Month: May 2022

There's a petition gathering signatures in Washington state for a ballot initiative that would establish universal health coverage (including dental and vision) for every single state resident and some non-residents. If it passes, healthcare would no longer be tied to your employer, making it a little easier to say “fuck it, I quit.” For any Washington antiwork members looking to fight back, here's an opportunity. The organization behind it is Whole Washington and they need to collect 400,000 signatures by December 30th, 2022 to get it on the ballot.

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These mfin jobs want 6-10 years of experience for an ENTRY LEVEL role. What???? I have a year of experience in the exact type of work that the positions do and I can't even get an interview anywhere. I was just talking to my friend also doing his search and literally everywhere has ridiculous experience requirements. Everybody wants a candidate that doesn't have to learn anything but nobody wants to give anybody experience? They also try paying $60k (BEFORE TAX) starting pay when these degrees easily cost six figures like GTFOH. The only people I know who have secured jobs had some crazy connection like their dad owns a company or some shit. Engineering degrees are not a golden ticket pls stop saying/thinking they are. You still need a robust network.

I had a slew of interviews this week, stressed to all hell with the first of the month coming… my mental health has been shit since March of last year, but today I had an interview and even after going in detail about my skill set they only wanted to give me $12. They advertised up to $17 so I was discouraged and almost took it but then I went to my second interview and I remembered some of the little pointers from here and when I spoke about pay I boldly said $13.50 when the manager looked me in the eye and said $14. Y’all I started crying. $14 might seem like chump change but I started working at $8 at my previous job and busted my ass for five years when they finally gave me $12 but wouldn’t go any higher. I felt so heard and validated. Just…

Basically what the title says. I am currently comfortable where I'm at but a good opportunity just presented itself and I'm torn on what to do. Basically I'm 100% remote now but I was just offered a job making $20,000 more per year. This job would have alot more responsibility (management) but would be back to 100% in the office. My life has changed so much for the better when making the same salary moving to remote but I am having difficulty weighing the odds with this level of a raise. Has anyone else been in this scenario and able to provide advice or opinions. Thanks!

I see a lot of posts to the effect of “is this fair,” or “what do I do in this situation,” in regards to a workplace issue. Unfortunately, I also see a lot of responses that come from folks who are well meaning, but don't seem to have a lot of experience in the workforce, so it's sometimes not the greatest advice. I've worked lots of different jobs, and am at the director level in my career. I don't want any of you to get fucked, and I'm sure there are others with my level of experience who think the same. I wonder if there's a way to have some sort of AMA, perhaps once a week, or even a verified flair for professionals/union workers/lawyers, etc… I'm kinda throwing a bunch of ideas out there. Just curious to hear from you.