Working in a company without a union
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Yeah im unionized and realized that the union is there to keep the peace between the boss and workers, not actually do anything if the worker is being abused. Having said that, union all the way, i would take this shit over my old non union job any day
Right? Like at least I have SOME kind of defense.
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My company is 13 people big. HR is the wife of the owner/president/CEO.
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I work in a union and this shit happens there too.
Unions are great and a bad union is better than no union (imo) but if people go into a union job thinking all the problems with modern work culture will be solved by it they'll just walk away jaded and disappointed.
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That's mostly a US thing though I think? Over here in Europe the concept of suing your company is practically non-existent. Your recourse is through the legal system regardless of any HR actions.
America uses lawsuits because there is no legal system around workers rights. Best we can do is sue for damages and hope there is something left over after lawyer fees.
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Unions are great and a bad union is better than no union (imo) but if people go into a union job thinking all the problems with modern work culture will be solved by it they'll just walk away jaded and disappointed.
Agreed. It's very helpful, and useful, but it doesn't turn work into some magic utopia. People are still people.
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My company is 13 people big. HR is the wife of the owner/president/CEO.
Sounds bad, but really isn't that much worse than typical HR, who will rat you out to the CEO in a heartbeat.
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Sounds bad, but really isn't that much worse than typical HR, who will rat you out to the CEO in a heartbeat.
Yeah. HR at my work doesn't know how to do anything other than payroll. I had to set up short term disability because I had surgery and it took like a month for me to get it handled. I was totally on my own because HR knew nothing and didn't even give me the right phone number for the disability insurance folks. -_-
But don't worry, she'll come yell at you like you're 5 if she thinks you're goofing off.
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Yeah. HR at my work doesn't know how to do anything other than payroll. I had to set up short term disability because I had surgery and it took like a month for me to get it handled. I was totally on my own because HR knew nothing and didn't even give me the right phone number for the disability insurance folks. -_-
But don't worry, she'll come yell at you like you're 5 if she thinks you're goofing off.
Sounds like a fun work environment!
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Sounds like a fun work environment!
Totally. I work entirely from home now because of it. Used my chronic illness to escape the bad vibes
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That’s why you hire a redhead dude named Toby to run HR
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That’s why you hire a redhead dude named Toby to run HR
NO. GOD NO. NO GOD PLEASE NO. NO. NO. NOO.
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Yeah im unionized and realized that the union is there to keep the peace between the boss and workers, not actually do anything if the worker is being abused. Having said that, union all the way, i would take this shit over my old non union job any day
In many situations the union is a good way to put more pressure on the boss. Yes, the boss can still do something shady, but the consequences are likely to be more significant.
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I work in a union and this shit happens there too.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Well it depends on the union and it depends on local laws. But some of them are international.
Unions don't prevent companies being crap in my experience but at a certain point they step in and yell at them for being crap. You still have to put up with HR being ridiculous, being incomprehensibly corrupt is practically part of the job description.
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My company is 13 people big. HR is the wife of the owner/president/CEO.
I worked at a 40 person company. Wife was the CEO, her boyfriend of a decade became the "CTO" because he was an unemployed mechanic.
I just took my pay and waited for the company to fail.
