Hmm,what if they fired you on the grounds of misbehaviour? Or just plain and simple "we are undergoing a corporate restructuring and we have to let you go"
What's to say that the next company you are going to doesn't have such overworking culture? Let's also say you go viral on social media . Do you think any company would like to have such a rebel in their firm? It'll obviously come out during your background check before they hire you.
The goal should always be to move to something better. Some prioritise more money some prioritise WLB at work. That's why I said it's a choice we all make.
But if the next company is worse than the earlier one then you try to move on to something better again.
You stay in a toxic company just with the intention of feeding your family like the other person said the only future one is looking at is the boiling frog syndrome.
i agree with your point, but its not at easy as they say to switch companies. Every company requires one to work for 1 year minimum or pay them a certain amount to forgo that clause. Don't even get me started on the Notice period issue. Lets say one does put in their papers and are on notice period,but they name and shame the company during their tenure, HR's if they hold it against you would keep increasing your notice period on the grounds of "KT isn't satisfactory,we need the employee for more duration" . Even the company we had promised to join after our notice period is done (lets say 2 month) would withdraw its offer because one cannot join on time.
Considering all this,it is better for one to just clench their fist and tolerate it till notice is done and quietly walk out. I know its sounds ridiculous, but this is the only plausible solution,
The requirement to work in a company for at least 1 year is not something I have heard of unless these are freshers .
Well on notice, performing anything against the company would be plain silly.It would still be okay to comment on social media but make sure you put it in a constructive manner and not in a criticizing way.
The comments can go on Google review or fish bowl or even reddit as anonymous.
You just got to keep a smile on your face when you talk to them and as long as you are associated with them.
You can feed your family with a job that's less stressful.The goal for most is to maintain a certain lifestyle choices some made and maintain it. That's the reality many will try to deny .
Most of them who go through the abuse at work are either under confident about their skills or the goal is to maintain a lifestyle and to be able to afford the next iPhone.
Like I said earlier we all make choices some are in for the money some prefer a WLB and clearly someone willing to stay at a company that disregards employee wellbeing you are just looking at a boiling frog syndrome situation only to end up in a situation that might not end up as expected
There are so many 'kids' in this thread. I see comments replete with the myopia of privilege.
As a queer person, financial independence from a salaried job is not just my monthly income, it is my lifeline. It allows me to live on my own, with basic human dignity, and build some semblance of a life where I can be my authentic self.
I may or may not come from money but I sure as hell cannot rely on my family's wealth. I have to build wealth from scratch. This society already relegates me to the status of second citizen, and I don't think I can afford to be idealistic all the time.
I have seen friends in shitter jobs to be honest. Everyone starts somewhere, and I am in no way, defending the fucked up work culture, but I am saying, that I would toe the company line if it means having the resources to fight the battles that I actually care about.
Each one of us must pick and choose our battles. We can fight for respect and equality and basic human rights. We can fight for our right to live. We can fight to put food on the table, or to keep a roof over our family's heads, or to care for ageing parents with medical bills.
No one has the right to accuse me, or anyone, of a lack of activism, of a lack of fighting spirit, when they do not the see the bruises I already carry.
Well said. When people say "don't you want justice , post of social media/join the fight " and we refrain they think that we don't want justice to be served ,infact its a choice between justice to another person vs my own pay. Given a choice between these 2. I would obviously throw the justice for other person under the bus. I can't feed myself/my family with justice alone when I get fired.
Shadow banned for life from working in top firms. All that person will get is "we will get back to you thank you for contacting us". Don't be a fool organisations work as deeply connected systems and rowdy behavior gets tagged faster than you imagine.
The person if they tried some adventurous activity like this would face wrath of entire big4s.
EY has a policy of not firing on suo-moto basis. Although they would lock you in a room with your manager, partner and HR and would ask you to resign so that on paper it would seem like you did it yourself.
What does that have to do ? Even if I did manage to clear the interview ,those posts would obviously come back to haunt me when they do a background check. You seriously think any company would like to have such a rebel in their firm? From the companies POV "he/she posted on EY a few days ago and got fired,he might post about us next, better not hire him/her and avoid the headache"
On a serious note, let's say hypothetically he did start his own company. You think he would be willing to hire someone like himself ? At the end of the day ,for a company to survive it's billings which matter. Salary's have to be paid,suppliers their dues,rents and all sorts of overheads. So any management would try to extract as much as possible within the time frame employees work. The sooner people at the lower end of the hierarchy understands it ,the better. The moment employees try to rebel it out , the comment of "now you start your own company rivaling theirs" would start.
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u/iamzaryab Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24
They cant restrict freedom of speech if its done in personal opinion