Antiwork

I'm a teenager, and overheard my parents talking about how you shouldn't discuss your salary or you get fired / bosses get mad. Which, of course, didn't make sense. Since I'm still a minor, and am learning about the world, I asked why.. and they explained. It still doesn't make sense. So, someone negotiates $55k/yr, and their supervisor negotiates $53k/yr, and that's fair? No! Give the f*cking supervisor a raise! Hard work plus good job should equal increase in pay. Am I missing something..?

It's nice to know it's not just me who thinks our capitalist overlords can go to hell. Thank you for being so awesome.

I thought this was strange ever since I first entered the work force… In 2008.

I joined the Great Resignation and quit my retail management job last May. One of the BEST decisions I’ve ever made, but I’m still processing what a toxic work environment I was in, and a post on here today reminded me of a specific incident that happened early in my management career. I was in a new store, in a new role. I was still trying to figure out their specific interpretations of company policy, and I directed an employee to do something, (I don’t even remember what it was now, that was how much of a nonissue it was), and she got really still and pissed off and said, “well (other manager) told me to do it this way.” I think I said something to the effect of, “oh, I’m sorry, that’s how we did it at the other store! As long as it gets done.” And thought that…

My employer should appreciate my vigilance against “scope creep.”