Category: Antiwork

I'm not a human being I am a biological robot. Emotionless I go to work i do my job and make just enough to live. I go home just as emotionless and mentally drained. I take serotonin boosters to attempt fixing the depression I get from thinking about my future and how this little amount I get paid will probably be the same if not worse. I statistically get 2 to 3 times the amount of work as my other Co workers with no acknowledgement from management. Why give the robot praise? He's doing the work isn't he? I just wonder when this economic situation will end.

It's just something I've noticed. For context, I am in the US and I've worked low wage jobs for the last ten years. There just seems to be this general cultural understanding that being alive is supposed to be kind of this lonely, bitter slog that just gets more and more bitter with time. It's really bleak. Granted, I didn't come from the best of circumstances, so I have my own mental health stuff going on that often makes existing really hard for me. But this is something I have noticed far outside of myself. I don't like how sort of this low-buzz (or ear-piercing) misery has become so normalized. What if things didn't have to be this bad all the time?

A question for the community: Who else has been flagged on grounds of “attitude” specifically related to duties assigned but not compensated in some way? My example: A while back, boss called me in and congratulated me on a fine performance review. He said he had a list of “responsibilities” that he felt that I should take on. I said, “All right, you want me to take on an increased workload. I assume this means some sort of promotion?” He frowns. “No, not workload. Responsibility.” “Yes, you want me to assume responsibility for some things that I was not formerly responsible for. But now, I am thinking that perhaps this does NOT mean a promotion?” He continues to frown. “We feel that you are not shouldering your share of the responsibility for this subsection.” “I don't understand,” I said. “A minute ago, you're telling me I had a great performance…

Genuinely curious; things suck for a lot of people but Im curious if good stories are allowed to see its nuance, or if it’s better to only have negative stories so that you feel more anger and willing to strike or do something about it

I see this written about in articles and such, but can't find any concrete examples. I am looking actual data with real examples of tax breaks given to companies that are filling offices in cities.