Antiwork

I worked as a contractor for a local government department. It was a fixed term contract that would periodically be extended if other projects became available. I was an excellent employee, always worked hard and made sure everything was done before I left for the day. Trained up a colleague to help with a project I was working on and he was able to do the entire project on his own while I was moved to another project. My hard work and good attitude had been noticed by the government department staff. There was talk of a permanent, full time position being made available and it was openly discussed with me by several senior members of staff including the main manager who manages all the contracts and makes the big decisions. I explained to them that I needed a permanent role as I was wanting to purchase a house, and…

Any advice on my next steps, please help. I’ve recently left a company at the end of January, after giving a 2 week notice. I was a sales representative of a software company. While employed there, my supervisory constantly promised me changes to hours, wages, and remote working but never actually fulfilled any of these promises. The company has a big bragging session of how they are now valued at ONE BILLION DOLLARS but can’t afford to pay anymore? In January he actually cut my commission percentage even though I’ve exceeded all of my quotas every month by a huge percentage. He also tried to take away my remote work days, 2 per week. I had enough and finalized an offer from the biggest competitor of this company so I put in my notice and left. The day to got my final check, there were ZERO commissions for the month…

Asked my manager what the workers incentives from corporate were. Her reply- “I don't know.” The real answer is they don't offer any. I work as a lash Tech at AmazingLash, obvs we do the main work of the business. We are the only licensed professionals that work for the company. (No one in management has license) We buy our own supplies(tweezers, fans, space heaters, hygrometer, ect), & uniforms which are required. The company charges us for uniforms & tweezers. We are expected to work holidays & there are no bonuses for that, or for anything. The wages top out at $10 an hour and and 5-10% commission commission on services, 5% on any sales. It is supposed to be an upscale spa like environment. Treating the talent like dirt really screams upscale. None of us are happy. How the company steals time & money from me/us- We are told…

About 6 months ago I got a job as an application programmer for the county that I live in. The job is about as good as it gets without getting into what I consider to be unrealistic territory. The pay is good enough for me alone to support myself, my wife, and our daughter. The insurance is solid, the retirement is incredible, additional perks includes free access to a ton of additional resources such as financial counseling, legal advice, and even a free employee/family health clinic. I can essentially work at home as much as I desire (I'm “working” at home as I type this). I have multiple coworkers who I have only seen in person one or two times in the 6 months I've been here. I get along with everyone that I work with. My boss exercises very little oversight over what I do beyond the occasional check-in…

I (21f) applied for a public safety dispatch position in my city (its not quite a 911 operator, but same vain) Since its a high stakes job theres some testing you have to do prior to consideration, I figured one or two tests wouldn’t hurt me Well, turns out its two tests this week, a behavior test the next, and then 2 weeks of interviews if you score high enough. They only have 1st and 3rd shifts open and only 2 positions available, so I don’t even know if this is worth it. Also, as an aside the first test I took was the exact same format as the ISAT which was just a weird standardized test they made us take every year in elementary in Illinois. Like, identical. If you have any advice I’d love to hear it, I’m very anti work but also going absolutely stir crazy and…

I’m a quality engineer for medical devices. I started out on a team of 4 people and now it’s just me. At this point they have had 6 weeks to hire another quality engineer. Because I was the only one, I asked for a title promotion and a plan to undergo training / certification. That was denied because I don’t have experience and they are looking to hire someone with 8+ years of QE experience. This morning I find out they finally found someone! Great, I’m excited to learn from them, have them start on projects and so on. I generally get along with coworkers – it’s management that has failed me. I still keep in touch with all my old coworkers too. I go to HR for a different matter and we start talking about the new person. I get a hold of their resume and….. no engineering degree….…

I have 1 job that is very easy. I honestly do barely any work hard work, it’s just stuff I enjoy and I do it from home so it’s great. I like the job and I like my co-workers. The first job pays $60k annually, which for the major city I live in is just barely enough to get by. I mean I can pay all my bills and have just under $500 left over each month for other expenses, which isn’t great but it is manageable. I got a second job recently that’s also working from home and I’m doing them simultaneously. It’s only been a week but this second job is very different than what I expected. My first job is in marketing and I’m creating a lot of fun creative stuff but this second job is just like a middle man for the marketing team, I’m just…

Hi everyone, I’m currently in a dilemma here. I reneged an offer back a couple months ago for another opportunity. The company that I reneged the offer sent out equipments and I had shipped it back to them the same day I got it. They are letting me know now that they never received the equipments even though it has been 3 months. I had called the shipping company and the package seems to be lost and nowhere to be found. That company threatened to call my current company for my personal information to file a police report. Should I let my boss know about this and what do y’all think I should do next?