Antiwork

LinkedIn is an absolute cesspool of a website, the entire purpose seems to be making you feel bad for the pace of your life and how everyone else is doing great, great things. Posts on LinkedIn basically boil down to the following: A forwarded article from a tech start-up CEO boasting about how great their culture is because all of their seats have been replace by unicycles, and how the secret to success is being friends with the guy in the mailroom because it gives you a holistic view on the breadth of human life. Someone you worked with years ago who was an insufferable narcissist, letting everyone know they have a new and exciting job with a flashy title. It's going to mean big things and that's why every poor soul who's had the misfortune of crossing paths with them needs to know and congratulate them. A recruiter who…

I work as a delivery driver for a sushi company and whoever asked for leftover sushi after the shift would usually get a decent sized box (if there were leftovers). Recently, the boss said that we are no longer allowed to get sushi and that it should be thrown away. I’ve seen 50+ pieces of leftover sushi from the shift being thrown in the bin and I just can’t understand it.

This is something I’ve been thinking about lately, what questions have you asked that have helped you reveal red flags in a job you’ve interviewed for? There’s only so much time in an interview that you can ask questions so maybe through here, I can help narrow it down. Cheers!