Antiwork

I've been dwelling on this more sometime and I'm probably just overthinking or too scared to try something new, but does anyone else feel so unmotivated by choosing a career? It's like wanting to pick something but nothing interests you, it's like what's the point? Wages are stagnant and yet inflation is through the roof, you just want a job that you do get paid and go home. I just don't see the point living for your job when a job is to give you a salary to put towards living. Like a job isn't the be all abd end all, work to live not live to work. I just wanted to spend my time with people who matter and make memorable moments and not waste away at work. Unless again I'm just being cynical and fearful of trying, just wanted others thoughts on the matter.

So I have a contract with this company which states that working hours are fully flexible (remote). It also does not state at all how many hours/days I should work. Recently we got a new manager who insists we work 5 days/week, and each day requires us to post a list of tasks that we completed during the day. Now this doesn't fly with me because some days my work output is 7% , and other days it's 200%. I have a pretty severe case of ADHD so this contract is perfect for me. Today he confronted me (in an e-mail) about this work ethic of mine. I heard he confronted other people too but when someone mentioned the working hours thing he started to use some “company values” bullshit to make the person feel guilty. I'm so shy and generally I'm very passive even when I'm in the right…

Back when I was willing to work, I could only work up to 50% of a full time job due to my health issues. It amounted to 450-500€/month (minimum wage in France), My full “disability allowance” was supposed to be about 900€/month, except that, when I was working, they took my salary into account and lowered it to roughly 400€/month. Of course you can add extra gas costs to that. I put my health on the line to be an active member of society and this is how my country repays me? Why is my “disability allowance” tied to how much I earn? Who thought this system was ok? Do they think I'm not disabled anymore if I work? I'm done with work for the foreseeable future.

I decided to start my own business and today with the support of my husband I put in my two weeks notice. After a while I've become disgusted with how companies now days operate, and the lack of humanity in it all. Granted this company was way better than the last few I've been through but it still doesn't change the fact that they treat us like machines. Like we're not owed more for breaking ourselves and punsihed for when we do break and need time off. Punished for having families and not dedicating our whole life to the company, signing our souls away for pennies. It's going to be hard, I'm a self starter and dont even have all the tools i need yet. But I want to change the workplace how and people are treated and the best place i can figure to start is with myself and…

I’ve had it. I told my manager how I felt weeks ago and he said he’d have to find a replacement in order for me to get my old job back. But now I think he’s just hoping I’d change my mind and he’s not really looking for a replacement. The extra money is not worth all the aggravation. From rude customers to disrespectful coworkers. Problem is I don’t know where to go. I’ve been in the automotive industry for about 5 years now. I realize it’s not that long, but the position I’m in is making me see the ugly side of it, and I hate it. Last week a manager from another department asked me why I wanted to leave and I told him why. And he said it’s because of the lack of mechanics. Then I also told him I’m not the type of sitting at a…

We were a company of 20+ employees, the owner of the company is the same person running the day-to-day operations, everything was smooth for a year or so, then he decided to add an extra day of work, people began to leave, the 20 employees whittled down to just 9, 3 developers left (me included), no health or dental insurance, salary is on the lower side of the spectrum, he decides to call me on my weekend and told me to work 12 extra hours on my weekend, that was the straw that broke the camel's back, I handed my resignation email right there and then, found a job at the direct rivals, 45% increase in pay, health and dental insurance included and just a better run company with 100+ employees. I've hung him to dry since there's no direct backup for my position, but I don't care.