Antiwork

How would you mathematically formulate the equation for a fair wage. I wonder if anyone has ever done this. I would think it easier in some cases then in others but most labor is broken down to units. either units served or units made or units recorded etc.

So, just to preface, I have 2 bachelor's degrees and a partial masters, but have learned from various attempts, that I really don't like doing the things that use my degrees. So, I've spent most of my adult life doing manual labor, which I enjoy. Before I got my current job, I applied and got an interview for a job at the local post office. It was advertised as full time, $30/hr with full federal government benefits. Sounded pretty good. I show up fifteen minutes early for the interview. Wind up waiting about an hour. Once I finally get in the room with the local Postmaster General, he asks me to tell him about myself. Following seeing my resume, cover letter, etc. I am uncertain what else he would need to know. So, I said a few things from those and asked 'what would you like to know?' He responds…

I sprained my ankle last night playing sports and today i came into work a few minutes late. After a backhanded comment from my boss “good afternoon, maybe work on getting here on time tomorrow” that I ignored I asked my boss if someone could replace me today because I shouldn't be walking on it and after some guilt tripping I was sent home -after they made it very clear how inconvenient it was to them and how it's selfish I did it during a hobby I loved. I find it so infuriating that workplaces offer sick leave, but don't have the personnel infrastructure to use it. In an ideal world I would take the whole week off and rest (I have like 2 months of sick leave) but I know that I can't because everyone else will be overworked in my absence. I'm worried that when I get back…

I pay $800 a month towards a 54 year old’s $1200 mortgage in South Florida for a room in a house he can’t afford, which he picked up just before the 08 crash. You know, back when anybody working part time at 7/11 could qualify for a mortgage. I am financing this old fuck’s lifestyle and retirement just in order to have a roof over my god damn head. He eats out all day, then comes home and eats my food. I don’t go out to eat, because I can’t afford it. I’m sick of these old fucking parasites man. They’ll just suck our generation dry until their livers fail. There’s no end in sight either, because as a nurse, there’s no way I’m qualifying for a home anywhere outside of a god damn slum, or putting half my income towards a shitty $1800 shoebox studio apartment. Fuck this shit.

For months now I’ve needed an intense amount of help, but if I were to leave my job to go get help I would lose every single thing I have. My beloved animals, my car, my place to live. It’s so hard to keep going knowing that I literally have no way out. Sometimes it feels like the only true way out is to just not exist anymore. I hate that this system is built to where I am not allowed to truly get the help I need. I’m at a loss and I’m slowly burning out. I couldn’t handle losing the things I love, so I sacrifice my health in order to keep my job to pay for the things I love. I’m just ranting but it’s tough and I’m running out of stamina to keep myself going.

This is something my father expressed to me many years ago. I know a lot of people who are not happy with their work / job and quit before finding new employment. Not everyone can quit and look for new work due to financial situations. Be careful putting in your two week notice, some places will fire you immediately. If this happens communicate with your future employer, sometimes they will hire you sooner.