Category: Antiwork

Background: My boss owns a very successful LF. We routinely settle multi-million dollar cases, and he is well known in the local area. Last Friday, we had a meeting to discuss sales metrics, and he stressed that he was “disappointed” with our numbers. He's constantly getting on our case to “drive up numbers” and to “burn up those phones!!” The issue? My entire team is burnt out. We've been telling him for months that we need more support staff and that the lack of assistants was really hurting our productivity. In response to one of my most recent complaints, he told me that another assistant “simply wasn't in the budget.” While this counter was mildly annoying at the time, I'm now livid. I recently found out that the guy pays our assistants less than $4 an hour… LESS THAN 4 DOLLARS AN HOUR. While I understand that he outsources part…

I can’t go into much detail at all, due to pending investigation. But I need some reassurance here, as I’ve felt gaslit in my last few meetings with management. I was turned down for a promotion (4 available) that I was the 2nd most qualified and experienced to receive. There was a lot of irrelevant and biased/discriminatory feedback I was provided, but a piece I heard today was “you tend to go home early or call out the next day after receiving bad news.” This bad news typically being me getting turned down for a promotion I was looking forward to. Which happens maybe once a year. I have struggled with mental health issues my entire life, and have very strong, emotional reactions to this news AT HOME. I use my legally earned sick time to process these difficult emotions, because I am not well enough to be at work.…

I'm relatively young, in my early twenties and in grad school, and I'm having a quarter-life crisis. I've been really depressed (honestly borderline suicidal) for the past several months due to not being able to find a job and about to not be able to pay rent, but I just realized most of my rich friends and family are also depressed/extremely stressed. I have a friend a decade older than me who is a consultant making good money. She also regularly works 60-80 hours a week and is horribly stressed out despite being much better off financially compared to me. I have a relative who's a doctor and is making a ton, enough to afford multiple vacations a year, but he absolutely hates his job and the stress that comes with it. I also have a working-class friend who's working multiple part-time jobs who's stressed out all the time due…

I’ve heard various things, but I’m curious about why everyone says to wait and let your company fire you

I’ve heard various things, but I’m curious about why everyone says to wait and let your company fire you