Antiwork

I work in an industry that requires a knowledge in statistical analysis… We have a new casual at work who has been with us for a week. My boss had a meeting with him yesterday to ‘have a chat’. The casual is 21yrs old. My office is next to my bosses and the doors were open so I could hear the entire meeting. I was rooting for this kid because he’s motivated and nice. In this meeting I overheard my boss explain that the average household income in SA is $180,000+….The average household income (according to the Australian bureau of statistics) is $49,888. I’m so confused why he would claim that. His entire career is based on statistics and statistical analysis. The ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) is like the Bible in my industry. My boss has appeared to be an ally in my life – we’ve had long conversations…

It's very impossible to earn that money by yourself. I'm able to get 50$/h as a software engineer by working remotely for US company, but that's not really scalable. Yes over time I'll earn more, but it's slow and tedious process and I wouldn't be able to be mega-rich if I lived for 2000 years at that pace. So what is the only way to get mega-rich (except few jobs)? SCALE. Why would I develop software when I can find 2 people and sell their work for 50$/h and actually pay them 15$ including the taxes. Increase the scale and you get more and more rich. I'm actually talking from experience since I used to work for an agency 3 years ago, I was being outsourced for 12k/mo, but I didn't even get third of that pre-tax, then take into consideration that company was sold for $120m. The agency did…

..other than cash. I kid you not. Her exact words were “What would make you guys feel appreciated? Other than cash.” Followed up by a kind of uncomfortable laugh. The silence in the room was deafening. It was 30 seconds of awkward looks around and sentences being started and not finished. Mind you, the benefits are outstanding and they do take care of us in the form of appreciation lunches a few times a month, that kind of thing. But it was such a surreal moment to live one of these moments where you realize why this movement exists.

This happened over a year ago during Christmas time, so not the one that just happened, the one in late 2020. Been at that job for about 3 years, but the higher ups moved people around our section, and we ended up with a real asshole as manager. This guy was bad! He even ended up with a very unflattering nickname that I don't want to repeat because it uses his real name, but I guess you can understand he wasn't very liked. My first incident happened back in Christmas 2019. The store was deserted and I was feeling hungry, so I snuck away to get a quick bite. BIG MISTAKE! On the way back in that quick 5 minute time frame, my phone goes stupid. I get phone calls from the main boss asking where I am and everything. I'm basically back at that point and say I'm behind…