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Project: Wage Slave

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Project: Wage Slave is an attempt to chronicle and analyze the plight of the American worker. From a factory lever-puller to a teenage dishwasher, I want to hear your war stories. For too long we have been exploited, belittled, and ultimately replaced. This, my friends, is not how it has to be. This, comrades, is an attempt, in a small way, at an awakening. With your answers to this poll, a hard copy of worker's strife can be documented and presented in a way that will make bosses scratch their head an think "Is this happening in MY business?"...workers will think "Do I HAVE to put up with this?" And the answers are more than likely YES, and a resounding NO, respectively. Let's see what you're made of, soldier. Don't let the bastards grind you down. (email question/change suggestions to cmurdey@famvid.com)
First off, how old are you?
16-18
18-20
20-24
25-30
30+
What line of work you in, soldier? (Blue-collar, "wage slave" positions only, please. Don't put "other" if you're a wall street banker, prick.)
Food Service (Fast Food, Busboy, Dishwasher, etc.)
Entertainment (Movie Theater, County Fair, etc.)
Retail (CD Shop, Grocery Store, Wal-Mart, etc.)
Student Services (Book Store, Food Court, etc.)
Office Work (Receptionist, Data Entry, etc.)
Industrial (Factory Work, Carpet Installer, etc.)
Other
Oh yeah, are you male or female?
Male
Female
All right, down and dirty. Would you say you "like" your job?
Yes
No
Undecided
Would you say you are treated "fairly" at your job?
Yes
No
Undecided
Would you say you "like" your boss?
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been asked to do things that fell outside your job description? (i.e. making copies for your boss at McDonald's instead of manning the fryer?)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been asked to do anything that fell outside the workplace ENTIRELY? (i.e. Watching the boss's kids, walking his/her dog, etc.)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been sick and denied proper treatment by your job? (i.e. You can't call in sick if it's just a cold!)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever unwillingly violated health code standards due to an unexcused illness? (i.e. You're sneezing in every other Big Mac?)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been injured on the job and denied proper medical treatment? (i.e. "Slap a band-aid on it and get back to work!"?)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been asked to "fudge" or "gloss over" a workplace accident or mishap? (i.e. "Don't tell anyone what you just saw/what just happened."?)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been asked to use your personal vehicle for company reasons without being reimbursed? (i.e."Run to the store for me", NOT Delivering pizzas and the like)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been denied time off for a significant event because it fell outside company time-off regulations? (i.e. Grandparent funeral, emotional turmoil usually involved with the opposite sex?)
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been denied time off for major events, even when asked for significantly in advance? (i.e. "We need EVERYONE to work Christmas Eve, damnit!")
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever had your job threatened openly? (i.e. "Do it or I'll fire your ass!")
Yes
No
Undecided
Have you ever been personally insulted by an authority figure in the work place? (i.e. "Hey, get to work, you dirty hippy!")
Yes
No
Undecided
All right, it's 2:30 AM, I'm trying to code a website on crappy free hosting services, and I can't think of many more questions right now. Email them to me, visit the site, check it out, etc. I'll be back later.
Yeah, that's cool.
This poll was created on 2002-06-02 04:43:13 by cmurdey