Antiwork

No one on my team has been promoted in almost two years, despite hitting MANY milestones during a pandemic. When I asked for a promotion, I was told I do not have sufficient technical expertise in the field (I work at an aerospace company) I literally have a PhD in aerospace engineering from a very high performing university. I am literally an expert in the very field that I am working in.

Exempt employees can essentially be expected to be on call all of the time. No boundary between work and home anymore and all employees have the tech to be reliably connected all of the time. Plus it's easier for bosses to fail to have empathy for people whom they've never met in person. You become a disposable robot behind a screen, to be outsourced whenever the whim hits your boss. Long-term, this won't be the good kind of work-from-a-beach-in-Tahiti WFH. This will be the dystopian future. Social isolation. De-urbanization. Outsourcing. Cameras in your home office watched by your bosses. Dirty cars replacing cleaner public transport. I prefer the office, since at least I can leave work at the office and not be expected to be fully “on and ready” once I leave.

Hey guys, I'm currently a student and I have university job where I am a supervisor at a dorm hall. I schedule people, communicate items between my bosses to my staffers, and generally make sure the dorm desk is in good shape. I am a leader and an essential employee needed for the operation of this dorm. The pay is decent for a university job, and I'm gaining good experience, but there is an issue. Because of my position as a supervisor, I get brought issues with the desk even outside of work sometimes. This is usually about finding coverage. Since we usually only have one person working the front desk, if they call out, then we are out of luck. The desk is pretty vital to keep open, so they're adamant on keeping it open. The issue arises when they text either me or my co supervisor asking us…