Antiwork

I currently live in T*xas and was demoted at my job over the weekend. Currently looking into constructive discharge but don't even know where to begin. I'm a low income worker so an employment attorney is out the window but I still need to pay bills. This feeling of being trapped is overwhelming tbh and is affecting my ability to sleep as well as eat, haven't had an appetite since it happened. In short: any advice?

20th century futurist be like: “in the 21st century people will only work few to several hours a day and have the ability to spend more time with leisure, hobbies, and family.” 21st century corporate simp: “lol, you only work 40 hours a week? I worked 55 to 80 hours a week at my last job.”

Longitme lurker, first time poster (burner account). I'm an independent contractor for medical companies. I drive apprx. 220 miles per day. I go thru a car yearly, and lots of gas and upkeep (helps to understand my pay rate.) I make anywhere from 12k-14k a month, but I work 7 days a week and sometimes up to 60 hours. I'm not complaining as I understand how hard people have it. The other day I drop off my days work at the laboratory like any other day. Boss calls that night and says one of the specimens is missing. I tell him no way because I keep meticulous records and haven't lost anything in the 15 months I've been employed. He continues to call and text me through out the night. 6 calls, over 10 texts. I stick to my story because that's the truth. The next day the calls and…

Just started a new job a few hours ago and I've already had 3 people tell me to try not to discuss wages. (I fully plan to, I know my rights) They've simply plopped me at a desk and gave me some work No biggie, right? ○ I still haven't been told my hours ○ Still haven't been setup for payroll ○ Organization is nearly nonexistent It may be early to judge but damn I've got a really bad feeling about this.

I made a post a while ago about giving notice for my poorly-run job as an outdoor ed /garden teacher. It was so stressful and poorly managed that it made me sick, and my new job is way better paid, has better benefits, and I'm being given more respect. I also feel like someone's taken a melon baller to my chest. It's not just because i miss the kids, or I miss working outside. It feels like a part of “me” is gone cause I'm not working in outdoor ed any more. I haven't had this with any of my other childcare or office jobs, I can't explain it very well, and I feel so stupid even trying. Is this another shitty side effect of capitalism? Is this just something wrong with my brain? I'm genuinely curious what the hell this is, and if anyone else has felt like this…

The company I work for recently switched to daily overtime, where when I hit over 8 hours in a day, I get paid time and a half. However I reached out to my company's HR and payroll about 3 times to see if they can clarify what the new rules mean. I worked a week where Monday through Thursday I worked 10 hours a day, and then Friday/Saturday for 6 hours each. I checked my paycheck and it didn't seem like the right amount of money. Looking at the companys time clock it looks like Friday and Saturday I was paid my regular rate instead of the overtime rate despite already being over 40 hours in the week. I was trying to do some research on what the laws in my state are regarding overtime and it looks like they refer to Federal Laws regarding overtime instead, as there aren't…

So we now have a mandatory hybrid working model where you have to be in the office for certain days. Its just 9.56am and I am already feeling stressed out about being in the office. Seeing obnoxious colleagues that I could zone out in working from home, ignoring office politics that directly impacted me but now have to see those greek play characters in person, too many people talking about irrelevant things. I am just chanting in my mind – I am only here for the money, I am only here for the money, I am only here for the money.

At the start of the new year I left a job I couldn't stand to work with my parents in a business they own. To start it seemed fine but there aren't enough of us to have the time to train me properly. I've done my best to train myself but every time I think I'm starting to get it I find I've screwed up something new and I get chewed out. It seems to be expected that I just know what I'm doing? I thought working for family would be safer and less stressful and I've never been more wrong. This has gone on few a couple months now and I spend all my free time dreading the next day. This was supposed to be something I did so I could finally have a life and I'm more depressed than ever. I'm tired of my job impacting my at…

Happy Birthday to me! I turned 26 last month so the raise my employer gave me (to stop me from quitting because I’m overworked) is basically non-existent since I have to pay health insurance now. Wow, fuck this birthday lol