Category: Antiwork

“Nobody wants to work anymore” is not a condition. It's a symptom. The reality is, with every decade that passes, we get exploited a bit more, so they can suck on our marrow a bit more. We put up with it. It was a very bad deal for us, but we made it work. Now we lose more than we gain. And it's just not worth it, being THAT exploited. Nobody wants to work anymore can simply be understood as – we got nothing left for you to take. There's no more surplus value to be exploited from the working class. You ve squeezed it dry. This is it.

Hey folks, I wanted to chat about something that's been on my mind lately. You know that feeling when you're between jobs or struggling to make ends meet? Society tends to slap the “unemployed” label on us, but honestly, that's just not the full picture. We're not just sitting around, waiting for someone to throw us a bone. Nope, we're striking! Think about it. Our work isn't just about earning a paycheck. It's about dignity, respect, and getting treated fairly. And if our jobs aren't cutting it in those departments, why should we stick around? So instead of seeing ourselves as “unemployed,” let's recognize the power we have as workers. We're choosing not to settle for less than we deserve. We're standing up for ourselves and for each other. Whether you're currently on the job or not, you're part of this movement. Every time you speak out against unfair treatment…

We grow up hearing this, and the older I get, the more I ask, “well why the fuck not?” Entering the corporate world almost 10 years ago, I’ve heard a lot of variations of this sentiment that all have the same meaning: “it’s always been that way, no use trying to change it.” “We know that this could be done better, but management wants it done this way.” “We all hate the way the system works, but that’s just the way it is.” Why the hell are people putting up with this?? I’m so tired of making excuses for corporations stealing peoples lives away. There’s more of us than them!! I feel like everyone agrees with me but no one wants to take the steps to change. I feel like i’m just screaming into the void.

I work for a homeware store. Myself and a guy we'll call Larry are the only people in the stockroom and do the heavy, menial shit. Hired me 2 weeks ago to replace Larry who's leaving. He'd been doing this singlehandedly with occasional help from a manager. He apparently kept asking them to hire somebody to help him for the entire 6 months he'd been here and they kept refusing. So anyway, I get told by my manager that the director thinks I'm too slow to be Larry's replacement. Here they have a dedicated, hardworking guy leaving because they refuse to have two stockroom operatives at the same time, and then they fire the replacement i.e me. So now they'll become extremely overwhelmed unless they can hire someone quickly before Larry and I leave, and they better pray they hire a unicorn, superhuman machine for this measly paying job. Not…

I know this sub is american sub and most people here are from US, and I had few things that I have pondered over a very long time and maybe this sub becuase of its theme and focus might have people who can offer some insight, so i came here. I am from a very financially weak background and as well valueswise i did not receive any hard core good values to fare well in life. the thing is it is often thing at my place where we see work/employment/job as a way to uplift life, since childhood I saw the things same way, I thought if i work hard and gain a good “job”, i will have opportuntities to improve my life, but since i entered my late teens , it became more and more hopeless and gloomy to have any good chance in life, as if everything is…