I worked at Staples when I was younger and they made everyone watch an anti union video and then answer a quiz on the video. It was the most insulting, condescending thing I’d ever seen. It featured a guy dressed like a warehouse worker and speaking in a thick “working class” accent, but obviously he was an actor. The only line I remember is something like “Look, if I got a problem, I’ll just take it right to my boss. I don’t need some union getting’ in the way o’ dat.”
I worked at whole foods in highschool and had to watch this kind of video with addition to a questionnaire about why we don't need unions for workers. I was only 17 at the time but I knew it was bullshit cause my dad is a union labor worker.
Here's why I left.
8 points and your fired.
1 point if you call out at all (including calling out sick.. even withstood note)
2 points if you call out during a weekend day including Friday.
If you called out sick they would tell you to come in and at the end of the phonecall state they will be giving you a point and they are writing you up while still on the phone.
Keep in mind we were working with food.
I will never eat there or even step a foot in again.
Edit: lots of good advice. I needed the job at the time but I'm going to make sure I'm never in a position like that ever again.
redditing_1L on March 5th, 2018 at 15:56 UTC »
I worked at UPS (union shop) and FedEx (non-union) at the same time in college.
It was fundamentally the same job, except they worked you about twice as hard for less money and no benefits at FedEx. It was pretty awesome.
Edit for clarity: FedEx Ground doesn't give benefits, or at least didn't in the mid 2000s when I worked there
Am_Sci on March 5th, 2018 at 16:25 UTC »
I worked at Staples when I was younger and they made everyone watch an anti union video and then answer a quiz on the video. It was the most insulting, condescending thing I’d ever seen. It featured a guy dressed like a warehouse worker and speaking in a thick “working class” accent, but obviously he was an actor. The only line I remember is something like “Look, if I got a problem, I’ll just take it right to my boss. I don’t need some union getting’ in the way o’ dat.”
UncleTouchyPenis on March 5th, 2018 at 17:45 UTC »
I worked at whole foods in highschool and had to watch this kind of video with addition to a questionnaire about why we don't need unions for workers. I was only 17 at the time but I knew it was bullshit cause my dad is a union labor worker.
Here's why I left.
8 points and your fired.
1 point if you call out at all (including calling out sick.. even withstood note)
2 points if you call out during a weekend day including Friday.
If you called out sick they would tell you to come in and at the end of the phonecall state they will be giving you a point and they are writing you up while still on the phone.
Keep in mind we were working with food.
I will never eat there or even step a foot in again.
Edit: lots of good advice. I needed the job at the time but I'm going to make sure I'm never in a position like that ever again.