Antiwork

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke, or to light up your smoke But there's some place that he'd rather be. He says, “Bill, I believe this is killing me” As a smile ran away from his face “Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place” fml

First let me say that I actually like my job. The pay is decent but I don't have medical benefits (I'm in USA) and a long commute and I only work 25 hrs/week. I work in the education world, so money is obviously not plentiful for anyone. I asked my boss if there was any possibility of making my job full-time. They said that I'd need to prove I “deserved” it. I didn't even know how to respond. How am I supposed to do a 40 hr job in 25 hrs without giving free labor? No doubt it would take a year or more to “prove” myself. And it's not even guaranteed that they'd increase my hours. I like my boss and don't blame them because they're just answering to higher powers. But come on. People can't live like this. They wonder why there's such high turnover. Thank you for…

Currently stealing time on the toilet. Already landed a new job. My two weeks will be spent mostly here. Reading and listening to all of my peers and their triumphant struggles over capitalism.

I have a new manager (who my old manager used to insult, and I’m really glad she rose to the occasion and replaced him). She is definitely a “company woman”, but looks out for me (us) so much more than the old guy that I regularly give her a heads up that I appreciate her being my boss. I’ve been sick twice the past two months, and her response was “you don’t think you have COViD, do you? Either or, I just want to make sure you’re ok and if you need anything to let me know. I’ve got your back”. At her level, I just hope upper upper management doesn’t complain that she’s “too lenient”. She calls me to ask if I’d like to take overtime while simultaneously saying “I know it’s your day off, so no pressure to do it, I just want you to know that the…