#worktorule — Public Fediverse posts

Check this out! (8. 6. 2026)

https://blog.rozman.info/check-this-out-8-6-2026/

@woe2you @maxleibman If I had to guess, the terms "working to rule" and "rulebook slowdown" were associated with organized labor, and corporate overlords want the public to forget that "union" means anything other than sum types in a programming language.

#WorkToRule

Trying to use #Copilot and thinking that it’s entirely possible that the feedback loop is that the optimum situation is to misunderstand the user sufficiently so that it only reaches a solution at the same time as the user’s patience runs out. #AI has invented #WorkToRule

@andyb I bloody love a #WorkToRule.

Leave plenty of time for the appreciation phase - don't feel rushed. Savour it like a great w̶i̶n̶e̶ fart

@evilotto @Npars01 @GottaLaff under-withholding to deny the federal government an interest free loan (that getting a refund actually is) is probably a good start.

It's also in people's self interest since given the layoffs and the DOGE shenanigans can people be sure they will get a return in a timely manner?

So a #WorkToRule / slowdown, to continue the strike analogy rather than a full strike

Why are #English #GPs taking industrial action and how will it affect patients?

#Doctors have begun a #WorkToRule action over a funding row, with each practice adopting different rules
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/01/why-gps-in-england-are-taking-collective-action
#ToryLegacy #NHSEngland

Rule of the Road (Work to Rule) Pacey Pratt Sabo - Cat

https://industrialworker.org/cartoon-rule-of-the-road/

#iww #directaction #solidarity #union
#sabcat #worktorule

It's #WorkYourProperHoursDay today.

“We’re encouraging every worker to take their lunchbreak and finish on time today, and we know that the best employers will support them doing that.
Most workers don’t mind putting in extra hours from time to time, but they should be paid for it"
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak

Hear, hear. We used to call it working to rule. In the last century, it was often more effective than strikes.

#WorkToRule #TUC #Overtime #UnpaidOvertime

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-02-22/millions-of-workers-doing-unpaid-overtime-research-shows

#Starbucks workers in #NewYorkCity agreed to “#worktorule” to protest understaffing and a do-nothing abusive manager.
They followed every picky rule about how to brew coffee to order, how long to heat each pastry, and how thoroughly and how often to wipe down tables and the counter. They watched as every 5th customer walked out in frustration. The lazy manager was suddenly forced to actually do some work.
The result after one week was more workers to cover shifts.

#directaction #union

@strangetomato From what I understand of successful #WorkToRule efforts is that they can often be much more difficult to pull off than strikes in that they require a great deal of collective self-discipline by participants.

Just about everyone cuts corners in their jobs on an every day basis just to "get shit done" and so breaking from that pattern is incredibly difficult.

But if you have a high level of worker solidarity and collective self-discipline, it can be a good tactic.

There was supposed to be a train strike in the #UK today.. instead they called it off and have spent 4 days being generally more crap than usual..

#trainstrike #worktorule #unions