Antiwork

I was interviewing for a position and the interviewer asked what my salary range was. I countered asking what they had planned for the position. They said it was based on a myriad of “experience” factors. They asked how many years of professional experience I have. (on my resume…) Then they asked my undergrad GPA. I'm 7 years out of college and interviewing for a position asking for 10 years experience. Not only do I not remember my GPA, but I really don't think it's applicable at this point in my career. I politely declined to continue with my interview. Was this the right thing to do?

Earlier this week my boss, Rick, calls me into his office to have a talk with me. I walk into his office and Rick says we need to talk about my instagram account. I’m confused since there is nothing obscene or inappropriate so I ask him what the deal is. Rick tells me there are too many pictures of me engaged in leisurely activities like hanging out at the beach or hiking, etc. He can see I am confused and angrily explains that if any of our clients were to see that they would get the impression that I only care about life outside of work. Rick then throws a sticky notepad at me and demands I write down the username and password so he can make adjustments to my account. I tell Rick I can’t do that. Rick gets angry and tells me I can’t leave until I do.…

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I've always been pretty lucky with jobs, and any I don't like I just leave. I've ended up in a role where we are all pretty close, management treat us like people, and I genuinely think I'll be here until retirement. My wife on the other hand is on minimum wage, works in a place with a toxic culture, is constantly asked questions on her days off, and is constantly stressed. I keep trying to get her to stand up for herself but she won't. At least once per week she's spending an hour or so explaining herself for other people's mistakes or due to terrible processes and systems. She feels obligated to respond no matter what I say. Like she's fearful of losing her minimum wage job that she hates. (I could easily support get whilst she finds something else) I feel like I'm at my wit's end. How…

I work in the People Analytics and Research team in HR for a truly global company where we look at company culture, employee engagement, flight risks etc. (Things that you all hate!) And I totally get the anti work sentiment. Especially towards a large corporate machine like the one I work for. Do you actually quit your job? If so what do you do for money?? In a perfect world I'd also be anti work, but have 3 kids and a wife to support so try to make the best of it. Curious to hear your thoughts.

Are we against work or against the condition workers endure? For me it's the second one, me guess is most will agree, if so why's it called anti work and not workers rights?