Category: Antiwork

My grandfather worked for most of his life and by the time my grandfather passed away in his 80's he had been living in poverty for quite some time. It had gotten so bad that he actually had to use money from his life insurance to be able to pay the bills and when he finally died there was barely enough life insurance left just to pay for a simple cremation. As for my dad, he also worked for most of his life, mainly doing physical labor jobs like cabinet making and being an auto mechanic. Eventually he had to file for disability because all those years of lifting those heavy car engines by himself took a toll on his back and now he has permanent back pain from his back injuries that he'll have to live with for the rest of his life. He got the disability and now…

My boss has been treating me and my former coworker like trash for over a year with it getting worse and worse as of late. He fired my coworker (my then manager) with absolutely no warning and refused to cash out his PTO. I had to spend over an hour on my day off convincing him to promote me to be the manager since I had worked there for over a year already would be a better choice than what he wanted to do which was hire someone completely new and have me train them. I couldn't quit then because I didn't have a job lined up. I'm the only person that works this location and the other locations the company has are in another state. They haven't hired anyone else or even posted the job even though they kept saying they would for the last 3 months. He's also…

Throwing this out there for those that might be in the same boat as many others. Obviously times are tough and money is tight, so every little thing you can do to make your day better and get back at a poor employer or management team, can sometimes help just that little bit more to make your days in the future better. Things like leaving without notice and so on are among those little things. I'll be forced out of my living location soon to move across the country and while it's going to be way earlier than I wanted, it was planned to happen within the year. All things considered my manager's bosses are garbage and tend to be the prime examples of lacking in everything, the pay is bogus, and I as well as others with me, are treated as if we can do 2 or 3 people's…

My friend works for a gym and mentioned to me that the head of his department, during her working hours, takes guided workout sessions led by the gym trainers and gets massages from the gym masseuse, all of whom are her employees. Am I insane for thinking this is inappropriate?

I work in a kitchen. Everyone gets tipped out at the end of the night. It's common for the kitchen staff to finish thier closing work before the front of house is finished calculating everyone's tip out. We have the option to pick it up at a later date but we're garunteed tips every night. I finished my closing duties early and sat down while I waited and my coworker told me I shouldn't still be clocked in and he thought it was unfair that I was still clocked in when I wasn't doing anything. My argument is that I'm waiting on the company to performe a task, so I feel getting paid for 10 minutes it takes is fair. Mind you this dude is not in anyway close to being my boss, hes new infact, as am i. So why is he concerned with my hours or anyone else's?…

For context, I've been working (under contract) in a Korean JV in construction. Project was delayed due to covid, and we are currently dealing with the last spurt before the handover stage for the project. The whole organization chart was revamped last November, and the new management that came in hasn't been employee-centric. A few months back, I have arranged for the delivery of some materials with a subcontractor, and the subcontractor sourced the materials from China. Due to the delayed departure of the shipment, we do not have the ETA of said materials up until now. Between the arrangement and this incident, I have personally followed up with the subcontractor, as well as alerted my superior that the shipment was late, so he personally followed up with the subcontractor as well. And this was on a multitude of occasions prior to the incident. Fast forward to last month, I…

I recently started work canvassing for voter registration. Group I am with is out there just trying to get people in my state registered to vote, because the only way we can even pretend to be a democracy is if the people have a voice. (yes, I am aware that America is not actually a democracy.) It's full time work, and pays a livable wage hourly. I'm on my feet out in the Arizona heat all day, but I don't mind that. I don't even mind dealing with the people who want to rant at me or the people who won't even acknowledge my existence (former retail, I'm used to that). The part that is fucking frustrating is that I'm struggling with it. I was sent out 2 days with a trainer who isn't worth shit, he's really good at what he does but doesn't acknowledge that his natural charisma…

Soooo. I got my boss pregnant. I have been working here for about 32 years. I am a 55 year old male married for 35 years. My boss is 27 years old and married as well to a marine. We began sleeping together one night while I was working late and she asked me to come explain the project and the process I had made. We had some wine and ended up fucking on her desk. Well last week she called me to her office and I found out she’s pregnant. It’s definitely mine as her husband is deployed overseas. I think I’m going to just block her number and quit my job. What do you guys think?

My dumbass nearly severed the tip of my thumb while cutting an onion. I had to go to hospital and before I went I cried because I'm not allowed anymore time off work. Edit: I work in a kitchen so handwashing is essential.