Antiwork

I’m on my phone, so if this is hard to read i apologize in advance. I’ve had it with my workplace. I’m a waitress in Toronto and I have reached my breaking point. During January we stopped doing dine ins because of lockdown and so everyones shifts got cut by a lit. Mine from 25-30 hours a week to 4 hours a week at most. When we started getting more hours (the shifts were distributed unfairly, most people got 0-4 hours a week but other workers got a full 20-40 hours), I asked my boss for more shifts because i have student loans to pay off, and she looked me straight in the eye and went “Don’t your parents pay that for you?” As if its so outrageous for someone to pay for their own schooling and it isn’t the norm? Then continued paying the high school employees more than…

I tried unbelievably obscure usernames for about 20 minutes, even throwing in multiple numbers, and somehow they were almost all taken. The fact that this simple username was not taken says… a lot. It was too hilarious to pass up. I wonder how much hate I'll get here.

I have misdemeanors, not even felonies for assault from fights I got in when I used to drink. I have been hired at several dozen places who then rescind the offer as soon as the background check comes back. I'm always honest. I tell them exactly what they will find and I explain everything I have done to fix my life. They all say they understand, it happens, not a problem. Not one of them has flat out told me I'm wasting my time. It's not even like these are good jobs. I'm talking Walmart, Drugstores, etc. All low wage miserable shit. I thought about going back to school, but wracking up debt and night being able to find a job is fucking pointless. I have some cleaning jobs, but I only bring in like 600 a month. I'm fucked. Can't afford an attorney to get my record sealed. It's…

I feel so relieved. I began working this job about 2 months ago. My neighbor works there and told me to apply. Let me tell you… I should have quit the first week I was there. It's a production/manufacturing shop in rural Ohio and the work is “top secret”. No cell phones allowed, no discussing work outside of work, no discussing pay with others and mandatory 50 hour work weeks and only a single 30 minute break for a 10 hour shift. Not to mention no proper ventilation. (Call me a dumbass, I know…) About 6 weeks in, I am beyond depressed and I asked my boss to work less hours because I was dealing with some personal shit at home and needed to go part time. I was told they don't “do” part time but they'd be willing to let me work 8 hour days instead of 10s. I…