Antiwork

Kia ora koutou, Just wanted to write a little piece about the post that was removed earlier. It received, in my mind, a concerning amount of traction (last count it had 15,000 upvotes). Hope this post helps explain my, and many other leftists, point of view. The premise of this sub is: “for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.” I think there may be a bit confusion around what 'work' is in this group. In my mind, work ≠ labour. Personally, I love work. Researching stuff around this is 'work' to me. Work ought to be creative, fun, and explorative. What we have to do in this current mode of production, is labour. Specifically, we provide labour power for the…

It took 16 years of concerted, purposeful, nearly undaunted effort, but I found a truly great boss! Job 1: while a grad student in a Masters program I was running a clinical research lab at a university. My married boss had an affair with an undergrad student who worked for me. I didn't report it because I knew how the world works. I did encourage him not to be in that relationship. I encouraged her to find another job on campus. Did they listen? Of course not. Were they discrete? He brought her to an international conference with a ton of people who know him and that he was married. So, the other employees found out, they lodged a complaint and I was compelled as their supervisor to forward it to HR. You get one guess who got blamed when HR spoke to boss man. The female worker on my…

Yes, it’s owned by corporate media or a hedge fund. But the actual people who work there? They’re your neighbors. They’re the only ones sitting through township and school board meetings (though not as many as 20 years ago) watching your tax dollars and unearthing corruption. They will ring the alarm when the fucking anti-“CRT” crowd tries to infiltrate the library and middle school. They are at every one of your kid’s sporting events, whether that’s Little League or state high school championships. They make 38k a year and work six days a week. When it’s gone, shudder to think what will go on. Because even in this digital age, the threat of “being on the front page of the paper” still keeps some black-hearted miscreants from going full evil.

I've been having this happen over the past few months as I'm looking around for a new job. Whether it's on Indeed, LinkedIn, or other job sites, I have clearly listed my previous jobs, certifications, and perspective employers can see where my skills lie (IT focused). I receive the email notifications that an employer is interested in me to apply for an open position. I can see in the job notice that I am not qualified for the position, but I'll apply because fuck it, you all reached out to me. I apply and then I receive an email or message back a few days later saying that I do not posses the qualifications for the position I applied for. ​ The job that they invited me to apply for. ​ Has this been happening to people a lot? I'm not sure what the point of doing this is. Like,…

Idk what I was thinking. I was completely fine without one. I’m a full-time college student and then some. I’m supported by scholarships and family. First day was brutal. Idk if this part time job is worth it.