We need to do something.

Something has to change. There are way too many good workers who are burnt out because this company would rather save a few bucks than give their hard working employees a living wage, adequate coverage and not kill them with stress. I’m tired of pushing a 40 dollar membership that only saves you like maybe a few bucks everytime you’re in and tired of my SM passive aggressively threatening to write us up. Same with the monthly picks. I’m tired of constantly coming in to help on my days off and going above and beyond and still not being promoted. We got in almost 100 boxes in shipment just on Friday and no coverage. Amazing how they cut our hours and then they get mad when people don’t want to come in when they ‘suddenly have hours to spare.’ In order to make money, you have to spend money to make it happen. Instead of focusing on bullshit short term goals why not focus on long term goals that’ll help you stay around more?

We need change now. I believe whole heartedly in the power of unions, but we need something to change now and for a lot of us we don’t have months of fight in us just to get established with one. I see the way this company drags their heels with them, and honestly? If things weren’t so bad right now I’d do it. But we don’t have that energy. They need us more than we need them, what the hell is stopping us from saying fuck it and going on strike? And I get it. Just outright quitting isn’t good if you depend on the income. I understand. I’m just so tired of seeing so many of my coworkers, seeing all of you guys on here, absolutely burnt out and hurting when it shouldn’t be like this. I’m tired and fed up.

What can we do? There has to be something we can do. This holiday season is going to suck and we have to do something. And because I know Amy and the higher ups read these since they mention them on the calls: go shove it. Be afraid. Do better, because you suck at your jobs. Take care of your damn employees.