I worked yesterday and that means I worked on Christmas. A day where morale was obviously low (no one wanted to be there) and even the manager on duty (there was 1) gave us vague directions and didn’t bother to manage me or my co-workers most of the time. This led to a 5 hour…
There’s an interesting paradox that I’ve written about before: The poor are working less than the rich. This has been written about elsewhere and explained in three theories: 1. The availability of attractive work for poor men (especially black men) is falling, as the availability of cheap entertainment is rising. 2. Social forces cultivate a…
Last night I went from mildly disliking my job to hating it. I have all of these extra responsibilities that I have to do in lieu of customer service. Because I work the third shift and it’s sometimes not busy, they have us clean up most of the store for the morning crew. You have…
You know how I was trying to be positive about Sweden and its chances for a 6 hour work day last week or so? “Why Sweden is a long way from six-hour days” …Fuck.
Recently, Richard Branson has made the “startling” claim that he wants everyone to have unlimited vacations. At first glance it seems like any and all anti-work advocate should be behind this but let’s take a closer look. First off, on that ABC link there’s a piece about Branson himself and at one point he says…