Antiwork

I just moved to new state in the US and I'm applying for jobs. Great news is that I got 2 calls for interviews on Monday and I set up interview for today. The first interview was amazing and everything I wanted. I met the owner and he was so nice and cared about his workers. Very genuine and honest, also had a great benefits package. This one was only 11 minutes away from my apartment. The second interview I did not even get to actually complete because of the difference in greeting. The person who greeted me didn't say hello, or how are you. Just told me to sit anywhere and handed me a piece of paper to fill out. They wanted to do a working interview from 1-4 pm. I have never done that and always thought if you believe in me and have my resume you do…

I got called because this hiring manager saw my resume on indeed and wanted to set up an interview. (It was a reception position for a car dealership). But because I couldn’t interview with him tomorrow (because I have work!) he told me it wasn’t going to work and he would move forward with someone else. Sorry I’m not skipping work and being a shit human so I can interview with you. Big red flag.

I dont know what to say.. Im so sick of all of this. Now we are back to remote working, so we can work while we are sick at home. And he wants us back in a few weeks because he is fine, isnt sick and “our offices are brand new and should be used. we invested so much in it”. One of our coworkers almost died last year because of the virus and he knew it. I wont work! Im so done. This job is not good for my physical and mental health. I feel so lost. Sorry for venting mates..

A big reminder to myself to never let a company see what I can truly do again. I (24M) have been working full time in my field since I was 14. I have my degree in it, and am employed at a position beyond my years. When I got this job, it was exciting to get paid better, to have full benefits. I’ve thrived here and have put in great work, hard hours to see metrics climb up to 5x any previous year. All this lead to a raise, a good one, but still not enough to match what I’ve given them. I accepted this for what it was and continued to work hard. Then, 3 months ago I was given a MASSIVE project, one so large it would take the better part of 40 hours of every week, for several months. I’ve been drowning under this project, because naturally,…

I almost let this happen today, but it's 6pm and I'm ready to enjoy the other half of my life while they're busy wasting their's away in a near empty office. Edit: To be clear, I don't mind working late every now and then. I could see myself staying one or two days a week tops to catch up on work. Or during busier holiday seasons where it simply doesn't justify having an excess of year-round staff to cover for periods of exception. Sometimes during the week I am just in the zone and I can't get myself out of it. That's healthy. That's just being productive and taking pleasure in it. But, staying late under duress or as a result of obvious ineffeciencies that need to be fixed, or staffing deficits is a completely different story. Those need to be addressed in conversation, not in hours where you could…