Antiwork

I had a job. Not a good job, but a job. I had a child. Agreed on one month of leave for the child. Child comes out, has some breathing issues. After about 2 weeks in the hospital, I realize that I'm going to need more time. I send an email telling them the situation and that I'd be willing to simply resign since I am taking however much time I need to with my child and the leave is (of course) totally unpaid. They tell me it's fine and to keep them updated. Two months later, I child finally gets to come home. I tell them that I can return full-time on a set date about two weeks away. The day before I'm slated to come back to work, they call and tell me they've reassessed their needs and they no longer need me to come back. They didn't…

They need support from our society and we aren’t giving that too them.

I got injured on January 18th and have been out of work since. Long story short I was on a ladder in a department that I don’t work for when I reached for a box above my head and it fell on my crown, knocking me 6 feet to the floor. The box itself was like 30 pounds. Flash forward to me in the ER with a Concussion/TBI and being assigned a state doctor for my workers comp case. She decided to have me go back to work after 3 weeks work 2 hours a day with screens and computers against my wishes. I can not repeat enough how fatigued and sensitive to light I am now. I always have migraines and I’m constantly nauseous, I can’t sleep well, those are just some of my symptoms (I also lost my balance and can’t drive at night due to the lights).…

Humans, especially adults should have time for relaxation and even play. This idiotic belief that you're always supposed to be working is a new concept. Id like to use the bible. In the bible there was a law that that said on saturdays you chill. And they meant the entire nation. Under fierce punishment. How is it that people who literally lived under constant threat of war can figure this out. But in our comfy era we believe we are supposed to always be working. And in the Modern era lets look at Chic fila. Theg observe every holiday, and theyve been closed ever sunday ever. And they still crush profits, and their staff is known as the nices outta all fastfood restaurants. Proving that even if u dont believe in the bible. That concept of rest for humans is supposed to happen.

I work in a subset of IT project management that's really growing right now. I'm really happy with my current employer & see myself staying long term. But man, having my job title (or working at my employer) you get bombarded with recruiters and other companies trying to poach you. I now always say if they want to take the enquiry further they need to tell me the salary up front, and anything under $200k I tell them they need to get north of that to be considered. I also ask for 3 references of past employees so I can do my due diligence on the quality and culture of the company. It's so funny to see the general shock and reactions because a lot of these recruiters come to you and ask you to apply through their whole recruiting process. And how many genuinely don't think they should have…

I’ve been waiting on the irs to release my taxes for weeks. It’s over the 21 days. I’ve been calling and it always hangs up on me. I just got a new job but in order to take this job, I have to pay for my CPR ($30), background check ($80), and a TB test ($40), plus scrubs that I pay for out of pocket. Why am I having to pay to get paid when the government won’t even give me back the money I paid to them in the first place. Im sure this will get lost in the new posts but I can’t fucking win and I am TRYING. I want to work, I want to be out there, I was offered a job and want to go to it but I can’t afford to. I have no family, I have no support, I went NC with my…