Antiwork

Do you believe there is a such thing, and if so, how would you define it? I've worked a lot of jobs in my life, the vast majority were for horrible companies, and most of my life I felt like a number. In my current job though, I feel like I actually work for a good company. Some examples of why I feel that way: Good pay. Honestly not just a liveable wage, but comfortably supporting my family of 5 on a single salary No real mandatory overtime, though voluntary is usually available if you need it Shift flexibility Good Healthcare (For the US anyway), excellent retirement Zero micromanagement Good vacation time, and the ability to borrow against vacation time you don't even have yet if you need it If you need time off, they work with you. Even extended periods of time Increased pay if you need to come…

It wasn't an interview per se, the owner wanted to meet me and handed me the contract. Saw what it was printed on and it has to be the most unprofessional contract I've ever seen. I couldn't believe it. I was looking forward to the job, too. The entire time, the owner mumbled in a low, I-can't-be-bothered-to-speak-louder voice. I held my breath so I could make out what they're trying to say. But they went on a rant about how an employee or two had taken advantage to skip work. Fair, but I'm also a responsible person, so I don't think that warning applies to me. Oh. By the way, employees will be given a laptop and they'll need to bring it home. Why? The owner wants employees to show initiative or else the owner'd assume they're doing nothing at home. I know some employers pull this schtick to 'scare…

Tldr at bottom (written on april 17th 2022) Note that this is a rambling mess because its late and I need it off my chest. I (18f/nb) work as a full time housekeeper in a retirement community. I started there in February and I love the job, surprisingly. I have rougher days than others because I have chronic fatigue and mental illnesses. But lately I hate the job. I have a coworker (43f) who is seemingly actively targeting me, to make me fail or just to be mean. She was the one who trained me and she didnt teach me things that are essential for the position, and proceeds to get upset when I require someone to help me. Or gets mad if I do something differently than she wants. Such as getting the stuff to start wiping down tables out because our manager told me to. She rolls her…

I work for an american manager and we sell to clients in asia. Whenever he cant remember the name of a client or company he says “ching chong something” and im supposed to figure out wtf hes talking about. So been putting up with this for a year now and I've landed a better job with almost 50% higher pay. Going to hand in my resignation and ghost all communication from him. Good riddance.

And I’m losing my mind, normally I’d just send an email if I’m quitting day-of but they gave me keys to the office?? I’ve worked here for a week, after 2 days they gave me keys to the office and (since it’s a newspaper) I got put in the newspaper saying I was just hired blah blah blah I wasn’t even sure about this job, I applied for a different job and got talked into this one and by day 3 I knew I didn’t want to be here. Day 4 I had two panic attacks working here and day 5 I did my damndest to do a good job just for them to come and micromanage everything I did and criticize what I did the whole week then say I had ‘a great first week’. Not gonna go into all the extra BS they wanted including clocking out at…