Category: Antiwork

I’m a writer at a major financial firm. My boss has requested to read my emails before we send them to internal members of the team in order to maintain and nourish good relationships. There are no past examples I can recall of us botching internal communications. I asked if I could provide feedback during a team meeting with the other writer being affected by this change. He said yes but only next week in our 1 on 1 meeting. After that, he mentioned in the team meeting that reviewing emails before sending them was a non-negotiable. We had a conversation about this incident in our 1 on 1 meeting the week after, and it was explained to me that I should be more mindful about the business case of having my emails screened. He said that he doesn’t want to read my emails either and that I needed to…

So my companies employee handbook states that they supply uniforms and spells out how many you get if you work full time vs part time as well as details of what that uniform would look like. However, we make our employees purchase their own and haven’t changed the handbook. I brought it to the attention of the higher ups but they are just telling me “we don’t do this anymore”. I feel like this leaves the company open to a pretty big class action lawsuit. Am I wrong?

These famous words said by supposed self made millionaire Dave Ramsay. “So let me get this straight you live in your momma's basement but you've got a coach purse?” “Ramsay blames not the young adults but the helicopter parents”. Saying you've got a coach purse, worth maybe 200 if that, vs a custom made 10.2 million dollar house(like the one he just sold a year ago) and we're the problem or our parents are the problem? Funny thing is he lived with his parents through college, taking the real estate exams and the first year or two of working until he started a multi billion dollar business that was ultimately brought down by bankruptcy. Not to mention the scathing reports of whistleblowers I've found on various social media sites questioning his management skills. This guy blames us for not being able to afford a half a million dollar house because…

I am not the most tech savvy but please tell me if there is a certification/certifications I can take to break into the tech world. I wanna have one of those WFH jobs and just do a few things im good at and be able to pretend work doesn’t exist when I’m off haha. So many of my friends are in tech and they really only work a few hours a day and make so much money I’m tired of busting my ass with these soft skills haha.

As professionals, we all have experienced difficult situations with our bosses at some point in our careers. For me, it feels like my current boss is constantly setting me up for failure by overwhelming me with work and then criticizing me for not completing it all to her satisfaction. Instead of acknowledging and appreciating the work that I am able to complete, she focuses on the tasks that I am unable to finish within an 8-hour workday. It's not just the amount of work that is the issue, but also the way in which she communicates with me. My boss never confirms anything in writing and instead opts for verbal communication, making it impossible for me to have any written proof of our conversations or agreements. This puts me in a vulnerable position, as I am unable to defend myself if ever questioned about my work or performance. It's a…

Monday a director fired our whole division and told us not to talk to anyone else in the rest of the company. It will be announced on Friday. Last day next Tuesday. It’s Wednesday and no paperwork yet with layoff information. Sent mail to HR today. No answer yet. All 16 of us are like is this the twilight’s zone??? We are attending meeting with other departments still who don’t know and assigning us projects. Crazy times !!

this is a long read and just a rant. i just needed a place to put it. about 30 minutes ago i asked to leave for the day at my temp. job as i was feeling lightheaded, nauseous, and just overall bad. (this is just a typically production facility) i only started working at this place 2 weeks ago, but haven't been late or called in at all since ive started. i explained the situation to my lead in detail, letting them know i suffer from migraines and wished to go home and rest. i was aware i was probably pushing it as i also asked to leave work an hour early this friday to make a much-needed eye appointment. as soon as i asked to leave because i was unwell, they immediately went into how they, “look very closely at absence and productivity.” and how i was good in…