Category: Antiwork

Applied for a “Senior Manager” position within a hospitality company. Advertised as 60-70k salary + benefits. I figured it was at a GM level or one step above/below, (wasn’t clear based on ambiguous job title, should’ve been red flag #1 in hindsight). I arrive for the interview and the person who invited me didn’t even show up. I was interviewed by a lower level supervisor (red flag #2). About two minutes into the interview the supervisor tells me that I won’t actually be working in the position I applied for, OR making the wage for that position. Because of their unique “brand culture” this company wanted every employee to work as a minimum wage hourly associate for months before being eligible for promotion. They claimed this was to make sure “everyone knew all operation standards and facets of each individual position.” I asked how long until I would be promoted,…

So long story but i have a tumor in my head, have been burned out at work to a level were i was unable to get out of bed and fired due to a corrupt colleague. My parents and other relatives keep asking me when i will work again and “it would be great if you had a job already” wtf. Like im the one deciding who they are going to hire. Also im so tired of it all. I have been at doctors several times since i have days im dizzy the whole day etc not the mention the rest and nothing happens. But i have friends who have been written out of work for being mildly autistic, back pain and coughing. Im on unemployment currently and i have a baby with my wife so im not bored. I probably already applied for 200+ jobs and have 6+ years…

It's so stupid and frustrating. I'm moving up in my position. More job responsibilities, etc. When I looked at my pay the other day, it was incorrect to what I had been promised. I emailed HR thinking they just missed a day of pay but boy was I wrong. Apparently I don't “qualify” to move up despite my manager promising during my review that I will be getting a 5k raise. They cited a few things and were super snarky and rude about it? Basically saying I wasn't in the role long enough. I've been at this job for years. They also had “no records” to indicate that I was getting a raise, and my manager is out of town for the next few days so they can't confirm for me. Now I come to find out my coworker with the exact same job functions and also moving up to…

I have too many issues going on. I feel like a lot of the time I'm working my ass off and management just sits there a lot socializing, but I would be coached or fired if I did the same thing. One teamlead is constantly saying sht to me about my “terrible habit” of socializing. I'm in so much pain, both emotionally from personal trauma, and physical apparently from scoliosis which I was recently diagnosed with. I work full time, and can't even get by in a 3 person household. I also realized if I tried to unionize my store, I could be fired with one simple phrase: “You and what army”. And finally add to the fact that if I did, and I was successful, my company WOULD retaliate by either closing the store, to which case I'd have fcked those who joined and those who opposed alike out…

How do you get by? I have autism and get extremely overwhelmed while working and it leads to suicidal thoughts. I’ve been in therapy for years, hasn’t helped much, I take medicine and practice spirituality. I’ve tried working both hybrid and remote, I consistently drop the ball on tasks and that makes me hate myself more. I want out of this capitalist hellscape, but i need money to survive. Any advice is much appreciated ️