Antiwork

Managers are the generals. CEOs are the politicians. Shareholders are the shareholders. People stand by and watch war and watch their fellow humans kill and be killed (sad and frustrated but continue their day). People stand by and watch the current workplace culture use and abuse workers without a living wage. Is anyone writing about this? Any recommendations for essays or substacks or books? Thanks.

First post. so bear with me. My wife and I both work for a regional (think New England) bank as tellers. We got hired at the same time, August of 21, for the same position, in the same market, but in different branches. When we got hired, I was started at about 1.5% more than her due to previous experience (and the 'nonexistent' wage gap). To this point, we have both been basically on par with trainings/certifications/responsibilities/etc. I am certified in opening business accounts however, which she is not (and is a big part of being eligible for promotion). We just got our first annual/equity raises. Her direct manager spoke with HR and fought for her employees to get good raises. My manager, however, said it was up to HR and she had no control over it or willingness to even reach out to HR. HR put our raises through…

Remote” Today I quit. Sent in my 2 weeks and I feel free. I feel like a baggage has been lifted off of me. But now the job agency is chasing me with calls. Back story: I work with a company through this job agent, I made it know that I wanted a better opportunity and the job agent said if you found one you can go for it. I think found one, I applied and a different representative from the job agency called me to represent me and push my resume as I'm a perfect fit. Only for my representative to call me and said NO. That I couldn't apply for another job while I'm under their contract..I said I'll put in my 2 weeks right away. The rep said oh nooo, don't send in two weeks yet we'll see what we can do. .. I was calling and…

Let this be a cautionary anecdote ladies, gentlemen, and all. I want to caution anyone reading this to avoid Goodwill like the plague, both in regards to employment and shopping, if it can be helped. So, I'm a Cashier with Goodwill (at least until I quit, as they certainly don't have the manpower to fire me). My job description, as is plainly iterated and reiterated both verbally and in writing, is to assist customers by ringing up their purchases, as well as ensuring the sales floor is stocked and well put-together. What my job is not is all of the oftentimes laborious and unforgiving work of a Donation Attendant. So imagine my surprise when the manager who writes the schedule intercepts me as I'm going to clock in. She hands me a pair of work gloves and tells me: “You're going to be a D.A today!” Immediately, she can see…

I just started a new job and have been listening to radio stations I normally don't hear. There's been at least once an hour commercial talking about what could happen if you don't give 2 weeks notice, 2 weeks may not be enough notice if you're a “key role” in a company and are difficult to replace and that people aren't normally aware of “wrongful resignation”. This is the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. I feel like it's meant to shit on people who listen to the radio at work and are on the fence about leaving for a better job into fearing leaving their employer.

Hello everyone! I have been working from home for about a month and half due to my dad's cancer coming back. This time the cancer is more aggressive and the doctors have told us to prepare for the worst. I am a (26M), I have been helping my mom with anything she needs. My mom can't work at the moment because she's taking care of my dad 100% of the time. I also have a (13M) little brother who needs to be taken and picked up from school as well as after school activities. Since we have nobody else to help, I have been taking him everywhere. I am also on the phone constantly with the hospital and handling all legal preparations for when the worst happens. You could say my plate is already very full. Yesterday, upper management let me know that I need to come back into the…