Author: Olivia

I’m curious how many hours people in r/antiwork work in a week. Do you get enough or not enough ? Do you make enough money to sustain yourself ? I would of done a pool but that’s not an option. I work 45-58 hours a week. I work a little too much. It pays the bills and a little more.

I work at a large tech company that once COVID hit, our entire workforce of 200 in our satellite office went WFH. However, myself and 2 others were designated as essential and were forced to work in the office 3-5 days a week since march 2020. We had to fight for mileage reimbursement for the first few months, as everyone else was WFH and were not incurring the travel expenses we were. We were reimbursed from July 2020 to Feb 2021z Our office was slated to reopen march 2021, and officially cut all mileage reimbursement for all essential workers. However that reopen date was pushed back to July, then October, then December, then January, and now with a 100% confirmation we are opening in March. It really bothers that me that 98% of the office was WFH, while I’m spending a ton of gas/maintenance of my vehicles when everyone else…

If a doctor decides to reduce your work hours for your health, to where you're basically part time, can you lose your medical insurance? My job only gives you insurance if you're full time. I'm wondering if a doctor trumps that decision

PIP plans are the Devil, especially in sales and recruiting. There is no way to improve, you just get lucky. They use PIP to force people out. God forbid you have a bad month or two. Can’t imagine working till my 60s or whenever I die, whichever comes first

So I started working for a major fast food chain in the United States. My first day was today, and I was asked to clock out for my ten-minute break. Workers in the United States are legally required to have at least one paid ten minute break per four hours of work. But today, I was asked to clock out. I researched the laws specific to my state, just to double check, and here’s that link: https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/workplace-policies/rest-breaks-meal-periods-and-schedules So for an 8-hour work day, that’s 20 minutes that I’m legally entitled to pay I’m not getting. I need to bring it up to the managers next time I go to work (it’s possible my manager said it by mistake today, or I misunderstood instructions, since it was my first day, after all). I’ve always had big issues standing up to authority, so bringing it up terrifies me. But I know my…

Hear me out. The only reason we have to work ourselves to the bone until you are 65 is because we spend to much money on shit we don’t need. If it’s a possibility you should quit your jobs. Buy small vans or trailers and travel around. (If you need to, stop paying rent for a month or two to save up the cash plus sell all your earthly possessions that can’t fit and don’t bring you some purpose or happiness) There are entire communities of people living this way. The simplistic approach to life allows you to worry less about money and spend more time just living. (Check out rubber tramps and simple rv living) Not to mention another added benefit would be that an entire subsection of the youth who would normally be entering the grind and their “entry level” jobs would be unavailable in the workforce. They’d…

I have a degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education and I don't want to do that anymore. I've always wanted to do something with animals since I was a little kid. I was pressured to find a major so quickly that I just chose Education because it came easily to me. I'm now in debt, but I want to go back to school and get a degree in zoology. Is this plausible?

Warning: long story. TL;DR: busted ass for many years as analyst. Ended up with a huge portion of analytical responsibilities. Was underpaid for son long and got significantly better offer at bigger company. Had the satisfaction to quit and gave current employer no hope. Now working last few weeks watching the fall out. Back story: son of immigrants of the Vietnam war grown up in a small winter state. First job in middle school serving lunch. Pizza cook in teens, have always been the type to just put head down and work. Went to college because parents said there was a college fund, but dropped out 1.5 years in because it didn't exist. Worked at a pharmacy for 3 years up to shift lead and busted my ass. First assistant manager once ridiculed me for not having a degree and I was like BYE FELICIA and moved to my current…