Category: Antiwork

I got the flu about a month after starting at a new job. I worked in a small space with my coworkers and customers preparing food. I was sick enough that I figured I'd call in so no one else caught it. The next day I came in to learn that I was fired (Manager didn't even warn me about my imminent loss of employment when I called). I guess I should have just come to work with the flu. I'm sure the customers would have loved being served food by someone who couldn't get through a sentence without a coughing fit or almost passing out. However, I have suspicions my sickness was just the easiest reason they could find to fire me, as I was not super friendly with the owners and they had told me not being their friend made it easier for them to let me go…

I'm a remote software developer. My employer does a lot of stuff right compared to most. I have relaxed colleagues, flexible schedule, 4 day work week, interesting work, and decent pay. However there is a unique detail about my field that requires I sometimes work in-office for a random period of time and at any random notice. I just got asked to work in-office for 3 months out of the blue. It just so happens I am buying a house but didn't get far enough to confirm and inform my company Id be transferring before they asked me to come in everyday. It's a 2hr commute each way. Yes my boss knows and still wants me to drive. No I cannot do the job from home or another office, I have to do it at the office 2hrs away. The assignment is to help out another team that is short.…

Hey guys and gals! So today was my first day as “Director of Growth/CMO” – whatever that means. A little backstory: I've been running my own SEO contracting company that's been decently successful for a couple of years now, and I have a pretty strong background in sales before that. I like to look at job postings for high pay gigs and apply for it because I always think “Why not? Worst that's gonna happen is I'll get rejected or I'll never hear anything from them”. Fast forward to last week and I'm interviewing for what I thought was a Director of Marketing position. I get a call back, which I'll be honest, shocked me a bit. I was blunt about my strengths and my lack of experience but my willingness to learn and fill in the gaps. Did not expect to hear anything back. Fast forward a couple of…