Antiwork

Ekko said something that really stood out to me. When he was showing Heimerdinger this sanctuary he built for struggling citizens, he says “it’s not enough to give people what they need to survive, you have to give them what they need to live”. I thought this quote would fit in this subreddit quite nicely to show employers the difference between a surviving wage and a living wage.

So Iam project manager for a remediation company. Been working with these people for 3 years now. Today I got done with work really fast. There was nothing on schedule, did the best I could to be productive I follow up with whatever customers, my accounts receivable is 0 and no issues whatsoever with any on going projects. Left work at 1230 boss calls at 150 telling me Iam salaried and that Iam supposed to be productive or find something to do. Marketing or whatever. Which is not in my job title. I mean I don’t get the whole notion about salaried when the whole reason why salary is an option is if you get done sooner you’ll still get paid the same. With that being said I occasionally will have to do late nights which Iam okay doing. I mean am I supposed to do other roles that are…

If you didn’t know, today is International Women’s day. I found out last month, a man who is doing the same job as me is getting paid £6k more a year and he has been here less time. Today they sent an email about “break the bias”. Is today the perfect time to bring up that I’m getting paid less and their email is a load of bullshit?

I cannot believe that this country (USA) does not have better policies for maternity leave. First it is unpaid… seriously. I will take care of my child and tell the bank to wait for mortgage payments because I am not getting paid. Second, to even qualify for FMLA, we have to work at a company for 12 months! Pregnancy is only 9 months, so if you get pregnant in the first 2 months, good luck. This is to protect companies who are making record profits. I work hard, I went to college, I pay my taxes. My company is full of people with MS and PhDs, but their policies are “according to the law”. WE MUST ASK FOR MORE! I am so mad at every useless senator who thinks paid parental leave is not necessary. And so mad at Biden for not using Executive power… How am I going to…

Though they appear to be total opposites, they are two different reactions to the same problem. The trickle down economics of the last 40 years which have resulted in the wealthy and corporations capturing more and more of the wealth of this country. This has caused people to be come economically insecure, looking at a future where things that were formerly taken for granted such as owning a home or retirement, are now unattainable. The biggest nightmare of the oligarchs is that people will finally realize this, overcome their differences, and turn against them.