Antiwork

I wanted to reach out and thank this sub for the push to look for other opportunities. No matter how hard I pushed to make my company more money, and in turn, allow a raise for myself, the ones above me would screw it up one way or another. I finally got fed up as I'd asked for a raise a couple of months ago and put a deadline on it. Well, the deadline was Wednesday before last. I let my boss know that I'm less than a month from not being able to pay my bills as I'd burned through my savings and have been negative on my income/expense ratio for quite a while. I spruced up my resume and applied for 2 jobs Thursday night. By Friday AM, I had a callback from the job I really wanted. Scheduled my second interview for Friday afternoon. That went well…

Admin emailed me asking if I wanted to take training to become certified in something. I emailed back asking if since this was optional for my position if there would be a pay raise for taking on this additional responsibility. Direct Supervisor, who is mostly ok, got back to me and say hey the Head boss saw that as being combative. First off, admin people why are you gossiping about this to the Head boss. 2nd of all people making x2-x4 times what I make don't get to look down on me for asking about money. 3rd Head boss if you want combative, I'll show you combative. If you've got an issue with with me just come and tell me, don't gossip with everyone else about it. I hate it here so much, its really fucking with my mind.

I have Epilepsy. It only acts up when I am stressed to the max. Because of the condition, I only work 2 days a week. Coworker, who I do not know well, noticed I was absent from work. She does not know where I live and somehow got my address from someone else. She came to my door. I was in the ER. I have a Ring Camera so it is documented that she stood at my doorway ringing it nonstop. She texted me but I wasn't exactly responsive. She then went to the hospital (once again, I do not know how she knew I was there) and flat out lied to the front desk saying she is my sister and needs to see me NOW. I don't have a sister. I was very out of it but told nurses to tell any guests to leave. I have not been…

I can’t help but feel anything but anger toward this system. With Russia’s recent threats and having their nuclear arsenal set to high alert, the only thing I actually said out loud was “just do it already”. I know that’s a bit pessimistic but once I thought about it, I don’t care. Capitalism has made me a cold, bitter, miserable person. I’ve spent my entire life poor and hungry, living paycheck to paycheck with no wiggle room to enjoy the fruits of my labor. No time for vacations, days off to see the country, to relax, nothing. I can’t even take a day off to see the doctor when I’m sick or injured. I’ve worked my ass off for every blue collar job under the sun and it has gotten me nowhere. I make the most money I’ve ever made in my life at this point, and it’s still dogshit…

So I recently resigned from my job and my last day is tomorrow ( Monday), I usually get paid at the end of every month and I just got deposited 1/2 of my check and noticed that payroll deducted about $300 from my check since I did use up my sick days at the beginning of this year since I was sick ( not from Covid) and I think they deducted it from my check without telling me nor giving the option of a payment plan ( they do offer a payment plan). The thing is I’m extremely broke, and need to complete paying my bills. And I’m angry that they didn’t notify me beforehand or give me the option to do a payment plan. I’m still working for them but not as a permanent employee but as a substitute. How can I handle this?

I swear this has happened to me like 5 times in one week! I apply to the job. Company emails me back saying they like my qualifications and would be interested in setting up an interview with me, and for me to list out times I’m available to be interviewed. I list out the times and await their response and then….nothing…..wtf! Is this happening to anyone else out there, or am i in some weird alternate dimension where companies are trying to give me false hope just for the sake of torturing me?

If I get fired for spitting on my boss can I still get unemployment? If it matter I'm in a right to work state

Anyone here read the novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell and fancy discussing it and its relation to the state we're in today? If you haven't read it, it's about the development of capitalist exploitation, just before the labour movement and trade unions really took off. The “philanthropists” are the workers who live in poverty with precarious employment, giving their health, time, energy and lives to support their corrupt bosses while arguing against their own interests.