Antiwork

I have no idea about what imbecile put work before life.

It’s basically a sub of boomers dedicated to hating us! Lol. They think we’re all communists!! There’s an anarcho capitalist sub that hates us too but I don’t really know wtf they’re about

That's how much I've paid in rent over the last ~10 years. I've paid $138,680 to have my security deposit taken for no reason. To live in a roach infested apartment complex. To have a hole the size of a bathtub in the bathroom ceiling for over a month. Sure, there was a good landlord now and then, but I have paid $138,680 to other people/businesses in order for the right to have a place to sleep.

I am a grad student and I normally just use my wife insurance but she switched jobs so we figured we would just sign up for mine for a month or two as I have ADHD and need insurance else my meds are a shit load of money. Anyways, I sent all of my shit to hr, but then was told that they now use a third party service for their benefits. I tried to sign up through said third party but needed information to make an account from HR and they simply just stopped responding to me. I figured everything was good. A little bit later I notice my paycheck is significantly less and after a phone call I learn that they are taking out benefits many months in advance. Also, HR didn't send over all my documents to the third party so I don't even have insurance but…

You can read the original post here. First off, many thanks to all who commented, gave me encouragement, and schooled me in the term constructive termination. I wrote my boss an email later that day and quit. She was not surprised, and was not planning on rehiring for my position. Knowing that I had a bit of a landing pad through unemployment was really huge. I had been thinking of changing career fields for a while now, and it encouraged me to apply to a couple of graduate programs doing something that I think is positive for the world and people, versus what I was doing, which was wringing money from local businesses to line my boss's pocket. There were many questions about base pay vs commission. For anyone who's worked in sales, the base pay is usually a fraction of what you normally make overall. This is what I…

I'm not a big capitalist myself, but: The “work” of an employee is their product they sell to the company they work for. That's what the worker is to them. A product. And in capitalism, you should shop around and know the prices of the product you're selling. And the prices in your area (office). But, they don't want people to share their wage information. But you can't negotiate well if you don't know your local prices. And that's for any product in any business.. apples or labor. If you're selling apples, but they say you can't look at what all the other people selling apples are selling them for.. that's quite a disadvantage. In capitalism, you can gather your buying power to get better prices, like Walmart using all their stores to negotiate a lower price. But, unions are the same idea, gathering their product, labor, together to get…

Context. Ive worked for a sling and rigging group for the last few years. We build specialty lift devices basic nylon slings etc and work on hoists and indoor cranes. I work on hoists and do inspections. For the industry im paid 40-50% under the standard, i have 7 different superiors i report to. The usual understaffing and minor wage thefts, coupled with a complete lack of benefits. Worked last in underground construction and a couple jobs back was a technician for a heavy equipment dealer. Got a call from a company my previous employer subcontracted for and whom i dealt with ALOT while i was working for the heavy equipment dealer. Know a few employees there and theyre all quite happy. They offered me a spot as their main tech. Comes with between a 24-28k raise,A tool allowance, company paid health insurance, company vehicle, Starting with 2 weeks of…