Antiwork

I have been working at a seasonal job and living in employee housing for the past month. the work is terrible; i’m serving a 4 course meal, bussing, and food running with typically 10-12 hour days. a two week check was 425$. there’s no tips really since it’s at a resort and the only charge is when someone orders alcohol- so maybe a 10$ tip at most with 4 tables. the housing isn’t worth it and the food is typically a grilled cheese everyday or some other type of carb. i hear that management can fire on the spot if you decide to resign which is why i haven’t put in a notice. there’s also alot of shame and rejection to those who quit since it’s so understaffed by other employees. i’m not having a great time and am in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do. the schedule…

Imho its one of the ways how “the man” keeps ppl divided. And it clearly works as you can constantly see people being mad that “cheap people dont tip” instead of being mad that “i cant make a living without relying on voluntary extra cash paid by customers because my boss rips me off” Think, unionize and dont expect tips as something mandatory. Look at most European states, where tipping is that “extra for good service”

I'm in a hot field and get several phone calls from recruiters daily. Except these days is the hiring manager wants to schedule for late next week. Then the soft skills BS interview is another week or two out. I remember the days where you would do one interview and have a contingent offer letter waiting in my inbox. Now it's a six to eight week process. I've heard of two and three month interview processes. What a waste of everyone's time. Is it like that everywhere (even though due to the supposed labor shortage), or is it just that the more money you ask for, the longer it takes?

So I like Adam Sandler movies, more his early stuff than his recent stuff. I recently re watched click and realized it's the perfect antiwork movie. The whole time he neglects his family for work in hopes of a promotion and with the remote ends up skipping an entire decade to become what he was hoping would only be months away in the beginning. And this really made me think about the current job situation, I've stalked this sub for awhile and this movie seems to line up perfectly in that if you give up your home life for work you lose your home life which really is your life. If you watched the movie before you know the ending. Tldr don't waste your real life working and neglecting what matters. Period.

I just hate the owners, I hate the customers, I hate upper and middle management, I hate SOME of my coworkers, I hate the commute, I hate the fact that the only way I can get ahead is by working as much overtime as possible, I hate the waste, I hate the inefficiencies, but I like working with fruits and vegetables. Making them look pretty and trying to be creative. Edit. Just realized this is essentially a ripoff of 10 Things I Hate About You. Didn’t mean for that.