Antiwork

I like my job, and the pay is decent, but a lot of its positives would be removed if they force us back into the office, and they implied today that they will. If it is confirmed I will look for a new job, but at the same time, I do wonder if this is a stupid reason to quit. I know this sub is probably biased, but I don't know where else to ask about it. Here is why I wanna stay home: – We have weeks with no work that are nice from home, I can do many things, but terrible in the office, where we just… sit there and pretend we are doing something productive. – No commute – about an hour in one direction, which is a middle ground for this city… – Don't care for most of my colleagues, there are some of them who…

But the lady who let me go was NOT expecting me to be so excited! I had a toxic boss who liked to humiliate his staff and also try to cross personal boundaries. He also would constantly quiz us during the day—at random times—with different questions from the training. This sounds good on paper, but ultimately it felt like a good way for him to humiliate you if you were wrong. And he liked to remind you that he’s the expert and you’re the novice. His assistant called me into her office and told me that I’m not a good fit for the job. I instantly lit up: I smiled out of pure job and thanked her for the opportunity. I shook her hand and RUSHED out of the building. I honestly don’t think she was expecting that. She probably wanted me to beg and plead for another chance—but fuck…

1970 Average yearly wage: $9,870 Average house price: $17,000 House cost about 1.72 times your annual (single income) salary. 2022 Average US yearly wage: $53,490 Average house price: $374,900 House cost about 7 times your annual (single income) salary. Short story, You need to work for 6.5 years to buy a house for what people could buy them for after one year of work in the 70's. Rent in 70's average was 108$ a month. That's about 13% of a person's annual salary back then. Rent now is $1,104. That's about a full 25% of a person's annual income. Without wage increases this is just objectively unsustainable.