Antiwork

I’ve been a long time lurker on the sub but finally decided to post and get something off my chest. I got hired at a new job at the beginning of the year. It’s insurance. I got my license and have been working towards a better position in the company. I was hired as essentially a customer service rep getting paid less than 42k a year before taxes (and it’s hourly). Now I knew that I would be starting as a service rep given my lack of insurance experience but would be working towards (quickly) the salaried plus commission sales job. (I do have prior sales experience). Over the past month and a half I’ve been doing the work of all the positions in my company: service, account management, and even some sales (I have leads lined up). I have been working very hard and have even been forced to…

I've been a “stay at home” parent for over two years and I am planning to return to work this year. My spouse makes enough for us to be comfortable if I don't work and I do have a large gap on my resume. What's the minimum salary to not hurt other workers by lowering employer expectations? HCOL suburb.

I'm severely overworked to the point that I'm so stressed I'm throwing up in the morning. I sucked it up the last time, but fuck that. I am NOT working a 10.5 hour shift like this. I need a day off. So I texted my supervisor, and I'm going back to bed. Then I'm gonna do some self care and catch up on the things that I never have time for. The only reason I don't feel guilty is that I wasn't the only one scheduled to close and it only takes one person… but even then, it's not my fault that I feel ill and I deserve rest. It's the bosses fault for not hiring more people. I'm looking for other work as I've never been so stressed at a job in my life.

So my company just yesterday detailed it's Return to Office date, which is later next month. I was thinking about and brought it up to my higher ups, they either gave me a canned response or said there was nothing they could do at their level. But I was thinking how we should be paid for our commute time (Not just my company, but everyone). Over the past two years we as a nation have shown that a lot of work can be done from anywhere, needing to be in a certain location is unnecessary. So a lot of these Return to Office pushes are not needed, but are wanted from people who are renting space and not getting a return (a bad business decision). Also the socially accepted contract of what work is basically an individual trades time to a company for compensation, and now that we have proven…

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I've been tattooing for over 10 yrs now officially and while I love my work and what I do. The clients(not all but most) drain the ever loving life out of my soul. I have to make myself respond to clients emails because I just would rather not deal with them. Clients make you feel like a printer alot and expect you to reproduce a crummy Pintrest exactly how this other person has with no want for uniqueness or originality or they want to dictate the process and micromanage ot untill it has no life left. I am and consider myself a artist first. I've always painted, illustrated etc and I genuinely have the ability to do more intricate tattooing. And on the occasion I get a client that wants me to really do my job, as in creating full cohesive designs that flows and has an energy to it.…

Back in October, I landed a part-time job at a high-end art gallery in my city as an assistant. I was excited about the opportunity until reality hit on the second day when my boss lost her temper and screamed at me because I didn't immediately understand her weird tape dispenser. You can go read my post in career guidance for a clearer picture of my naivety. Everyone told me it was enough of a red flag to make an exit strategy. However, I thought I could handle it — that maybe putting up with a crazy boss might open doors down the road. So I worked hard and put up with her bullshit for months – which resulted in a promotion to full-time employment in February (not a promotion in title or pay – just hours) but turns out the only reason she gave me that “promotion” is because…