Antiwork

So I removed my blinders about a year ago once my job demoted me despite all of my hard work and working extra hours and I came to the realization that they just do not care about me. I began applying at other jobs and was considering going on an interview but then I thought to myself why should I be the one to quit? Most of the jobs I qualified for or got an interview for pay significantly less than I making now. I have hundreds of hours of personal leaves saved up that I can use quite freely and I have seniority which is nice. Has anyone ever decided to stay at a job that has screwed them over but just done less work and not cared and taking their personal time off as a final fuck you to the company? I feel like that’s their way of…

I posted a little while back saying how I was becoming disheartened with the job search, I recently had an interview that went great. The team and boss seemed lovely and it was everything I was hoping to find, I was really excited about it. I went in today to sort out my contract, payment details etc. I was there for about an hour when I asked about the uniform, to then be told I would have to remove my lip piercing.. I was told I would be able to wear a retainer as long as it is clear and not visible.. which I suppose is fine. But I am very frustrated about this. I have spoken to them and been seen in person multiple times, and no one said a word. Even went as far as having me sign an agreement and give over bank details. I know places…

So my owner has 4 locations and each location has a store manager who’s responsibility is to well. Run the store. Do orders, deposits, interviews, make choices regarding hours/hiring. Ya know. The whole sha bang. But then he promoted someone to area manager. This girl is insane for lack of better words. She is a helicopter supervisor. She has taken over every detail of every store. She controls all of our hiring, schedules, orders, hourly load, and just does things without telling us and forces us to fit it in. I am over staffed rn. Don’t have any extra hours to go around. What does she do? Hires a new person and promises them 35 hours a week. But I don’t have any room for them at all? She won’t even order what we need to run the store. She deems what she thinks is needed and takes stuff off…

30 year old man. Unemployed 1 month. So nervous I’m puking.

I am sick of hearing this. How on Earth is me not wanting to work a job I hate a bad attitude. Is it really so wrong to prioritise happiness over money? In all fairness, I’m only young and havnt got much work experience so far. But the jobs I have worked I left within a month because I hated them. I’ve worked longer hours volunteering doing things I enjoy and had no issue. But anyone I mention this to says I just have a bad work attitude and ‘that pay check makes it all worth it.’ Maybe to you but not to me. That pay check makes me angry, makes me think about all the time I could have spent doing something I enjoy. I truly hate the work mentality my country has. Work for the sake of working, work to make money, so you can occasionally do something…

For the record: I am in my fifth year of design college (had to go two semesters longer cause of the rona) I am turning 25 and never had a fulltime paid job outside of high school, nor did I work part time in employment. You heard right. I am not coming from priviledged background, infact I am living of off “student support” for students from poverty. I suffer from severe anxiety, ADHD and chronic physical illness. Most of my semester breaks were filled with essays, deadlines and in my case, surgeries. My fiance works part time. We get by quite good. We have a simple life. My first two years of college were so cramped with courses and deadlines it was crazy. Our professors urged us to NOT work during those years cause we will not be able to catch up. And boy, were they right. Now, to the…