Antiwork

I’m about a year out of college with a degree in communication. I’ve been unable to secure a job in that time, and I’ve only gotten a couple of interviews. My parents are telling me I need to get a job by next month. What I’m saying is that I have a lot of work-related stress and anxiety, and browsing this sub consistently makes it worse. I came here looking for comfort and maybe some solutions, and I found a deluge of hopelessness. Now in addition to worrying about freezing and starving to death, my worries about being abused and exploited have been multiplied. And I understand that I come from a position of immense privilege to simply be worried about those things while living off my parents’ money instead of experiencing them. But I legitimately feel like this sub has become a source of mental self-harm for me.

I found out my boss was going to get fired. I'm his student, so it affected me a lot knowing he was going to lose his job. I'm 22 YO female and my boss is 30 YO male. I ended up telling my boss he was going to get fired about two days before he was going to get fired. He then made me stay up all night writing a defence for him. And he also stayed up all night thinking about what legal action he could take. We both went to work tired. Then the next day he called me and said he was so thankful because he can actually defend himself now. And then later I got a call from HR about how he was going to be dismissed. And I documented the phone call and then sent it to my boss because he said he was the…

I've seen a few posts condemn or praise the work ethic of boomers, either because it works against the solidarity of production or is admirable because it seems unwavering. I think both takes are accurate and don't just depend on a generational view, but as a larger perspective of how humans spend their time. Imagine 100 years ago, there was little form of entertainment except the radio and theater if you had money. The best way to spend your time was to sleep or be productive. Move forward a few decades and this ratio becomes more balanced. You have more options for leisure which became the goal from productivity other than survival. Now we are a century later with the means to work very little and produce so much more compared to our ancestors 100 years ago. This would be crystal clear to everyone if it wasn't for the disease…

Are people with shit jobs judged more harshly on antiwork when they complain than are people with well-paying jobs? Edit: Does the class divide here signify that the worker solidarity cause is doomed for at least another generation?

I've been on my current independent contractor assignment for a little less than a year. I have about six months left with this location. It has been a pretty interesting assignment and I'm enjoying the work. The recruiting agency has been okay, a few pay errors and tech hiccups aside. I got a notification that I need to sign a new contract to update it to reflect the new name change of the agency. Think going from “Smith and Associates” to “The Smith Agency PC”. I messaged my recruiter to ask what it is about and he verified that it was only “the lawyers said we need to update everyone's contract for the new name.” Well, the number of pages in the contract has ballooned and I was raised right so I rolled up my sleeves and got to reading it. TOTALLY NOT ONLY A NAME CHANGE. The section on…

First, this was essentially a comment I posted deep within a thread about working a free shift during the 'interview' process. Second, it's not the worst experience of my life and should be considered carefully before working for free. Would I do it again, no. But I did work for 'free' and it turned out okayish I guess. Third, … Read it and you'll see that I kinda was jerked around.. Original Comment: I once had a phone interview after an Indeed application. Went well, then the regional director flew in and did an in person interview that also went well. About a week later I was called and told they would like me to perform the job for one day without pay and asked me for personal info to pull my driving record. Job I was applying for background: Work would be working 99% alone with vehicular travel across…

I have been working for the same employer for around 15 years. I have always gotten great reviews. I have always been flexible and have been willing to shift around into different roles as business has dictated. Then came COVID. We were sent home to work and I quickly realized my entire job can be done from home. Employer asked me to RTO and I submitted an ADA accommodation request and they begrudgingly complied. In the meantime, I have been reorg'ed under a new manager. This manager knew the situation upfront and said WFH was fine. Once my transfer was official, the new manager called me and said I had to come into the office twice a week, I said no. I have an ADA claim and my doctor recommends I WFH. He again begrudgingly complies. A month later, I get called back into the office, this time 5 days…

I used to work at a drug/alcohol rehab center in the Philippines. I was already way underpaid and overworked especially for a licensed professional but I sucked it up for a long time because I loved being able to help people recovering from addiction. One time, there was a lot going on the the center and everything was even more hectic than usual and even a bit chaotic. We were able to get through it and our boss gave us a “motivational speech” afterwards. He told us that our good will and dedication is always seen and we will definitely be rewarded. Rewarded by a sure ticket to paradise in heaven.