Antiwork

They want to waste everyone's time? I've got time to spare. That job you're posting for a mid-level marketing coordinator paying $14 an hour? Sure, I'll apply! I'll set up an interview too. Will I show up to the interview? Well, no, but not because I don't want to, but because I don't exist. Sorry about that! What's that? You want someone to volunteer to do your logo and art for your business? You're paying in exposure? Boy, I would love to help! I'm on it right now, and 2 weeks later when you're wondering where those proofs are I said I was working on? Oh they're almost done, I'll send them to you by Friday, I promise!

Here's the thing: I never opted into their shitty health insurance. I remember denying it during my “on-boarding” process when I got hired. Also this has happened before at a similar job but through a different contractor company. I don't think it's worth pursuing legal repercussions at this point, but I'm wondering anyways is it even legal for them to do this? Should I be looking out for this and taking steps to prevent this in the future? What are my options for doing so? EDIT: Seems my worries were unfounded, thanks to the people that helped me understand and figure out how little I still know about how all this works, will leave this thread here for posterity sake and to immortalize my ignorance.

Would love some feedback on this… I assigned a task to someone I work with often and innocently assigned it late. This person complained to her boss, who took it to my boss. From there, my boss called up others I manage and asked for dirt on working with me (at least that’s how I understand what happened after being talked to by my boss). I didn’t get a straightforward answer on what the others said other than an overall “disconnect.” I would like to address it directly with them now…any advice? Also: does this not seem like a toxic workplace?

I guess I realized I’ve been doing the definition of insanity… trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I’ve tried out so many jobs and the conclusion is, they all have made me miserable…some a little more than others. I’ve thought of living off the grid but the isolation wouldn’t be good for my mental health. Even if I sold everything and lived in a van, I think I would only last a few years on savings for food. I’m at a loss here.

On Netflix. Interesting, often infuriating documentary about the corporate culture at A&F, and how it affected the workforce all the way down to the sales and storeroom floors. Not explicitly antiwork but goes into a lot of toxic corporate crap, and how having, well basically a douchebag with a raft of self-image issues at the head of a company is a bad thing.