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You're right that the power dynamic here is really bleak. But there are still some things an employee can do individually or in a group: - Coffee Badging: wher

You're right that the power dynamic here is really bleak. But there are still some things an employee can do individually or in a group: - Coffee Badging: where you only come in for coffee in the morning and then leave - Buddy Badging: team up with coworkers badge to scan each other in on alternating days, weeks, whatever - Quiet Quitting / Lying Flat: aka. chilling on performance while you wait to get fired or look for another job - Malicious compliance: make a lot of noise, microwave fish in the break room, or anything else you can do to terrorize decision-makers - And finally the going for the jugular....try to organize your coworkers into collective action, ultimately working towards a union

frogperson 1y ago
It's funny to me that the "Lords of the Manor" don't even remotely consider that the peasants might revolt. These "leaders" are essentially challenging their best and brightest to spend all their energy on negative activities instead of positive activities.
spacedcowboy 1y ago
Or just quit and retire. When you get close to retirement age, it's always lurking in the back of your mind anyway.
- cableshaft 1y ago
  Hell, that thought is lurking from time to time and I'm not even close to retirement age. Part of me wishes I was older just so I could justify it.
oldpersonintx2 1y ago
> Coffee Badging > Buddy Badging this will result in making life crappier for your coworkers no respect for people who want to make a "statement" but really just causing collateral damage if you've decided to be the office subversive, just quit rather than making life harder for your peers
- cableshaft 1y ago
  It doesn't necessarily mean not working. Just only showing up for a little while and still working from home otherwise. Like maybe only go in for a few hours in the morning until lunch, go home at lunch, and then work from home the rest of the day. Also they might actually be more productive going home for most of the day than if they stayed in the office. Some people aren't very productive in office environments, comparatively.

frogperson 1y ago

It's funny to me that the "Lords of the Manor" don't even remotely consider that the peasants might revolt. These "leaders" are essentially challenging their best and brightest to spend all their energy on negative activities instead of positive activities.

spacedcowboy 1y ago

Or just quit and retire. When you get close to retirement age, it's always lurking in the back of your mind anyway.

cableshaft 1y ago
Hell, that thought is lurking from time to time and I'm not even close to retirement age. Part of me wishes I was older just so I could justify it.

oldpersonintx2 1y ago

> Coffee Badging > Buddy Badging this will result in making life crappier for your coworkers no respect for people who want to make a "statement" but really just causing collateral damage if you've decided to be the office subversive, just quit rather than making life harder for your peers

cableshaft 1y ago
It doesn't necessarily mean not working. Just only showing up for a little while and still working from home otherwise. Like maybe only go in for a few hours in the morning until lunch, go home at lunch, and then work from home the rest of the day. Also they might actually be more productive going home for most of the day than if they stayed in the office. Some people aren't very productive in office environments, comparatively.