Antiwork

This will be my 8th job this year that I’ve been going through as part time. If red flags show on the first day theres no point continuing and I highly recommend anyone who feels like anyone who treats you like shit, theyre company is no longer relevant to your life, and thats the best thing, you can leave. Theyre gone. Youre outta there. At the end of the day no one forced you except that you chose to work for them. But find another job before quitting, always have a softlanding.

Every single workday for the past 13 years, I’ve tied a tie around my neck. It’s a ridiculous white collar display. I absolutely hate looking at them at this point. People actually buy them for me for my birthday. Am I the only one who feels like I’m putting on a collar and leash for my profession? I want to live in a world where I wake up and put on something that is comfortable.

I finally got an interview for a good job with the government. Kinda. It involves securing and dispersing funds for various social security programs. Mostly programs and financial assistance for foster children. When I was in university I used to volunteer alot. I joined awkward initiatives about sexual health and mental health awareness. It gave me a feeling of purpose, and the actual classes I was doing in University were boring, so I worked for free. I got a callback. This government…ish… office job pays 32CAD per hour… because it's a 1 year trial contract for a new position that “may become permanent”. Oh no. The interview I got wasn't actually an in person interview. It was a TWO HOUR long Zoom interview that involved three separate managers. They all seemed to like me, and I told the truth. I have a ton of volunteer experience, and computer experience. This…

Sent email to manager, director, facilities coordinator, none of which are working on site mind you. No response until an hour later after a second employee asked if we can close the office. It’s currently 82 degrees in our office and has been since coming in at 8 am. Big boss calls, well is it actually hot in there? Do you have fans? What do you think we should do? You can probably manage right?

I've been feeling so down from personal things today and I really wasn't my best self at work. I was pretty distracted but I still managed to finish what I had to do but later than usual. It got me thinking how much of my time, energy, and effort makes me feel drained from work all because they pack on our workload just to be able to meet the year's target, just so that the company could get their money's worth from us. It made me sad to think that even if technology has made everything easier it has also led clients to demand to get things done faster. It just sucks cause all I want is to be able to take longer breaks in the middle of the day without the day's deadlines looming over me or feeling like I don't deserve a break from all the work they're…