Antiwork

​ I just recently found out about this subreddit and I'm sorry if this is disorganized but I have a few years of this pent up and I don't often get to talk about it. I guess I'm just looking to rant. I am 22 years old, and a recent college grad. My body has been slowly getting worse for years and has recently deteriorated to the point where I don't think I can make a daily computer even if I could get a job. To top it all off I have terrible ADHD (Which trust me is way worse than simply not being able to focus) I barely even have experience because although all my friends were able to work retail my joints are so bad that I'm physically incapable of taking on that kind of work. Standing for long periods of time? terrible pain Long walks? Excruciating Sitting…

I'm a tradesman and the company I work for that I'm leaving in 2 weeks had record profits last year. We're in a small market (~1 million people) and pulled in over $7 million last year. We are the 7th top franchise in the company while competing with offices in much larger markets. We didn't have a Christmas party last year and got $50 Christmas bonuses in lieu of a party. We were told in November that pay is being restructured because the investors aren't seeing as much of a return as they hoped for. My position is 100% commission. The company already automatically takes almost 20% off the top on jobs as a house fee. So the 25% commission I make is actually only 20% after 1.5x the cost of parts has been deducted. People have been dropping like flies since pay was “restructured.” Now the most we can…

First, they asked me if I was married with kids. I raised my eyebrow and said “I’m single…” I was caught off guard. It really rubbed me the wrong way! Whether I’m married with kids or NOT is none of their business. (For the record, I’m single without kids.) Isn’t that a discriminative question? Do they ask that to see if I have other obligations outside of work that would possibly cause me to take off of work? Second, after explaining the importance of communication in their office— the CEO asked me 3x in a row (to which I answered 3x in a row very clearly and concisely!) why I no longer want to work from home and said I’m “crazy because everyone wants to work from home.” So she’s not listening and communication is already failing. It just felt so awkward and unprofessional. Going on interviews is soul sucking.…