Antiwork

I’m a canvassar for human rights and up until now this is the best job I’ve had. It’s a new office so I moved up really fast with no prior canvassing experience, but I have a lot of knowledge in social justice issues as that’s what my future career is centered around. I was told with the manager position I wouldn’t have to be on the street 5 days a week, yet as soon as I accepted the job, that’s exactly what they started making me do. My understanding was that I would have “admin days”, aka days where I work on info on the organization for our team. All my “managerial duties” that I was doing up until a month ago when I accepted the job have been stripped from me. I was previously working on informational trainings, handouts, and just things that would make our life as canvassars…

I'm a member of a fairly large local union, and it's that time again: contract negotiations. Wish us luck everybody – voting is in less than a week. For those who want a union job for all the benefits, remember: the fight doesn't end with forming. You have to fight EVERY contract to keep those things you enjoy, because the company sure as heck isn't going to just give it to you. For any interested in what it's like, feel free to ask. I'll try to answer what I can 🙂

I was speaking to a training manager the other day since it’s a very quiet period at work and was looking for something to do. Training manager essentially told me “I was warned about you in my MBA. Your generation will only stay with the company until it doesn’t benefit you anymore.” But said it in a way of “why should I give you any more training if you won’t stay around” kind of context. Clearly these people have a severe misconception of what working a job is.

I’ve been considering leaving my well paying job after 3 years. My last year I took to building my network and have a decent number of work emails I can reach out to for potential work. I was fired on the spot and didn’t even have to put in my two weeks. Won’t my next companies see I was fired and after calling HR might reconsider me? How can I make sure my referrals outweigh HR’s word? Why is it almost better to be fired than quit on your own volition?

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