Antiwork

I’ve been searching for a remote position (and of course contemplating just never working for anyone else ever again) for 8 months. This, on top of other hard personal stuff, has really made me someone I’m not proud of. The exhaustion and stress and mental distress of it all has taken a toll on me. And I don’t like who I’ve become. I’m much less patient, more cynical, and overall negative. And I hate this version of me. It’s the in-between version of me that has to endure, I know. But I’m so ashamed. How did I get here? I think about how free and happy I’d be if I never had to work a corporate 9-5 ever again and I could cry. I’m a small business owner but can’t put effort into it right now because of how depressed I’ve become. I can’t quit because I contribute half of…

I work as a waiter at a restaurant but we own the bowling above us too. On weekends there are a trillion birthday party reservations and what not and i was scheduled to help and what not. Bare in mind my shift was supposed to be 6 hours but my boss begged me to stay until closing. Queue 8 birthdays in a roll, some going on at the same time, all of them are 30+ people and I'm almost alone. Even the customers feeling sorry for me and one of the mothers even helped me clean up most of her tables… All i got in return? “You can take a break on Wednesday” where my shift is 4 hours 🙂

I’ve had something come up and I need to take PTO like right now and I work in a few hours.. i’m real nervous to send her a text. i just need to know if this sound reasonable? Hello, I apologize for messaging so late but I would like to request time off for (today)3/28/22-4/1/22, i’ve had a family emergency come up. My grandma has been sick the last few months on hospice. i’ve just been informed she has declined rapidly and she may pass very soon. Id like to be there to help provide care and see her before that happens. i’ve reviewed my available PTO and I have a little over 30 hours, Im not sure if that would have me at 3 shifts and return on Friday or 4 shifts and return on Saturday. I appreciate you being understanding and considering my request on such a short…

A couple nights ago at work (shitty pizza job) we got slammed as we normally do on weekends. I was scheduled in a slot that usually just sweeps and mops before leaving, had helped with dishes as much as I could during my shift (I am a delivery driver and was out most of the night), and scheduled plans that evening after my shift based on when I was scheduled to get off (9:30, left around 10:05). The next day I see my store manager, she freaked out at the shift manager for letting me go as there were still a ton of dishes in back, even though there were two other drivers still on the clock. Apparently it stayed busy after I left, and my manager came at me with the usual corporate bs about “being a team player” asking why I didn't stay and help. I told her…