Author: Olivia

I’ve worked for this company for 3 years. In that time I’ve always completed my tasks and did tasks to help other departments. Though it was outside of my job description, I didn’t mind the experience and learning more about the company. My job title was “sales/customer service” but in reality it was more taking my orders and everyone else’s orders in the company and processing/ordering material. I was also dragged into releasing projects which is breaking down lists of materials, counting all duplicate items per bid, find our sell price and cost then process it and purchase the material and make sure material shipped on time. When I first started this company was roughly a 12-14 million dollar company, compared to this year it’s worth is about 20 million dollars. In that time we’ve added more people so in total the company had around 15-16 employees and I was…

Interviews, both recorded and on zoom, plus tests, and then they tell me they only interviewed people as a formality when they knew all along they were hiring internally. What is that bullshit?

A company I worked with a few years ago is being sued by another former employee for unpaid overtime wages due to allegedly improperly classifying certain folks as not being eligible for overtime pay. I received the notice in the mail and must take action to opt in. If I don't respond, I'll be excluded by default. I'm not an expert in employment law, but I'm struggling with whether I should or should not join the lawsuit. The company was always good to me, and to my knowledge was super generous to everyone (insanely lucrative salaries, benefits, bonuses, lots of internal promotions & training, etc.). For those reasons, I'd feel icky and greedy for joining the lawsuit. Thoughts from the Reddit community?

Appreciate antiwork VERY much, and thought I'd add my quick story: worked in a law office at age 25. My tendons started hurting from a bad work set up. I had no idea what was happening to me, and when they told me to work through it, I was too young and naive to understand. Little did I know I would develop a repetitive stress injury that bothers me TO THIS DAY, 25 years later. A lifetime injury for a 10 dollar an hour job. Once I filed a claim, the harassed me to try to get me to quit, and made my life a living hell. I offer you this advice: don't be like me… BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE and SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY if you're injured at work. I almost lost everything. Stay strong, and reach out for support. Best to you all, my friends.

All insurance leeches off of someone or something. And it's certainly easier to buy assets when you've got disposable income, and smart to protect those assets with what you can. But why is HEALTH INSURANCE tied to your employer?I'd rather have universal healthcare in America, but I can't help but think of how much wasted effort, time, and added exploitation that comes from having basic health needs tied to where you're working. This shit is so outdated, but because businesses are required to supply it (often at the bare minimum), all that money is being kept from the workers or being spent on learning the latest games of the insurance brokers. You'd think we'd be able to negotiate the coverage we need instead of knocking around from provider to provider or accept a wage that might never increase. Isn't this just inherently a terrible and unamerican idea? Is it too…

I'm 35, have major congenital heart problems, and tired of working my desk job every day. I've had one heart procedure, and in a few years I'll have open heart surgery when my aortic valve eventually fails. I also have a history of TIAs, and my doctor says I'm at a high risk of stroke. It's baffling because I take care of myself (5'11″, 160lb) and exercise alot. I am just unlucky regarding my health I guess. I got lucky with my investments, have enough money saved up to last me 20~ years. I just don't give a fuck any more. I'd rather take the risk and enjoy the free time I have now instead of wasting my time at some shit corporate office job. A very stressful one at that. I could have a stroke or heart attack and die tomorrow, and all of my money would go to…