Antiwork

Like the title says. I was working as a freelance software engineer, a d my contract ended a few days ago, and was not renewed, which is actually great for me. Yesterday I receive a call from my ex boss, here's how the conversation went, verbatim : Him : “Hi, how are you ? Listen I assigned some tasks for you this morning, I need you to finish them for tonight we have a big client coming tomorrow” (At this point I did log in to check the task, and they would take at minimum 6 hours each, without accounting for bugs or unexpected issues) Me : “Sorry, I don't know why you're asking me but you should be asking someone else” (He interrupted me) Him : “I was'nt asking, either it's done today, or you're gone” (At this point I realized he clearly forgot my contract had ended) Me…

I’m curious if people think incremental vs sudden change will be more effective long term in the US. To clarify I am categorizing a move to $15 or $20 minimum wage from the current level in a single update as incremental change. An example of sudden or abrupt change would be making owning more than one house illegal. I believe incremental change would be the most permanent. Completely turning the system on its head would either cause collapse where no one benefits or the pendulum would swing equally hard in the reverse direction when the party opposing change retook power. Incremental steps I want to see, ideally tomorrow: – at least a $15 minimum wage – UBI – rent control -universal healthcare – 4 day work week – update tax code to remove executive stock bonus incentives and significantly increase taxes on the very highest earners I don’t want people…

I've always been ambitious. I've changed my career a few times and realized I don't suit being employed. I've been a brand designer, website designer and now I'm a digital marketer, which is my most recent thing. I took a digital marketing course at a local college and got myself a couple of clients and I'm doing OK. After all this time, dedication, studying and grinding….I've realized I don't like social media (reddit excluded). I go on tiktok and Instagram and Facebook and all I see is people posting for attention and adoration. It's all so shallow and empty. We're all becoming our own personal PR companies. Promoting a false version of ourselves on social media. Advertising ourselves on online dating apps. There's no real connection behind any of it. I honestly thought that once I finally had a qualification in digital marketing, I would feel fulfilled. I also thought…

I have noticed (I am guilty too!) that here in the UK, across various servers, there are TONS of people logged into World of Warcraft, especially around the major cities and auction houses. Even after 9am which is the typical start of most people's work day. Just came here to say: work from home rocks! On a side note: I think most of us still get an honest days' work in even if we don't “log in” to the office right at 9am.

He has to wake up everyday at 5am to go work, the amount of time required per day are 12 hours a day, every 5 days of the week. totalizing 60 hours of work every week. Those 12 hours are ineterrupted and he don't get to have break for lunch, he has to lunch on work and if a customer appears he has to stop eating to attend the customer, he gets a minimum wage and in my country the maximum amount of time you expend on work for a minimum wage should be 6 to 8 hours According to the law. But since we live in a small city at the north west of the country people usually don't follow strictly the laws and this kind of exploitation is pretty comum especially among the young who are unexperienced. I just feel so fucking bad that he gets almost no…

Hey just trying to get an idea of what anyone thinks about this and what I could possibly do against my prev. employer I was let go today from a large Managed service provider IT company while on Workman's comp due to injury received from an elevator door closing on me I received various contusions bruised lungs ribs and other symptoms and have been in constant pain and in bed since then they let me go today after 11 days of being out with confirmed injuries and workman's comp being filed is there any other recourse I may have against my prev. employer for this retaliation?

I was on jury duty and a job came up that I normally do. Someone else with the knowledge to do it was tasked with doing it instead. I called them after my jury duty and they told me it’s all done. I called all three relevant stakeholders . None answered. I then emailed them telling them it had been done. No replies. I sent out a document saying it had been completed, no complaints. I tried to catch one when she was in the office “ I’m too busy” . Today I get an angry stakeholder ( who ignored two emails a call and when I tried to speak face to face ) shouting at me saying it was done without her permission. The change wasn’t enacted and now I’m going to get shit from the company. Why do I even bother?