Antiwork

So today was my first day it was supposed to be this Monday but the other cook called out and I was the only other experienced cook on hand so he called me in. When I got there he was standing at the entrance waiting for me and handed me a $20 visa card for coming in, which I was really greatful for because it wasn't one of those wack care packages I've been seeing on here lately. He explained that the other cook that was supposed to be there with me also called out. So i was in the kitchen all alone. He also told me not to worry and that I can take as long as I need to get the job done properly. He was explaining to the customers that it would be a 45min-1hr wait because we were severely understaffed. He kept coming into the kitchen…

The company I used to work for increased my wage every year by 25 cents and the cost of living goes up 1 dollar every year. Spending more to get the same while gas went up and rent went up while everyone was telling to work harder or that’s how life is was making me feel suicidal at points. The pay for CEO’s and manger has increased by over 100% while normal wages stay stagnant. My mental health was a shit box and it was a pretty common thing in my country. I’ve quite my old job because I got back problems but my new job started me on mini wage. I still feel like a failed Adult. I go shopping and spend 120 dollar for food that can barely last me the 6 days, gas prices are nearly 3 dollar a litre and public transport is so unreliable it’s…

While discussing what is to be done about the insane increase in the cost of things we need to live (mainly gas, rent & food) you may run into a bootlicker Capitalism supporter who defends the companies squeezing us with statements like this: ​ …companies have obligations to shareholders, they can’t just pay people more across the board because it’s “the right thing to do” while deflating stock value and profit margins My response: – Who are today's shareholders? Mostly institutional holders such as banks and hedge funds. Then you have retirement funds, 401ks, Roth accounts and the like. After that you have a small percentage of shares held by individual “retail” investors. – That means the only people corporations exist to serve right now are people fortunate enough to have large retirement accounts, the largest banks in the world, and people who are wealthy enough to invest. In other…

hi, sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this. i'm young/ a teenager and i just want to know if working a normal job is really as terrible as it seems to be from this sub. I'm from an upper working class to middle class family and plan to go to college and i make pretty good grades. will i be able to get a job that sustains me and doesn't constantly take away my humanity? school already exhausts me very badly and i just don't want to have to do this until I die. And never get to experience life