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How do you guys reconcile the provision of what you view as human rights with antiwork?

This is a serious question, I want to understand practically how you see this working out. On this sub I frequently see things that require the provision of labor referred to as being “human rights.” This includes things like healthcare, utilities, internet, housing, etc. These services don’t just exist by themselves in a vacuum. If a significant amount of healthcare providers agreed with the general views of this sub and decided not to work, how can healthcare be provided as a right? If a healthcare provider feels pressured to work, are they oppressed? If they choose not to work, are those in need of healthcare services oppressed?

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Exodus in Local News

Hi Anti-Work, long time lurker and comment leaver. I work in local news, specifically, I am a meteorologist. Sadly I’m only a weekend Met so three days a week I have to pretend to be a journalist (something I despise entirely) so I can have weather fun the other two. I’m wondering how many of you work or have worked in local news. The turnover is terrible. The pay is lol. The stress is getting bigger. What is your experience?? Also I would like to take this post and answer any questions I can from people who don’t work in local news but are curious to how the business works.

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My former employer fired me with a text message

For context: where I live it's legal to work in a greenhouse from your 13th and I was 14 at the time My mom wanted me to have a job for a long time for money and experience and I wanted that too. Only options were working in a greenhouse or with a company that has been exposed with underpaying it's underage employees. When I started I was quite excited, although I needed to start with moving plants (which I absolutely despise now) I told my boss that I wasn't cut out for moving those heavy plants and he said he'd do something about it (but he didn't even after he saw in person I'm not really capable of doing it as I'm quite weak. Now, I understand he might have wanted to strengthen me but he wanted to reach a quota so it seems unlikely) Sometimes I got placed…

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The Materialistic World – Alain de Botton

“We live in a cruel world. I will tell you how cruel it is. One of the first questions that we face whenever we meet somebody new is “what do you do”? And according to how you answer that questions people are incredibly pleased to see you or a little bit fearful and just leave you alone. And you know that you are not going to get the respect, the kindness, the honor, that all of us crave, because you have not performed well enough in a very fast moving, very competitive capitalistic economy” – Alain de Botton https://youtu.be/wLt24P8-cCs

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This is for a cafe, for baristas. Everyone interviewed and got hired over the phone. A test was never mentioned as a condition until a day after they met the new hires in person, who funny enough ended up being a majority black. Written test was to be word for word.

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This probably doesn’t belong here…

For the past 7 years, whenever I renew my apartment lease here in Houston, I get a text message or email from Ypsilanti Michigan 30 to 90 minutes after signing my lease regarding a possible job opportunity 1300 miles away… The opportunity in question is a profession that I've left three to four years ago… This event happens as if it is caused and effect! What mechanism is engaged to have the same repeated process year after year… I am considering toying with them the next time this event rolls around… Suggestions?

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Help me get fired in 6 days

I just found a new job. My current contract states i need to give 4 weeks of notice. I requested that they let me go with 10 days notice and and they've just denied my request. So… i need some ideas. I was just gonna walk in with a vodka bottle in hand but that seems a bit boring,i want to go out in style,but at the same time dont want to do anyhing too drastic either. To give a little bit of information im a Night Porter in a relatively quiet hotel,my main responsibilities involve Fire safety walks around the building and cleaning after the bar staff. TLDR: Got new job,need ideas on how to get fired so i dont work my notice.

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finally I’m one of those lucky OPs that got overpayed a good sum

I've been lurking this sub for months and always wondered how lucky these people are to get overpayed some good sums of money. A few days ago I received a transfer equivalent to 113% my monthly pay after being already paid last month. I didn't know the sender at first, but on the evening I received a bank email stating that the sender was my employer. I have not been asked by HR or anyone, don't know if I will, and don't know what I'd do. But if this goes unnoticed, I'm not giving a penny back lol

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“[F]or those of us who live in places like Silicon Valley, the entire economy of social, spiritual, and material rewards is organized around work. If you’re living in this system, individual solutions just don’t work.”

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this snek is begging for us to tread on it.