Antiwork

I was recently offered a job that would be a significant raise, ~$20k. I was offered the job without having a second interview and they did not contact any of my references. I’m not overly qualified for the position and the general vibe of the interview was interesting to say the least. The interviewers seemed overworked and fairly miserable. That atmosphere along with what seems to me like slight desperation to get the role filled are red flags in my opinion. They also wouldn’t budge on their PTO policy, which would require me to not have a paid day off until I’ve completed a YEAR of employment. The raise alone is enough to consider jumping ship at my current job, but I guess I’m wondering if any of you think I’m making a mistake.

I’ve been working in IT for just shy of 15 years. I’ve done a variety of desktop support roles, varying in levels and type of end users. About 3 years ago while job hunting, I noticed that most companies expect their IT staff to do just about everything. Most job listings require the following skills for your average IT support role: hardware break/fix, software support, inventory management, imaging, Active Directory, 365 admin, Workspace admin, powershell scripting, imaging, networking, on-call availability, printer support, VOIP management, VDI support and so on. I feel like this directly contributes to tech burn out and high turn over. For me, helping users is the easy part and I genuinely enjoy solving issues and making someone’s day. I also noticed that two people doing the same support job may have a difference in pay of $10-$12 per hour. Now that I’m job hunting again, I realized…

My version of antiwork is acting like I work my ass off 40+ hours a week and clients, coworkers and bosses are mind blown. Meanwhile I work 10-15 hours a week and nap most of the day or doing whatever I want. This is coasting and I plan to work like this forever. Anybody else? I feel like I’m getting my revenge on these corporations while still getting my profits.