Antiwork

Long story short I have a long-time injury and right now I can't even do anything to try to get disability. I could do something from my laptop but I am stuck living with a crazy loon who will not let me use a microphone for fear they'll be “exposed” being hoarders. I have no experience in anything but putting stickers on shit and the shit on shelves. I have no idea how to get an income and I just want a clean safe home so much. I can't drive or walk very far. I'm pretty much stuck here until I can afford to move, but that seems impossible. Life was probably easier when you could just build a house and live there. Everything is impossible, they want it to be that way. I feel like I'll never get out of this. All because typing/entry-level online jobs are becoming scams…

I know that “toxic” is a buzzword so forgive me. Anyway, I got a job a month ago and I clearly do not possess the required abilities. I thought that the job would be more writing but it’s mainly data/math, and I have a learning disability in math (dyscalculia) and in spatial reasoning (dyspraxia) so this job has turned out to be awful for my self-esteem and well-being. Besides mention of excel, there was no indication that it would be so data heavy, and they asked for writing samples, not an excel skills assessment. Plus, training and the pay have both been less than ideal. Anyway, I decided it’s best for every one that I give a two-weeks notice. I’ve felt so guilty for the idea of quitting because I know it’ll cost them much time, money, and energy training someone else. But I’ve seen people/articles online discourage leaving, telling…

I’d be curious to have a better understanding on what this means to people. I’m not asking what minimum wage should be. I’m asking, what should you be able to afford when earning minimum wage?

“Congrats on your 1 year anniversary! Just to be straight, i know you may be expecting raise or stock options or something, but its not happening. I dont want you to feel this reflects on your performance at all, you've done an amazing job, and the company is very pleased. Times are just tough for tech companies right now.”. “But I took more than 1/3 pay cut to take this job, a step backwards to take a step forward and inflation is crazy”. “Sorry I understand but there is nothing i can do”. Giving absolutely NOTHING and yet saying did an amazing job is really wearing on my motivation even though salary is nor normally my motivation. Even won some company-wide awards and coworkers were all “so cool!! how much was the bonus for that?!?”. Me: nothing but an “atta boy”.