Category: Antiwork

Just got off a call with my inmediate supervisor, it was pretty normal at first talking about some process reviews I'm doing and how I needed to reach out to another lab when suddenly it veered off in a bizarre direction. They just said out of the blue that they had received some comments from HR, and that I should be aware that they had enough documentation to fire me if they wanted. This was followed by a full half hour of angry ranting about me and my coworkers. Thing is, not only do I know those documents don't exist, they also don't have the authority to fire me or even any say in the matter, and on top of that I wasn't the one who made whatever complaint they are referring to. I already contact HR just to tell them what happened but damn that was a hell of…

Requested my birthday a month ago, got scheduled anyways because of so many people quitting. Thinking of what my excuse should be when I call out. Ideas?

I’m an English teacher in Japan. My previous job I worked for an “international” (in quotations because it was only international in name) preschool. In April 2022 We had two new staff members. Creep 1 (C1) is a 40s male who would co-teach with me. Creep 2 (C2) is a 50s male who was to be our new head teacher. I immediately knew within a day of meeting them that they’d be an issue. C1 turned out to be a pathological liar to the point of making up easily checkable lies about all of us. None of us understood why as he didn’t gain anything, nor did he make himself look good. He also had a habit of contacting the parents using their personal contact info (a big no no). And to make matters worse he Sexually harassed and assaulted one of the female teachers. C2 had a habit of…

I just got an average annual raise of 5% last week. Then, this morning I get a text from my landlord that my rent is increasing by 25%. That takes all of my raise and then some… It’s just becoming impossible to get ahead. I’d saved a few thousand dollars for a down payment on a new car that I badly need. And my raise was going to let me be able to afford the payment. Now, any hope of getting a new car is gone. A bit of a rant, I know. But I just don’t think companies understand that if they don’t pay their employees enough we literally will not be able to afford to keep working there.

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I apologize in advance for any bad grammar or misspellings. I currently work as a contractor for a well-known global retailer. My contract was renewed for my current position through October. However, at the same time I also learned that it would be the last time it gets renewed. It caught me off guard. I’ve had regular check-ins since I started this project in December of 2022. The check-ins were always positive. However, from the start there were issues at the top that prevented me from doing the bulk of what was expected of me for the project I was hired to do. I always voiced those concerns on my end, but things got addressed at a molasses-like pace, and only when it was convenient for the ones above me. Now here we are, approximately 7 months later, and I’m being told that I am no longer needed by the…

HI all – I'm participating in an interview process and after the 2nd interview with the hiring person (decision maker I believe) I was invited to a “Jobfidence” measurement procedure and short audit. It takes about 4h and to be honest this is the first time I see something that long for a non-technical position (management). Have anyone been through it before and know how it works? It seems to be conducted by this 3rd part company but haven't received much info. Also, as part of a different process – I've got invited for a F2F interview after talking to the MD for a “HR Management Interview”. Is this also commom? Forgot to say, this is in Germany. Thanks in advance!

I've been in manufacturing basically all of my working life. I just turned 40. I get paid maybe $10 an hour more than when I started like over 15 years ago. In 2016 I went to school for welding. There weren't any decent jobs doing that where I lived so I went back to the place I left. I'm welding now but even with all that work experience, it hasn't seemed to benefit me in any way. I want out and I have no idea what to do anymore. I don't want to be sweating and getting burned all day for pretty close to nothing. I may look into a community college program that's medical related or something. Maybe even something technology based. It just seems almost insurmountable to start over again. How did you get out of this line of work? What do you do now?

My manager had a heart attack on Friday. Mid 30s, he's fit, does BJJ. It sounds like he's probably going to recover, but not all that soon. Before work even started today his boss is reaching out to me to see if I can step into his role. Business is cut throat. Don't ever prioritize work over yourself or your family.