Category: Antiwork

The ones in my office are designed to have the employees back facing the aisle. I'm assuming that this design is meant to improve productivity. Not only do I hate having my back exposed like that to a room, but it reeks of micromanagement. If I need to check my phone, I will.

I sometimes see where people write, “why don't you just get a different job?” As if it's a galaxy brain idea. My problem recently is, it's generally difficult to find available times for interviews. I work 7am – 7pm 5-7 times a week. I can't just quit because I need money. I also find it hard to take PTO, because I have so little I need it for emergencies that may arise. I'm sure there are plenty of people in this same boat. So, when you ask, “why don't you spend 20-30 hours a week applying, getting dresses up, and interviewing?” this is my answer.

I know we're used to hearing about terrible bosses but I wanna share a little positive story that happened yesterday. My friend interviewed for a job and got the call back for the job offer. The salary range was $40k to $60k. The boss asked what he wanted his starting salary to be and my friend said $45k. The boss said “We can do better than that!” and offered him $55k! It's awesome hearing about at least one instance of an employer being ethical. My friend could've easily been shafted with the $45k. How this employer treats him in the future is yet to be seen, but this is a good sign and it's how employers SHOULD be behaving. Looking out for their workers, appreciating them, and not screwing them over so they can afford another fancy useless expense for themselves. People deserve the fruits of their labor and I…

I have to set up my workspace in the mornings In order to do my job- there isn't any way for me to work without my systems pulled up. This usually takes me about 20 minutes after I clock in (sometimes less) before I start officially working. The issue is that the amount of time I'm not taking calls in the morning (to set up systems) affects my overall stats. The argument here is that I should be logging into my computer to set up my systems before I clock in; I don't want to spend 15-20 minutes a day to set up required systems to do my job without pay. Is it legal to require that I do this?

It doesn't matter if the market is saturated. It doesn't matter if “the bubble will bust”. Your time has value. Your care and attention has value. I don't care if you're a bagger, baggers learn spatial and organizable awareness. What ever your thing is, Just do it. Make the art. make the music. write the book. plant the seeds. walk the dogs. breed the dogs. be a beekeeper. be a social media face. Start a cleaning business. there's something you can do. All you do is play videogames? fuck it stream it. watch tv? fuck it react vids. be sexy? fuck it, sell nudes. or prudes I'm sure someone wants to see nun ankles. Just Do the thing. Fuck your bosses. If you cant figure it out, Do what you do for a company for a better one, until you are the company. RTO repoman? start a PI and catch…

The company I work for requires a mask mandate for all employees, also no eating in the Cafe- thus means we all are eating lunch in our cubes. I have a cw that has been belligerent in the past to several others and recently my boss said he would speak to him. This was during my review since I found the courage to speak up about a few incidents. He knew of 1 but not the others. Fast forward to today, I get to my desk and cw is on a call with another cw in a different state. He's going on about how he didn't get a salary grade bump, and the company is bowing to the minorities. Then spouts off the Joe Rogan bs and how it's free speech etc. He is talking loudly so I know others heard him including my boss. No one stopped him. So…

I have no choice as I'm currently unemployed and beggars can't be choosers. I have no savings, no insurance. But one thing struck me. During the interview they asked me a total of SIX TIMES if I do more than I'm paid for. The questions basically made 2 statements and you have to choose which one you agree more. So they'd say “You set achievable and reasonable goals” VS “you are motivated by challenges”. Stuff like that boils my blood because it's basic brainwashing. They stated it six different ways. I can't remember all of them but one was “Do you regularly go above and beyond your duties?” and another was “Do you set high expectations for yourself?” and another was “Do you always try to do more than what is expected of you?” I counted the same question six times and my answer remained the same every time. Amazon.…