Antiwork

24$ an hour is what you would get adjusted with the rate of inflation. This sounds much more reasonable and all these anti workers making less than that number would certainly work for that as the floor yea? My guess for why the minimum wage hasn't matched inflation: 1) Greed 2) Money 3) Power 4) Failure That is all. Adjust minimum wage to inflation and let the people support the economy, not the fat cats. And fuck whoever says shit other wise. It doesn't matter if it “rAiSeS PrICes” because prices have already been raised time and fucking time again while the bar was dragged through shit and vommit. Tell them politiely to eat the biggest bag of shit ever.

So the other day my 5yo son was asking if I could play a video game with him when he got back from school, and I was like, “I hope so, but it depends on this call I have for work and if it goes over time.” He replied, “Don't trust work.” And look, he's 5, so to him this was an instance-specific comment cause he wanted to play Mario, but for me, I'm like, “Hey, yeah. I shouldn't trust work.” So I figured I'd bring it to you all in case the words of this child can help you, too. Of course, I'm also now thinking about merch, like “Keep Calm and…” posters and black font on white oval stickers that read “DTW” for the back of your car. 🙂

I've been at my current employment for about 3 years. When hired, the company 'created' this position I have to be the only full time estimator, to alleviate work from the owner. I think I've done a well enough job creating structure and processes for the position, won a few million dollars worth of work, and have been a good soldier to the company. Lately however I have been completely checked out. After constant lambasting from owners and PMs, the feeling of exhaustion from unending bids to submit with no support, the inadequacies from coworkers which in turn requires me to do their job, I have mentally given up. Before I went 100% off, I noticed the company was looking for a Sr. Estimator, to essentially go above me.. Feeling bitter and then some, I engaged my search for new employment. I set up five interviews this week and have…

My grandfather was an immigrant and lived the American Dream. But, he was an a**hole to everyone. He was abusive and valued work over everything else. My father took his work ethic but not his abusive behavior and always acted like working was an amazing thing to do. He always brought up my grandfather because he came here with nothing and worked hard. But, I never shared that mentality of working myself to the bone. “He didn't have two cents to rub together” my dad used always say. Now he doesn't have two family members that want to see him. He has a handful of children and only one talks to him. He never cared about my grandmother until she was going to die. Now, he is alone because he valued money over everything else. He had money but it is running out. He gave the illusion that he was…

Yesterday my boss called me to talk about the night before. I had a rough shift, the first one since I started working and it got me demoted. I worked so hard these last 6 months just for him to reduce my pay over one bad night. I don't care about being a manager, that's less responsibility for me and more on them. I'm more upset over the pay reduction. My boss also tried wording things in a way that sounded like he was trying to get me to demote myself or even resign. When he realized that wasn't going to happen he grew the balls to tell me what the phone call was actually about. He also tried making a joke like “oh you won't get to wear your shirt and tie anymore”. Motherfucker no one wants to wear these shirts and ties in a kitchen to begin with,…

All my life I had assumed salary workers had “made it”. That was what young adults had to look forward to, the big bucks. But, is it really just salary hopping to something better until you retire? What protections are there other than not getting reduced pay if sent home for the day. They can make you work 14 hour shifts with no increase in pay, add on days previously not agreed upon, break what seem like common sense limitations. I know the obvious ones like sick and vacation, but is that really it? The difference of three weeks or so paid vs unpaid? If this is the best you're going to get, what's the point? My husband works six days a week, is gone for 12 hours a day, and now they want one person working Saturdays for the entire 14 hour shift by themselves, instead of the manager…

One of the nurses at my work has not met standards and the company was planning on firing her. She decided to turn in a resignation effective immediately to save face. Now some of the hire ups want to report her to the nursing board for “patient abandonment” because she didn't work a notice period. This is NOT grounds for patient abandonment and besides, why should she work a 2 week notice if they wanted to fire her?