“Efficient Workers Get Punished With More Work”: 30 Times This Instagram Account Tastefully Called Out Corporate Greed
How often do you hear "no one wants to work"? Saying this phrase has become a running trend among people in power, claiming that everyone has collectively decided to walk away from their jobs. But the truth is, millions of employees have had enough of being overworked, underpaid, and undervalued by their employers.
People are simply sick and tired of being exploited. They demand that companies improve their experience and ask bosses to respect their wants and needs but are faced with corporate greed instead. And the Instagram account we will call Eff You I Quit is here to bring it all out in the open.
"The labor market is a mess," the creator wrote in the description, aiming to shine a light on poor management and have workers' voices heard. Below, you will find some illuminating posts and our interview with the founder of the account, Bizarre Lazar. So continue scrolling and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments!
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"I launched the account last October after seeing how much upheaval was going on in the labor force," Lazar told Bored Panda. "I found it pretty uplifting to see stories of people saying 'screw this' to horrible bosses and terrible working conditions."
According to him, a lot of people were blaming stimulus checks and unemployment and screaming "no one wants to work anymore". This naturally angered Lazar and made them want to start highlighting why and how these people were wrong.
With 73k followers on Instagram and more than 100K on Twitter, the account gets a lot of submissions from people sharing their experiences. "It’s amazing. Definitely overwhelming at times. I have a few hundred DM’s still left unanswered and more coming in all the time," Lazar said. "All of it is appreciated and I’m extremely grateful people keep reaching out."
The creator revealed that the people who joined him on this project are incredible. "They are super active, communicative, informative, and supportive. People tell me all the time that they keep learning so much from my page and truth be told, I’m learning a ton from them as well. It’s a journey and a process."
"I’ve had countless people reach out saying that my account was the last push they needed to finally get out of their bad jobs. The response has been humbling, to say the least," he said and added that sometimes it takes knowing you’re not alone to take the leap. "I’m very grateful I’ve been able to help facilitate that for them."
The US economy is accompanied by a brainwashing of believing that success is always possible if you work hard and that any failure is the result of your own weakness including a microscopic salary which is therefore not worthy of being increased: just work harder. But I think fewer and fewer people are fooled by that cult.
And the same people who gripe like crazy about the "welfare state" turn a blind eye when these companies ask for government assistance (tax breaks, subsidies, etc.).
Lazar noted that for decades, employees have been viewed as expendable: "Just an unfortunate but necessary costly line item that affects a company’s bottom line and takes a chunk of the profits away from shareholders. I think the pandemic is changing that. Not necessarily in the viewpoint of said companies—their end-all and legal allegiances lie strictly with shareholders—but within the employees themselves."
Chances are, you've already heard of the term the Great Resignation which describes the mass exodus of employees leaving their jobs after Covid broke out. Nearly 69 million people quit, were laid off, or were discharged in the US last year, with 47.4 million walking away from their jobs voluntarily. Workers started looking for better opportunities, finding themselves at an advantage in this tight labor market.
"People are fed up with decades of mistreatment and poverty wages and unless these corporations are willing to provide fair and equitable accommodations, they will have a hard time keeping people on staff," Lazar argued. "It’s a buyers’ market now. People know they have way more options than employers do and they are taking advantage of it."
"The pendulum has shifted in favor of the labor force, finally, and it’s incredible to see people rise up and capitalize on it. The landscape is changing."
You could do your best and barely get rewarded, but do your best on a badly managed project and you're treated like you're the one running the company into the ground.
There more than few jerks in this case. The news orgs and Walgreens.
According to Pew Research Center, feeling disrespected at work is one of the top reasons Americans quit their jobs last year. While it may seem that more companies are starting to carry the label of "toxic work environment", Lazar believes they have always been this way.
"It’s just the nature of the beast, at least here in the US. It’s how we’ve always operated. Only more recently, within the last 20 years or so, have we started seeing obscene disparities in wealth with top brass making 1000 times more than people at the bottom of the organization. This unbalance is a big part of why people are fed up. And companies are slowly responding."
You see, they realized that without knowledgeable and loyal staff, they are in a fine mess. "The better you treat your employees, the better they treat you, go figure. Employees can be brand advocates or your worst nightmare. Corporations need to act accordingly."
"More and more companies are starting to come around with higher wages and better benefits. It will take a while before the total soul-sucking corporate mantra dies if it ever does, but at least we’re starting to move in the right direction."
Constitutionally speaking, the act of taxing them does violate the representation clause and should therefore be declared unconstitutional.
However, shining a light on these issues might help bring change. "I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t," the creator said. "Movements don’t take place in the darkness. And labor is having one hell of a movement right now. It takes people talking about these issues for them to ever sort themselves out. Silence in this regard is not a virtue."
Lazar stressed the importance of people understanding their worth. "Work relationships are like any personal relationship. If there isn’t balance, mutual respect, and understanding then it’s a toxic relationship and no one wins."
Teaching is the worst paid profession for the amount of work you have (including emotional labour).
"Don’t allow yourself to be taken advantage of and don’t trap yourself in an abusive relationship," he suggested. "You can’t grow as a person if the organization you dedicate half of your waking life to is holding you back. There are tons of resources available to workers. You have rights and protections. Allowing bad bosses to treat you unethically or have downright illegal practices has consequences."
"Know your worth, protect your rights, and better yourself and your situation. You’re not alone in this struggle. It’s always scary to put yourself out there and change things up but in the end, it will always be worth it," Lazar concluded.
That would mean the value of oil would have to drop and companies would raise their prices to compensate. And investors would reduce investing in oil. I don't think we're pointing the blame at the right people. It's more than just oil prices. Every resource is increasing. Lumber, paper, meat, metals, water, energy, gas, transportation, produce, you name it. Somewhere down the line someone is living in luxury without a care and laughing at us minions.
Just look at the CEO to median employee income for corporate america. Ranges from 150 to 1 to 500 to 1! But the interesting thing is really the median employee income: again, from $30K/yr to $150K, depending on the industry. Would love to see the same ratio for federal, state and local governments.
It's hard to believe but there are businesses in North America that treat their employees well. You just never hear about them because they never have to advertise for workers. When they do need new employees they have enough resumes on file to cover them for the next 10 or 20 years.
One of the biggest reasons I quit working for a certain armored truck company. I had a family emergency and gave them 2 hours notice that I wasn't coming in. I had to make the decision to pull the plug for my uncle since I was NOK. Then a month later I had to go to ER because of my gallbladder. Manager called not to ask if I was OK, but if it was under 30 days since I called out last because of my uncle. Only called to see if she could write me up.
You're more sad than she is because... honestly? Women are used to being treated this way by employers.
Tell her to not limit herself to the local area. Many companies are learning the value of employees working from home and are hiring great talent from across the country. She may live in the Midwest, but she can look for work anywhere these days.
This is called discrimination and your wife is an idiot if she doesn't sue their pants off. Flat out illegal
I had a boss that told me I should get married when I complained about my .10 cent an hour raise.
She should tell her manager that it then is her luck that she has a husband that makes good money and can afford her living while she seeks a new job where she is payed her worth. It is a tough gamle that that manager is in for, and he risk loosing his best worker on that account. People who are good at what they are doing should not settle and accept being exploited. They are what keeps a company a float, and in the poorly run companies, a single worker can be the difference between prosperity and bankruptcy.
My wife had been basically doing her boss's job until he quit. She applied for the job and was turned down. She quit. She managed one of six support teams for the rest of the company. Her's was the best run by far. The heads of all the departments told management that they had made a mistake by letting her go. But the old boys network prevailed.
They literally told her the reason for why she could not get a raise after a glowing review was because she was married, her husband makes good money, and the "men in the office" needed the money more. she should ask for that in writing... Then she should own the company...
I would have said “OK. Since you can’t give me a raise, how ‘bout I start working 35 hours a week and you pay me for 40.”
That’s appalling discrimination. Don’t you have laws against this sort of BS over there?
Send as many resumes out as she can, every day until she can find a company that: 1. respects her and her work; 2. isn't completely stupid.
Get a lawyer and sue for sex discrimination. They would never say that to a single man who has no dependants.
You are more upset because women are use to this kind of crap. My guess is this is the first time you realized that this kind of thing actually happens.
They would never write it down. This is the type of thing that happens all the time. They will vocalize their reason "unofficially"
Load More Replies...Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Law makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against individuals in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment, such as promotions, raises, and other job opportunities because of their gender.
That’s literally gender discrimination. It’s illegal in the US and hopefully she decided to do something about it.
My daughter is also a graphic designer in the Midwest. She's searching for a new job because the one she has is no longer graphic design.
I don't agree with Ayn Rand but dannnnnngggg this is right up her alley
"Back to the Future" - this is what women were told in the 1940s and 1950s.
Lawyer up. That's clearly gender discrimination. Do this as soon as she finds a new job, because the second the company hears from the lawyer, they will fire her for some b******t reason. Bonus: she can add "retaliation" to the lawsuit.
I've been told pretty much the same thing in my work life. "The Men need the raise more" because of their personal life vs my personal life. Terrible decision making, unfortunately happens too often. Work ethic, experience, degrees, certification should be the consideration, not one's personal life.
and, yes I think women are more used to this, so it does not seem so shocking.
Load More Replies...That's her fault for knowingly working for a bunch of pigs. This wasn't a surprise, she knew she should have left sooner.
No, it is absolutely NOT her fault that her boss is a sexist douchebag. She showed up, gave her best effort, and made money for the company. Expecting the company you work for to do the right thing should be a given, not an exception.
Load More Replies...I get what you're saying. This is about anti-work and not putting up with horrible bosses. We often feel stuck in our circumstances, especially when there are other people we have to consider. Us, women, especially feel like we have to put up with the bs to make other people happy and not ask others to compromise for our chance at success. It's good her husband is allowing her the option to quit, but feeding on the idea working for someone who doesn't value her enough to give her a fair pay, and then feeding into her mind that there's such scarce alternative work for her where they are is still stifling her potential to grow and allowing her to build confidence in herself. I wouldn't be "equally as mad" at the husband. I'm more frustrated with his wife for accepting this mediocre trade off.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of my former employer who, after cancelling the yearly (relatively small) summer party and almost cancelling the christmas party, went ahead and swapped our christmas bonus (in the form of a gift package or something of the sort) for a bottle of 3 euro water from a brand they owned.
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New Rules! Any bonuses given out should start at the bottom of the workforce, moving upwards. The bonuses will be the same percentage of the persons wage not matter what level they are in the company. CEO gets a bonus worth 50% of their yearly, then the janitor gets a bonus worth 50% of their yearly wage. The highest level in the company is to be paid no more than 100 times the wage of their lowest paid employee. 100 times is a lot right? Wrong apparently as in the mega corporate world some of them get 1000 times or more in their wage packet. If your lowest employee earns 25,000 a year, and the boss is struggling on 2,500,000 then the boss is a greedy twatbasket and needs to be rid of.
Wells Fargo is doing the same; telling people that everyone has to go back into the office but not having a permanent desk. I and a co-worker have been working from home for 8 and 15 years. We are 3 months from RETIRING and told that we may get fired for not going back. Well, they can fire me if that is how they treat long-term employees..
New Rules! Any bonuses given out should start at the bottom of the workforce, moving upwards. The bonuses will be the same percentage of the persons wage not matter what level they are in the company. CEO gets a bonus worth 50% of their yearly, then the janitor gets a bonus worth 50% of their yearly wage. The highest level in the company is to be paid no more than 100 times the wage of their lowest paid employee. 100 times is a lot right? Wrong apparently as in the mega corporate world some of them get 1000 times or more in their wage packet. If your lowest employee earns 25,000 a year, and the boss is struggling on 2,500,000 then the boss is a greedy twatbasket and needs to be rid of.
Wells Fargo is doing the same; telling people that everyone has to go back into the office but not having a permanent desk. I and a co-worker have been working from home for 8 and 15 years. We are 3 months from RETIRING and told that we may get fired for not going back. Well, they can fire me if that is how they treat long-term employees..