Finally quit a horrible job

Jun 4, 2015 10:13 AM

Finally quit a horrible job

I worked at this dairy farm for about a year and was pretty much locked into it because I moved away from home to work at this God forsaken place. They break basic Texas workforce laws and treating workers like shit (granted most are here illegally, but they still have families to provide for). The workers get paid little to no money for the work they do and the hazards they are exposed to. As for the laws they are breaking I will list them below.
- They force us to work overtime, but does not pay for the overtime. If you don't work it then you will be fired.
- They have told people that they are not allowed to eat lunch during their shifts because production is low. The main people they had told this to are the milkers who work there for about ten hours six days out of the week. The law says that they are mandated to give the workers either a single 1 hour break for lunch or a thirty minute lunch with 2 fifteen minute breaks if they are working for over 8 hours.
- There are multiple safety hazards on the site that are very inexpensive to fix. I have damn near broken my ankle because of an uncovered manhole that all they do is place a single fucking rock over.
- They do not give the proper training for the equipment we have to use. Oh, and they cut out the seatbelts in these vehicles.

So happy I've left that place. Now all I can do is spread the word about this horrible place. Thank you for listening to my rant.

tl;dr The place I used to work at sucks and are pulling huge no-no's

quit

fuckthisshit

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Sadly, there are loopholes in farm employment. Don't have to abide by labor laws

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Should've got yourself fired for missing a Saturday and sued for wrongful termination. If you really care, report them!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Call the labor board and OSHA.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Good for you, I've been there myself.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Same here. It was a Friday and they handed me my check and I walked out without saying anything to anyone after I saw how much it was.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

My life is a lot better without that fucking sweatshop

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Good for you! I don't know about the U.S. But in the UK you can sue for constructive firing which can be based on personal victimisation 1/2

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Or unsuitable working conditions meaning you felt unsafe continuing there. It's worth talking to legal aid and seeing if you have a case

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'll look into it. Thanks!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

OP - did you report them to the authorities???

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I honestly don't know where to go

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Well isnt it called OHSA or something like that?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Department of labor (dol) my company got sued silly for shit like this

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0