Author: Olivia

I have a few minutes before I’m breaking company policy, so I thought I’d get opinions and ask what to say. So, it is only a couple degrees above 0 where I am and will not be getting above 20 degrees today. I work inside, but the heat is barely functioning. There are large exhaust fans that routinely blow outside air into the building due to welding smoke, therefore it was about 50 in there during the afternoon. I don’t want to go in today, I’m already cold, I’m a middle aged woman, like seriously, the guys were complaining yesterday, how do you think I feel? So I want to call off today, not the best choice of action, but I’m not 100% prepared for that kind of cold either. So what should I do? What should I say? Thanks!

I have social anxiety and generalised anxiety disorder, I have started a new job about 3 weeks ago, it’s in HR and I was enjoying it to start. my coworkers are friendly. Last week I had been put on the telephones to answer phone calls. I knew this would be happening at some point, but my manager said in my interview i’d be put on the phones 2 months in, but 3 weeks in and she’s told me to go on the telephone and answer all calls, personally I feel like she should have eased me into it at least, I have no knowledge in HR so throwing me straight on the telephone with no experience or even any training on actual HR laws / employment laws is absurd to me. She didn’t even tell me how to use the phones or how I transfer calls and stuff. I had…

Hello, everyone! We're back this February with another round of exciting talks! ​ First up is a discussion on a subject everyone has an opinion on: Balancing work with raising children. It's something that's increasingly out of reach these days, but is there anything that can be done about it? Join us on February 1 as we hear both from parents and from those who might like to raise children but otherwise can't. ​ Next, we have a discussion week asking a question that's near and dear to antiwork: What is the working class, exactly? Is it just a buzzword, or is there something deeper to it? It's one of those terms that can sound stuffy and inaccessible, but as we'll see on February 8, it's nothing to fear at all. ​ As the month heads on, we'll delve deeper into the philosophical question of what gives you purpose in…

My parents are so out of touch with reality. I have a masters degree and yet my boyfriend who never went to uni is earning £12k a year more than me. I’m incredibly proud of him and all the hard work he has put it but still. Life sucks.