Antiwork

The emotional abuse and manipulation I’ve had to deal with from the owners of the company I work for is so insane. They are a small company in the addiction treatment industry. One of the owners claims to be in recovery and even wrote his own version of AA’s 12 steps that he coaches clients on. Well this man does not practice what he preaches and I have multiple screen shots to prove it. He present himself to clients and the media as cool, calm, and collected when in reality he’s a total narcissist and hot head. He has lost his temper on staff members countless times since I’ve worked there. Well this past week was the last time I will be taking his verbal abuse because I’m putting in my two weeks….. again. Yes, again. I tried to quit once before and sent a professional email thanking them for…

Mini rant. Domino’s is awful.

How many times to I have to pay for a background check? How many times do you have to run my credit? All at $30-60 a piece? It’s a goddamn racket and it’s absolutely incredible that it’s still legal. For example, my most recent apartment interest has 60+ applicants. $1,800 for background checks on the low end. And these are the people who lose your information. This is why your identity gets stolen. I’m done crying. Love you.

[Boss asked for my help marketing our job opening to get more applications. I’m not in HR but in the comms team] Me: I think we should list the salary range and be transparent. It’ll attract more people. Boss: Why? People might feel limited by it and not apply. Me: So that we don’t waste people’s time by trying to get them for as cheap as possible? Boss: Why does the implication of not listing it automatically have to be so negative? SMH

My boss has his moments of decency but far too often he gets on my ass about stupid petty bullshit that doesn’t matter. I’ve been at this job for 4 months now, as a Quality Tech; I’ve been in similar roles for 10 years now. I know what I’m doing. I had a product that was out of spec, and 2 co workers confirmed my findings, however, the longest tenured one decided to measure at a different spot and got better results. My boss got angry at this lone problem in 4 months and wrote me up and expects me to have monthly meetings to determine if I know what I’m doing. I got invited by the company director to eat lunch with him and his group. My boss saw me eating with them and didn’t say anything. However, after lunch, he called me into his office to berate me…

I'm an electrician. I started electrical work after a messy divorce. Ex-wife sold the tools I used to be a mechanic and I had to get something else going to pay the bills. A friend of mine was doing commercial electrical work for his father's company and helped me get a job. I had no experience, no tools, no background in the field so I started at the bottom. Trade work isn't going out of style… Ever! We rarely work on the weekends. If overtime is available, it's optional (unless there's an emergency or something – very rare) and we work 8 hours a day. But most of all, we get respect from our employers because they all know we can easily go someplace else. I've been doing this for more than 25 years now. I've made a career out of it. There is always demand for new workers. Most…

All a break does is make me realize how much of my life I'm missing out on, how much happier I am away from my job, and how much my job takes away my sense of humanity. With 4-5 days off I actually do my hobbies, clean my house, hang out with my family, make art, try a new thing or two. I made a blanket for my grandma, I made garlic and cheese biscuits and little hot chocolate bombs just for fun and handed them out to my neighbors, I tried starting a small garden. My house was spotless, I didn't eat any fast food, I slept 8 hours a night, and didn't take any naps during the day. I spent time outside. I felt like a human being. But now that's stopped, because I'm working 8-10 hours a day, 5-6 days a week again. And I will be,…