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There are no repercussions for bad work, or not meeting production goals, and there is no reward for going the extra mile, or providing accurate work. Everyone is treated the same. Everyone gets the same bonus. There are no raises or promotions. Why work your ass off for a company if they just don't give a flying fuck? Why care if they clearly don't. After two years of pushing myself, saving the company upwards of a million dollars, assisting supervisors, managers, and directors with special projects, watching shitty workers get positions over me because they kiss ass and play the game, and getting walked all over, I'm done. These companies that say they want "go-getters" and "team players" and "work ethic" and "attention to detail"? It's all a lie.
LadyYmir
Sponger004
Sounds like my brothers job. He is looking for new things and sounds like my old job. I moved on as well. It's was the best decision I made
WalterSobchaksWorldOfPain
I'm hitting that wall too, OP. I think we both need new gigs.
Akeera
Sounds like my job. They want you to bust your ass to get just 4/5 on your year end review and that's about it.
postsshootoutofmybutt
Peer grouping. Worst thing ever created. "The best worst person"
poorwhitetrash
OP has upper management written all over him. I'm sure the Bob's would agree.
Isaypoopythingsbecausemostofyouannoyme
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care
MrHumberfloob
dicklashanks
That's why I quit my last job
thisistheguy
How are your tps reports?
DwaynElizondoMountainDewHerbertCamacho
Want to get a promotion: stay there long enough. Don't want to get fired? Do the bare minimum.
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L0StWaNdErEr
Spent 23 years in an industry like yours The fuckups moved up, no merit based reward system. Took my 401K and moved on, never looked back.
acalt
It's like Op found what retail it's all about.
Ghostwish
This is why we job hop. You give them two years. No improvement? Use your 'experience' to get a better job. Rinse, wash, repeat.
lurkinggirl
Are you in the Army? This sounds like the Army.
Prometheus79
Or the Navy. Probably all the services.
Macglower
Sounds like me at work. Didn't realize how much I hate people until I worked in retail.
bringbakfirefly
I gave up ambition a long time ago. I just want my paycheck and to be left alone in my free time.
SwiggityDiggitySwoo
Amen
ThisIsNoCave
That's the spirit!
JabbaTheSwampBandit
That's not the spirit!
GansoEstaMuerto
Welcome to the club
CeejayR
repostmodern
Slothing quite like it.
slurmlover
This will destroy your soul.
21viking
Same shit have destroyed my soul. And whatever parts of my soul was saved from destruction I sold to Devil. Muhuhahaha!
KikiLebeauf
Gotta weigh your options on having a personality inside or outsode of work
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
like 99% of other jobs
Xx11Rebecca11xX
I got my first ever job on the 18th March. (Weekends and holidays only). So far I love it. I work in a theme park. No soul-crushing here :)
TheSuperAllMightyPotato
This. Used to work my ass off to do more while all the others kept doing all the minimum
Thingamajiggly
Yup, that's how it is here. And working my ass off is my norm, so they've come to expect this from me.
mountainofpuppies
if you're the smartest person in the room you're in the wrong room or shud be being paid 2 b there. same rule applies here w/ work ethic.
laestrella
That's the worst.
TheSuperAllMightyPotato
Same. Did some extra work last summer and kept playing the game of "let's do the absolute minimum until someones notice it"
TheSuperAllMightyPotato
I got very good at that game
Thingamajiggly
I hate it though. It just isn't me to not try, you know? But it's less stress than overworking myself with no reward
TheSuperAllMightyPotato
It's my student job and I'll be gone soon(hopefully),so I don't really care that much anymore
Datdudez
Have an honest conversation with your boss. What you see and what he sees may be different. Also he may not know you want to move up.
ParanoidWithGoodCause
aka why communism doesn't work
Momoismysquirrelname
Except this shows why capitalism doesn't work as everyone was working towards their own self interest rather than for the group
ParanoidWithGoodCause
why would anyone work for the group if doing so wasn't in their own self interest? cui bono?
SmolTenk
*socialism. communism is the part where you abandon large states in favour of small, self governed villages.
ParanoidWithGoodCause
ether way there's a lot of red flags
Ireallydonthaveanyideawhattonamemyself
Better red than dead comrade
Trollslegur
http://imgur.com/O4eEhsE
rawdog
Send this to the upper management anomalously (Take out the two year part) @OP. It really makes a difference.
Thingamajiggly
I wonder if it would though. It's a pretty crappy company. Went to HR with a problem once, had the head of HR yelling at me because I
Thingamajiggly
didn't understand what he was trying to explain. Head of HR yelling at an employee over a question about benefits? Yeah...
rawdog
If the upper management does not take it seriously, then you need to start playing their game (Kissing ass) or start finding a better place
rawdog
I work in management and we take anything that is "demotivatig" very seriously.
ApolloTheSpaceFox
by firing the person (s) who complained?
buggeredifiknow
Have you considered that your interpersonal skills might be an issue? 'playing the game is often how people without those skills refer to1/2
buggeredifiknow
People who have them. Your technical skills aren't worth shot if you're so socially lacking that you're a drain.
RosegoldEverything
I'd not think that referring to it as "playing the game" indicates lack of social skills in and of itself. I know way too many people with-
DevilsArsehole
I'd agree but it does seem inequitable that those without technical skills can still get on if they kiss ass.
msterdownunder
I learnt this years ago, HR exists to protect the company from the employee not the other way around
InternetLawyer
THIS ^^^ HR is not your friend, they are your enemy. And if you're HR, you're your own enemy.
StatisticallyInsignificantCanadian
As HR, this is my typical day:
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hotspicyboner
Do you work where I work? Is this Chuck?
GunstarH3ro
Do you work at a casino?
Hellofromseattlewa
Brian? You’re one of us!
investigation27
Don??? Are you one of these people?
nospacebarforusername
Don is definitely one of these people!
Itotallygetthatreference
LARRY? LAAARRRYYYY!
JasonGibson
Yeah, and I fucking work there too.
Kage197
Sounds like my work, to a tee. Only difference is the lazier you are and the more ass you kiss better you get paid. Dippin Dots blows
justtwobrothers
Walter?
UnremarkablyInteresting
E cheese?
californiadrought
I figured this was Julio
alyssaaac
Funny thing is my boss's name is Chuck and this is how he acts
LegendaryThrillary
Nah, it's gotta be Michael.
degenerator
Bolton? Are you related to the singer?
ShadowReaper462
Sounds like my work... it that you Tom?
WarriorSuperman
Sounds like my place of work....Me? Is that you.
greentights
It's me of the future past
DaHerminator
The "Buy More" needs to up their game.
sck8000
One word... Pineapple.
redhead1089
Chuck?... is that you?
TheBufferkiller
You're not going to find many corporate jobs that aren't like this.
Thingamajiggly
That's what I'm being told. I guess I just don't get why it has to be that way
xLirael
Come to the non-profit side. Pay can be shit but benefits are good. My company thanks everyone constantly.
TheBufferkiller
People enjoy having their ass kissed.If you want to move up, you have to learn to kiss ass and network.It's a shitty part of corporate life.
Montrose1100
LOL stfu don't tell everyone the world's secrets
TheBufferkiller
I didn't tell anyone HOW to kiss ass. That's still our little secret.
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msterdownunder
Either work for yourself or get out of the corp 9to5, otherwise you gotta learn to play the game. It sucks but it's everywhere.
onthesquare
PLOT TWIST: OP runs the quarter booth at an adult video store.
LiamWong22
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Iwanttofingeryou
Plot twist: @op works for Belko
hashtagnobud
I'm guessing he works retail.
milante
Did you just assume OP's gender?
hashtagnobud
Oh shit I just triggered myself.
motherwillow
What's a quarter booth
ActuallyBaffled
My understanding is that it's a booth with a screen where you pay with coins (25¢ here) to watch porn. But I'm not American , what do I know
AdolphusOfBlood
I've seen them in video games before but there it was basically the same stuff you get at a strip club so I don't see a point.
CaptainWildBillKelso
Mop boy is the worst job at a porno quarter booth. I am not missing my old job at Show World
dev89
Have you ever tried to clean splooge out of the coin mech? No? Didn't think so.
Ojerk
The trick is having the right brand of bendy straw.
AbstractBettaFish
mikekearn
onthesquare
haha
Schitzoflink
PLOT DOUBLE TWIST: OP is in Congress
Jathantaylor
What's the difference?
Schitzoflink
The quarter booth employee can take pride in their work?
degenerator
PLOT TWIST: He's Bernie! No, Bernie, don't quit!
TankEngineer
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Jbawsome
They are not all like that. It looks like it's time for you to move on.
imcody2010
Happiness is key to life. Money is great, but your sanity is better.
Angatita
Agreed. My new job has a reward system based on kudos from your coworkers.
VBot
The problem is that op has already lost passion. It would take an incredible company to bring that back.
dadIdugahole
This is right, or setup your own company
monkncheese
You know, this confession bear sounds real similar to communism.
GiddyKipper
My company just sent two back of house worker guys to Germany beer tasting, some managers to New York, and some others to London as rewards.
degenerator
@op Remember the words of Peter Gibbons: my only real motivation is not to be hassled; that, and the fear of losing my job. 1/2
degenerator
2/2 But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
MeowAllTheTime
Some places are worse. They have double standards where some people get away with doing next to nothing (unless count ass kissing), and 1/2
MeowAllTheTime
While others go the extra mile and get no recognition - only that we don't know how to "sell ourselves" 2/2
blueskyline
Where? https://media.giphy.com/media/Qdr1CieQdNryg/giphy.gif
Corrodias
Of course, there also may be contract work (depending on your field).
Corrodias
Well, my employer is pretty good as far as I can tell. But I don't know what they're hiring for now. Not much use if you're not in WI or ME.
blueskyline
I am in Alberta Canada. Right now I am just lucky to get a job. Overnight, part-time at a grocery store. McDonald's didn't even call back.
Corrodias
Well, that's shitty. I don't think there's a shortage of unskilled labor *anywhere*. To thrive, you must know how to do *something* special.
Corrodias
But even if you do, it's no guarantee of an easy search.
Prometheus79
This! Find a job you like with a wage you can live with. I would love to make the money I used to, but I am damn happier with my current job
IAmTheCutestOfBorg
Took a 25% pay cut, but am so much happier at my new job. The stress level us WAY down, and they appreciate my work.
lcplspanky
I work at Walmart, not the best pay starting off, but I got promoted because I did my supervisors job on his days off w/o being asked 1/3
lcplspanky
And I am planning on doing the manager program in about a year once my life is calmed down some, it's all up to you I've found. Also it 2/3
lcplspanky
Was supposed to be 1/2, not 1/3, but having to correct that made it 3 anyway
itsthevoiceman
Most jobs ARE like that. Finding a job that WILL incentivize upward behavior is more difficult.
Angatita
They'll definitely be that way if they're unionized. Sure you get higher pay but everyone is equal and it's hard to fire bad workers.
WhatACunningHat
These issues are rife in non-unionised companies, too.
Angatita
True I was just pointing out the especially bad ones.