Antiwork

Please help me figure this out. I current work as a data analyst in a research hospital. I have been in the position for over a year and in January I receive a promotion with a title change and wage increase for switching part-time to full-time. I am also finishing a masters degree in informatics this spring. Because of my experience and completion of my degree I am a candidate for more senior and higher paying positions within my field. So I have started to apply for positions internally at the institute that align with my career objective and salary expectations, which has led to the early discussion with a team in a different department. Today I found out that because I received a promotion in January I am barred from making any internal moves to departments other than the one I am currently in for 12 months. Here is…

I am not from America. I honestly do not know the labour laws in my country well either. Throwaway for privacy reasons. My lead engineer tattles about me behind my back to my boss. My boss has not confronted me about it but it's obvious that he does cause I've heard it many times. These things include me taking breaks, me not staying overtime (I'm not paid for it), etc. I am anyways planning on leaving in a month or so, I'm waiting for offers to come in so I can finalise my resignation. But I ask you antiwork community, what can i do to make this guy miserable for the rest of my time in the company? Or do I wait patiently for my other offers and just silently leave?

I’ve started working again part-time in a bar and I really enjoy it – that being said I’m beginning to notice a few things which don’t exactly make me very happy about the way the bar is run and wanted to ask for some opinions here. This bar is in the UK where the minimum wage is £8.91. And of course, this bar is owned by a chain who pay that much to their staff, even the supervisors. When I have worked cash-in-hand shifts here, I was paid £8.50. I complained about this and one of the managers said it was a “company policy” that I was paid that much because other full time staff would be getting taxed, whereas I wasn’t, so I’d technically be getting ‘equal pay’ I’m not allowed to sign myself out, managers have to do that. I’ve been told by managers that the chain that…

I read through these posts somewhat frequently and often see people complaining about all types of blatantly unlawful behavior their employers engage in. Most people seem to inherently know that it’s “not right” and some even go so far as to point out the specific laws their employers are breaking. My question is this: why don’t people fight back? Most plaintiff’s attorneys in the United States work on a contingency basis, so there are no out-of-pocket costs. Yet very few people seem to lawyer up and start getting even. I’m genuinely curious why that is? I would love to hear people’s thoughts and any negative or positive experiences.

I’m turning down an HVAC job because I simply don’t want to put in the longer hours at a job I wouldn’t really like just for more money in the future. It pays the same I am now until I get out of an apprenticeship, but HVAC techs and installers can make loads of money as time goes on in the career. My current job treats us very well and gives a lot of benefits and I’m always out in or near nature (my true passion.) Current job is a cake walk compared to HVAC and even though it will take longer here to make the money HVAC can, I am probably choosing to stay. This job lets me slack off and be free to be more truly me. Also gives me more free time to work on side projects and gives me more opportunity to find a career I’d…

I am 21M and work with a coworker around my age I disliked ever since I started working there 3 years ago. I would meet her just once a week on our shifts but that was enough for her to piss me off multiple times. We got into so many arguments I already would’ve retired for every dollar we fought. 2 weeks ago, I heard she submitted her notice since she got a job overseas at a different corporation and initially thought to myself, “Finally!”. But after a week or so, I had the weird feeling that I was going to miss her. At her very last day we ended up speaking to each other in a nicely fashion and talked about our lives. We even had lunch together which was a first. Turns out we have more in common than we thought. Well today was my first day without…

I’m a IT Network Engineer, my boss, who has berated me before, made me literally have a mental breakdown at work, almost made me go into a mental hospital twice. Has the audacity to say that, trust me I’m looking for another job. But it’s really ridiculous and honestly there is nothing I can do.

Spent 5 dollars on a claw machine, and I didn’t get the toy. I should have known better than to waste my money when it was clear from the get-go it wouldn’t work, but I didn’t. And that’s on me…. but also, I really want the toy, so I’m applying so I can swipe it from the machine. What job position should I apply to to have the access key for the machine? Floor staff? Closing floor staff? Or is there just a specific room I have to get to to get the key. It’s regal cinemas, for anyone curious. If this sounds petty, that’s because it is. I want that venom plushie, and preferably my five dollars back.

Had a recruiter reach out on LinkedIn. Typical spammy type “I have a great opportunity (something I’m grossly unqualified for), you interested?” I select the ignore button since it’s not worth my time. Guy messaged me again saying if I’m not interested he would like me to help him find candidates who may be. Mind you, this company is thousands of miles away from where I work and live. I, again, ignore the message. A week later the guy calls me and leaves a grumpy voicemail about how he’d appreciate a call back and my referrals. My number is not listed on LinkedIn, so he obviously went through the trouble of finding me. Again, I ignored him. THEN, a week later my desk phone rings. I didn’t pick up in time and got a voicemail. Nobody calls our landlines since covid. Checked the voicemail. IT WAS THE RECRUITER with another…