Category: Antiwork

I work in a trade group that represents the interests of a very specific industry. I don’t want to name it to remain anonymous. But it’s not anything sketchy af like natsec or MLM, or chamber of commerce. My organization does a lot of good and supports organizations that does a lot of good. However, there are some practices that are relatively common/not unheard of that I disagree with. The benefits in my organization are really good and I make a decent salary, have a decent living (below average for my area but I feel comfortable). I also think everyone I work with has good intent. I tend to look at things black & white – good or bad, ethical or unethical. But I know that’s not realistic in the workplace. I support so much of what I do, and realistically I live in a capitalist system and need to…

I’ve been working at my job for the past 7 years. I’ve really hated it since day 1. It’s a lot of data entry and customer service. It’s a job that equally mind numbingly tedious and cripplingly stressful: it’s unreasonable turn arounds, insane work loads, and a lot of the clients (buyers) do what they want without accountably and just make the people in my position fix it. The first couple years working there I tried to find a new job. Had a couple interviews, nothing came of them, so I decided to go back to school (I already have a BA in communications, which was a stupid idea itself). In 2019 I got certified in E-commerce because I thought that might open new doors, and it did! I got a job in E-Commerce. I worked my new job happily,putting extra work in on the weekends because I was just…

The company I work for recently changed their hybrid policy and made it mandatory to come in on Tuesdays – Thursdays, 8 times a month. They also changed their parking policy. Before, they did not charge for parking in the building’s garage. Now, they charge $15 a day to park. They will only reimburse $60 a month in travel expenses. This means that I’ll essentially be losing $60 a month in addition to already paying gas. Is this legal? Is there anything I can do about this?

I used to think that the key to happiness was climbing the corporate ladder and working my way up to the top. But after years of hustling and grinding, I realized that the traditional work ethic was just not for me. I was constantly stressed out and burnt out, and my personal life was suffering as a result. So, I made the decision to opt out. I downsized my lifestyle, said goodbye to the corporate world, and started pursuing my passions instead. And you know what? I've never been happier. I know that not everyone can just up and leave their job like I did, but there are small steps that we can all take to reclaim our time and our lives. Whether it's negotiating for more flexible work arrangements, taking on a side hustle, or simply saying no to unnecessary obligations, there are ways to break free from the…

I’m just ranting into the ether, come along with me, maybe you will learn something from my troubles. I bet you’ve heard this statement before and even if the situation is a good one, please be careful. Now if you’re bringing in the big bucks, then maybe the risk is worth the reward. However, I’m talking about normal jobs, hourly work, making about 20-21 bucks an hour, no benefits, but the work isn’t that bad. At first the job wasn’t something super stressful, office administrative work. But now I’ve been here almost 2 years, done A LOT, and before I was at 18/h but I got a bump start of 2022. So naturally you wanna be compensated more because you’ve been here longer and good to the company, your family who is your boss got you the job and, you’ve been told (by the owner, not my family) that you…

Okay so long story short, I work for a company that requires 4 weeks in the office before working completely from home. They also supposedly have a 100% attendance policy for the first 90 days of employment, however, only I and one other coworker have actually had perfect attendance. I have CRPS, and I’m experiencing the worst flare I’ve had in 6 years, so driving is getting difficult for me. I am supposed to start working from home Monday, although some of my coworkers are starting tomorrow. I’m wondering if asking to start working from home tomorrow as opposed to Monday would be a reasonable accommodation.

I work at an easy job making pretty good money. Basically I work at a front desk. Lately they have been asking me to get on phones. Now our regular phone doesn't ring unless they have our specific location extention so it never rings. They want me to do the call center when I have downtime. They give you a headset and there's a specific website and everything. The only thing that bugs me a lot is call centers are very micro managed. At least this one is. You have to ask to use the restroom and you cannot do anything without a manager's permission. I can work the desk, keep myself busy, help customers and answer the phone if need be but the call center is too much for me especially because I'm the only one here. Also there is nothing in the job description about answering phones for…

Paid lunch, this should be required across the board. Cool if you got some good paying job (that usually comes with the benefits too), this isn’t about you. I’m talking about the normal, average, common wage force. If you are hourly you should not have to clock out/not be paid, to cram your face as fast as possible because labor laws say after 6 hours you HAVE to have lunch. You are forced by the law to add and extra 30 minutes to your 8 hour shift (or 6.01). Employers should front this half hour of pay. I find it so dumb I have to waste my time, after 5 day week thats 2.5 hours, that turns a 9-5 to a 8:30-5, so your leaving the house before 8. I know labor laws are important, but this one requiring a lunch (without pay) is redundant. It’s more to give the…

I’m currently listening to my partner interviewing for an AM position at a generic chain restaurant and the recruiter is discussing how awesome it is that you can donate your PTO to anyone in the company (eye roll) But it gets worse- they go on to tell a story where they know a young father who lost their baby and wife in a car accident and the father had no PTO to grieve and couldn’t afford to take time off. So instead of said generic chain restaurant doing the right thing and gifting the employee PTO to grieve, all of the other employees gifted him their remaining PTO for the year so he could have time to grieve. AND THIS WAS A POSITIVE STORY 🤯