Category: Antiwork

I'm a graduate student in London working at an indian food cafe at Imperial college south Kensington. Its pretty easy since its a four hour shift however last week Wednesday, I was feeling strange. I was Dizzying,high temperature ,had strange headaches so I got permission from my supervisor to quickly drink the juice in my bag. I stepped out of the serving area and stood by the service entrance (which was out of customer's line of sight) the only other spacious place I could go to was the kitchen and I was already burning up.Less than 2 minutes later, the manager of the bar (Ember) and her supervisor Mike came in. Mike complained that I had not right to be on break on a four hour shift and walk out without listening to my explanation. I managed to explain my predicament to Ember and she advised that I drank sugar…

I’ve worked in kitchens and the service industry for so long. After covid I really have a hard time ever stepping into a kitchen again. The constant sexual harassment (“jokes”), people not caring about covid, gossip and bs…. I’m over it. I wouldn’t mind going back to a w2 job if I’m learning something new. But damned if I can ever get a single reply to an indeed application that isn’t in the direct field I’ve been in my whole career. It’s very frustrating. I’m not expecting to switch from a baker to an engineer and wouldn’t apply for jobs I didn’t think I could do. For these companies to under pay people, expect them to already be incredibly skilled and passionate, and expect them to stick around for years for less than a living wage? If these jobs want to pay less than a living wage, they should be…

When you’re tired, stop. Take a break, sleep, rest, go home. I work seasonal agricultural jobs driving large equipment. I have done shifts around 20 hour mark on multiple occasions because the weather was turning. It’s part of the job. BUT the next day I came in late and I finished early. When feeling sleepy at the wheel I stop. Even if that means the team has to stop. I am NOT consuming drugs or supplements for someone else’s profit – it’s not worth my health. I advise everyone else to do the same. Don’t have RedBull gut rot for breakfast to get you through. Slow down, eat well and when you’ve had enough of work, make a stand and STOP. Make your own health number one priority. For work, you’ve entered into a contract to exchange your labour for someone else’s gain, don’t let them take your life too.…

I think I got all the words copied correct/close. “To all of Us; Over the last nearly 40 years I've been annihilated, blemished, blighted, broken, busted, chastised, coerced, conquered, consumed, contracted, committed, crippled, crushed, damaged, debased, debilitated, deferred, defeated, deplored, devastated, devoured, disabused, disenchanted and disfigured. Disillusioned, dismissed, distorted, downloaded, embittered, finished, fleeced, gutted, harmed, immured, impaired, incapacitated, indentured, indoctrinated, injured, marred, manipulated, mutilated, obliterated, obligated, obliged, overwhelmed, pained, pauperized, pigeonholed, penalized, pledged, pulverized and punctured. Ravaged, saddled, shattered, separated, severed, sidelined, silenced, strapped, sundered, reduced, remanded, restrained, restricted, ruined, uploaded, warped, wounded, wrecked and I am a tall muscular white dude. Society, for the last half millennia, has dictated that a person like myself should be in a place of power/leadership. Now if that truly was the case and all of this still happened to me even though I am some part of the “ruling class”(sans wealth).. What every…

It doesn't have to be a sweeping and dramatic success story. Regardless of how “small” the victories are please share them so I may learn from your example. Thank you