Antiwork

This is mostly gonna be a rant regarding my country. I can’t speak for other countries, as I haven’t worked anyone outside of here. I’m so fucking sick and tired. I’m so sick and tired of the global economy, and mostly i am sick of my country’s economy. I live in one of the poorest countries of the European continent and the minimum wage here is 310 dollars a month. Yes, 310$ A MONTH. That is 280€. With that money a person is expected to pay bills, rent, food and God forbid have some money for themselves. I’m 20 and I’m still living with my parents, currently unemployed, and I’m FUCKNG SICK OF SEEING MY FATHER working for 300€ a month for over 10 hours a day as a taxi driver. And shit is getting even more expensive. Inflation or whatever causes daily groceries to be over 15€ a day.…

Does anyone else feel similarly? Jobs are not the purpose of life.

I have been at my company for just over a year as an important member of the supply chain team. I interviewed and was actually offered the job just as covid hit and the company implemented a hiring freeze so my offer got put on hold. Nearly a year later they came back with an offer that was non-negotiable (their exact words) but it was still better pay than where I was and more along the lines of where I wanted my career to go so I accepted. The atmosphere when I started was just flat out strange. Nobody talked to each other about anything non-work related. And I mean nothing. I worked in a room with one person and 6 months in I still knew zero about them. Every attempt at conversation ended awkwardly and I finally gave up. I'm not an extrovert by any means but it was…

I quit my toxic ass job two days ago. My manager was toxic as fuck and gaslights me all the time. That bitch Didnt even fake to be friendly, fucking bitch. Everyone acted like they care in front of me but behind my back they talk shit. I worked really hard on difficult projects – they did not appreciate. My client was fucking crazy moron. My company did not back me up. I hope this company goes out of business. I gave my 2 weeks notice, they want me to work and grind before I leave. For what? Lol fuck that shit

And I don’t regret a thing. This happened a while ago but I thought you’d all enjoy this story. My work abused my role as an essential worker (I was a phone operator in the healthcare industry) and demanded 8 weeks notice for any holiday requests, including the amendment or cancellation of previously booked holidays. I worked weekends only, and we were continually understaffed and overworked. I had booked out 3 weeks holiday for study leave, which I then tried to cancel. This cancellation was refused as it wasn’t in the 8 week timeframe, so I was made to take my holidays. As a result, I used all of my allocated annual leave. The company sent mass begging texts (which I also received) looking for people to cover those weekend shifts. Summer comes along and Covid has cancelled my university graduation. My friend organised a garden party for us all…