'Keep your mouth shut to the people willing to even work there': Employee rage quits and reports his company to OSHA after getting written up for breaking arbitrary ‘rules'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 8, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Companies nowadays look at their employees like fodder. If you work in a warehouse, you're likely just a numbered employee with a badge, a clearance level, and a faceless name. Unlike the 'family companies' of yore, corporations now are only worried about the bottom line of sales trajectories, net profit, and the pockets of their shareholders. This is why when faced with the dilemma of health and safety concerns in the workplace, employees have to look out for each other– because their boss certainly isn't. 

In our next story, a forklift operator in a warehouse was flabbergasted by. the conditions of the workplace. After several months of safety infractions and dangerous workflow, he finally snapped. His nitpicking boss dared to point out that he was on his cell phone on the service floor– the least of anyone's safety concerns– and u/gliixo369 lost it. Scroll for the full story that includes rage quitting, OSHA reports, and a cold dish of revenge. 

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    B. r/antiwork. 1 day ago gliixo369 Just quit a dangerous job with no notice and reported them to OSHA I was working at an unprofessional CNC shop. Zero safety procedures. Using multiple forklifts to load giant machines onto trucks, no lock out tag out, etc.
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    This morning my "supervisor" had the audacity to pull me aside and ask why some days I leave early and why I'm on my phone sometimes. I was flabbergasted. I quit on the spot and immediately reported them to OSHA. When you literally break the law every
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    day how about keep your mouth shut to the people willing to even work there. This business has millions of dollars in the bank yet refuses to update their equipment or have proper safety protocol. Bunch of wankers!
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    e devilsrestingplace · 1d ago major bullet dodged-you 100% made the right decision 1 Share 408 408 Reply gliixo369 OP. 1d ago thank you, feeling very stressed about it but also very relieved 190 Reply ↑ Share ... TraciTheRobot • 18h ago No job is worth your life. Reporting them to OSHA probably saved a couple of your old coworkers
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    Froyn 1d ago The right decision eventually... The right decision was to file reports as soon as the practices were noticed. Had they been killed by the unsafe practice prior to quitting, they would not have reported it. Had a co-worker been killed, they would have been complicit in the environment which caused the death.
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    gliixo369 OP 23h ago Edited 23h ago You are 100% correct and I've been kicking myself about this. I should have quit right away. I just kind of need money right now but my health and safety is always more important than money. This is why I called in to make the report to OSHA, I'm envisioning them putting some kid in there to replace me and him getting killed. Makes me sick to my stomach. Trust me I realize my mistake and will never do that again. Hopefully this never happens again though I was
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    gliixo369 OP. 1d ago Not to mention I got zapped by 240V electricity the other day and no one did anything or asked me to fill out paperwork Bullet dodged
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    TheEclipse0. 23h ago Multiple forklifts to lift giant machines into trucks? I know nothing about forklifts and even I find that concerning. © ปี 29 29 Reply ↑ Share gliixo369 OP. 23h ago Yeah you're supposed to never exceed the load limit of one, let alone two or three at once. The owner could easily rent the correct size lift for the job but noooooo0
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    Ordinary-Coast-7703 19h ago The place I work at, has had multiple explosions/fires resulting in workplace injury and even death. Barely pays the bills, we build things for the police/military. I'm desperate to flip patties. Ⓒ4 15 ¹ Reply gliixo369 OP. 16h ago quit man! ↑ Share ...
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    ejrhonda79 23h ago I would also suggest, if you can, enlist current and former co-workers in filing OSHA complaints. They may not take one report seriously but if they get multiple reports then that might get the ball rolling much faster. There is always power in numbers.
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    nimbleWhimble 21h ago . The worst part is OSHA has very little they can do once you are gone. Went through this with an employer not installing a ventilation system properly with a very toxic washout system. OSHA made it very clear many of the things they would have authority to do were limited by my having quit. Yes, entirely messed up. The company was dumping other toxins for years in the backyard and they got popped for that and the clean up. They could have lost their entire company if OSHA
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    TheEvilCub 20h ago . Shake Hands With Danger LLC. Glad you made it out alive 5凸 Reply ↑ Share KryptoBones89 • 18h ago The machine trades are awful. I've worked at at least 10 machine shops, even the.big mold making shops are dangerous af, and they pull in $400k or more per mold. I quit the trade and I'm in school for IT at 35
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    DeathByFartz1996 I've complained about safety concerns to past and my present employer. It's amazing how nobody takes action unless it helps/hurts managements ego. Also telling me I'm "being offensive" by bringing attention to the problem is lunacy. Reply ↑ Share ↑ 4 4 ↓ . 19h ago Apprehensive_Hat8986 19h ago . Proud of you for standing up for yourself and looking out for your safety.
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    Prize-Hedgehog • 18h ago J One of my customers (a real treated his employees like so before one of his employees quit he reported him to OSHA for a ton of violations for ladder and height issues. They came in and put him through the wringer which actually made my day. 43 ↓ Reply Share trihydroboron. 17h ago Don't die for a company: they'd never do the same for you.
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    kor341 16h ago "why would I leave early sometimes and be on my phone sometimes? Because this company is a joke, and I'm not the kind of dude to take a joke seriously"
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    drizzitdude • 15h ago My friend worked for a hazardous waste disposal company, one of the machines was broken in the back and leaking sludge. He said it has been broken for 6+ years and every years they get fined for it but the price of the fine is cheaper than replacing the machine so why bother
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    spam_lite 22h ago Should have pulled out the phone in front of him and asked if had the number to OSHA. F'M 44 ↓ Reply 1 Share swissee 19h ago ● had a similar experience lol I always look back at that place and wonder how much paint these people huffed to be paid by a bunch of crayon eaters. If leadership is weak, bail out quick.
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    Lisa100176 - 18h ago I reported my prior job to the labor board of both states they operate in for not paying as required by law. I quit so no idea what is happening but I hope they get hosed.
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    No_Carry_3991. 7h ago Thank You on behalf of millions everywhere. That is no joke. Lives are ruined bc of this lazy nonsense. 42 ↓ Reply Share LeinDaddy 5h ago No lock out tag out is going to cost someone a limb ...
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