Antiwork

I have a regular career, but on the weekends, I work a side gig in the hospitality industry. That gig comes with the normal BS you would see in any establishment. I've been working in that industry for the entire time I had been in college (15 years/6 degrees-certifications) so I know the ins and outs of how bad management normally operates. I'm a professional, and I approach any job I do with the same focus, but the one thing I won't do is make management's problem my problem. When management screws up, they will usually try their best to point the finger at someone else for the bad reviews, etc. This particular incident was atrocious. We had a reservation for eighty people at the time of opening, but management failed to communicate and coordinate, so we opened with two servers and a bartender. I learned my lesson from previous…

Hi all, I have something of a group project for us all. I am currently writing a dissertation on the failings of the modern economic climate in America and how we, as a society, can fix the system to benefit the working class. Basically, how the capitalistic economy is failing us and what we can do to fix it. I want to crowd source the worst examples of capitalisms greed and failings with a link to an article or video. When the paper is complete I will post my manifesto for you all to read.

Okay, so first of all I'm not sure if this is the right Reddit community or not so feel free to delete my post if it doesn't fit. So, I (23, live in Germany) just finished my apprenticeship this year in February as a porcelain painter. I stayed at the company because I wasn't able to find a different job even though I already knew I dislike it. So I am working 38 hours a week (7am to 3.5 pm) and I feel extremely drained. I was working the same time while being an apprentice but didn't feel as tired as I'm now. Well, I guess the environment was better. I got along with most of the other apprentices (even got two new friends) and the ones responsible for us were nice as well. And the work was less monotone. We had breaks from work when we visited school and…

Can anyone explain to me why it's so difficult to find an employer that doesn't have a God complex or high and mighty I'm better than you relationship with their employees? Why do we have to kiss the asses of those above us simply because of their job title? Why do we have to act like we're a lesser person than them? Most middle managers seem to have this issue. And usually they never earned their position or they stepped on others to get there. Are we finally going to see a change with this current movement of anti work? Is there any hopes in the future of regular people who work their asses off, getting the proper respect and treatment that they deserve?

Hi r/antiwork. I'm resigning from my position in two hours time and could use some peptalk if anyone has any to spare. It's a fine job, but it was advertised as a support position for schools whereas all i have been doing is selling and customer service. It's caused me paralyzing anxiety and over the past month I've been self sabotaging relationships with friends and family. My mental health was better working in my last position that was live-in, on-call and had after hour responsibilities that paid me $10,000 less. This past weekend I spoke with my partner who couldn't be more supportive of me resigning and finding something that, at bare minimum, doesn't make me feel like I want to die each morning. I have a call with my boss at 11 PST and I'm leaving them in a bad spot with a number of districts, but at this…

They never EVER ever get back. https://preview.redd.it/9l0k1y8wmpv81.png?width=870&format=png&auto=webp&s=443a5153d0c5e060ea3ee947e63c2a0d62631eab

So, I'm currently fed up with my workplace. I'm working in an extremely toxic environment to the point where it is impacting my mental and physical health. I've been here for over a year. I'm exhausted. Every shift, I come home and cry. My coworkers who have left in the past have begged me time and time again to quit, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. To live in this world, money is necessary. However, now I'm realizing that my health and sanity are a lot more important. At my job, the managers don't allow transfers to other stores. It's a large chain and I won't be specific to save myself any possible trouble. If people decide to just quit and reapply at a different location, the managers at my store will blacklist people when they quit, meaning blocking people from every reapplying with the company. So, essentially,…

I work in telecommunications retail. I worked my way up from sales advisor over the last 5 years. I look after my staff, I let them choose their days off, I cover for them to upper management. Today was bonus report day. My assistant manager got paid more than me. My sales advisors got paid more than me. I got a bonus of £6.57. I’m tired of working my ass off for these people just to get nothing. I’m tired of going the extra mile. I’m tired of getting paid fuck all. I asked for a pay rise and was laughed at. I just wanted to vent because today was a bad day.