Category: Antiwork

(Sincerest apologies for the length of this post; I've been following this comm for a while now and recent upsetting developments in my own job are finally driving me to post) I started a wonderful job end of 2021 (full benefits for the first time ever in my life, finally being paid something like what I actually deserve for all of my skills/experience, and so on) and at the time of my hiring I was told that the position was permanently remote – not just 'temporarily remote', e.g. for Covid reasons, but permanently remote outright – that's what I was told, and was promised in writing (over Teams & in email). I was simply ecstatic about it, since I'd never been fortunate enough to have anything like that….and ever since then it's been simply amazing, and so incredibly good for my peace of mind and sanity….I've been comfortable and happy,…

tired of hearing this from retired chodes who bought their house for a dollar and a snickers bar back in the 80s. I'm not gonna take “whatever i can” and not be given the opportunity to work up. ive just turned 20 and have been unemployed for a full year now by taking their advice. working dogshit minimum wage jobs that drained me mentally, being laid off from the last one with no real notice, and now I dont have the energy to do it all over again. I wonder how fast it'd take them to crumple if they took their own advice and lived in our shoes for a minute. Go work that minimum wage retail job and see how long it takes you to “work your way up” to afford even half of the rent here in Washington. ​ genuinely what is the point of working now? I…

Wonderful, today's the day we got our pets ashes back. They died only 8 days ago. What do I get the same day? A write-up for not being at work the day after they died because I had to help my mom as we were both mourning. Sure feels great, having told them directly to their face that I couldn't come in to work due to what happened. Feels great to be another number in the system. Just to make me feel like shit, they say how it affects the district, the customers, and makes it harder on my employees. You think I don't fucking know that already? I'm a damn good person, so I already feel horrible for making it harder on them, no need to rub it in. Fuck retail. Fuck this heartless bs. Will follow up with lots of food and drink on my days off to…

The nationwide “raise” Walmart stated they’ll do to “invest” in their employees….. Was 30 cents at my store. .030. A quarter and a nickel. 30 pennies. 6 nickels. 3 dimes. The article stated that the average wage employees would make would be $17 an hour. Far from livable but def something that would help me. I know that “average” doesn’t mean that’s whats guaranteed but still felt f*cking tricked.

My grandmother was a hardcore conservative. However, she let her sons live at home without working for decades. One of my uncles lived at home until 70. She worked and he didn't! She also demonized and insulted my mother for staying at home as a caretaker for a few years, while her adult sons slept in until noon and refused to even cook for themselves while not working. She was a republican politician (held office into her golden years) and found a way to fire some people who worked for the city so that the city could save money. This is the type of evil soulless person that votes, while the young and apathetic stay home. This is how trump became president and this is how we lost roe v wade. Whackos like her vote, become politicians, and enact hypocritical laws.

So I know it’s less work and less people bothering me with questions while I’m making the same amount of money as the other trainer. But I’m starting to get offended. He and I have the same degree, from the same University, graduated the same year, he started this job 6 months before I did but we’ve both been here longer than everyone else Everyone: the boss and my coworkers walk past me and ask the other trainer for help or a question They really only come to me if he’s unavailable. It just makes me feel inferior