Category: Antiwork

I used to work at a retirement community doing HVAC, I made $31.50/hour. It was a good place to work and I learned a lot, but left after a year to move into commercial HVAC to continue earning and learning. They were willing to give me a substantial raise but not enough to pause my career growth. They’re offering $33.50/hour for my old position, it’s been almost 4 months since I left and they still can’t find anyone! I don’t think that’s unreasonable – I’m surprised they haven’t found anyone – but given how much they’re paying HVAC contractors, it makes SO much financial sense to just offer $38-40/hour. After leaving, I created an LLC and got some business insurance so now they’re contracting some of their HVAC work out to me! I just have to beat their main HVAC contractor who charges $90/hour, so I charge $75/hour (I know…

My shift is in two hours but can’t be bothered with this job anymore the manager is a Dick and I don’t really care what he has to say should I quit

I think it's simply ridiculous that we are at the mercy of some sociopaths that we probably won't ever meet about our lively hood. I go to work and see the coworkers just chit-chatting and being “normal”. Don't they realize they all could be replaced in the snap of fingers? How are they so seemingly uncaring about this? The fact i could lose everything in a second, even without my fault is making me so anxious. Most average workers are replaceable in a few hours top, most seniors/managers in a few days . The only somewhat hard to replace workers are the one in healthcare, especially specialized doctors, simply because you need to spend 10 years or so in studying . i worked as a graphic designer last year and for the first time in my life i was making decent living , however for some reason they decided to…

My job wants me to get them food, and other people who come from a different store to visit food. These people come quite often almost once a week, and everytime they visit they ask me to pick them up food and run around to different places or walk across a shopping center to get them food. I just applied to be a cashier-customer service at this place, and didn’t expect i would have to pick up them and my coworkers food with my own gas and time. I hate going to busy restaurants waiting for food that isn’t even mine and i have horrible social anxiety. Am i in the wrong? How can i professionally decline?

I left my last job (of over 2 years) about 8 months ago due to emotional stress caused by some coworkers and my supervisor (female). I, who happened to be the only woman and gay, was constantly getting talked about, lied about, and treated poorly by some coworkers and the supervisor. I went to HR on multiple occasions trying to get the behavior to stop, but HR would not do anything about it. After it started affecting my physical health, I finally left that job and took a couple months off before getting my current job. I have been at this job since January, and although I don’t enjoy the type of work, industrial quality lab tech, my coworkers and supervisors are great. I was not planning on staying at this job long term, just until I found a job I really would enjoy. They have been interviewing for a…

I’m a hybrid worker, and during this week, on days when I’ve had to go to the office, I’ve had persistent headaches and slight nausea that would go away as soon as I got home. Is anybody else experiencing this? I think it may be a physical manifestation from my body of my hatred of having to be in the office.