Author: Olivia

Hello, everyone! We're back this March with another round of exciting talks! ​ At the start of the month, we'll be talking about a subject that affects everyone: Your health! It can be hard to stay healthy in our society, especially with how expensive healthcare is and how America ties healthcare to employment. How do you do it? Come by on March 1 to learn more! ​ Then, after another of our famed Open Mic Nights on March 8, we have a back-to-back feature on some of the core components of our economy. Education prepares us for the workforce, and agriculture keeps workers fed, but is there more to life than the pursuit of work? This being r/antiwork, the answer is obviously a resounding “yes!” Join us on March 15 and 22 for some exciting discussion on these topics before unwinding with another Open Mic Night on March 29. ​…

I mean as it’s the only non at will state do they sign contracts and have to renew the contract every time? How would someone quit or find a new job and on the flip side how does getting fired work. I’ve always been curious to how it works. (Also explain it to me like I’m 5)

The title says it all. I’ve been working for about a month now since finishing undergrad. While I’m lucky that I have a substantial amount of free time outside of work, I know many of us don’t have that luxury. And then that got me thinking: we’re on this planet for a limited amount of time. We should soak up all of life’s riches. Eat good food, laugh with our friends and family, travel, love, etc. But we’re bound to work with the threat of starvation and homelessness if we don’t work. And our labor laws in the US are not designed with the betterment of the worker in mind. And now we find ourselves living through war, a terrible economy, a climate crisis and the remnants of a global pandemic. The only people whose lives have improvised are those of the rich and the oligarchs while politicians do no…

So like the title says, I'm getting surgery. I'll have 6 weeks off for recovery. I'm honestly looking forward to the time away from my job. As a member of the working poor I've never taken a real vacation and probably never will. This will probably be as close as I get to a “vacation.” My claim for short-term disability has already been approved. It's only 60% of my regular pay which isn't much, but it's something. I'm not expecting to be TOO miserable through recovery so I'm going to make the best of this time away. Video games, art projects, and cat. I'm sorta bummed I won't really be able to do anything crazy with this time but at least I won't be at my soul crushing job.