Antiwork

At my old job I was provided with a terrible laptop, I told them I was buying a personal one and asked if I could use it at work. They said they would pay for half, but I asked if I could pay 3/4 and they pay 1/4 of the price. I got emails confirming that if I leave in one year I would need to pay that 1/4 back, but after the year the laptop is fully mine. I left 4 years after this point, on my last day of work I confirmed with the manager that my laptop was my own and they agreed. A month after I left I got multiple miss calls, I dial the number and its one of my old managers, she accused me of stealing the laptop. Said that I had 24 hours to bring it back to the office or she would…

I found out that I was put on priority for calls, meaning if I'm available, the call goes to me. On top of putting returns into the system, taking care of existing cases, getting assigned cases…I feel overloaded after just 2 and a half hours. In just two hours, my cases went from 8 to 30 because of being assigned cases and the amount of calls I've taken. Most of them are reinstatements. I've already noticed some favoritism. Several people on my floor get away with not doing much work, sometimes they are in each other's offices chit chatting.

I need to quit my job but I can’t be without health insurance because I have chronic health conditions. I can’t be without a paycheck because I have student loan debt. I have a car payment and rent. I keep looking for jobs that might make me happier, maybe working at a plant nursery or a yoga studio, but I can afford to live off those wages. Is this what I’ll be doing for the rest of my life? Looking for things that might make me happier, but unable to act because I’m stuck in a system of making ends meet?

Just noticed. Was promised $16 in offer letter and verbally, but have been paid $14 for 5 mos. Also the same job that didn't pay out my PTO during my last leave of employment. Best steps?

I consider myself a professional temp. I jump from project to project every 6 months to a year. I work for more than a few temp agencies and I like it because there's no hassle. They have a job, I do a job, and they pay me money. It's very simple. I was working with one temp agency and they set up a phone interview. Before the interview, I was briefed that they may ask me to work nights or weekends and they asked me if this was something I would be comfortable with. I told them “No. I'd rather not do that.” The temp agency insisted that it's something that might come up and I told them that I'll consider it if the money was good enough but otherwise no, I most likely won't take the job if it was predicated on nights and weekends. So they send me…

I have been unemployed for 3 months. Not on any benefits, just living off of some savings. I apply for jobs and get frustrated by a lot due to the entire process. Sending out tons of applications and barely getting any quality prospects. But for some reason, when I do get a job offer, I change my mind. I know this is incredibly frustrating for the employer and I want to stop doing it. But the thought of working just makes me sick to my stomach. I am 32 and I don’t want to be like this. I have talked about this to a therapist and she just tells me to try different medications/ exercise/ work on my anxiety journal. But it’s something deep in my soul. I literally have no passion anymore. No dreams. I feel so fake when I interview, because I don’t mean anything I say and…