Antiwork

Yesterday I found out I have Covid, I’m fully vaxxed/boosted but it’s still got me feeling down for the count and delirious. Today, I’m still not feeling great and I wanted to take time off, focus on getting better, and, you know, not infect my coworkers. I like everyone I work with and I know this isn’t their fault, but how am I expected to pay bills when I can’t go in and don’t get paid to be sick. I feel like I need to go in if I want to stay above water. Fuck you corporate America

So I work in the education field as a teacher assistant. A small job, but it is what it is. Well, both of my managers are retiring in May. They have stayed with the edu system for over 30/40 years. Their reason for retiring is that the system is pushing EVERYONE to their limit (hell, my mom retired from the edu system because of this). Recently my college decided to put more pressure on my managers by requiring them to do more for fewer benefits. One of my managers came up to me and my co-workers and explained everything to us. They explained how the college we work for pressures them to be in multiple places at once, overloads them with work, and took away some of their benefits. My manager said “Enough is enough. You ALWAYS put well-being over work. This is ridiculous and I can't do this anymore.…

While walking to work today a car was idling besides me and I thought ‘what if this guy kidnaps me and keep me tied up in his basement’ but instead of panicking my brain was like ‘yeah that would suck BUT at least I’ll get to rest for a bit’. I felt immediately guilty after because I am not appreciating all the good things I have but that thought was totally involuntary. Is it just me? What is happening? I feel like I need to sleep for at least 200 years. But I have to work. All. The. Time.

Since our politicians only represent millionaires and billionaires, perhaps it's time to reconsider this rally cry for a new age. History doesn't repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes.

Just passed 16 years last week not a peep from boss, should have a sweet commission coming in tomorrow if it's not the full split like he said, I do think me should gather my stuff and leave! Any thoughts

during 2020 I was working with Walmart in a warehouse. I had had the job for a while and it wasn't bad but suddenly there was a “pandemic employment issue” and they started working the employees for 6 days a week I was working three twelve-hour days and three tens. I had to be there at 4:30 am every day. I was losing sleep I was irritated and it led to me having a mental breakdown. I lost my mind and had to do something so I decided to get on medication and therapy. The Therapy was great I was using an online service to talk to professionals but my medication was a new issue I had never felt before. The Phycologist decided to put me on a medication called Venlafaxine. I know medications affect people differently, but despite my complaints about not being able to wake up and having…