Antiwork

I’d just like to thank this sub for the amazing support!! Even though I really only posted once here it’s been so helpful and eye opening in so many ways. I used to work overtime and weekends only to be verbally abused and have other people take credit for my work. Now I’m just doing my job from 9 to 5, no overtime, no weekends, no more answering the client whenever they want! I don’t worry about it as much as I once did and if they’re unhappy they’re more than welcome to fire me :).

So, I'm obviously a member of this subreddit and also part of the Anti-Work group on Facebook. But, I also joined what is essentially a networking group for women. At least, that's what it's advertised as. What it really is, is “Rich women complain about their husbands and that they're not richer.” It's absolutely mind-boggling the sheer disconnect some of these people have. Like 75% of the posts boil down to either “I have too much money and I don't know what to do with it :(” or “My spouse makes less than me, should I divorce them??” Obviously, I don't share my anti-work sentiments there, at least not overtly, because I need the networking aspect if I'm going to get a half-decent job. (The whole point of me joining the group, really) But tonight I slipped up and commented on a post about how money isn't evil. I said…

I thought that I would share this with you all. So this was at the end of 2020 and I was looking for work. I had two companies that I was interviewing with. One company was wonderful, I will call them company A: Straight to the point, direct, and clear about expectations, role, etc. The other company, Company B was not the same. Here is my experience. At this time I was unemployed (I will mention why this is important in a bit). When Company B were supposed to call me for my initial screening interview, the time came and went with no phone call. I emailed them after waiting for 10 minutes to ask if I had the right time for the interview (aka “I am waiting, where are you?”), and after an 30 minutes, I sent another message to say “I am sorry that I missed you, please…

I work in a firm which was acquired by the one of the biggest media company in world. Here's the problem I get paid $200 a month. Out of which $53 is only given when I am not absent and work night shifts. My rent – $80 Gas – 5$ per gallon Food – I have to think twice before ordering even a basic meal so I usually go without eating in my shift or I oats or bread I have been employee of the month twice, perfect attendance for 3 months and numerous praise emails from clients. After 5 quarter of reviews and assessment, someone told me upcoming appraisal after 1y 6 months is just $20. Management is floating in money, like living a better or equal lifestyle to europeans. About to say fuck you in few days. Wish me luck.

Kind of a crossover to r/stopdrinking, but a friend of mine got me an interview and basically a job at a tire service center that I’m turning down. I’ve been unemployed for over a year after some serious depression and addiction issues, and am really trying to find employment to have some more meaning in my life, but going from 0 to 45 hours a week of physical work is a recipe for failure at both work and sobriety. This is kind of posting just to post, but man, I can’t believe how much this decision has made me realize that the worthlessness I’ve been feeling about being unemployed isn’t as bad as being a wage slave and hating existence. Back to the job boards!

I haven't looked into the finances here. I'm sure they're fucked. It's Wyoming. https://verticalharvestfarms.com/locations/jackson/

I've been displaced for almost 2 years from my previous “career” industry after I reported 2 organizations for abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. I don't regret doing this, for at least the fact that I know I was the ONLY person who would take a stand, and had zero support to make any improvements on the conditions. In fact, I was often ridiculed or yelled at for trying to make positive changes and genuinely care for our clients, who have faced addiction, homelessness, family abuse etc. So you might wonder, what happens to a displaced whistleblower? Well so far I've been bounced around between different temp office jobs, because that's the closest quick-and-simple work to get without having to do a monkey dance for these “career” companies/orgs and almost kill myself to get a job, despite having a pretty advanced resume for my age & field. The good news…