• passntrash@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    While I doubt this actually happened, I'm still disturbed by everyone cheering it on absent any context that would make OP not look like a petulant child.

    Quitting without notice doesn't require justification, fuck the bosses, whatever.

    But for all we know, this manager had bent over backwards to stand up for their employees, or cover for them. Maybe this employee took advantage of that and was miserable to his coworkers. Those are just as likely as anything else, given that no further information was provided.

    At least invent a backstory how this manager was dogshit or abusive, or the company was awful. Make us want to believe that you're not just someone with a persecution complex who's quick to anger and lash out.

    • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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      10 months ago

      The manager is an agent of the company, the default assumption is that they have the company's interests ahead of the workers.

      Individually, your experience may vary.

      • Crozekiel@lemmy.zip
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        10 months ago

        It is sad this is the defacto situation now, but it shouldn't be that way. Managers should be there in interest of employees, to keep them on board, happy, and able to do their job efficiently... The company can't run without workers. Too many companies have forgotten that. A manager should be a buffer between the employees and the "corporate machine" (or better yet get rid of the corporate machine, but ya know...).

            • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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              10 months ago

              They're saying that just because you claim something ought to be a certain way it has no bearing in how it is, or ever was.

              This is a common thing done by libs to support capitalism. They talk about how it "ought" to work, as if there is any way for capitalism to exist that is not inherently anti-social. Its a defense used by the cynical and well meaning alike, a deflection to ignore the reality of how these hierarchical relationships were always designed to be. Its similar to how libs say its not capitalism its "crony capitalism"

              What you're saying ought to be not only isn't, but never was. And talking about how it "ought to be" isn't a defense of reality

              • Crozekiel@lemmy.zip
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                10 months ago

                Ah, thanks for the explanation. I wasn't trying to defend anything, but I suppose I see how including the "now" in my original comment might be construed in a "things used to be better" way. Wasn't my intention, I have no idea how it used to be anyway.

                Not going to edit the original though, for preservation of the context for this conversation.

                • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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                  10 months ago

                  Of course. Yeah i didn't think you meant it as a hard defense of anything. Your comment seemed totally well intentioned. And if capitalism was capable of good and not an inherently anti-social system then it ought to be like you're describing.

                  I think a lot of well intentioned people can get caught in that place of talking about how it ought to be instead of realizing why its not.

        • PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi
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          10 months ago

          Maybe MY experience is limited, but what manager these days isn't pulling double duty? They do 3/4 of the job time with duties no different than the people under them, and also have to do all the managing part when possible. This is how it's been in the public service, retail, and customer service jobs I've worked.

          • silent_water [she/her]
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            10 months ago

            calling retail workers "managers" was a ploy to get around giving them union benefits.

          • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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            10 months ago

            Basically my experience. 90% of my job is unchanged, but I have to deal with extra emails and making sure there's toilet paper. Granted, I'd never bring up 2 week notices. Companies will not ensure that for workers, so workers should make fun of those companies for suggesting that. Hell, my mom's work asked if she'd give them 6 months noticed because they were understaffed and the other staff couldn't do their jobs and she laughed at her boss and told them they wouldn't do that for her.

          • Crozekiel@lemmy.zip
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            10 months ago

            There is a line somewhere up the chain in basically every company where they shift to being corporate boot heels.

    • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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      10 months ago

      Thank god you're here, I was tossing and turning in bed at the thought that nobody was considering the feelings of the poor managers!

    • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Very fun "both sides" argument about a potentially billion dollar company ;)

      It appears lemmy.world and the midwest has found us.

    • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      downbear

      Tell me your dad left you his RV dealership and you never had a job before that without telling me

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      10 months ago

      I'm curious about the relationship to managers in different industries. Fast food compared to programming. Warehouse/stacking managers have always treated the workers like idiots where I've been at. IT support depended on the company. Mail sorting was pretty chill as long as the work got done.