Category: Antiwork

On Wednesday I found out some disgusting stuff was going on with my then boyfriend and my family helped me pack my stuff and move out of our shared apartment while he was at work that night. I told my boss that day at around 6pm that I would need a few days off bc I was going through something personal. I texted him saying that and then he called me. I answered the phone while bawling my eyes out and he asked me what was going on and I said I didn't want to talk about it. He tried to pressure me into coming to work but I said there would be no way I'd be able to until at least Monday. The night I packed everything up I was awake for 32 hours straight. I'm not gonna go into all the other details but basically I was a…

I work in an abusive place in NYC and I got a job offer in another place which I have already accepted. I gave a 1 week notice to my current job and my boss threatened to sue me and get the legal department involved unless I stay for another week (2 weeks total). I’ve looked into the company policy and it says in the resignations protocols that the employee must give a written advance notice for 10 working days. Can they sue me if I leave like this? Am I getting in trouble?

I came back from a weekend trip with a cabin right next to a river, and tall magnificent trees with a gorgeous view you can’t beat. Now I am back at work and feeling depressed again. Outside I feel freedom and happiness. I feel alive, but the moment I step foot into the corporate building with their bright florescent lights, I start to feel dead inside again. Some people say the solution is to just change jobs, but realistically the same feeling will creep up eventually. It’s hard to find a job you love that also pays well. I feel such sadness inside, thinking about having to live the rest of my life inside a corporate building and being harassed by management no matter how hard you work. I can’t work towards a house or a family. It’s just survival at this point. I’m so unfulfilled and tired of working…

A few days ago, the SCOTUS gave a middle finger to all college loan borrowers. My expectations were low so I anticipated the forgiveness program to be shot down, but waking up every day and remembering it actually happened is soul crushing. Then the existential crisis pop in and eventually one has to wonder what they realistically expect us to do to pay it back. I have had the same wage for almost 3 years. Meanwhile, what I pay in rent has increased significantly. Even in income-based housing, rent is over half my monthly earnings. I've been trying to save money but of course, regular expenses and the occasional unexpected event set me back; I never got past $2,500 in savings. I literally can't pay back my loans. I can't go out and seek greener pastures. This was my greener pastures. Moving expenses will only set me back even more,…

Title says it all, really. His reason when I asked? “It’s just not working out” and refused to elaborate. What, after almost two years of me working with nothing but praise from clients, I’m not up to par? From what I know, nobody knew, but a colleague reckons I’m being replaced by a family friend of the boss. I’m going to try to arrange a meeting with him and my manager (who honestly has no clue why it happened) to get some more info. I’m upset, but honestly did want to leave. I get to not work my notice period, which is nice, but I still feel something is up. I’m not sure how to feel as this was a shitty thing to do, he did it as soon as he came in and didn’t even ask how my holiday was! I’ve always known he’s a dick, but didn’t really…

I’m actually a hard worker and I love going into a place if I know what my role is and how I can contribute. I hate how so many jobs have this level of confusion and uncertainty. And then they make it worse by having lacklustre training and hoping you just wing it and pick it all up.

Common theme in this subreddit. Just don’t answer if contacted on your day off.

She started shaking and was like, “But we just can't not have you there…” I felt SO guilty, but I stayed firm. I'm a supervisor for a restaurant and catering business, and I dropped out of classes because I kept skipping evening classes for catering events. I signed up for the fall semester because I needed to get my life back on track, and I knew my supervisor would react like this because she's so anxious about how understaffed we are. I feel so bad, but I stayed firm. I gave her a month's notice and even said I'd pick up Fridays and help pre-set everything for the catering crew before I leave for classes, so I was really accommodating.

My husband was fired from his job in January of 2021 after 10+ years, because we got Covid and he was down for the count for like a month. 2 weeks ago, out of the blue, one of the higher ups sent him a text, asking him to reach out because she hadn't talked to him in a year. Yesterday I found his old job being advertised for $5 more than what he was making when he was fired (this is the 3rd time since he was fired Ive seen it advertised). My husband was a construction manager. He took the job at 19, so he wasn't aware of the real value his work and position had. When he was fired, he was making $17/hr. It's been a year and a half and they're realizing they can't get anyone else to do that job for less than 30. I told…

Hi folks! I've been with my org for a few years now. They've had some missteps, but for the most part are decent. They recently put out a revised conflict of interest policy requiring “staff act in accordance with duty of loyalty to the organization”. I'm sorry, LOYALTY? Loyalty is to be earned, not enforced, and orgs should be loyal to their staff and not the other way around. Tomorrow there's a meeting where they will be presenting this to us to sign. Any thoughts on how to respond in a way that I both keep my job, and get this changed for other folks?