this has to be satire
Yes, of course there are plenty of workplaces this bad, but they still wouldn’t write “voluntary mandatory”
After meeting many a middle manager, I can say with absolute certainty that they would write something like this.
Unironically.
This is basically how Golden Corral works their staff
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.
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.
Drug testing at a restaurant?! lmaooooo
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.
I hope this is just one of those fake rage bait signs
It is
Come on guys, you’re all falling for obvious bait.
Some people see a fishing line in the water and shout “this is bait!”
But I only see a pretty little neon snack.
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
People are still bleating about that interview like it was death of all. Talk about writing the enemy’s propaganda for them…
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.
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.
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.
‘filled with people who believe it is more important to do nothing wrong than it is to do something right’
The equivalent of burning down your house because a window got dirty
I was already gone by that time, disappointing to see, but also what I’ve come to expect from Reddit at this point
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.
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
Today my son is born. As I sit the waiting room, I ponder “How can I best serve the company?”
You will be a great asset to the company. Great great asset to the company
YOUR WORK IS INVALUABLE TO THE COMPANY
Go team!
The true question would be: “how can your son best serve the company”? He has more years ahead of him that can be spent in servitude than you, so you are already obsolete.
The appropriate answer to that is the full staff making a chorus and singing to the bosses “FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUU! WE’RE LEEEEAVING!”
‘…voluntary mandatory shift coverage.’
Someone should be gifted a dictionary for Supervisor Appreciation Day.
I totally understand the overall ridiculousness of this, but I suspect that “mandatory” and “voluntary” apply to 2 different people in this case. Person 1 has a “mandatory shift” and person 2 is supposed to voluntarily cover that person’s mandatory shift.
But it is mandatory because they get fired for not doing it.
Yeah, which is why I have “voluntarily” in italics.
They can fuck off.
Me thinks they don’t know the meaning of voluntary.
Whoever wrote that can go fuck themselves with a 40-grit sandpaper dildo made from a red hot curling iron.
Those who work at this company should all no show simultaneously and see how it does.
Ahh yes, voluntary mandatory, just like life imprisonment death sentence.
Civilized countries make this shit illegal.
Some some people may not believe this shit is actually ilegal in mexico. There’s a limited list of cases where firing an employee is actually justified, without obligations for the employer. Otherwise you’re entitled to a 3month compensation.
There are, of course, employers who decide to challenge this and drag payments, but still…
There’s a very large difference between something being illegal and the crime being enforced, but legally recognizing that it’s illegal goes a long way, even if only because people radicalize easily when they see the boss/company owner blatantly committing crimes.
Your employer wants you to be in a mindset of scarcity and fear.
That way, he can have leverage over you and easily control you.
You should never allow it.
If you’re being intimidated for termination, look for another job and make it easier for him to fire you.
Show him that have options and don’t care.
I got a job at Subway when leaving the army, mostly out of boredom. Told them the only day I cannot come in is Thursdays, that’s when I go into the VA for my deployment issues. Put that is writing, got hired. They also had something like this where you have to always be on call. They called my on Thursday in the middle of a counseling session, so on Friday I was fired.
Turns out, the FAFO is strong with this one. The VA asked if I put it in writing, “Yes, here is the email”. Several weeks later the fine leveraged against the owner was so high she had to sell the business. She called me, asking when I am coming back in (I could tell it was being recorded, could hear the static) and I laughed and told her you can’t record me, and you fired me, then hung up.
Turns out shitcanning veterans who just got back from a deployment during the height of “we all love Murica!” gets you zero sympathy from anyone.
Damn, that’s crazy, man.
Hope it goes well for you!
I am fine now. This was a while ago. But thank you for the concern, it is appreciated. I dropped my apron on the floor when leaving and did a “well…bye”.
The manager said to pick it up.
“I don’t work here”
“voluntary mandatory”
this isn’t real, man
Yeah, true enough
Voluntold
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.
