Most of us have to work to be able to pay bills, buy something to eat, go out or travel somewhere. That means that sooner or later, we need to face adult responsibilities and work in order to have a decent life.
However, the world is unfair, full of scams and things that shouldn’t be tolerated. And in this case - the corporate world. Most companies don’t really care about their employees, yet employees need to provide for themselves and their families, thus they have no other way but to hold themselves together. Actually, there are so many things at work that we are just so used to them being this way that we have even forgotten that they're not exactly as they should be. For instance - unpaid lunches that result in a 9-hour work day.
So, speaking about that, one Reddit user started a thread in one of the communities asking folks online to share work scams that have become so normalized that we don’t even realize they’re scams anymore. So, pandas, explore these scams, comment your thoughts and maybe you will even spot something that you in fact never thought of as being a scam, but when you think about it… well, maybe it is in fact too normalized.
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#1
Having to find someone to cover for you when you call out sick. That's the f*****g managers job not yours.
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124points
#2
Companies offering 3% raises while inflation is 8%
110points
#3
“Be here 15 minutes before your shift starts “
Ya bro. Normally I would because I like to ease in, make a coffee etc. but if you require it and don’t pay, I’m rolling in at 9 on the dot.
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108points
#4
HR is there to protect the company, no one is there to protect the employees.
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101points
#5
"Team lead." It really means "you're going to get management responsibilities without management pay."
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90points
#6
Go above and beyond and we will reward you with….even more work
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80points
#7
Unpaid lunches resulting in a 9 hour work day. Absolute f*****g horseshit.
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71points
#8
For the Americans in the crowd: Let's talk about tying proper healthcare to our jobs, shall we? It's become so normalized that we sometimes forget how wild it is that a huge chunk of our healthcare security is linked to where we work. If you or one of your loved ones requires ongoing medical coverage, you literally CANNOT quit your job.
If you're thinking about switching careers or just need a change of pace, there's this looming threat. You can't just leave, cause if something unfortunate happens, you're screwed. We are all hostages of our employers.
67points
#9
Being expected to give two weeks notice or you get a bad reference/can't be rehired, but we can be fired on the spot for literally no reason at all.
what is that horses**t??
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65points
#10
Wage Theft of almost every type is so normalized we barely notice it.
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57points
#11
Attendance policies, telling an employee who they can and can’t take time off to grief for.
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55points
#12
Sick days.
Don't call them sick days. When I need them they drain my available PTO first before they get to the sick days.
By then I am usually no longer sick and with the little amount PTO I accrue during the year, I am now not getting a vacation.
Out sick is not a f*****g vacation.
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54points
#13
"Do it for the team, others are counting on you" to try and get free labor
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53points
#14
Unpaid internships. How and why have we ok'd this??
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53points
#15
A work contest to see who can have the highest sales dollars. We push to make them a c**p ton of profit and they give us s****y rewards like $10 gift cards or the smallest percentage of a bonus they can find. It's total garbage.
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52points
#16
Downsizing and not getting compensated for doing more work.
52points
#18
My employer keeps paperwork that we are supposed to be filling out regularly in the break room. A lot of people have too much to do and they fill it out on their breaks. I never have. I don’t care how behind I am, if the company wants something done, they are going to have to pay me to do it.
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48points
#19
When you're expected to be ready to start when your shift starts, fine. When you come in a bit early to get a coffee and get your work face on and colleagues immediately start throwing work at you.
I used to come in 15 minutes early and people who were due to finish when I started would just pack up and go.
Thanks to this sub I no longer tolerate that. I still come in early to prepare for the s**t show and get a coffee but *I'm not working*.
I actually had a nurse storm up to me once saying a call bell had been going for 10 mi why wasn't I responding. I shrugged and asked her where her day staff were.
Thanks to this sub I no longer tolerate that. I still come in early to prepare for the s**t show and get a coffee but *I'm not working*.
I actually had a nurse storm up to me once saying a call bell had been going for 10 mi why wasn't I responding. I shrugged and asked her where her day staff were.
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45points
#20
Promising growth and development (dangling the 🥕 on the stick) but not following through.
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44points