Whenever some employer says we're a family, I tell my coworkers about how much I hated my parents but I always look out for my siblings. I don't tell the job shit. Screw around, I'll vouch for you, I'll cover your shifts. That's what a good union rep does. Yeah it's a family, an abusive one.
Last time a manager tried the whole "we're a family" line on me, he stopped after I made it very awkward. My exact words were "Yes Daddy!" We're both guys and he was very homophobic.
Worked for several LE departments and agencies. The Chief, Sheriff, district Chief, or whoever always trotted out that "we are family" line when it was convenient for them. Interestingly, when they noted shifts spending time together off-duty; whether fishing, cooking out, bowling, shooting, or whatever, they started moving people around in order to break up those friendships and alliances. The hierarchy was suddenly "threatened" by that showing of family that they previously endorsed. 😂
@@Jaminn724 No foolin, we got an email before a forecasted winter storm advising us to leave early for work, carpool with someone with 4 wheel drive, or stay at a local motel so that we could make it in to work. Sent from a manager working from home who had taken the storm day off. We're a doctors office, not an ER or even a hospital, just a plain old annual physical, I've got a cold dostors office.
@@paulfox3532"I regret to inform you that my vehicle is incapable of transportation in such conditions. I have also exhausted my resources of finding a college with 4wd to no avail. I have looked at motels local to the office and have found myself unable to readily afford the cost on such short notice. Is there anything else I can do to beat the storm?" Now enjoy your vacation, or enjoy the bonus youll get for the motel rooms you may or may not be sleeping in. If it goes that far and they want to compensate for a room, negotiate per diem for food, too. No way your budget counts for take out every day..
@@paulfox3532 State of emergencies don't mean anything to my work. Wanted us there during the worst winter storms we've had and even ran with a tornado on the ground, none of the workers knew until afterwards
The hope I keep hanging onto is that thanks to Brandon’s NLRB director, this is the best labor environment we’ve had in this country since before Reagan. I hope to see the union participation rate go up a lot! People deserve solidarity against their bosses
Twice I have gotten reprimanded at work for not being able to physically get to my place of work after hurricane flooding. 1st time I was 18/19yo and the road to get out of my apartment complex was 6ft deep, my manager threatened to fire me if I didnt come in (management was having to do all the work at that location), I was walking distance from another retail location so out of spite I put my uniform on and walked over there and clocked in, the manager there was super excited to see me lol. Technically according to HR I didnt miss my shift. The second time a few years ago, (Im 38 now), the creek I have to cross to get to the highway to get to town flooded about 10ft over the road, manager flipped out and wanted to know why I didnt own a boat knowing the area around me flooded every storm season. He sent the service manager to pick me up in the highest truck they could find between the company and owners' personal fleet. He couldnt even get within 2 miles of me lol.
@@insaniam_convertunt_scientiam I worked for them for 7 years almost. I was the only one willing to get on a commercial roof as a storm approached lol. I have some cool photos of bands and storm eyes.
The least you can do is buy a boat, a hovercraft, a small airplane and maybe a tank to ensure you can get to work in all weather conditions (or in case of war)
At my job is DeLeon springs the Strom wasn't close to use but people kept bitching so some got to leave home to prepare more. I left at 8 and by 9 it was over lol I missed 6 hours of pay... But yes this was us last year. Three trees was down on my road blocking me in for 6 days but work covered one day at least lmao
I'm actually required to come in to work during a hurricane, but it's because I work for the county and am part of the evacuation plan for disabled/mobility impaired residents.
Makes sense for you as you are an essential worker - but for people like me, working in those conditions is pointless: no one is going to brave slick roads and high winds just to get some common pharmacy goods…
Yup, worked there for 1 month in the distribution center. The only day you get off is Christmas day. Other than that you're working your shift mon-thurs or fri-sun.
I work at Sam’s club and it is true. Management was very upset when I missed one day of work during the Texas ice storm in 2021 that took down the electrical grid for most of the state. The days I did show up they made me work in the bakery making dinner rolls and French breads for the 2 customers that came by that week.
Yup! Remember that year Florida got hit repeatedly then double tapped by 1 of the hurricanes? Was working at Walmart. Got "fired" 3 different times during all that due to not going in. Decided to and was able to paddle a CANOE through their parking lot after the last one. Got a respectable raise in the end because they had technically fired over half the crew for no call no show and were desperate to get people back in.
In Florida right now working retail, during a tropical storm warning, management made the call at 9pm last night that since it was only a tropical storm and the predicted hurricane force winds had moved a little bit (20 miles) further away, we needed to be open. Full staff, 12 hours, and zero customers. This incompetent management team has done the same thing, with the same results, every time we've been threatened with a tropical storm, costing the company lots of money, and have never been called on it by higher management or owners, yet we in the trenches, coming in at the potential risk of our own safety, leaving our families to deal with things without us, are threatened with termination of employment for not coming to work.
I told my boss to fire me, so I can be rich off wrongful termination law suit. Shut him up real quick. Now I do trade work, and my boss had to physically pull me off the jobsite to get me to stop working. I die my family gets paid, I get hurt I get paid, nothing happens I get paid
They never would. Morons like that are tickling the upper intestines of their bosses with their lips. No job is EVER worth the danger of such hazardous conditions. Idk if in florida they have the vaguest laws about wrongful termination that even the most ass backwards shit states do but anywhere vaguely humane would easily see that fo what it was. Then again if they really get that head up their ass they can always be reminded that there's a lot of dark areas between here and their home that unfortunate shit can happen to people. Got to be careful and remember that people that work somewhere can help keep things safe.
Floridian here. Literally feeling this as I sit and wait in my office. All the managers are working from home but I had to drive through the storm to go to work.
@@JRotten "No upper Management showed up." So you're saying that working in a hurricane has it's perks huh? I'm in tornado alley and haven't ever experienced a hurricane. Tornadoes are a whole other ball game though. Management lives in denial that it can possibly happen, so they're never really prepared for the possibility. When you're in a factory, there's no TVs or local radio station or anything on, and the noise of the factory completely masks the noise of the warning sirens. You're completely at the mercy of management to give you a heads up that there's a tornado warning and you're all supposed to get to 'shelter'. Often, they just don't tell you. Whether you're gonna live or die in that situation boils down to just straight up luck.
That tells you right there that your company doesn’t care find you one that cares we don’t get hurricanes up here but we get a lot of snow and if it’s over a foot we’re told it’s not worth our lives and will be compensated
I live in erie Pennsylvania and feel this on a totally different level. We got almost 6 feet of snow in less than 24 hours one year, cars were stuck everywhere and the employer told us all to come in, sent us home an hour later because it was to bad out... Stay safe sunshine state.
This recently happened in Kentucky at a candle factory but with a tornado. Plant was running 24/7 work was still going. Then, a tornado collapsed the building killing 8 workers. Sad stuff.
Because all the "good" homes built 50 years ago, when insurance and flood plain warnings meant something to homebuilders, and those $15k to $25k pre-Carter homes are worth $900k to $4.2m now.
Yeah this hits hard. Worked for an engineering firm years ago (first major job I had as a kid). I commuted everyday about 2 hrs to 2 hrs and 30 mins everyday to get there. One winter there was an snow and ice storm that came through that the roads impossible to get on. After spending an extra two hours in the morning to try to get my car out it wasn't going to happen and my wife (at the time gf) made me realize just because I dug it out here doesn't mean the rest of the roads aren't going to be shit so I called out there morning. Next working day I came in he called me in his office to lecture me about the importance of being on time and making arrangements. Most everyone had called out that day and even the day I returned hardly anyone came in because roads were still kind of shit, but he was there and told me that he made it just fine (even though he only lives like 10 minutes from the office). Tried to tell me I did make every effort I could to be in that day, but after two hours of digging my POS car out even if I had managed it the highways were going to be treacherous and I had learned my lesson from a previous time I made a trip in a snow storm when I didn't have to. He suggested next time I find lodging in the city someplace next time and I said I would be open to that as long as it's something I could expense since it's an unneeded expense on my end. He flat out told me that it wouldn't happen and I needed to decide how dedicated I was to the team (the same team that had also called out and most lived locally. This was also after I had worked a Saturday or two editing some plans). I quit two months later.
The cops kicked me out of town because of flooding and wouldn't let me back in. Boss called and asked why i wasn't there i handed the phone to the cop and had jim explain it to them lol one of the best days of my life.
Just a reminder that one of the first things they did during the pandemic was make it so that Employers couldn't be sued if you caught covid while they made you work through a pandemic
How TF is that the employer’s fault? Plenty of other stuff that is their fault to criticize. Like providing an abusive work environment and slowly chipping away benefits and layoffs at the drop of a hat and “raises” that don’t keep up with inflation. But we’re going to sue the company instead because some employee happened to sneeze at work? Ridiculous.
@@James-dq3jo Didnt want to assume Imagine risking your neck doing some of the most dangerous work we know. Risking your neck and health with heights, concrete dust, and electrical wiring. Then all of a sudden a outbreak happens, a new disease that has caused some fatalities so a lock down is now in effect, however YOU still have to go out there risking your neck in a already dangerous job, because you are deemed "essential" while your employer gets to "Work from home" Now imagine someone that was infected with this disease sneezes infecting other people on his floor. The company knew about these initial infections but didnt think it neccesary to warn the rest of the workers. Over the course of a week 60 guys are hospitalized or dont show up for work, only then does the company say there was a reported case on this floor please get tested then come straight back to work. Now imagine a person you had been working with for a while know, gotten to know and befriended turns up dead one monday due to said diseases. Meanwhile the company man who gets to Work from Home and and forced the people under him to work in those conditions is completely absolved of responsibility for the whole thing even though it was his idea to keep it quiet. Now imagine some white collar jobber on youtube is telling you the company that put you through those conditions isn't at fault and berates you for pointing that they should be more responsible for their workers safety I know empathy is hard for you white collar types but just try for a moment to see it from my point of view. Thank you
I used to work for our local water system and had to sit outside our pump house at one of our wells in the truck babysitting the backup pump to keep it running as long as possible.
That was hilarious! I actually worked outside when Hurricane Hugo passed over Charlotte in ‘89. When the trailers started blowing over I took the crew inside for lunch and stayed in 👍👍
The last time we had a hurricane, it did 70 billion dollars, killed 230 people, and shut down the biggest city in North America for a week. Not only am i not working during a hurricane, the minute i hear ine is coming, i aint coming in, because ive got other shit to deal with, like keeping my house from being destroyed.
I worked construction for about 6 months while changing jobs for fire companies I worked for and it was the worst job I've ever had. I have nothing but respect for the men and women who build things! Especially dealing with BS like this.
@@JohnnyShagbot truth. the reverse is true. But the fact that the foreman hasn't straight-up fired this guy yet, without taking "no" for an answer is amazing.
Firing that guy would not be an option for a company as corrupt as that one! Remember, that “loud mouth” employee has threatened to sue the crap out of them for violating multiple OSHA, state and federal employee safety laws and other general employee protection ordinances and protocols! He has stated many times that he wishes they would fire him so he would never have to work again!
My wife worked at the post office for 7 years. She literally never got a day off due to weather. She ran in blizzards, tornado weather, and flooding. Her boss even picked people up a couple times in his vehicle bc their personal vehicles wouldn't make it to work bc of flooding or snow.
This one hits close to me. One time where I live we had a BAD ice storm and I mean it was BAD. People fell on their porches/decks, the roads were incredibly slick, the ice in the air made the defrost in your car practically useless, it was bad. Well the company I worked for said “we did some research and you can all come into work tomorrow morning” (the morning of the storm). In response none of us showed up. The only ones that did was my boss, his ass kissing partner, and one more worker. All of us just said “fuck that” and stayed home where it was nice and quiet and warm and safe.
That happened to me during wildfire season in 2020. Some idiot opened up the vents and introduced the smoke outside to inside the warehouse. 2million sq feet. I was pissed. I was doing order picking at 25feet up.. i couldnt see more than 100 meters. it was like a bad fog. i looked at the manager and said NO. They offered masks, still said no. I saved sick hours for a rainy day and cashed in. I ended up going to ihop with a coworker, cause we just got paid for the day.
Its never been this bad for me but you can really feel the pressure to come into work no matter how bad the weather is. And its a fun game to play as they want you there but they also know if they try to FORCE you to be there, thats gonna have some legal repercussions if you get hurt. But they make sure you know that subtle "disapproval" will be there when you call to say "Hey, there is like, 5 inches of snow on the roads and the plows havent been by, so im not going to make it to work today" Its like 3x as much fun when they play the wait till the last second game before admitting they cant be open in this weather. "We gonna play it by EAR. If its bad enough then we will shut down, but we will wait to see what happens before we decide."
Lol I quit a job when a cat3 hurricane was in our way and they wanted us to work just before it hit, then I got a text after it passed to help clean the lot for no pay. I read that text and laughed so hard before I blocked the number
It's so on point, and it's sad because there are bosses like this, and middle management wonders why no one wants to deal with the b.s. they spew at any/every meeting
With the hurricane happening right now, I can't believe my boss made me come to work. I don't wanna hear none of that "we're in the Midwest, we're nowhere near the ocean." It's still happening, and affecting alot of people and I'd like a day off
One of the benefits I had working as a researcher at a University. Whenever a hurricane came in they just said "yea nah we got too many non-floridians here we ain't working/teaching until we tell you" Loved my hurricane days
I still remember at one location I worked at. They threatened to hit folks with 3x the penalty for calling out. The mayor had stated stay off the streets as the wind was hitting 45+ mph. There was one employee who got into an accident as a tree hit his car. They wound up suing the building manager, as it was his idea, and the center and won.
I'm in Florida. Work in distribution. Loading several trucks just for them to come back because customers closed. Have to be unloaded and reloaded the next day for same thing. They don't care what cat the hurricane is, you coming into work. Crazy
This is my reality from working in louisiana. Contractors wanted me to drive through a 100 miles of hurricane damage and flooded streets to complete a job that wasn't even paying a living wage. It's what pushed me into joining a union.
Tyson in Vienna ga laid us off for renovations in February back in 2014? Had us come in for a meeting on the day we had the biggest ice over that entire winter... roads were full of black ice which is rare here in mid/south Georgia, snow flurries in Macon ,everything shutdown, it was crazy.. the company was trying to get us killed!!! Then when we got there it was a SAFETY MEETING!!!!! LIKE WTF!!!!
I briefly worked in a factory in the UK. One day a huge snowstorm blows in. The UK does not cope with snow very well. The roads just clog as a lot of people cannot drive on snow. We asked if we could leave before it got worse. The owners refused. We all left anyway. The peeons all got home The owners had to spend the night there as they got snowed in.
This makes me very glad to: A) Work from home B) Work for a company that would rather us be safe and take care of our families than take that sort of risk.
Been several times I went to work with the power out. Company usually told us to wait around to see if it came back on "just in case". Once they even wanted us to clean while the power was out. Because nothing is safer than mopping the bathroom floor with a flash light. Luckily it was with pay... but still pretty stupid.
Texan here; Last time we got hit w/ a hurricane, I called my boss and asked if I had to use Paid Leave or Sick Leave. He said, "This counts as an 'Act of God', so your covered for the day". I fucking love my boss.
Went through this last winter. Had a Jr. manager left in charge, drivers were supposed to come in late. Our dept looked at the situation, knowing we were low on material and drivers were starting late so we'd run out of material, and that we basically run our area without management. Jr. manager insisted we had to be in on time. We passed drivers just leaving as we arrive. Within 20 minutes, a truck was in a wreck, trucks were called back, and we went home by noon having processed everything we had to do.
Hey bubba,I live in Rockdale county ga and I swear I know you from somewhere .....do you be around Conyers, Covington,Lithonia??? Your videos are awesome and are true as hell in most cases....I support you bro ,keep doing what you are doing!!!!!!!!!!
We were told in case of snow you must be at work. A few weeks later it snowed heavily and all the workers showed up ,but no management did. So we sat around and did nothing all day because the power went out
*To Marshall Patrick* You make fantastic videos and I know your more then a little serious about what your putting out as there are bosses that have literally done something out of every video of yours I have watched. My roommate had her employers give out gift cards for their own store as a christmas bonus (grocery store but still), Waffle House has their hurricane index, I have worked for a few employers where I was severly sick yet they convinced me to come in anyway when they knew I should have been at home just because they would have had to cover the shift themselves as nobody else would work the graveyard shift. These are just a few examples of what I personally have either seen or experienced.
Im a nurse, they dont even let us call in dead lol. Feel your pain. Imagine sleeping in a hospital bed that numerous people have died in cause you still gotta work during the snowpocalypse in Texas lol
Too funny! I was waiting for the "so, you want us to work here for free and pay you $50 a night for utilities? where is that money supposed to come from?
I was a snack route deliver a few years ago and ran my route in the middle of a hurricane. The people would ask me what are you doing here? When you are 100 percent commission. You do what you have to do.
Had a foreman like this once. We waited till he was in the porta john on a 90+ degree day. Screwed that door shut and tipped him over. We let him out eventually. Good times.
as someone who lives on an hurricane prone zone in the caribbean, which gets hit every other year or so hurricanes = no work 1 to 7 days "vacation" once, ONCE a company tried to do this... it was closed the very next day and fined to hell city doesnt joke around with that
This sounds like my work. Power goes out 30 minutes into shift and is off for 3 hours and they made us sit in the dark lunchroom (backup lights went out) rather than send us home, so that they could salvage the last 4 hours of the shift.
I literally would have left and told them to f themselves. I take Breadstick Ricky's stance when it comes to severe weather - not a job I don't need. Employers will literally kill their employees and say "Whoops!" and get away with it. I'd rather be unemployed than unalive.
