Honestly, flight attendants should claw as much as they can.
I don't think they get paid until the cabin doors close, right? So all the work they do leading up to the plane taking off, that's free work.
It's such a rip off.
this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2024
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One of those things that's like "that can't possibly be legal right?", then you remember, we're in America. Land of the "free" some terms and restrictions may apply
The freedom to ripped off by your employer is a cherished freedom in these parts. Right up there with your freedom to be massacred at school and the freedom to file bankruptcy due to medical debt.
"Right to work" was one of those moments I realized how corrupt America is. Something that sounds so positive, even Europeans have been confused by it. "You have the right to work. You get to work, and you should say thank you for that. We also have the right to fire you for any reason, because if you get to work then we get to fire you"
Fired for any reason is "at will employment" you can leave for any reason but also we can fire you for anything that isn't protected.
"Right to work" is even worse than that, it means that you get all the benefits the union faught and clawed for without having to pay dues. As in you have a "right to work" without any pesky interference between you as an individual and the multimillion dollar company
you're right, I had that backwards
We also have the right to fire you for any reason
And they really do mean any. They just won't always say the real reason out loud.
Land of the thieves, home of the slaves
Unfortunately it's the same in Canada 😔
and should be illegal
A good way to tell if a company has ever been shitty to their employees is if they have a union. Unionizing is no easy task, and for things to get that bad it usually requires a shitty corporation.
Pay your people well. Treat them like your kids. (In the Norman Rockwell, everything is perfect, sort of way 😅)
Treat them like essential assets, your company can't function without them. Every time they make you extra money, pay them extra money on top of a salary that makes all their peers in other companies jealous.
I worked for a company that had its “best year ever” and brought in $220m. They said they were on track to beat $300m next year. I was offered a promotion, but turned it down because 2.8% wasn’t enough to take a manager role. They got offended and fired me.
Yeah, that kind of thing is what fuels a Union. Then the same people who treated you that way can't figure out how their perfect company ended up unionized.
I really wish managers could unionize. I’d be right there with them in support
Right?! Just because I have people under me doesn’t mean I’m not on their side. I’m not a board member. I don’t get anything from them making my life hell by treating employees poorly and expecting me to take the shit.
Wait what? In America middle managers can't unionize? What a load of horse shit. You should get on that.
My flight attendant told me this has happened 3 weeks ago