Categories
Antiwork

Job applications and interviews are the absolute worst [Vent]

It's such a stupid fucking dance of manipulation. I'm so tired of it. I never want to submit a resume, an application, a skill-test, an obstacle course of fucked up questionnaires; interviews are awful. Applying for jobs is a waste of time and energy. If someone's entire job position is just to wade through the drones of desperate workers… I have no sympathy. It shouldn't be this soul-sucking in a world where capitalists are shouting “Nobody wants to work!” and “It's all because of inflation!” while making record profits off our god damned food. I want to create for a living. I want to set my own schedule. Maybe that means being self-employed, maybe that means starting a business. But having to deal with all the hoops and hurdles and anxiety of job applications? All that masking and hiding my true self? I'm done with it. (I'm in Canada, not…

Categories
Antiwork

Posted by a supervisor at my job…

Categories
Antiwork

Mentor gave me “advice”. Work is for doing your job, and night is for getting good at your job

So I'm expected to work 9 hours, get home, and spend another few hours doing more work/reading without getting paid? Like I don't have to cook, clean and 8 other things? Might be the worst advice I've ever gotten. To me this is just a relic of toxic 20th century work culture

Categories
Antiwork

I was today years old when I found out maternity leave isn’t paid through your company

How absolutely silly of me to think companies were the ones paying you for the 12 week leave (in CA), then finding out applying through EDD will only give you 8 weeks of pay at 60-70% of your rate ‍ I have been dreaming of quitting my ugly toxic job for a while, and now my husband and I made the dumb decision to start a family in this economy and I am just baffled thinking how I gotta go back to work asap. Just found out I'm pregnant and maybe it's the hormones but holy shit it all feels so hopeless. Hiding in the bathroom right now telling myself I just have to make it until October for my apparent due date. Yay

Categories
Antiwork

Bernie Sanders Says It’s Time for a 4-Day Workweek, With No Pay Cuts

Categories
Antiwork

Conservatives: “Young people should be more Christian!” Young people become socialists. “No, not like that!”

Categories
Antiwork

Company CIO shares depressing facts about how little we can do to avoid being laid-off :(

Categories
Antiwork

Any idea of what I can do with a BFA that is low stress?

Hey there. I went back to school when I was 30 to get a design degree. I’m very passionate about design and I am good at it. I thought this would be a perfect job for me, but I was wrong. I’ve been in the industry for 5 years and I’m fucking burnt out. I am also autistic, so if it was just about the work- it would all be fine. But there is so much social BS that goes into the job that it’s outweighing what I love, which is design. Not to mention the competition- everyone is competing with each other, even when we are on the same team! It’s to the point where I’d rather k*ll myself then keep working these jobs. It’s either that or I eventually get cancer like cousin did from the stress of being a designer. What other less stressful jobs can I…

Categories
Antiwork

Imagine this thread is only seen by the top level execs of your company. What do they need to know? Professional answers only.

I’m looking for data for my own contributions on making our work culture a better place. I’d also like to know, if an electronic survey was offered once a month and only seen by higher ups or analysts, would you take it? Would you take it if you knew it would somehow hold your managers and supervisors accountable for their actions? Anything from training to all out investigations. It’s my belief that if there was more transparency and communication from actual employees we could begin to mend this deep and complex employment crisis. To add to this, if your company is doing it right, what are they doing that keeps you loyal, determined and resilient?

Categories
Antiwork

I didn’t want it to be true. I wanted to be an exception.

People really do leave because of bad management. My manager is a spineless jellyfish. He's not even in the building half the time. And now he's letting other managers move us around. And we're going through layoffs. I'm just bulking up my resumé. I don't want to be here anymore.