Antiwork

So this is a throwaway account because some of my coworkers know my reddit. tl;dr at end. This is a lot. Background here. I am very good at my job. I make the company a lot of money. I am friends with the Nars brand reps, and they value and respect me since I am very knowledgable and good. We have even gone out a couple of times. I have made connections. Also, I have gotten a ton of glowing reviews from clients. I was sick w/ covid, didn't take care of myself and so it came back, worse. So, I was very sick for a while 2 weeks ago, and even couldn't talk, yet my job requires me to talk all day, with clients and management. My friend and I were directly exposed to someone with covid. We had the same exact symptoms, at the same time. She tested…

I left a job late last year for a variety of reasons but the main one being they were exploiting me. I decided (along with my entire team that quit too) that the next job I went into would be something I relatively enjoy, with nice coworkers who wouldn't expect me to give them my soul in exchange for barely minimum wage.. I'm quickly coming to the realization that a place like that simply doesn't exist. I've had multiple awful interviews, walked out of jobs a day in, had trial shifts that turned out to be horrendous, I had one interview that seemed incredible and was everything I wanted, it went well (or so I thought) but then I never heard back from them. I just feel deflated. I'm getting sick of putting myself out there and getting nothing in return. I know I'm a good worker. I know what…

I started a new job at an old machine shop last summer, and honestly I loved it. Chill job, very lax environment, good people, and overall I enjoyed the work. All of my coworkers are in their 50's-60's and have been there for 15-25 years. Soon after I started a couple people left, one for better opportunity, one for amazing medical benefits (his wife is ill), and the other because he had to give his full time job his attention. This opened up some positions and I wanted them. I showed initiative, never said no, and did everything well without ever making mistakes – mistakes in this field can turn valuable materials into scrap metal. I have an eye for detail and wanted to grow, learn, and was very interested in other aspects of the profession. One of the big machines sat vacant for a couple weeks so I asked…