Antiwork

I don't really know how to explain the way I feel right now, but I know that this is probably the best place to discuss it. I'll start off by saying I'm not the best at being a functional member of society, my stress and fatigue builds up so quickly that I'm essentially pretending to be able to work at the rate other people do. I don't have much choice, what with making rent and all, but I know for a fact that I'm not in a great place mentally. I work a warehouse job, overnights, 12 hour, 3 days a week. It sounds great, if you don't realize what you're going to spend the next four days doing- recovering from the work, and getting ready to work again. I knew something was wrong when I realized it was almost April. Generally speaking, I tend to experience time more slowly…

I work in the UK, and have been at my current company for 4 years. Last year we took on some new starters and I was happy to pitch in and help train them on the systems and our processes. Come to find out they’re getting paid about £1k more than me a year (all salaried employees), and even after 4 years of pay rises I’m not getting paid what they are. So I updated my CV, posted it on job websites, and I’m about to start my 3rd interview of the day where that company would be willing to pay me an extra £3k. I’ve got another interview this afternoon for a job with a £5k salary increase. I don’t even mind my current job, I just want to be paid what I’m worth. And if other companies are willing to do that then that’s where I’ll go. Don’t…

Give me my orders and leave me alone. Im far more efficient when not being micromanaged. Cant even zone out with music or an audiobook because they are CONSTANTLY around.

Our system is relentlessly one sided. This is an easy change we can make in this job market. Line up your next job and ghost them, they will do the same to you in a heart beat. Stop doing favors for them. We have to change the power structure and if it happens at scale we can force a more equitable job market.