Category: Antiwork

Earlier this week, I got a cold call from a life science recruiter that is asking me to relocate to WI in order to fill a series of vacancies. I have not reached out to their agency for new positions, but I keep myself open to new opportunities. A few things stood out during the lengthy phone call: The offered pay is for what I was making at my first job out of college. There are 8 positions that need to be filled asap. The position(s) expect 6+ years of advanced experience in the field, performing tasks that are usually left to R&D or management. They are recruiting and relocating nationwide. I'm already apprehensive, since I know right away that the company doesn't pay well, a whole bunch of people left abruptly, there is no opportunity to advance, poor coverage, poor management, and they can't hire local talent. We have…

I’ve been working as a personal shopper for walmart for the past year and a half. In that time I’ve been stalked and harassed by shithead customers, verbally assaulted by Karens (one who screamed at me to “Get some fucking hearing aids” when I asked her to repeat herself), belittled and misgendered by management (if I had the spoons, I’d pursue a discrimination case lmao), and generally just worked to the fucking bone for ungrateful shitheel customers and greedy, lazy corporate fucks. And you know how much I made to break my mind and body as an “essential worker?” $13 an hour before taxes. Fuck that, and fuck the Waltons. Sure, I had some good moments. I got really good at stealing merch and snacks, and made friends with a few customers who actually saw me as a human being. In the last month, I figured out how to fuck…

“I will not serve that in which I no longer believe whether it call itself my home, my fatherland or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use – silence, exile, and cunning.” -James Joyce

Ok so need advice from you guys. My girlfriend just left this company but as she was on the way out her coworker and friend walled in on the CEO and another coworker having sexual relations in an office. She ended up reporting it to the operations manager who in turn reported it to the owner of the company. Owner then fired CEO who denies everything even tho the one he was hooking up with confessed everything. CEO sues for wrongful termination and for whatever reason was brought back on. He hires a new operations manager shortly after (the first one was also on her way out for unrelated reasons) and has my girlfriends friend (the one who reported the misconduct) fired…. Does she have any recourse? Is that legal?

So I am not American but a contractor for an American company. I work with many Americans and damn what kind of work culture is this even 11 pm calls and 6:30 am calls in the morning. Idk how much they get paid close to 70-80k probably but like wtf I thought I wouldn't tolerate BS like that and thats me coming from a third world country. Where Labour violations are an everyday thing. I don't even understand how people would get their Friday night and Sat morning ruined for this kind of BS. They should atleast get a day off before if you want them to work on Friday Night and Saturday morning.

So here is some background information. I am from an affluent family in a developing country called Malaysia. P.S the work culture here is toxic just like any Asian country. My father was born poor and worked his way up society doing business in the auto industry. He is currently in his mid 40s, he still manages his business but mostly online. He spends most of his time managing his business through phone, playing golf, drinking with friends and biking across town. He rarely returns to his company headquarters for work, only occasionally to do a check-up. Naturally, from his point of view, he believes in a full meritocracy for anyone who is smart and works hard enough. I am new to this subreddit. However we here all know that hard work does not necessarily pay off and for most it never does. I have argued with him many times…

Tl;de: first job Full of red flags. Thank god I left. I just got out from tech School and got hired by a small tech Company wich did the Sales software for a big Company and also selled for other business. Got hired for the owner of big Company himself (partner in this small Company) to do tech support and training. FIRST RED FLAG: the advertised salary was 20% over minimum wage. My manager said I barely finished tech School so my salary would grew later. It was a small Company the other partner was a shy developer, there was me and two other tech supports, one recently hired with me. Everyone liked me over the First month, the “bug for fixing” exploded from 13 to over 150. I was trying to break the system on my “low” time and found so many bugs they had to create a new…