Antiwork

Started two weeks ago. Details about the organization: Non-profit arts sector (playwrights theatre) with a miniature subscribing patrons list. The org is run by 2.5 people: an artistic producer (AP), operations manager (OM) (the role I'm taking over for a mat leave) and a part time marketing person. They are running a full season this year plus moved their venue. I literally spent the first week and a half of my job packing, moving and unpacking for them. The salary I agreed to is very far below an average OM salary and I'd say I'm getting paid the same as an Administrative Assistant. Apparently for a non-profit, it's average. I took the job because it follows my passion for arts and I want the experience. My last career position was assistant managing a box office for the symphony – this felt like a natural next step even though I don't…

“Will you randomly give me 12.5 percent raise?”

I’m just reminiscing on my first job, I was 17 and was working at a bbq chain restaurant. I was new to taxed labor (I usually did landscaping with my cousin before), I worked there for a 1yr and a half until I lied about a new opportunity just to leave. Within days I was immediately left alone and did whole 4-6 hour shifts alone (I worked after school and on the weekends), not that I couldn’t do it but that he was very “codo”, mexican slang for cheap and greedy. He only had two people max but mostly one each shift, it sucked ass. He really did his best to underpay and overwork. We were able to keep and split money from the tip jars, which was alright, an extra $13 was something I would be excited about as a teenager. Sometimes when he would come on the last…

I've been working with a company that does very seasonal tasks, so I got temporarily laid off once winter hit, but they offered one week of work per month so that I can keep my insurance, which is about all that does for me since one week's paycheck doesn't do shit for my bills, and with the pay cycle resetting each time, creating a 3 week gap between each payment, it's just barely helpful. But this upcoming week, they want me to drive an hour each way to get to some bougie training facility to teach me some shit they could do just as easily at the office, and with no mention of per diem payments. Normally this wouldn't bother me, except they expect me to use my own vehicle to drive there, and with unemployment not coming through, no other job opportunities for months, and two previous months only…

So I just got a new job that’s been amazing so far. I mean yeah the people that call in can be assholes but that’s something that just gets turned out. I’ve had to ask for accommodations due to mental health issues that make it a little more difficult to keep up my focus. My psych hasn’t even gotten the paperwork in and they’ve already gotten that put into my day. Whereas my last job, fought me when I tried to get the paperwork to them. I was checking with my doctor at least twice a week to see if the paperwork had been sent because the HR bitch “wasn’t receiving” the paperwork. On top of that, I was fighting the leaves team that basically said that “you’re not suicidal or homicidal enough for us to cover the time off request.” I’ve never felt such a slap in the face…

“Hey Team, take a look over this menu. It will be our initial cocktail menu, you will be tested on this info at a later time.” – my boss At my current job as a server/bartender for a local brewery we are in the process of creating an official “bartender” position and that position will be pouring drinks only and not taking care of tables. We are doing this because we are making big changes from beer only to including mixed drinks. The entire situation has been sketch because they are having us do “try-out” shifts (not classified as training) where we are not certain of how much we are being paid. These are to apparently see our “skills” however no information has been given on what exactly they are looking for, how we are being judged, etc. We don’t know how many bartender positions they are looking to hire…