Antiwork

I didn't plan on it but these new self scan machines just aren't scanning everything, and I don't mind paying but I'm not gonna self police if nobody cares. Brought 5 items or less to self checkout and the scanner wouldnt scan so I payed for half and got a healthy discount, I tried very hard to actually scan multiple times but it didn't work… Then the machine said it will get someone, so I started paying and left before anyone could come to monitor or talk to me.. turns out there was already someone there and they didn't care at all so I smiled and left

Im working a shitty custodian job at my local highschool. I graduated 10 years ago, but everyone there still thinks I'm a student. It really goes to show how badly they treat their students, with the amount of disrespect that goes my way. Anyway, I'm cleaning a bathroom when a manager shows up to take me to the principal. I immediately start thinking of reasons of why the principal would randomly want to talk to me, but I didn't guess that the vape detector had gone off in the bathroom I was cleaning. The principal was visibly shaking with anger. I told him I know of the detector, but I don't know why it went off. I was busy cleaning. No vape on my person. So he says if I don't empty my pockets I would be fired. Again I didn't have a vape, but I still said no. Unfortunately…

I have my own company. I was never considered a bad boss, or harassed any of my employed but the because of a failed economy, things were fucked up lately. I managed to recover after some years, but the workspace was getting more depressed due to the nature of our work and deadlines. I wanted to get better . Since i'm in this group my employees are no longer just “human capital”, and i treat them as they should. Hired better people for HR, more employees, More pay and better mood (from every side) made the working environment a great place, and actually made better profits. I make some jokes here and there, but I'm a serious guy when working. I have this guy that i want to promote, and he's is a great prankster, and made me laugh several times. He's not only funny, but a great person and…

I used to work at this small local store in my senior year of high school. I would work 9hr shifts with no break, no lunch, sometimes a broken toilet so no bathroom. My boss and 40+ year old coworkers would talk shit about 16 year old me. She would intentionally talk down to me when I asked for clarification on anything. I’d sometimes get so hungry and overheated that I’d get dizzy. I’d work crack of dawn hours (3:30 am) into 2 in the afternoon. Recently I started a new job at a larger chain supermarket and the change is ASTRONOMICAL. I realize it’s quite literally the bare minimum, but having a break and a lunch and not working excruciatingly long hours is such a relief. I practically get paid an hour extra to just sit there. I get to use the bathroom whenever nature calls, I don’t have…

I just gotta fucking vent, this isn’t even political or anything. I worked at a SMALL company of 5 people, 3 employees and two co-owners. It was great, we all just acted like buddies, the energy was great, I legitimately loved my job. Well, we merged with one of our competitors who specializes in a slightly different area. Within a week they: Killed my employee discount. I used to get 50% off, now I get 10% off what I do for a living. Quadrupled my work load — note, they didn’t give me MORE work, rather just added hair-pulling bureaucracy to every step of my job that I was accomplishing perfectly well. None of the tools work. They replaced all our old stuff with their “standardized tools” and they’re just garbage. It’s all Bluetooth stuff that I’m pretty sure cost like $.99 from China. Constantly disconnecting and just spending 30m…

What else, even, do I need to say?

Maybe I am completely mistaken here, but it seems like there was a time when there were clear lines between work life and personal life. Nowadays employers want you using your personal social media sites to advertise. They want you to add them and your co-workers to your social media. They want you attending work parties/functions after hours or on your days off. They want everyone to have lunch together as a group for “lunch meetings” instead of letting everyone have that time for themselves to decompress as they see fit. They text/call you when you’re at home on your day off, or it’s 9pm at night and you’re going to bed, and expect you to answer. And if you do not comply with any of of the above mentioned things, (don’t want to add colleagues on your social media, don’t want to attend a work function on your day…

Said my boss when I mentioned my small win at the job and that I felt my luck finally turned around

I’ve been well Out if school for some time – but I wanted to express an opinion. Why does it matter or rather how are my poor grades denying me the ability to learn at a university or college? What sense does that make? Oh you have poor grades so we won’t let you in? The fuck is that? Who gives a shit about my grades – let me learn – I think everyone and I mean everyone understands that grades mean nothing as you becoming older, yet we hold so much weight on it for our future. I for one think it’s a huge scam. What does an arbitrary number or letter do for me? If I can learn – the the thing that should be rewarded is the capacity to learn not a manufactured bench mark. Further more – what does it mean for a failing student to…