Antiwork

Saw a post recently in this sub about how very little of the money donated to Goodwill actually sees any use in the career services they claim to provide. While these services are provided, it is worth noting that the majority of the funding originates from government contracts and spending. Only roughly 1/8th of the donated proceeds actually go to the career services, while the remaining 7/8ths line the pockets of the wealthy. On the subject of donations, you should also donate clothes and other miscellaneous/electronic items to smaller, local thrifts instead. Very little of what we get is sold, and I myself have been personally tasked multiple times with pulling items off the shelves to be shipped off to be sold by the pound, or sent to the landfill (you know, that place Goodwill lauds themselves for never sending things). The pay is also shit, and the turnover at…

Fixed it for you. This happened many years before the anti work movement I guess. I was interviewing with a company. They told me it would be an all day thing (8 hours, not uncommon in my industry). It was set up so I was in a conference room, and small groups would come in and interview me, one after the other (usually 2 – 4 people at a time). My interview started at 8:30 am. The first 2 – 3 groups went fine. Everyone was friendly, enthusiastic and getting me pumped to join this company. But then right before noon, the group I was interviewing with, while also mostly fine, had one individual who was a director, so someone I'd be working closely with. His behaviour was rigid, yet professional. During the interview with this group, he would ask me questions which I immediately recognized. They come straight out…