Antiwork

Hey everyone, I’m feeling fairly livid yet defeated. I’ve been at a job for 8 months, and in that time I have churned out insane amounts of work. I also started a masters program to enrich my skills at the job, often working 60-65 hour weeks to balance it all. With all of this, I took on twice as much as work as anyone at my level, came in with more experience than most people at my level, and have been constantly flexible in helping out wherever I can to gain experience and earn a promotion. Then I was told all I was getting was a raise lol. Oh and btw, my company hit $1bill in valuation this year. I asked why I didn’t get promoted and they said “well you’ve only been here 8 months”. I asked what I could do to get promoted, and she said stuff I…

So I'm not going to mince words and I'll post the messages verbatim because I want to see what people think. But basically, I had a hiring person email me asking when I was free. Then, after telling her that, with the exception of tomorrow, I'd be free any Monday, Wednesday, Friday after 2 PM and she immediately replied back asking if tomorrow at 1 PM would work. So… here's how that exchange went. HM: [typical intro with names and the company so I wont include it]… I'm impressed with your experience and would like to set up a 30-minute phone interview to learn more about you and answer any questions you may have. Can you share a few dates and times that work best for you? Thank you! Me: That sounds great. With the exception of this Wednesday, I have most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays free after 2PM. Let…

I (38M) am a Wind Turbine Technician in the Midwest. I'm not going to say more than that, wind is a pretty tight nit community. 9 years ago i was waiting tables and hosting, rainforest café and salt grass steakhouse. man, that will make you hate people with a passion. Then I realized already being halfway crazy but smart enough to know it makes me perfect for the job. there are many quick certification classes in many states, i found one that was only 8 weeks long. After 1 week of job applications i had 3 interviews. Many fears collide at 300 feet while your in the tower its kind of like being in a boat you don't think about where you are until you stick your head out and look around. not only do you have to be not afraid of heights but also not afraid of electricity but…

Hi, so, i am from Venezuela, and started to work at a mixed state-private owned company since November last year. I was given a Tax disclosure by the company, where tells my salary from the last 2 months of the year. I needed to declare it to the tax collecting institution (Seniat), but, some workers came to the company place and started to take it from the workers, so good luck for me. This was the first time ever that i paid any income taxes, so i had to be told how to do it and how it works, and its way easier. First, Venezuela is often referred by the ultrarich as a “Tax hell” and yes, the rich are taxed, but, my income tax is only 34%, and its calculated by my salary, and not by EVERYTHING i get paid, and that's good because i have another legally not…

Been thinking about ways one could provide housing without becoming a leechy landlord. The most ethical idea I’ve come up with so far is buying properties and “renting” them for free or giving them away to those who are in need of housing. Curious if there’s other thoughts or ideas I haven’t considered!

I'm currently finishing up the final semester of my undergraduate degree, and I'm planning on doing my serious job-hunting after I've finished up my semester. Last week I received a cold-call email (from someone who I would later find out is an HR manager) asking if I'd be interested in working as a Finance Associate at a domestic company. I emailed back and asked for more details, which the manager provided me, as well as a link to a formal application form (which had not existed on the website before – I checked their website out as soon as they emailed me the first time and there were no job listings or details about a Finance Associate). I have no experience whatsoever in finance work and there's nothing on my résumé to indicate that I have experience in finance. Once of the fields in the application form was to indicate…