Month: July 2023

Yesterday i came to the conclusion that it was hot as hell at my job. I wasnt feelin it so I left. I then went to AC and hit the beach. I had the time of my life. F that job lol

Howdy Anti work fam, Last week I was voluntold to lead a team event where I'm expected to mediate a sort of coaching 1h chat with my Director about Effective Communications best practices. Thing is I never even talked to the guy as he's very distant from the day to day work, and as an introvert I hate/am usually terrible at these types of things, so I'm feeling super insecure about how to structure this whole event. Has anyone done anything similar and could help with some ideas of good content/questions/example scenarios for this type of event? For context I work in the sales team of a tech company. Thanks in advance!

Obligatory this-was-a-while-ago (almost a year) but it lingers on my mind sometimes and I figured this sub would be a good place to talk about it since I’ve seen a lot of stories I resonate with on here. Not looking for legal advice or anything at this point, I honestly just want to put it all behind me so hopefully getting it out all at once will help lol. Some backstory: I’m in the middle of college right now. I had caught Covid at the end of 2021 and I started struggling with persisting health issues through 2022. They made it difficult to live by myself so I moved back home at the end of the school year. I promptly started applying to every job I could find; I literally made over 30 online applications and tens more in-person. I didn’t get anything – not even a “no,” just NOTHING…

I’m self made entrepreneur that classically failed in school, disappointment as a child etc. I came from nothing and became a self made multimillionaire at 24. Im 29 now. I worked my ass off since 16 overcoming abusive parents, -100lbs weight loss, changing my mindset, etc etc. So much stress, so much hard work. I had it all, I holidayed, lived it up, I ticked off my bucket list. I feel like I lived a lifetime. But it all feels really empty now, I have no goals or ambitions, my moneys drying up, working just feels pointless. I’ve been down in the dumps for a long time and I’m basically broke now. I just hate how society gives you this image of what you want and need, I am so severely depressed and empty now that I realised it wasn’t the case. I have never felt so lost and unmotivated,…

And told me I was “making excuses…” my role I was hired to perform for my business unit was defined entirely differently than the role she expected me to perform. My prior manager was redefining my role in a way that gave me room to learn the new skills and write according to the new templates, but she left and apparently my now-manager had no idea any of this was happening. So on our first call she asked me for a plan and time frames, which I provided. On our second call she asked me about a 9 page document I successfully completed according to my prior manager’s instruction—new manager said it was “all wrong” and gave me another template. She said “as the most experienced member of the team you should have known to do this.” I told her this was not the format I previously used and it…

As many of us do, I hate working. Not the principle of work in of itself—I’m all for meaningful/creative work that is more natural to our personal strengths, desires, and lifestyles, but corporate America—the conventional 9-5s, and the way in which our society has constructed a system by which many of us must sit at our desks for 8+ hours a day staring at a computer screen with no ability to go outside, take ample breaks, and no regard for physical, mental, or emotional needs outside of what you’ve been hired to do. No regard for maternal and familial needs. No regard for the tried and true studies which show increased productivity for shorter work-weeks/work-days. I know this is dramatic, and I should be grateful for having a job, but it feels like death. I am starting a new job tomorrow and am already depressed. Guess I’m just looking to…