Category: Antiwork

I read through an article, last night. It listed all of the causes and beliefs that people have died for through history. It rallied off a long list of things. Though, I noticed one type of belief did not make list in particular — capitalism. I maybe very wrong in my assumptions. I could be incredibly shortsighted on this matter, but I couldn’t think of one instance where someone said, claimed, or wrote they’d be willing to die for a championed economic belief. While, I’ve seen many more people die from the effects of capitalism, especially uncontrollable capitalism. Even, some of the people who have vigorously defended the preeminence of capitalism have even themselves been victims of capitalism or died as result of capitalism.

Seriously, my rent is going up 15% to cover property taxes. My new boss just explained to me that I won't be getting a raise this year because the new role I moved into has a lot more responsibility and the company is taking a risk to see how I handle it. Increased responsibility, increased work complexity, increasing cost of living and static wages. I know I am fortunate that I am still afloat, but I am starting to get seasickness… How do you get off this ride?

My project manager I'm working with is very old school..I complained to him about not wanting to work on a project because I didn't want to be out In the field for 5 weeks and I sent him a teams message saying this sounds miserable and I don't want to do it and he said this type of behavior would get me fired. He then said, our career is a small community (civil engineering) and that if others called around (if I were to apply to new jobs) he could tell them about me. He's basically suggesting I could not get a job elsewhere because he would tell people about my “attitude problem” for not wanting to do a project. I'm pretty sure him saying that is not legal does anyone have any advice

I'm planning on going back on the job hunt next month and want to do a questionnaire for employers to complete before I bother wasting my time applying. I'm not doing another cover letter, CV, fill in all these forms with the same info, provide references and a 2 hour assessment to not hear sqaut back. I want the survey to be about ten questions. So far I've these few.. what is the company's policy on unions? What is the progression plan for this role? What are the PTO, sick leave, pension plan and pay scale increases? How long have you worked here and what keeps you here? Why is this role currently available? Provide two contacts of ex employees of the management team I would be working under (never going to happen)

So, I guess I'm at the point where I realize nothing's going to change anytime soon as far as my work goes. There's not WFH options that pay enough, I can't reduce my hours, and I don't have the wherewithal or the knowledge to be self-employed. What I'm looking for is tips for dealing & being resilient in the face of the 40+ hour workweek. Lately, I've been feeling so burnt out, but I can't take leave because I'm saving my leave for an FMLA surgery. I know that some things help, like going to the gym and eating well, but I wake up in the morning and I never have the energy to make it to the gym or make a healthy meal for lunch… Not really looking for commiserating because I already get work the way it is now is not healthy or ideal for humans. But I…