Antiwork

So I’ve always had that hustle attitude and made sure to work hard/play hard. Recently I moved to a new state to be my FIL caregiver and inherited my husbands grandparents home. When we moved to be closer to my FIL I had a job before even stepping foot in my new home. Moved down on a Monday and the following Monday started work. It has consumed me. I have been speaking with my boss/owner since February stating I needed my hours shortened where he made me a part time position and tried to accommodate me. In the agreement it was i was to get the month of March off as I put my “two weeks” in for my current position and would come back as the new position. Well that didn’t happen. I have been working my old position and have not received anytime off besides the few days…

Firstly, I am really enjoying this sub. A lot of what I'm seeing here that folks are starting to do with regards to work leaves me with a lot of encouragement. I had come to a lot of the attitudes here early in my career especially having been burned enough times. Things like using the “work at will” laws within a state to my advantage, job hopping in order to get any sort of significant salary increase, etc. For 2 decades my career was as a software developer. I got my b.s. in computer science “late” in life – I finally graduated 2 months before I turned 30. I'm not currently working right now, my husband and I have the good fortune that if we live frugally we don't have to work, but we are thinking of going back to work to shore up more of our savings. We talk…

This is just a vent really. A few weeks ago we had a meeting with our CEO, pretty much every few months he'll visit teams and do a bit of lip service, answer a few questions and fuck off again. He wasn't however expecting someone to have the balls and ask what's the company doing to combat the rising cost of living that's happening in the UK. He fucking floundered over his words and basically said “I think the news is over playing it, the cost of living won't be going up that much” Well today I got my new energy bill because we're having a bit of an energy crisis in the country, so much so companies won't take on new customers. My bill has gone from £60 a month to £180 and that's still pretty cheap compared to some people I know! This is the same month that…

I'm a professional and I don't want to burn bridges, but also, I am not under contract with anyone. They will definitely ask for me to train my replacement. I'm thinking giving 4 weeks notice using the first 2 weeks as vacation, and the second 2 weeks as training. Thoughts? Also, if you want to add a how to rage quit, I would love the read.

It came to my attention that I'm earning around 8% less than my peers, on account of them having started their roles at a time when base salaries were higher and my salary hasn't increased consistently (overall approx. 2%) since I've been in my role. To clarify: I've been in my current role since 2018 and they joined in 2020 and 2021 respectively. My salary increase hasn't kept up with theirs. I actually know this from a different employee who has since left, I haven't discussed salaries with my current teammates as I'm on maternity leave and I don't know them. How do I being this up to management? When I tried to have an informal talk with my line manager, I've been told not to discuss salaries and that was the end of the conversation. She has since left the business and I went on maternity leave without leaving…

The love is lost on me, going to work every day for just this week… just this month… just this year… I don't want that. I want a real life. I want to run off and live free, really free. I know I'll never escape the need for cash, but living out of my car or on the streets for a good 20-40 years of life sounds a hell of a lot better than the alternative. My life had barely even begun, I'm not even 20 yet. I just don't want to be stuck in a lifeless life