Antiwork

Basically I started working at this a job as a junior janitor for a small distribution company in our small town, I got the job because my moms friends said it was available and according to her she can get me if I wanted, so I said yes. The company has a reputation of paying well, giving all employees 4 week vacations and PTO's, and giving every employee healthcare this helped a lot during the pandemic, which meant that I a high school dropout was getting paid more than twice per our than my previous job. Before I started mom's friend pretty much told me the boss was a bit weird and a bit touchy and not to get involved in anything that's not in my pay grade and if I see him doing anything go talk to her first. After working there for a week I can say the…

So this past Friday was my last day working at an afterschool program. I've been with this job since 2018 and it's been a mostly miserable ride. What made this job most unpleasant above all was how invisible I felt to my coworkers. I always made a point to be beyond kind, be approachable, and go out of my way to help others with their load when I could without complaint! This was all for nothing though because there was no real effort to get to know me beyond shallow smiles and small talk. Over time this drove me crazy because seeing everyone else so buddy buddy with each other while I watched from the sidelines fucking sucked. Anyway, me and a fellow co-worker have been excited about our last day and it had been announced multiple times that the date was coming up soon. Friday finally comes and our…