Antiwork

Hey, I’m Norwegian and currently work part time at McDonalds (because I’m 18, and currently studying). I earn approximately 185 NOK (20-20.50 USD) per hour. And it makes me wonder, how is the minimum so low in many US states, when the businesses barely pay any taxes compared to Norway. If McDonalds in Norway manage to have 20 dollars per hour, so should the US. Note that I don’t have to pay any income tax before i exceed around 6000 USD per year. And i get free healthcare by the government too Edit: sorry if there are any spelling mistakes. English is my second language Edit 2: The American Dream should be renamed The Norwegian Dream, because here it is actually possible to achieve

A few months back at my job we were extremely short staffed (shocker, as I make $14/hr, at a job that has a decent risk for injury) and our manager basically told my entire shift that we could either volunteer for OT to help the other shift on Sundays, or we would be assigned it as mandatory OT. Everyone on my shift said they would be willing to help, and we worked out a schedule where we would be working 6 days a week every other week to help out the opposite shift. I showed up for this OT shift twice, and both times someone had called out, and once someone left mid shift because they didn’t feel good. (Mind you, this is a person who is a chronic slack ass and will do anything to get out of any kind of work) I was angry, so I sent a…

Over the years, I have learned that the definitions of achievement or advancement are ambiguous and shifting. This often depends on who one works with, the nature of the work, and if one has the resources to do the intended work. It's terrible that people can be controlled by the feeling of having to prove themselves to others in a manner that isn't very self-fulfilling. Perhaps there are other ways to live that provide opportunities to improve oneself and one's relationship with the world – without getting entangled in definitions of success.