Antiwork

A specific warehouse was hosting a hiring event today. I’ve worked for this warehouse before at a different location as a contracted employee. Came in for the open interviews and filled out some papers on basic info and work experience, shift preference as well. They then informed me that they didn’t actually have any “non equipment” positions available but the warehouse down the street did and they payed $15. If you’re hiring forklift operators at $18.50 and other positions for $15, your day age is not “$18.50 and up”

Small rant I guess. Just got called into the backroom at work (men's wearhouse) so my boss could tell me”You are at $14 now but I can't have you asking others what they make because it makes a tense environment. Especially for an 18yo with this as his first job” I DO NOT CARE. That sounds like a him problem. I'm gonna ask because I'm not going to be making less then the new guy. I don't give a damn that it's his first job. Wages should be a thing that is talked about. I hate this place. Isn't it illegal to ask people not to discuss wages?

I am now a 38 year old man with a halfway decent job and a home. The problem is I had to serve in the military just so I could afford to go to college and get a degree for the field that I am in. I have seen horrible things that I hope no one ever sees. Why is that the only way I could be in the position I am in? The thing is I make a livable wage. I have just enough for food, mortgage, car payment, and student loan debt. Why is this so hard? I can’t even imagine what it is like for those working under what I am. I am doing ok, but why is it that I feel like every time I make one step forward, this society is pushing me 2 steps back. Once again, the fact that there are millions out…

I'm using the last few minutes at my current job to post about not giving up and settling in your current employment. I felt trapped here with no real skills that I could apply to a different job. Through encouragement from family and friends, I out my name out there and got a few interviews. I'm happy to say I start Monday at a company that's going to pay me 25% more to do less work than I currently do. Keep fighting the good fight!

So to date I've only ever walked out on one interview. Years ago I applied for a programming position, entry level pretty minor. I had some broad experience had a degree, matched the qualifications. I saw another job that didn't match me at all, it was for electronics engineering and seemed like a manufacturing job to be honest. I think you all see where this is going. So I go into the interview for the programming position I applied for, all the emails clearly say it in subjects and all…initially I'm stuck waiting for 20 minutes, shoulda been a red flag there but I'm nice. Go in do some formalities, suddenly I have 3 interviewers. They say something about how they have a quick aptitude test before they continue…hand me a test and leave. Immediately I realize these questions are about voltage and resistors, I know somethings off but I…

It’s really taking a toll on my health. I hate waking up to this job every day. I can’t just leave it either because everybody’s got bills to pay. :/

This happened about a year and a half ago. A former coworker (and very good friend) had been begging me to apply to work at his new company with him. After a while I finally decided to start the process. Wound up having SIX (yes 6) interviews scheduled with various people over the span of ~2 weeks. Hours spent talking to different department heads, managers, potential coworkers and bosses. Everyone loved me. Then came the FINAL interview with the CTO (I'm told that if I make it to his interview its a formality and an offer letter is ready to go). And I blow it, how you ask? Because when he asked me what questions I had about the job, I said 'none really, everyone I've talked to so far has really helped me understand the role'. He apparently hated that SO much he cut it off there and killed…