Antiwork

I have a coworker who tries very hard to please our new boss and constantly offers to take boss’ job duties. I do not mind if she wanted to outshine everyone but it also brought up boss’ expectations on us like “why are you not like xxx?” when doing well in your job isn’t enough anymore.

Any type of communism works for this just trying to learn. Do I even get to pick my job? Would I not have to work? Is everything I want provided for? (Food, shelter, entertainment, vacation ,etc) Am I provided only what the government “deems” necessary? Is there opportunity to ever move to a different career? If I decide I no longer want to work do I still get benefits? Will the government force me to work by force if I refuse? What if I am unhappy with the work I was assigned or chose to do? If my dad was a farmer am I expected to do the same for my entire life? On the flip side if my father was a powerful politician is that what I become? Genuinely curious how all of this would work in a communist country in todays world. Don’t want to trade an unfair…

Last week I started as a loader at UPS after pushing as hard as a I could because I was behind I got sick and had to throw up they sent me home and ignored my calls for 4 days just to tell me they don’t need me anymore hahaha all you are is a number they really don’t think twice before they will throw you in the fucking trash!

I worked for three years at a company where I was regularly bullied and harassed. I have anxiety and that was know at my old job. People either deliberately made fun of me (by reenacting my panic attacks in front of my managers) or else told management that I was using sick days cause I was anxious (even when I was sick with a cold or tonsillitis). My boyfriend (now husband) suggested we move and I agreed and quit that job and started at a new company. The issue now is that this new job is very complicated to learn and involves a lot more work than was communicated to me during interviews. The expectation seems to be that being overloaded is the norm. I feel all of my old burnout feelings returning and I dread going to work. Financially and from an insurance standpoint I am not sure I…

Background: I work at a 24/7 operation in middle management. I’ve got an ear to the table rather than a seat at it, but my manager has a vote and I can help discuss options and be heard with good ideas. The decisions are made collectively one level above me, but I interact with all decision makers daily. I want to be a voice to advocate for the best system for hourly folks, but have limited experience with a continuous operation. We have a Building Manager who doesn’t seem to care about anything other than customer service and will seemingly sacrifice moral and anything else to get the job done and goal met. We had a building meeting today that went less than well for the management group. We discussed numbers for production that are falling despite wages that have gone up by 30%+ in the last year and a…

Why is it that when looking for a new position we have to do it in secret? Interviewing requires taking time off for an “appointment”. Is this just an American cultural thing or does this happen in other countries as well.