Category: Antiwork

I work as a software developer. This past year, because of Covid, the work that was scheduled for my project was canceled. My manager offered me the opportunity to go and assist another project that was not going to meet its project deadline. I gladly accepted as it would be a great opportunity for learning. During my time on this project (Dec 2020 – Sept 2021) I learned an entire new tech stack, helped us meet our project deadline, and even assisted on another contract, getting the work done months before the deadline. With the work done, I moved back to my original team, to assist with the work that was now going forward. All of this lead up to today where I found up what kind of raise/bonus I would be getting for the work I had done. My raise was 20$ more than last years. My bonus was…

Hello everyone, I have been employed at my current company since last October where I asked a recruiter for $75k and their client offered me $50k. I told the client about the recruiters dishonesty and they bumped me to $60k. I realized now that I’m not happy at all because it’s more work than I thought (I’m a receptionist for a financial firm). I told two colleagues I was leaving for more pay and to have the option of WFH. Well, today my manager came to me and told me “just an advice, stop telling people about your interviews and that you’re unhappy”. Well, it’s not my problem people heard me chat since I sit at the front desk miserable with no privacy. On top of that, I got my performance review today saying I’ve been having “hiccups lately”. I wonder why did I even bother getting two degrees here…

So for background. Alot of people at my job, the manager at the time included, have a massive problem with me because I'm middle eastern. They're always looking to start shit with me. Last spring, I was reaching up above my head so my shirt had lifted a bit. Enough to expose about 2 inches of my belly, back, and waist. It was less than a minute each time. I thought nothing of it. Until 2 days later when I was called to the office with several reports of people feeling as though that was me sexually harassing them. I literally almost lost my job abd was left with no way to pay my bills because I had to reach above my head to un stack 8ft tall pallets while being only 5'7. I had honestly forgotten about it until yesterday, when I was in the computer room working. 7…

Originally was a screenshot but magic_eye_bot sucks and thought I repost. In the Covid-19 pandemic we saw incredible growth for all rich people. 500 people became billionaires in 2020 according to Forbes. At a peak in covid cases, December through January 2021 Gamestop stock price increased roughly 1800%. Even currency worth went to Mars and beyond, Bitcoin prices went from roughly 5,000 USD to more than 40,000 dollars through 2020. Workers rights have once again become a prevalent issue, in October 2021, just after a spike in covid cases, r/antiwork (A leading workers rights online forum) went from 500,000 users to 1.7 Million in February 2022. This may seem an insignificant number considering the time frame, but trends project that in February 2022 that r/antiwork would only be 1 million.  Thanks again for the data and subsequently the grade!

I’ve been a regular reader of this subreddit for some time now, mostly just for the therapy provided by reading a good “I quit” story. Being here has helped me navigate things like setting boundaries at work, tactfully saying no to my boss, etc … thank you Antiwork community! I understand that this subreddit has grand dreams for the future but I don’t really know where I fit into that or how to participate in the movement. That being said, I think an immediate action everyone can and should take is to simply reply to any and all recruiters with a request for pay information. Even if you aren’t looking to make a move. Just ask! This will help give clarity to whether this is an opportunity you’d be interested in pursuing but more importantly it’ll start conditioning recruiters to share the most fundamental aspect of any job posting: the…