Antiwork

By “treated well,” define that however you like. For me it would be fair pay (equal to the value I bring to the business), health benefits, pension, generous PTO, etc. etc. I was wondering about this because I am not a slacker–I kind of hate downtime. I don't enjoy browsing my phone, and I'd rather be doing something productive than nothing. I can't just sit still and chill (disclaimer: I have ADHD, lol) I don't currently have a full-time job–I work 8 hours a week at a small shop for 10/hour. Yeah, i know it sucks but lots of times I get paid more than the shop brings in, and I like the owner, so it's fine for now. But there is LOTS of downtime, which I hate. I'd like to be doing things. Right now I've been watching Outer Limits episodes, lol Do most of you feel that way?…

Hi all, I need some advice on my current situation. My background: -26 Years old -Advanced Diploma in Business Admin -Bachelors of Business Admin with specialization in Accounting. – Prior internship experience working as an analyst (1 year) My story: I work for a small/mid sized manufacturing company in a niche market. I was hired back in August by the owner, the terms of the role were a little vague but to generalize I was told I would be across various accounting functions and getting good experience, so I accepted the below market wage at $20/h (Ontario,Canada). Turns out it was just invoicing and billing customers so data entry really. Once I got the hang of the role within a few months I spoke to the owner and asked if there were other areas I could help in. I ended up tracking and analyzing our shipping and freight while creating…

During the first UK lockdown I started a new job, which meant I worked remotely. During my first couple of months I attended a classic 'meet the MD' call with 5 or 6 other people. Simple. 18 months later we were back to the office part time and for some unknown reason the MD wanted to rehost these meetings but face to face. He had dozens lined up in his diary to get through the backlog of remote new starters, in groups of 12-15. I was invited to attend one of these meetings, but kindly asked his PA if I could amend my date as I wasn't able to be in the office for that day, for personal reasons (I couldn't get a dog sitter/walker scheduled in time, and I refuse to leave her for 10+ hours of the day alone) but I didn't go into that detail, as I…

I have always had a strong work ethic. I started working IT for a major company last year. We work in seasons. They lay us off two months per year, so they don't have to offer us benefits. The very first thing that they did to me, was lie about my starting wage. How can you start off a decent working relationship, when the very first thing that you do, is lie to me about my wage? I called them on it and they claimed that the recruiting manager, “made a mistake,” and they stuck to the lower amount. Reluctantly, I still accepted the offer. Many lies followed after that, too. I've always been the first out of my team to complete my work, complete any given learning assignments, and install new equipment. My mother has been having problems and having enough money in a “rainy day fund”, I wanted…

I have been slacking off at work for months now. Like, maybe doing a couple of hours of work for every day that I'm here. I'm exhausted. The last time I had time off work, it was because I had COVID. I've been working 55 hours a week for 2 years without ever getting paid for overtime. I know that I should care, that this job is how I survive, I spend about 50% of my waking hours here, and I actually like what I do most of the time. I just… don't care. I wait. I wait for 5:30 to roll around so I can go home and have 2 hours to do what I need to do. I wait for the weekend to roll around so I can make some kind of a life out of 2 days, and to catch up on sleep. I just. Don't. Care.

It may be helpful to know that you can report this online to the Department of Labor. If you work through lunch and not compensated, work overtime and not compensated, or know your time card is being doctored, report it. https://www.worker.gov/actions/whd-claim/

I've been on my country's version of welfare, centrelink/jobseeker for almost 2 years. My resume is filled with 8+ years of experience in retail with small amounts of managing to boot. I never wanted to work. Bad experiences with customers have ruined my drive for any role involving them and it also ruins my chances of getting a job in retail. I've gone to psychologists for issues revolving around work and the actions of customers, I've tried to develop a healthy outlook of people but I feel as though it hasn't worked. I usually explain in interviews about the volatile nature of people or customers that I've served and explain how I deal with them but it's taken as a negative outlook in the workplace. How else am I suppose to respond to abuse from customers? Happily? Do I lie and say I love customers and people? I don't, I…

I always get stumped when interviewers ask me this.