Antiwork

I am in california btw. My school has a thing where, for the last three weeks of senior year, we are supposed to work on a project outside of the classroom to get a new experience/gain a skill. The criteria is 20 hours a week and 60 hours total and we are explicitly not allowed to get paid for it to count. This project is mandatory to graduate and our advisors made a big deal about how we won't be able to walk for the graduation ceremony or get a diploma without it. A lot of my friends did more professional things (shadowing a doctor, interning at a marketing firm, etc.) but I wanted to do something more laid back so I decided to intern at a local yarn store because I really like to knit. I wasn't explicit about my intensions with the internship so that was my fault,…

“…at only your expense.” whether we like it or not.

Hi, I (21F) have recently been employed by a bar that just opened around two weeks ago. I went in for a trial shift last week, and they said that it was a yes, but I noticed that business seemed slow. I’m also going away for a month around mid-July, which I called the manager to explain. He told me that this was ‘probably fine’ but that we’d just need to ‘be mindful’ of the situation. I then texted him to let him know about a 5 day holiday I have booked at the end of June, and asked if he would still want to employ me. I sent him this text 4 days ago and he still hasn’t replied, which he has done before with another text. Before I told him about the holidays, he told me he’d want me to start this Friday, which is less than a…

So I was working self checkout when I got a call from a job recruiter from a major tech company. OC I answered it at the risk of losing my $45/day gig, and the store manager SWOOPED IN like a vulture and rudely poked me on the shoulder to get my attention. After my call and assisting customers (I can multitask), the manager took me into a little cart area and said that was unacceptable. I straight up told her that if she was going to pay me $16/hr in Los Angeles, Imma need 2 jobs. I even said I might do it again if needed. She then asked if I enjoyed working at Target, to which I replied “You gotta do what you gotta do,” knowing full well there were worse employees, and if I’m fired I can hop over to Lowes nextdoor and start same day. The dumbest…