Category: Antiwork

Now I don’t work at amazon by any means, but I have been noticing more “pro” amazon videos on Tik Tok. They are trying really hard huh.

I think my manager dislikes me. I just got this job at a marketing agency (I won't specify much but my job is related to marketing and advertisement) and i'm trying to propose as many ideas as possible to prove I deserve the position, I'm my trial period. Discussed them with other colleagues and they like it so far they're ready to execute them etc. But I feel my direct superior is either jealous that I'm so enthusiastic about the job and trying to do as much as possible, or she's just an unsympathetic person. One of my colleagues told her about one of my ideas and that they were ready to do such and such, her answer was “you may do whatever you want, I don't give a shit” TF? Also she gives le veeeeery tight deadlines that I can't keep up. Is she trying to get me fired?…

This pay cycle shit for new hires is fucked up. I'm over two weeks since my last “paycheck” from my other job (which was only one day). I spent a week between jobs which means I'll be going three weeks on $60. I am super fortunate that my family is helping me out with what they can. But, it's seriously not right that us new hires are left with such an enormous gap between our labor and our paycheck.

I swear this is a serious question. The concept of “work” seems to be the one universal aspect of modern-day societies that is so embedded that trying to imagine one is breaking my brain. [I'm a US citizen. Nuff said]. How are goods and services handled? How are utilities provided? How are laws enforced? Are modern-day necessisties and conveniences even survivable in a society completely without “work”? I feel alike any help envisioning these concepts would help deconstruct the necessities of work in my mind. Thanks!

It was fairly recent for me, within the last year actually. I used to be one of the poor victims of capitalist propaganda. “Work hard and you’ll make tons of money and be well off”. That’s all BS, working hard isn’t enough anymore. Need emergency medical attention? BOOM there goes all your savings, assuming you could afford to have any in the first place. Need affordable housing? Here’s one room in someone else’s home for $1000 dollars. Food? We have record profits and we’re STILL gonna raise the price of everything. Want a decent paying job? “Go to college, oh and don’t bitch when you’re in debt even though we told you that’s the best way to go. You should have just learned a trade dummy”. I can barely pay rent and afford all my bills plus groceries every month. One bad week of work and I’d be completely screwed…

Most people are happy to work. Most people want to contribute to society and take pride in their work. Accomplishing small tasks, like making a sales call that helps someone, working on an electrical panel, moving furniture, making burgers, whatever kind of work, people like it. They just want ownership. They want to take pride in it and reap the fruits of their labor. They want to be paid. We want to be paid. We want money to be able to support ourselves. At the same time we want to do things that add benefit to the world. See, deep down, I think we all care about each other to some degree. That said, the work and employment scene in America is so awful right now. This sub is ripe with true stories of abuse, wage theft, and terrible work. I believe in the importance of family, friends, and loved…