Antiwork

I work at a “small business” that wraps cars. In my one year since starting there, I’ve picked up the trade, became the lead installer, and helped double the company’s output. I work 8-10 hour days depending on how busy we are, and have an hour and a half commute both ways. I will preface this story by acknowledging that due to my commute, and me taking morning classes, I get to work 3-10 minutes late quite often – something that has been spoken about and accepted by all three of my bosses. I always stay a full 8 hours, and even stay late to make sure everything gets done. I'm often the last one to leave. It’s also not a job that survives on me getting there at whatever-time SHARP, in fact all of my bosses come and go at varied hours because we have a receptionist who is…

Hi, I just got terminated by the company I worked for, and the only thing that will cool me down from this oppression is sending them a nasty, sharply worded email. Can you please tell me if it will be fine, or by doing this, I will give her something to hold in front of the law when I will sue her. She fired me because she owed me money and because I asked her for what was rightfully mine.

Long time lurker, first time poster. This is not an amazing story, but I thought everyone would appreciate a happy story for once. I've held numerous customer service/customer facing positions in my life. In all of them I was taught to apologize to the customer if I couldn't get them what they want. Even if the reason was beyond my control (out of a product, company policy, the law!). Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. I now work for the optical dept of a membership warehouse. A woman asked to order another pair of glasses using an Rx on file. It was expired. I apologized and told her she needed a new one from her eye Dr. She was very understanding and left. My manager approaches me and says, “You don't have to apologize you know. There's nothing you could do”. I thought that was pretty cool. Hope…

I've seen so many posts of people stating they get work from home, but barely even work 1 to 2 hours a day. Maybe a meeting here or there, then answer a couple meetings or something. This sounds like a dream job. So where the hell do you work and how would someone with no experience begin to get into that line of work?

I was just told by my EMS company that I can’t pick up an extra shift because I decided to take a mental health day last month…. Wtf

I've been taking economy classes in college as a minor. Then it hit me. Something that people in ancient times have already known. The problem is interest. The lending capacities of banks is not limited to deposits of their customers. They can loan money they don't have. The interest a loan generates has to be paid back by the borrower. Money that didn't exist before. THIS right here is the reason why all countries are indebted. THIS is the reason why all companies DEPEND on growing. THIS is the reason why the economy is pressured to increase productivity. YOU are paying for interest with your taxes. As long as there's private banks and hedgefunds, you will be exploited for labor. As long as speculation happens, you will be exploited for labor. You can't have infinite growth with finite resources. You can't have wealth without having poverty. This is capitalism. Divide…

I really enjoy my job and being a bartender/server but this rubbed me in a real bad way. Is my “start-time” a suggestion too? NO. I basically was told that I was expected to be there for the time they need me regardless of what my schedule says. I am so tired. Change needs to happen.

I forgot how absolutely bullshit the job application process is since I’ve been self-employed for a while. They gave me what looked like a copy and pasted standard list of critiques, and 99.9% of it didn’t even apply to my application. For example, they said “candidates with one or more spelling errors were not considered” — bruh I proofread my shit 1000x and have grammarly and spellcheck, you absolutely did not reject me for that reason. Another thing they said is they need candidates with lots of years of experience in ALL of the software skills mentioned. LOL bro no one has 5+ years of experience in every single one of your obscure web applications or software programs. You would’ve been so lucky to have me cuz I actually am good with maybe 80% of them, but no one in the world will match for 100% unless they’re lying to…