Antiwork

I originally went to college fresh out of high school. I eventually dropped out and started working full-time for a big box retailer. I stayed for 15 years, for many of which I regretted dropping out of college and felt terribly unfulfilled by my work. I'm close to 40 now, started college again, work part time, live frugally and am happy despite the credit debt(working on this!) that squeezes my budget tightly. My spouse who is in grad school is consumed with financial anxiety and thought I should be picking up the slack by working a second job even though she refuses to cut out expensive vices and certain luxuries. I know myself, and know my limits/boundaries and know what happens to my mental health in certain work environments and not having any free time. Needless to say, we separated. I live with roommates now and my budget is even…

So I went to an interview yesterday where I was asked if I would be willing to work an entire shift …. unpaid. There were a few red flags, before that. Mainly that I applied for an office position, but after seeing my work history was asked if I would work in a nursing position. I politely told them that I would have applied for a nursing position if I was interested in that. Then the interviewer asked if I was willing to do a “working interview” I had never heard something like that before, so I asked what it involved. They told me I would be trained for about an hour and then work to show if I was able to do the tasks asked of me. I asked how long would I be expected to work, they told me …. and entire shift, 8-5 …… ok. So I…

Apologies in advance, this one is kind of long. Some backstory beforehand. I currently work for a very small company in the medical field. I'm not medically trained myself but I do a lot of the background work (more on what I do in a second). Doesn't seem all that bad at first but you know what subreddit this is, it takes a sharp left turn when I have to describe my duties. Try to go through the list and see where the problem might lie. I currently perform the following tasks: Check insurance on possible incoming patients Coordinate discharges depending on the reason that the patient leaves us. Order equipment for delivery to the patient or pickup after they discharge (A major focus for us is on home care for the elderly) order non-prescription supplies (think adult diapers, gloves, etc) audit bills from our pharmacies that we're contracted with…