Category: Antiwork

I recently just quit my job as a call center banker. Everything about the job was actually pretty good. Decent pay, work from home, nice manager. It was all good until they gave me a promotion pretty fast. Then I realized I was trapped. The new trainer was rude and the raise was only .75(promised a dollar btw). After that the job got twice as hard with barely any pay increase. I asked if I could move back to my old position but they said I couldn’t. Every call was demeaning and humiliating. I had to leave which sucked because the positives of the job were still there, they just didn’t outweigh the negative anymore. I have worked since I was 16 and mostly in retail. I just can’t do it anymore. I like working with people, not being berated for doing my job. Plus I realize now that the…

I notified my manager 3 months ahead of time for a small vacation I have planned that I would need 3 days off for. They explained someone else has the whole week off and that they do not approve two people off at the same time, but will discuss this tomorrow. Any advice on what to do? I’m not canceling my measly 3 day trip because they will be slightly short staffed. They can call over from other locations to get help and it’s not like there’s only 1 person working at all times.

I mean this in the most serious way; I’m applying for jobs right now but I’m really not good at interviews because I just can’t fake that I have the motivation for life or a want to work when I know it’s all pointless anyways. Like how do you guys sell yourself during interviews knowing that you don’t want to work if it’s all pointless? I really don’t understand how people do it, I personally just have the hardest time selling myself or making myself believe in something I know isn’t true. Like when it’s “Why do you want to work here?” I honestly don’t. I don’t want to be underpaid since I live in one of the most expensive places in the US and I’m being offered $17. I don’t want to go home exhausted. I don’t want to pretend like I’m happy whenever I go into work and…

Recently I had a interview for a higher position in my company, I did not get the promotion as they said I was not the right fit for it. Later on was told by my boss that I did not get the promotion because in part of the interview I said that my family comes first, Like WTF. FYI this is a family run company and we treat they're employees as such (like f they do). Well f@#k them I'm off after hearing this.

I would certainly try to use stores with that decal. Like the Chamber of Commerce but for customers instead of business clout with the local gov. Something like this could take off and create an incentive for businesses to get that decal by treating their workers right because it brings in more customers.

A little under a year ago I took a supervisor position at a warehouse nearby. I was excited to have that position because I feel like it’s time to advance myself in the job market and also I could be the supervisor/manager I’ve always wanted to have and be able to advocate for my team as opposed to strictly overseeing work. The company pretty much made that impossible. We were a fulfillment warehouse, the entire job was receive/inventory, pick/pack/ship with occasional machine operation (we sold vinyl rolls and had a large slitter machine to resize). Here’s a list of gripes/policies. no talking between staff members unless it is directly work related no music, no headphones allowed (silent workplace essentially) schedule was 9am-7pm daily pay: the actual pay rate was 3 dollars an hour less than the advertised pay rate. Your hourly pay is based on the low number and you…

It’s sleeting and snowing where I’m at and today is my off day. The weather doesn’t bother me and I’d go in if it was my scheduled day but my boss is trying to force me in. Yesterday I spoke to him about working in the freezer area( I’m a grocery order selector) and I’m fine with that but he told me to bring my warm clothes and I said ok but I am off tomorrow and he said ok just make sure Thursday you bring your freezer clothes and I said sure. Now this am I’m getting calls and text saying I’m being forced in. I have not responded and I don’t think I am. I don’t understand why he wouldn’t say I’m being forced in yesterday when we had a 15min convo about the freezer. I am very pissed that I’m being painted as lazy and inconsiderate of…