Antiwork

I’ve noticed that the vast majority of posts on this subreddit are fairly negative. Through no fault of their own, people are tired of getting shit on by their employers. So I figured I’d post something positive and previously unthinkable at my job. A year after I joked about starting earlier and getting done earlier to my boss, he approached me a few weeks ago and asked how I felt about working a 7-5, four day week instead of the current 8-5, five day week. I work as a trim carpenter for a small outfit that specializes in remodels and it’s just me and my boss so this to me was huge because he listened to me and went above what I asked for. In my line of work you don’t normally see that. So with that, I’m all done with work for the week now, I’ll go on a…

I was going through my employee audits for the month, and lo and behold all the accounts that had “errors” on them were fine. My “lead” didn't read my notes, just assumed them to be wrong to make me look bad to our manager. And here I thought this high school drama BS would be over. SMH. When will I learn?

Hey hey antiwork! So the place I work (4 employees) is getting purchased or “merging” with another company in 1 month. I'm being wishy-washy in my phrasing as my boss won't tell us straight how the deal is structured but regardless here are my concerns: my last paycheck didn't come from my employer's usually company name but from the owner personally. I suspect he's already dissolved the company in anticipation of this move. He's had separate meetings with us all to ask if working at the buying company would be “something we're interested in.”—which makes me think having a new job/position is not assured. If this is happening above-board, can I renegotiate my salary with the new employer? My primary concern is somehow I get in a spot where I'm not officially fired just ghosted on given that it seems my company doesn't even exist anymore. How can I ensure…