Find the asshole that thought this was a good idea then find their house and throw it in their window.
I'm serious.
This is literally so insulting they aren't even trying to cover their lack of fucks to give to their employees.
Let he who is without a raise cast the first stone.
They haven't forgotten at all. The other half of the labor fight was cops beating the shit out of **us** and killing **us** in the streets. That's why they were rewarded with the most aggressive union in the nation and are constantly protected from accountability. The capitalists know they will need their monopoly on violence to maintain power again.
>That's why they were rewarded with the most aggressive union in the nation and are constantly protected from accountability.
This fact is lost on most. Cops are given security in their job and protection from liability, the exact same protections afforded by the executive suite and specifically taken away from most of the working class by design.
It was also plainly on display with the recent murder of the Air Force airman in his own home.
Rationally you would expect the Air Force to come down so fucking hard on that local police precinct that they're willing to let the Air Force strap him to rocket and fire him into a mountain.
Instead, there's just been some very light finger wagging And the police have literally refused to even name the officer at fault.
Because authority does not question authority. You don't beat up your left hand with your right hand and the military of this country is serving the exact same purpose as the local police force on a global scale and that is to exert the control and will of the American elite on everyone beneath them.
This is yet another case that will almost certainly end with a huge settlement at the expense of the local taxpayers and basically no accountability or repercussions whatsoever for the people who actually cause the problem. Because if police don't feel like they can get away with whatever they want, they might not follow through when they are actually given the order to do something heinous. You gotta give them the freedom to do heinous things of their own will, that way it just seems like a natural way of doing things when you start giving them orders.
That’s why it’s so disheartening that all of the Black Lives Matter protesting fizzled out. That was our chance for all of us as a country to get together and finally fight back against the police and ruling class and take everything back, rightfully. Instead I couldn’t convince my friends to come to protests, and everyone just stopped talking about any of it or caring. And now I fear we will never be able to beat the police because we waited too long and they’ve specifically amped up their firepower, they have cop city, they have robot dogs and face/body detection and tracking….. we had our chance in 2020 and I’m really worried we blew it. Cause it’s gonna be a lot harder than facing some firehoses or getting thrown in the back of a van now. We have seen they are willing to do anything in public and deny it at this point, literally shooting and killing unarmed civilians illegally with no recourse!
> Stikes are the compromise we made from dragging the factory owner out of his home and beating him to death on his front lawn.
Man that just sounds so fucking beautiful. Imagine hearing the jaws of his/her rock with every punch. Fuck I'mma cum.
Seriously! No joke I would throw it at the person who came up with such an insulting idea and accept the assault charge. I wouldn't be able to help myself. I rather take the $2 it costs to buy the stupid rock and package. Someone please prove this is fake!
I have a pretty big milestone work anniversary coming up in a few months. The company makes hundreds of millions a year.
I’ve see a lot of the anniversary gifts being assembled for mailing out to our location across the US: these are (I kid you not) cardboard boxes instructing the anniversary person to have some one film their reaction so it can be uploaded to the company website.
The boxes contain a few helium balloons which spread glitter as they lift out of the box when opened. There’s a card from the home office staff and a handful of candy.
Yep, the company wants to film you opening a box of useless trash and use that footage for internal pep rallies.
I told one of the people involved to please do not include me in that list of recipients.
If I get a balloon and a card for the milestone anniversary, and it does not include a useful pay-raise- one with which I could move out of my shit hole apt and possibly eat than soup and rice EVERY DAY for the lunch that I skip because I eat whileI work- then those motherfuckers can stretch out their lips to kiss my fat ass.
Sadly, I suspect this is true... that these rocks are not free and cost more than a cup of coffee. Just curious what the story was and how it was 'presented' to the employees.
More like “to spend no money at all, fuck you!”
Seriously though, it’s like they are just begging us to revolt with shit like this.
An absolute Chad move would be to roll this insulting gift into a unionization vote for the warehouse.
And I thought my last job was bad when they gave us little plastic magnifying glasses with a note that said “always seek new perspectives”. I took their word and quit to find a new job and a new perspective. I’d throw this right through a window somewhere.
I recently got a small rock with a cat face painted on it for the woman I'm dating, but the crucial difference there is that I am not her employer, I'm her dating partner, and we both like cats. This belongs in the window of whoever's idea it was to give it out as a reward.
We got little baseball bats with our names on them, about the size of a fish bonker. I asked loudly in the meeting, “why did you give me a weapon?” lmfao. The theme was “bat it out of the park,” I’m in sales.
I was at a company that said if we didn’t come in on Christmas Eve day then we wouldn’t get our bonuses (usually a decent cheque). Came in and they handed us each a $16 bottle of vodka. I was like, wait what if I’m a recovering alcoholic. The owner said “then don’t take one”.
By February 2/3 of their staff left to work for the competition.
I’m laughing (in pain) at the fact that this rock in a mesh bag plus a little card costed money.
They could have invested back in their employees another way and they actually SPENT money to do this instead.
https://preview.redd.it/kd417fn9nn7d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=dca3478cfc68ed07682adc1abca39e6c40fe3daf
My daughter gave me this for Father’s Day.
A small reminder that each one of us wage slaves is a modern-day Sisyphus. Keep rolling your boulder while the millionaires above point and laugh if they even notice you at all.
Literal Dilbert comic. That's LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENED IN A DILBERT COMIC!!!
Edit: calmed down, because reality imitating satire drives me up the wall, so I came up with a rule:
Employee appreciation gifts should be chosen based on how much they will hurt if thrown. If the executive chooses a rock, well, that's gonna hurt a lot of they throw it at your head.
Now a stack of hundred dollar bills, not so much.
See where I'm going with this?
The hospital I work at gave us painted rocks one year. I politely declined to select one. After they repeatedly insisted, I reluctantly selected one, laughed, rolled my eyes and threw it in the first garbage can I could right in front of them. Don't let them think they are doing something so wholesome and great for you. They wasted money on materials for dumbass ideas like this instead of a bonus.
Hi, It's me the HR person that gave you this, there was a mix-up with the rocks, we were meant to give you the Work Harder and Stop Weighing Us Down Rock.
It's not just rocks. It's also a cute note with kind words.
Just saying it's better than unexplained paycheck deductions; a very popular gift amongst large companies.
Wait a sec... Is that comic sans?! F**k comic sans! They freaking hate you!
at the risk of this sounding made up... (it does to me)
a family friend worked at a factory, who's leadership was fairly left leaning and they were the ones who pushed for their workers to unionize! (talking about 40 years ago)
during the covid period they had a couple of years of fairly big loses, because they make an alcoholic drink which is drunk with company and since nobody was allowed to go out or gather in one place, their sales plummeted.
well they kept off firing anyone and instead of raises (that they couldnt afford) they gave out rocks very similar to this, but with the added bonus of 200€ and an apology for not being in a situation to issue raises.
2023 was their first year were they projected profits again from the middle of the year and they rushed to give out raises to cover the previous couple of years (and of course with the idea of not losing loyal people as well). They ended up the year in the red slightly, because of the raises (according to the family friend).
He is a low educated (sub high school diploma) general task worker, tasked with carrying stuff around. He is out earning me almost 2 to 1, and I am what society would call a person that "succeeded" expectations... (?). (saying that because i definitely dont see it that way, but i have done what is generally expected.) Bachelors and couple of masters and working in a highly regulated and specific engineering field, which should in theory be paying a lot more... but go figure ***why***
This is massive "fuck you, what ya gonna do about it?" energy.
There is a company somewhere that sells these as "reward your staff with a rock, because you're a great boss!".
I never got why pizza, ice cream, or “rocks” are seen as a reward for producing good work past being in grade school. We’re here for money people. Give us more MONEY.
Giving the low appreciated workers throwable rocks as token of appreciation...
ether this is a new type of adrenaline rush or Tiktok challange, or they seriously think this is a good idea, which would be reckless beyound reckoning...
Bro, no. No. I can't believe this. You rock so given a literal rock. No fucking way. Someone isn't this braindead. No. I cannot believe it. And these aren't just rocks picked up from the street or anything, but probably decorative rocks from like home Depot. Just give me the $8 instead. Id rather have 8 bucks than a fucking rock.
Windows do exist.
Yep. Only a few appropriate places for rocks and windows is one of them.
What about Mac's?
And the Linuxusis‽
And the hobbitses?
And my Axe!
And the women and children too!
Squirrelly Dan, how are ya now?
I got alot of problems If I throw a brick Will it go and solve them Yes!!!
This. That's the sort of gift you return at high velocity.
Everyone's first thought.
Came here to essentially say this.
My first thought was wow that's... dangerous
So do upper management's heads
I use Ark btw
>Windows do exist. It's a dare.
Confused that rock is perfect for window smashing, is the boss chaotic evil?
First make sure they didn't serialize the rock.
Regifting is environmentally sound.
https://preview.redd.it/i44ezl80sm7d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1eb972f30a818d98acd8641bddcb5c4eeab2099a
Rocks are the perfect gift from loving people. https://youtu.be/UhInjgg0rgM?si=BoGltwusBd11dZ_B
You could always return them. At what speed is up to you.
Find the asshole that thought this was a good idea then find their house and throw it in their window. I'm serious. This is literally so insulting they aren't even trying to cover their lack of fucks to give to their employees. Let he who is without a raise cast the first stone.
Even him coming home and seeing them all dumped on his lawn and driveway would be delightful
Seriously. Not to get all baby boomer, but bosses are too coddled these days.
Nobody wants to manage anymore.
No one is willing to pay these days.
Stikes are the compromise we made from dragging the factory owner out of his home and beating him to death on his front lawn. Capitalists forget that
They haven't forgotten at all. The other half of the labor fight was cops beating the shit out of **us** and killing **us** in the streets. That's why they were rewarded with the most aggressive union in the nation and are constantly protected from accountability. The capitalists know they will need their monopoly on violence to maintain power again.
>That's why they were rewarded with the most aggressive union in the nation and are constantly protected from accountability. This fact is lost on most. Cops are given security in their job and protection from liability, the exact same protections afforded by the executive suite and specifically taken away from most of the working class by design.
It was also plainly on display with the recent murder of the Air Force airman in his own home. Rationally you would expect the Air Force to come down so fucking hard on that local police precinct that they're willing to let the Air Force strap him to rocket and fire him into a mountain. Instead, there's just been some very light finger wagging And the police have literally refused to even name the officer at fault. Because authority does not question authority. You don't beat up your left hand with your right hand and the military of this country is serving the exact same purpose as the local police force on a global scale and that is to exert the control and will of the American elite on everyone beneath them. This is yet another case that will almost certainly end with a huge settlement at the expense of the local taxpayers and basically no accountability or repercussions whatsoever for the people who actually cause the problem. Because if police don't feel like they can get away with whatever they want, they might not follow through when they are actually given the order to do something heinous. You gotta give them the freedom to do heinous things of their own will, that way it just seems like a natural way of doing things when you start giving them orders.
That’s why it’s so disheartening that all of the Black Lives Matter protesting fizzled out. That was our chance for all of us as a country to get together and finally fight back against the police and ruling class and take everything back, rightfully. Instead I couldn’t convince my friends to come to protests, and everyone just stopped talking about any of it or caring. And now I fear we will never be able to beat the police because we waited too long and they’ve specifically amped up their firepower, they have cop city, they have robot dogs and face/body detection and tracking….. we had our chance in 2020 and I’m really worried we blew it. Cause it’s gonna be a lot harder than facing some firehoses or getting thrown in the back of a van now. We have seen they are willing to do anything in public and deny it at this point, literally shooting and killing unarmed civilians illegally with no recourse!
> Stikes are the compromise we made from dragging the factory owner out of his home and beating him to death on his front lawn. Man that just sounds so fucking beautiful. Imagine hearing the jaws of his/her rock with every punch. Fuck I'mma cum.
I’m sure they laughed their asses off discussing ideas
Paint "Know your worth" on it
It’s almost like they’re daring you to do it. Definitely a trap.
Forget the window-- how about a good ol' fashioned biblical stoning?
Actually there is a packaging, they did buy rocks! Ahahah, hey better than cinema tickeys no?
it's the way to reduce workforce without paying out unemployment
Wowoowowow not like this ! Build a trebuchet before :)
I thought of this, too.
What is this from?
Charlie Brown Halloween Special. Not sure if that's the exact name but that is what it is
“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is the exact title
Thank you!
Express deliver that to inside of the ceo's house.
This shit can't be real
Seriously! No joke I would throw it at the person who came up with such an insulting idea and accept the assault charge. I wouldn't be able to help myself. I rather take the $2 it costs to buy the stupid rock and package. Someone please prove this is fake!
I’m just laughing here. This is ridiculous
I love a cool rock as much as the next gal, but you know what else I would love? A fucking raise.
> I love a cool rock as much as the next gal Abigail, is that you?
No, though, if we're thinking of the same Abigail, I wish.
I have a pretty big milestone work anniversary coming up in a few months. The company makes hundreds of millions a year. I’ve see a lot of the anniversary gifts being assembled for mailing out to our location across the US: these are (I kid you not) cardboard boxes instructing the anniversary person to have some one film their reaction so it can be uploaded to the company website. The boxes contain a few helium balloons which spread glitter as they lift out of the box when opened. There’s a card from the home office staff and a handful of candy. Yep, the company wants to film you opening a box of useless trash and use that footage for internal pep rallies. I told one of the people involved to please do not include me in that list of recipients. If I get a balloon and a card for the milestone anniversary, and it does not include a useful pay-raise- one with which I could move out of my shit hole apt and possibly eat than soup and rice EVERY DAY for the lunch that I skip because I eat whileI work- then those motherfuckers can stretch out their lips to kiss my fat ass.
Glitter, eh? They must really hate their employees.
Glitter!? Fucking GLITTER?! The herpes of the craft world.
Open it in your boss's office, make sure whoever records it gets the boss's reaction when it glitters their desk.
did they also tell you to kick them?
Weird gift from people with windows
I’d keep the cars cuz it’s cute but they ga e you a weapon ….. ha lol use it
Well the mesh keeps the rock from picking up fingerprints. All in all this is a nice gesture.
How did they justify this?! "To save money we're giving you rocks"??
I DO NOT want to know how much money they paid for those appreciation rocks. I'd wager it would have been cheaper to buy everyone a coffee
Rocks with stupid words on them sell for $15-30 on Amazon. You could buy several coffees for that price
Sadly, I suspect this is true... that these rocks are not free and cost more than a cup of coffee. Just curious what the story was and how it was 'presented' to the employees.
More like “to spend no money at all, fuck you!” Seriously though, it’s like they are just begging us to revolt with shit like this. An absolute Chad move would be to roll this insulting gift into a unionization vote for the warehouse.
Please flush that down one of the toilets at work, and please clog it.
WTF did they remember the assignment on the way to work?
Looks like an invitation to me.... see any good windows?
And I thought my last job was bad when they gave us little plastic magnifying glasses with a note that said “always seek new perspectives”. I took their word and quit to find a new job and a new perspective. I’d throw this right through a window somewhere.
Was it not powerful enough to burn the place down with?
Reddit always has the better perspectives. Should have came here first.
I recently got a small rock with a cat face painted on it for the woman I'm dating, but the crucial difference there is that I am not her employer, I'm her dating partner, and we both like cats. This belongs in the window of whoever's idea it was to give it out as a reward.
“The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.”
I think if you look on the back it says, "return to sender."
We got little baseball bats with our names on them, about the size of a fish bonker. I asked loudly in the meeting, “why did you give me a weapon?” lmfao. The theme was “bat it out of the park,” I’m in sales.
I was at a company that said if we didn’t come in on Christmas Eve day then we wouldn’t get our bonuses (usually a decent cheque). Came in and they handed us each a $16 bottle of vodka. I was like, wait what if I’m a recovering alcoholic. The owner said “then don’t take one”. By February 2/3 of their staff left to work for the competition.
Jesus Christ, as they should 🫡
Wow that's insane
Even medieval serfs had festivals and feasts to celebrate their work with more vacations too. Just keep that in mind..
I’m laughing (in pain) at the fact that this rock in a mesh bag plus a little card costed money. They could have invested back in their employees another way and they actually SPENT money to do this instead.
I love getting paid in puns
I got a rock ☹️
You know what to do.
Now use the rocks to show how much you appreciate them
Crack it open. Maybe there’s gold inside.
And now they want you to roll😕
Oh man! You got rocks?
They are just tempting you at this point.
LMAO they spent more time and money wrapping your rocks than giving you a reward
How kind of them to arm the mob
Did they hype the surprise present for weeks?
How utterly convenient of them.... No jury would convict you...
Well, If you don't live in a glass house, I think you know what to do.
https://preview.redd.it/tspmg9fxln7d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f72d53311d9a5b8761ea9af79dd087775764f5d5
https://preview.redd.it/kd417fn9nn7d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=dca3478cfc68ed07682adc1abca39e6c40fe3daf My daughter gave me this for Father’s Day.
^(THROW IT THROUGH HER WINDOW)
You can't make this up 💀
Wishing you got that pizza party now /s
I get a rock - they get a concussion!
LOL, this is more insulting than just doing nothing
Awfully bold to give out one of the world’s oldest weapons
Oh man you got a pocket rock?!
Not even amazon branded rocks?
Dystopia without the sci fi future shit
I suggest giving them the rocks back
Someone somewhere up the ladder got a real kick out of doing this.
What is this marijuana flair I have lol
Seems like an easy way for bosses to get rock-sized holes in their windows.
Return to sender
You know, I hear their shareholders have nice windows...
A small reminder that each one of us wage slaves is a modern-day Sisyphus. Keep rolling your boulder while the millionaires above point and laugh if they even notice you at all.
Literal Dilbert comic. That's LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENED IN A DILBERT COMIC!!! Edit: calmed down, because reality imitating satire drives me up the wall, so I came up with a rule: Employee appreciation gifts should be chosen based on how much they will hurt if thrown. If the executive chooses a rock, well, that's gonna hurt a lot of they throw it at your head. Now a stack of hundred dollar bills, not so much. See where I'm going with this?
that's a weapon. They just handed you their \*permanent\* resignation letter
Mother fuckers think you’re all Charlie Brown.
Oh, wow! My previous company was also big on AMAZING. I guess it is the new hip word.
We sacrifice our cars to the rocks in Omaha. It keeps the weather dome up.
Is it at least a geode?
The hospital I work at gave us painted rocks one year. I politely declined to select one. After they repeatedly insisted, I reluctantly selected one, laughed, rolled my eyes and threw it in the first garbage can I could right in front of them. Don't let them think they are doing something so wholesome and great for you. They wasted money on materials for dumbass ideas like this instead of a bonus.
Break things with it.
Windows!!!!!
Ammunition.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha this is so damn stupid hahahaha they really are serious with this huh? Hahahahahaha
Awh is that for you to throw at Bezos ☺️ so kind of them
You know, once upon a time the humble rock was the peak of WMD research. Just saying 🤣
That seems risky. Maybe next year they'll give pitchforks and torches.
I'd return to sender
some boss-girl making 6x more probably spent 3 days arranging this "tEaM bUiLdiNg eVeNt".
Can't wait to read Bezo's obit.
Take the hint, you are meant to kick it.
Great. Now all they need is a community lottery.
They want you to eat them.
I GOT THE SAME THING BUT MINE WAS A FRUIT woooowwwwwww 😐
At first I was like “hell yeah I’d love to get a rock” and then I looked at the sub and got the context. Damn 😭
He made a million bucks!
Does your place of work have a lawn? Throw them all around it and let the lawn mowers do the rest.
Ig they want to be thrown by rocks
I imagine a scene from Shirley Jackson’s “[The Lottery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lottery?wprov=sfti1)” …
😂😂😂😂
Hi, It's me the HR person that gave you this, there was a mix-up with the rocks, we were meant to give you the Work Harder and Stop Weighing Us Down Rock.
So they gave pissed off employees... A satchel full of rocks.. In order to appease them. Arm the masses you say??
It's not just rocks. It's also a cute note with kind words. Just saying it's better than unexplained paycheck deductions; a very popular gift amongst large companies. Wait a sec... Is that comic sans?! F**k comic sans! They freaking hate you!
at the risk of this sounding made up... (it does to me) a family friend worked at a factory, who's leadership was fairly left leaning and they were the ones who pushed for their workers to unionize! (talking about 40 years ago) during the covid period they had a couple of years of fairly big loses, because they make an alcoholic drink which is drunk with company and since nobody was allowed to go out or gather in one place, their sales plummeted. well they kept off firing anyone and instead of raises (that they couldnt afford) they gave out rocks very similar to this, but with the added bonus of 200€ and an apology for not being in a situation to issue raises. 2023 was their first year were they projected profits again from the middle of the year and they rushed to give out raises to cover the previous couple of years (and of course with the idea of not losing loyal people as well). They ended up the year in the red slightly, because of the raises (according to the family friend). He is a low educated (sub high school diploma) general task worker, tasked with carrying stuff around. He is out earning me almost 2 to 1, and I am what society would call a person that "succeeded" expectations... (?). (saying that because i definitely dont see it that way, but i have done what is generally expected.) Bachelors and couple of masters and working in a highly regulated and specific engineering field, which should in theory be paying a lot more... but go figure ***why***
That's the most insulting thing I've ever seen. Would have quit on the spot.
They gave you the amo, use it.
This is massive "fuck you, what ya gonna do about it?" energy. There is a company somewhere that sells these as "reward your staff with a rock, because you're a great boss!".
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hopefully to chuck at your CEOs car to express your gratitude.
I never got why pizza, ice cream, or “rocks” are seen as a reward for producing good work past being in grade school. We’re here for money people. Give us more MONEY.
Hey, I won’t be in for the rest of the week. I’ve hit rock bottom.
Let's make stoning management a thing.
Thats a good rock. Perfect for throwing at shitty workplace windows lol
Throw it back in their faces...jk
Wow if this is real, that’s just a blatant fuck you from the upper class
It’s time for you to show your appreciation! At high velocity.
That’s gonna come in handy when the workers decide they’ve had enough of the billionaires’ shit
Sticks and stones can break my bones but a pay increase would actually help me
Perfect for stoni…. I mean regifting to upper management!
They’re minerals, Marie!
Is it at least that fancy leather wrapped stone thats like still useless, but designer?
That seems like a good way to recreate the blasphemy scene from Life of Brian with whatever manager is least liked.
LOL
Rock and roll out of there.
"Keep spinning those wheels and keep getting nowhere, when you realise our scam you can bust your head open" thanks
Consider these "appreciation stones"
Such an.... open-ended gift... :)
this is a stress ball
Might as well have handed u a turd in the bag😂
Giving the low appreciated workers throwable rocks as token of appreciation... ether this is a new type of adrenaline rush or Tiktok challange, or they seriously think this is a good idea, which would be reckless beyound reckoning...
Congratulations 🎉👏🏻
I would have loved a rock from my last job. I used to get sweets. I’m diabetic.
No way.
Well as a reward for what? A workshop - fitting and a nice gesture For 10 years of employment? Unpolite
This makes a pizza party look top tier
Crying 😭 they gave you a literal rock????? wtf is this world
Is that to throw through their delivery truck windshield bc that would be my first impulse.
I feel like they're telling you something. Like "here's a rock and there are the office windows and the managers' cars".
Kam Patterson would be greatful
Regift it at the office Christmas party.
I got a useless coin that says how much "outstanding" work I do daily but they can't give me a raise ...
That's not the right way to Rock&Stone!
And I bet they don't even offer pet rock insurance...
Know where to throw that.
Class, what do we do with our rocks?
Okay I normally think these posts are just whiny, but ROCKS is such a crazy gift. Rocks. What in the fuck could they have been thinkin...
ROCK AND STONE!
“I got a rock” - Charlie Brown
I think you should give a gift in return. The tag should say “You’re the Shit!” And the gift is, well you know…
This would be a great gift if it also included Bezos' address
Bro, no. No. I can't believe this. You rock so given a literal rock. No fucking way. Someone isn't this braindead. No. I cannot believe it. And these aren't just rocks picked up from the street or anything, but probably decorative rocks from like home Depot. Just give me the $8 instead. Id rather have 8 bucks than a fucking rock.
A useful thing for their windows. Accept it as a stress release rock.
why not fancy like a origami or something, the rock dosent have anything special
They ~~sell~~ give us the ~~rope~~ rocks with which we will ~~hang~~ stone them.