Antiwork

I’m 16, turning 17 soon. And I’m terrified about my future. My mom keeps pushing for me to go to college and she also wants me to start working with her this summer. I’m just scared. I don’t want to go to college. I struggle with depression, anxiety, and ADHD and am struggling with high school enough. I doubt that if I go I’ll even be able to pass. It doesn’t seem worth it. But should I consider it more? Or would going straight into work be a better idea? If I do go right to work, will I be able to live off of shitty minimum wage? How do you all make a living? Especially in America, as that’s where I live.

So, a few years back, a business I was working for was sold to another company. One day, this 'consultant' comes in to speak to the staff individually. He was at great pains to reassure us that he was only there to try and improve the business, anything we said was totally confidential and any insights we had would be appreciated, etc etc. The new company had changed a lot of things (and in my opinion definitely not for the better), so in my naivete I didn't mince my words and I told him exactly how I felt. Fast forward 2 weeks and suddenly cutbacks were needed and they offered myself and another colleague voluntary redundancy. I took it cos I hated the new management and I knew I would never gel with their bullshit. But yeah, looks like I was interviewing for my own job.

I really need to vent about this as it's been keeping me up at night. I've seen through this companies bullshit for years but this really takes the cake. A bit of a back story. We are hourly employees in an office management setting. When covid hit, most of us got furloughed but over time they brought us back as “essential workers” because we sort mail for different companies (insert eye roll here). They kept us on a skeleton crew where only one employee from our company is running and managing each office space. it's exhausting but we're paid over minimum wage and with the uncertainty of the world/covid, most of us powered through. We are expected to work 8:30-5 mon-fri with a mandatory unpaid 30min lunch. This has been difficult as it is since we work alone and are often busy and don't have the opportunities to take a…

I’d love to for others to share their stories about how this insane reality has impacted you personally. This sub should be a space not just for calling out the evil-doers, but to hear each other’s struggles and commiserate

I keep seeing this on the news. “We shot for over 12 hours with over 30 volunteers!” Yes. Volunteers… they couldn't even use actual workers. Pathetic. “The culture is great!” …is it though? “When I was growing up I always wanted to work for Coke Cola!!!!” Really? Like no, really? It's like all the fun is gone and everyday they just squeeze harder.

Hey guys, long time listener first time caller. So, for just a touch of context/backstory. I'm 30/m diagnosed with ADHD/Autism and keeping a job has never been easy for me. I've been working 6-12 months at random retail jobs for the last 2 years and quitting when jobs stop working out for me. This past Fall I was applying places for a new gig and found a local tabletop gaming store hiring (I love that shit), so obviously I applied. I was scheduled for an interview almost immediately, interview was kinda messy and I had to take a pay cut but small businesses you know? I start at the job a week or so later and think I've finally found a job I can be myself at and grow. I was so happy I had finally found somewhere I could be happy. Until my third day when the owner got…

Hello! I hate to be that person but do any of the companies you work with need an unpaid virtual student intern? I'm definitely anti-capitalist and know unpaid internships are exploitative but we need to get one for our resumes before summer :/