Antiwork

What's the point of excelling if my reward is an effective 5% pay cut from inflation?

I left my highly paid salaried position because my manager was an abusive dumbass…the kind who encouraged people to come to work while positive with coronavirus under the belief that it's a liberal hoax and no worse than the common cold. I quit with no notice and no job lined up. It has been the best decision I've made for myself since I started working 17 years ago, hands down. I regret nothing. They will end up having to pay much more to the next person/people who backfill my role and are likely to lose a significant dollar amount in sales from my departure since nobody else there can do my job. I get some time to reflect on what I can do in the world and can properly vet new prospects to avoid being trapped with incompetent leadership once more. Maybe I'll be singing a different tune when I…

Legit protesting, none of the January 6th, Ottawa bullshit/shit storms that we’ve seen. Those of us that want a better life need to gather, and peacefully protest, because our voices need to be heard. Look at the crowds Dr. King drew, and he was just one person (there were a great deal of volunteers who helped make it happen). Could you imagine if more of us dedicated the time and effort to protest in front of each of these businesses that’s trampling over us? Imagine what that would do! People are standing up for Starbucks workers who want to unionize, and look at the AMAZING progress they’re making! If we see a story on here that we want to see defended, we should honestly ask one another, who would stand up for that person by protesting for them, making an outside voice heard, so these companies become aware that we’re…

You see some crazy lady acting up she should be recorded. Dealing with crazy people shouldn’t be the norm and anytime you are in a place you are doing workers a favor by posting this stuff. These entitled people should have consequences for their actions. While working these employees are not in a place to yell, attack or record customers. But you are. Eventually Consequences will happen for them. Someone will see it. The I was having a bad day never works in the favor of these types of people anymore and they should be shamed. So raise your phones up and don’t let Becky or Gertrude slide when acting like crazy rabid diva over a coupon or order mix up.

For context, I am a 22 year old college senior, with a year of copy editing experience, at two different organizations simultaneously, under my belt. I've started applying for jobs, just to feel things out and find out what I'm worth. Some places have offered me up to $35 an hour. A job contacted me for an interview, and after accidentally missing the first one, we finally spoke today. During the phone interview, I was on edge. My interviewer was being dismissive of my answers and seemed uninterested. I was told the job required 1-3 months of unpaid training (the content was difficult, he assured me) and then a guaranteed job if I made it through. This surprised me a little, but I graduate in 3 months and it was possible I had misunderstood the job listing, and this was an internship? “If I get to the paid portion, what…

Are there any jobs out there that don't suck the life out of you? I work in IT. I've been in this industry for a while. I have a few certifications and two bachelor degrees and I am very good at what I do. I recently started a new job at a SaaS company. They were once a large company but trimmed down and I would be the first IT person in this iteration. The interview process was arduous. I interviewed with 5 different people. I checked their Glassdoor and they had some negative reviews but they were all back from the old days, so I ignored. After I accepted the offer, I received numerous texts from my new boss sharing how excited she was and sending me screenshots every time she added me as an admin to something. On my first day I decided to introduce myself on the…