I work at a small business and so many of my coworkers have a weird cult mentality that the business supports us all, rather than being the other way around. Completely internalized mindsets of productivity. It's like they think we work at a co-op, like the business belongs to all of us.
It's probably because so many coworkers are related to the owner and his family. They can only see him as a family friend they're helping out, not their employer. It's insidious and I want to scream into a bucket.
Like just today I have coworkers wanting the new guy's salary reduced. They're talking about wanting PTO cut too. Yo, uhhh, coworkers. That's your PTO too.
Yeah I've tried unionizing the place twice. More than a few coworkers asked if we could include the owner in the union. I don't think much can be done at this point. Most of the time they take out aggression against one another or the company as a whole.
Everyone at work thinks I'm too highly paid. Hell they think they're too highly paid. A few of them literally work OT every week off the clock, because they believe in the company for some reason. They're the most whipped and brainwashed coworkers I could possibly have.
I've been screaming at the 7 people I work with that we all need more money and we support there entire business and since I've started everyone's gotten like $3/hr raises and we got more time off set in stone lol.
I've also been really hammering home to the owners that making people work harder doesn't increase productivity, but allowing them to work on their own time and making sure that all their concerns and ideas are actually listened to and worked towards is critical.
Not an official union yet, but we all talk about labor rights over beers after work so it's something
I work at a small business and so many of my coworkers have a weird cult mentality that the business supports us all, rather than being the other way around. Completely internalized mindsets of productivity. It's like they think we work at a co-op, like the business belongs to all of us.
It's probably because so many coworkers are related to the owner and his family. They can only see him as a family friend they're helping out, not their employer. It's insidious and I want to scream into a bucket.
Like just today I have coworkers wanting the new guy's salary reduced. They're talking about wanting PTO cut too. Yo, uhhh, coworkers. That's your PTO too.
Ease them into it by telling them that "supporting the business goes both ways".
"Yeah, I rely on this place for my income. If it didn't pay the bills, I wouldn't be able to afford working here."
Yeah I've tried unionizing the place twice. More than a few coworkers asked if we could include the owner in the union. I don't think much can be done at this point. Most of the time they take out aggression against one another or the company as a whole.
Everyone at work thinks I'm too highly paid. Hell they think they're too highly paid. A few of them literally work OT every week off the clock, because they believe in the company for some reason. They're the most whipped and brainwashed coworkers I could possibly have.
Redistribute the wealth by making the owner pay union dues? Pretty crafty of them
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What a bunch of corporate bootlickers!
I've been screaming at the 7 people I work with that we all need more money and we support there entire business and since I've started everyone's gotten like $3/hr raises and we got more time off set in stone lol.
I've also been really hammering home to the owners that making people work harder doesn't increase productivity, but allowing them to work on their own time and making sure that all their concerns and ideas are actually listened to and worked towards is critical.
Not an official union yet, but we all talk about labor rights over beers after work so it's something