'I am watching CCVT': Backpacker shares power-tripping phone policy poster from the place they worked while traveling in Australia

Backpacking through a foreign country while working on a holiday visa puts you in some strange situations in some strange places with some still stranger people…. and that's part of the joy of the experience; reflecting back on these situations with slightly rose-tinted glasses and wondering just how the heck you managed to get through it gives you a kind of "second-degree enjoyment." Plus, you'll have stories you can share about your terrible experiences for the rest of your life—what fun!

It's no secret that most jobs that seek to employ this traveling workforce are—well… terrible. Usually, something about the business—the owner, the pay, or the location—has led them to hire these temporary workers, who are less likely to complain or care (or know) about any mistreatment, local laws, or exploitation.

This topic came to the forefront online this week when a backpacker, Redditor u/Such_Recover_777, shared their story of an experience they had while working during a backpacking trip in Australia. They posted a picture to Reddit's popular r/antiwork subreddit that they say was a notice that was posted in the break room at their workplace.

The photo drew readers' attention, who joined the thread in the comments to share their thoughts. The original poster (OP) of the thread shared some context about the photos and their experience in the comments, which can be found in items #3 and #4.

Keep reading for some of the selected screenshots of the original thread posted by u/Such_Recover_777, or visit their original thread by clicking the attribution links below. 

For more workplace stories like this, check out this workplace that threatened to sue an employee for their passwords four years after they had been fired.

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