Category: Antiwork

A friend of mine applied for an IT job but was eventually turned down due to not having any social media accounts. He was told it was “concerning” that he didn’t have any social media profiles.

I used to work at a popular Cafe franchise in the UK called “Caffe Nero”, it was my first job so I had no idea what to expect, but even then I could tell that there was something off about my manager, he seemed nice at first, however once the queues started building up he switched instantly, he started swearing at customers, insulting the staff and being an all-round jerk, all my co-workers seemed to like him so I thought I was alone in my unease about him. Then I had my first shift with my co-worker, let's call him “Carl”, after I said hi to Carl I commented that it was weird that me, him and another trainee (We were all trainees at the time) Were the only ones working for the day, he said “It's against company policy to do so, but Dave (that's what I'll call the…

This post is one part unloading; one part question I’m employed with one of the worlds most popular proprietary electronics retailers. “Technical support” for lack of a more personally identifiable term for my role. While it was originally appealing because of the starting wage, the benefits package, and the fact that opportunities like this are few and far between in my city…my enthusiasm has worn off over the short six month period I’ve been with the company. I, as well as the people on my team tend to have to deal with some of the most unreasonable, emotionally taxing customer interactions you can imagine. Entitled, annoying, etc. The demands of management also tend to be much to say the least; troubleshoot issues, build personal connection, sell extended warranties, and look for opportunity to sell product…within a fifteen minute time span. You are expected to be interacting with two or more…