Antiwork

I don’t mind working on new projects such as gardening or home improvement. What I do have a problem with is when I’m stuck revolving around doing the same job day in and day out, for a specific amount of hours every week. It’s just a grind everyday doing the same kind of things day in and day out. I don’t mind the work. I mind the politics, the hours I’m forced to put in even when I am not needed, and how truly little we actually contribute. Most of my job is bs paperwork and quality assurance when it truly just isn’t needed.

Such a bad comedy joke. Much of my office, about 10 people, commutes between 45 min or an hour and the rising gas prices have hit hard. Several people approached management over the week including myself asking for concessions or ways to make things more agreeable such as partial work from home and were told it would be considered with a meeting to come Thursday. Thursday has come and I am so annoyed, so I want to share some highlights. Management said that billable hours must increase from around 2000 (been around there since start of covid, this is a service industry) to around 3200 before raises can be further discussed. The raises themselves will not necessarily match cost of living changes or inflation changes as that is outside of projected budget. At the same time, a new marketing campaign will be started to reach new clients and a business…

I asked for TWO fucking days. I am at a loss. Not only that but after I was further accused of not being able to “handle” working – at the job where I had consistently worked for almost a year with no negative performance reviews. Anyway, guess I missed my window now.

I have a masters degree and my desk job pays me $14/hr. I also have diagnosed major depression and the job is not helping. I vented to a friend and he told me to get over it and that he made “$10 an hour at his first job after college.” I saw red at this statement for multiple reasons: No college educated person should make $10/hr (he graduated approximately 6 years ago). He was comparing his first job out of undergrad to my third job out of graduate school – there’s no comparison to be made here. He, like others, just accept the awful system that exploits its workers. I have a job using my masters degree and make the EXACT SAME as those starting at Burger King down the road. Obviously, there is NOTHING wrong with working at Burger King and honestly $14 seems low for that work too.…

Some of you may remember my story. I worked at a pretty toxic Starbucks and was fired for posting on this subreddit about it. So I wasn't able to afford a labour lawyer long term. However, I found a much better job for a higher pay, and better benefits, one where the managers realize their employees are humans and treat them with a modicum of respect. If anyone wants to review bomb them be my guest. DM me and I can give you the store information. Jut wanted to share incase any of you are feeling beaten by the system. Solidarity and love.