I was the new guy in a machine shop and the company was installing a new very large machine. We were told to stop machining and help pour some cement. We used wheel barrels to bring cement from the cement truck in 95-degree weather. It was real work. Okay, take a break! You, new guy take some old soda bottles and fill them with water for the group. It took about ten minutes to fil the bottles and bring them to the guys. Okay, back to work!.........I got no damn break and sixty years later I'm still mad about it!
A cold catered in lunch is something I've ranted amd am still pissed off about about 17 years later. It was a warehouse that worked us hard and long hours on nights, we did so much more than days (including the cleaning), the pay and benefits were crap compared to their nearby competitors, amd they brought us in catered lunch one day and it was cold. "At least they got it for us" wasn't doing it for me. 55-60 hours a week, people are starting to show signs of fatigue clocking in on Wednesday, it only paid $10 am hour amd they wanted to serve us a cold lunch that should been hot?
Some people actually claimed that ****hole (that's always hiring amd has a turnover rate across the board the soars above the national average for warehouses) cares about its employees and takes care of them.
I'm also still pissed how they kwpt me on hard, heavy things knowing I'm having carpal tunnel issues, arranging to have surgery and wearing wrist braces for the duration of my shifts.