3 of your monthly salary as a bonus.
You cannot be fired without agreement with you for other reasons, unless you have formal complaints in your personal formal governement "labor book" (which is extremely rare case). All complains must comply with labor laws. If you are fired without such complaints, or if they are not strong enough, the labor inspection will go in a court for you and make the company take you back + pay full salary for the period you were "fired" + compensation. 80% of court cases are won by the labor inspection.
Like guys, that's the basic shit. You are the richest contry of the world. Your companies are INSANELY rich and they threat their workers like shit. Each time I read about pissbottles in Amazon I think "any currier in Russia would throw this pissbottle right in manager's face, make it viral in social media and nobody would work there ever again".

FIGHT YOU MUTHERFUCKERS WE ARE STRONG WHEN UNITED

From Russia with love.

Edit: WOW 1000 UPVOTES! Thank you so much guys. As more people are seeing it: make unions, argue for your rights, quit and ask others to quit if conditions are extremely bad. Your life is yours, not some companies, so respect yourself

[merh]

Apparently it is a restaurant in NYC

www.dirtcandynyc.com/

[merh]

This is true.
And the ones who quit to avoid the risk get badmouthed.

When I was shopping today some maskless 20something made a point of saying hi.
I said hi back.
Seemed strange.
Did he think I was going to bitch at him for being maskless?
I assume all the unmasked are unvaxxed. Why would I engage in lengthy conversation?

[abbey1227]

Dec 6, 2021 9:37:47 GMT merh said:

This is true.
And the ones who quit to avoid the risk get badmouthed.

When I was shopping today some maskless 20something made a point of saying hi.
I said hi back.
Seemed strange.
Did he think I was going to bitch at him for being maskless?
I assume all the unmasked are unvaxxed. Why would I engage in lengthy conversation?

Ummmmmm, wouldn't it be just as easy to only have those unopposed to masks work during that time?

WHY would you assume that? I'd guess most of the maskless have gotten the shot, thus they're no longer scared of catching anything ........the Stats show more than 1/2 are there already, right?

Have you seen how many people, including the mask wearers, seem to have completely forgotten all about that 6 Foot Rule?

[merh]

Dec 6, 2021 12:05:42 GMT abbey1227 said:

Dec 6, 2021 9:37:47 GMT merh said:

This is true.
And the ones who quit to avoid the risk get badmouthed.

When I was shopping today some maskless 20something made a point of saying hi.
I said hi back.
Seemed strange.
Did he think I was going to bitch at him for being maskless?
I assume all the unmasked are unvaxxed. Why would I engage in lengthy conversation?

Ummmmmm, wouldn't it be just as easy to only have those unopposed to masks work during that time?

WHY would you assume that? I'd guess most of the maskless have gotten the shot, thus they're no longer scared of catching anything ........the Stats show more than 1/2 are there already, right?

Have you seen how many people, including the mask wearers, seem to have completely forgotten all about that 6 Foot Rule?

Get a hoop to wear?

I don't snuggle up. Probably my cart is a couple feet away from the person ahead if me if the tape lines are gone. Add in the length of the cart...kinda 5 or 6 feet.  

With all the Karen stuff?
Why wouldn't I think the unmasked are also unvaxxed?

[abbey1227]

Dec 8, 2021 3:37:54 GMT merh said:

Dec 6, 2021 12:05:42 GMT abbey1227 said:

Get a hoop to wear?

I don't snuggle up. Probably my cart is a couple feet away from the person ahead if me if the tape lines are gone. Add in the length of the cart...kinda 5 or 6 feet.  

With all the Karen stuff?
Why wouldn't I think the unmasked are also unvaxxed?

I really gotta chuckle at the notion by many on the Left that they're inherently smarter than their opposition.  

I think you'll find as you include everyone under your tent, you'll discover your test scores aren't nearly as high on average as you've been led to believe.

[merh]

Dec 8, 2021 6:43:39 GMT abbey1227 said:

Dec 8, 2021 3:37:54 GMT merh said:

Get a hoop to wear?

I don't snuggle up. Probably my cart is a couple feet away from the person ahead if me if the tape lines are gone. Add in the length of the cart...kinda 5 or 6 feet.  

With all the Karen stuff?
Why wouldn't I think the unmasked are also unvaxxed?

I really gotta chuckle at the notion by many on the Left that they're inherently smarter than their opposition.  

I think you'll find as you include everyone under your tent, you'll discover your test scores aren't nearly as high on average as you've been led to believe.

So I'm stupid?

Thank you for the insult 

[abbey1227]

Dec 8, 2021 7:07:51 GMT merh said:

Dec 8, 2021 6:43:39 GMT abbey1227 said:

I really gotta chuckle at the notion by many on the Left that they're inherently smarter than their opposition.  

I think you'll find as you include everyone under your tent, you'll discover your test scores aren't nearly as high on average as you've been led to believe.

So I'm stupid?

Thank you for the insult 

Am I stupid?

I don't believe that YOU specifically are stupid.

[merh]

Dec 8, 2021 7:36:44 GMT abbey1227 said:

Dec 8, 2021 7:07:51 GMT merh said:

So I'm stupid?

Thank you for the insult 

Am I stupid?

I don't believe that YOU specifically are stupid.

What is that about?
The book thing?
I posted it for the store  name 
Who cares about the comment.

It sells right wing stuff. 
Hats. Bumper stickers. Etc. 

Just anything to make a buck, but it can make rent?
Wow.

Apparently there's another in an old Trump political store site. 

I mean, if it played to both sides like Spencer's & Hot Topic, sure. But one side pays the rent?

[abbey1227]

Dec 8, 2021 8:54:25 GMT merh said:

What is that about?
The book thing?
I posted it for the store  name 
Who cares about the comment.

It sells right wing stuff. 
Hats. Bumper stickers. Etc.
Just anything to make a buck, but it can make rent?
Wow.
Apparently there's another in an old Trump political store site. 

I mean, if it played to both sides like Spencer's & Hot Topic, sure. But one side pays the rent?

Unless I'm mistaken........ I believe there's still 2 Trump stores in town. Maybe there's a new market for the #FJB trend? He's certainly giving them plenty to work with.

 I see and hear that kinda commentary all the time, though. Surprised you missed it.  You know, from all those brilliant people that want others to pay for their student loans now.

What did the MSM sell for the last 5 years? To both sides? Might as well go after the crowd that's been working all this time and has some money.