Antiwork

I’m prolly gonna get downvoted first this but I’m just wondering what the point of this sub is? What is it accomplishing? All I’ve seen is (rightful) bitching at employers and I guess I just don’t understand…. So what IS antiwork?

I had a great job that I really enjoyed. It was pretty low pay, but it was literally 50 applicants per position. I got in as a college internship. I got paid like $600 a month, but I got free housing, and per diem for days worked my first year. It was what it was. I was young and didn’t have many expenses. Then I was hired on as a seasonal employee for the next 5 seasons, (basically April through September). I started at $13.49 and made my way up to $15. It was a grind, but I loved the work, and I got really good at it. There were permanent positions, but they were very limited, and you either had to wait until somebody retired, or move to a completely different location. My 5th year there, 6th if you include my college internship ( I received a bachelors degree…

Managment told us we would be running a contest to see who could sell the most protection plans on furniture and electronics item with the top 2 employees winning “expensive” grand prizes. I should mention that these plans, which we have no incentive to sell we recieve no extra compensation or any sort of commission for these often hundreds of dollar sales with the plans just being pushed as they are one of the companys easiest money makers. Got stupidly excited hoping i could impress the store managers by being top place despite being the newest employee in the store. Worked harder than normal and to be honest harder than i should for the wage i am paid, and came in second me a new employee sold the second most number of plans.How did my gracious company, whom i single handidly just made thousands of dollars, show appreciation for the…

The best way to answer questions about gaps in your resume is to lie, and lie big. “I was backpacking through eastern Europe working as a freelance blacksmith and studying local farm culture.” “Oh that year I was living with the Pygmies in New Guinea filming an amateur documentary about tribal water wells.” The bigger the lie, the more it sounds like the gaps were important self-work being done. This theory is based on absolutely nothing.

Hey guys, A friend a mine works part time at a Tim Hortons in British Columbia and is leaving due to the shitty management. Her manager asked her to provide a written notice a month before leaving. Is this compulsory? Any tips?

If you aren't willing to get behind the counter and help run your business, do us all a favor and close. If you can't give the customers what they pay for, shut it down.