Antiwork

28F, working as a Waxologist, getting paid hourly and I am so sick of the idea of working 40-44 hours per week and also weekends. I used to work 2 jobs, 6 days or 7 days a week, aiming for FIRE. To archive my financial goal, I am also killing myself mentally and physically. Last week, I was admitted to ED at mid-night and l laid there in pain for 7 hours without any care given. ( yes, the Ontario healthcare system sucks and please dont say “as it's free” as your argument). This experience made me question ” why the hell this is the norm?” Why do we have to work this much just to survive? Why are we so scared to take a day off even though we feel like shit? Why do we have to be rich in money to be successful? why do we have to…

So I worked at a multibillion dollar logistics firm for 4+ years, over 13 years experience in the field between the military and private sector. 2 years in I was negotiating for a promotion after bringing in $536k profit for the company, I got a title promotion and a 5800 raise. I always talk about compensation with my coworkers because if we’re all doing the same shit then we should get around the same pay. So we’re talking and 1 guy was making 7k more than me ( nbd, he negotiated when he started). Fast forward to a few months ago I was up for another promotion where they offered me a $1900 raise for significantly more responsibility. Hard decline on that so I started deep diving on the company share drive and buried in other unrelated pages was a PowerPoint for managers and leadership for how to talk employees…

My company is one of those “nobody ever gets a 5” and “once every 32 years you'll see someone get a 4.” So basically you get a 3 if you're doing fine or a 2 if you are underperforming. Why not just make the scale 1-3 then? Best part is that a 5 only get a 0.5% additional yearly increase. The unachievable, incredible review is another half percent? Excuse me while I laugh uncontrollably. They mean nothing for promotions since even a 2 can get promoted if the boss sends them through. They mean nothing for professional growth either since all of the feedback is empty words. It's almost like they're justifying peoples' jobs in HR. What a waste.

I was just reading about the alleged raise congress gave themselves. Curiously, I stumbled upon something equally interesting. According to Politifact: “Members of Congress have earned an annual salary of $174,000 since the last pay increase in 2009, according to the Congressional Research Service.” That amounts to 14,500$ a month (untaxed), 3,625$ a week, or 90.63$ an hour. It is no wonder why they haven't seen an actual raise in over 10 years. They're already making bank! Meanwhile, the federal minimum wage still starts at 7.25$. The same people WE voted into office act like they can't be bothered to reduce poverty wages. This should p*** everyone tf off.