Antiwork

I’m an electrician and I’ve been working with this company for the past few months, when I was speaking with my (soon to be former) employer over the phone, we agreed on $18/hr. Fast forward to this past week when I received my check which included 2 hours of overtime and I noticed that it didn’t align with $18/hr. So I check all my paystubs and sure enough, I was being paid $16/hr for the entirety of my employment with this company. Now, i mentioned this to my employer today, and not only did he open the conversation with him essentially laying me off, but then simultaneously telling me that he was willing to provide me a severance package as a form of back pay for the time that I had been underpaid, I accepted it and told him that I didn’t mind finishing the week since the site I…

like, a genuine good reason. not just “all the landlords i have met are assholes” or “he's mean to me” but like a real in-depth explanation so i can better understand this community. ps. im genuinely asking. this isnt some strawman or gotcha moment or anything. just wondering why

Basically my job is 100% remote but I got really down during covid. Going to the office and having a routine really helps my mental health. And because I walk to work it helps my physical health. However, I absolutely love that my colleagues don't have to go because everyone that is in the office is happier to be there. Before covid people looked so much sadder. Even though I choose to go everyday I love that people aren't force to go. I don't often see this argument in the WFH conversation. Why would you want an office full of sad people?