Category: Antiwork

And that there are enough “livable” wage jobs for every American that must support themselves. They say this. But do they believe it?

This is a continuation of this other post I “MIGHT” get fired . HR called me yesterday, on valentine's day , such a lovely gift, saying i need to come and bring the workstation with me , they gonna send a taxi for the pick up tomorrow, i said no I'm on vacation for the next 2 days i won't be home and I'm not coming to work on a off day , the say ok , hung up , skip to me being harassed by 3 managers one after the other saying the same thing and I'm continuing to refuse….. This morning , and OFF day they call waking me up at 9 in the fucking morning saying a taxi will pick me up at 12h , now I'm pissed i say ” make that 10h, y'all clearly not gonna be respectful about this so let's get this over…

Last week I went to an interview for a job I found on Indeed. The job was dispatch for transit and the pay was $18.25 so of course I was interested. I get there and wait for like 15 minutes because they weren't prepared. I can see the lady currently doing dispatch purposely ignores the first call and answers only if they call back so that was the first red flag. Anyway they pull me into another room and I was doing the interview with two supervisors. Right off the bat, they tell me the pay is actually $15 an hour and A RAISE OF 50¢ EVERY TWO YEARS. I should've left at this point but I figured I would see how the rest of the interview goes. It felt like an anti interview. They tell me that I would work afternoon shifts and since our town doesn't have a…

Currently employed at a fortune 500 tech company and looking to leave as it is soul crushing (odd hours, insane expectations, and management that markets you as the one who can do it all). I have a Cs degree, numerous industry certifications, and experience that is unrivaled by many my age. At this point I have sent over 200 applications through various channels (on company sites, zip recruiter, indeed, and LinkedIn) and not a single call back. I am no stranger to this game but really? Not a single call back? I'm not even applying for positions out of my reach and in most cases my current company role is more prestigious and has more responsibilities than what I'm after. It's bullshit and it gives me 0 hope for my future. I'm stuck in this mental health trainwreck and nothing will give despite me investing hours into it. I am…