Antiwork

Hello fellow redditors, Background: I am currently an engineering student in college. I have one more year left (considering I don't fail any classes) and I have a summer internship lined up. I am somewhat liberal in a sense where I do like freedom but I am envious of all the women who get to stay home after they get married or have kids while there boyfriends/husbands provide for them. I grew up in a family where both of my parents worked (although my dad did make enough income to support our family) because my mom was very career oriented. I spent majority of my childhood in daycare (which I HATED). My dad made sacrifices for me when I was little such as working longer hours/night shift just so I didn't have to go to daycare. However, he got laid off during the 2008 recession so he then worked regular…

I recently interviewed for a part-time job for a small college. no degree is required and the pay is about $14 an hour. The job was listed as office assistant. 20 minutes into an extensive interview one of the interviewers ask me how much experience I have posting on Facebook and Instagram, and how i will make sure the content was appropriate. I honestly said I have zero experience and I plan on keeping it that way. it is a small college, but it has two campuses in two different cities and they’re expanding to a third and I’m kind of confused why they wouldn’t have someone with the education for posting as a social media manager or at least editing content.

Is it just me or does death just seem like a “better” option than what society wants from us. Having to work 40 hour weeks, getting stuck in student debt and praying whatever job you can get with that degree is a job you'll have for a while. Not to mention there are layoffs that can just happen at any given time that's out of you're control. You can't control raises even if you're performing well companies will just come up with some bullshit on why they shouldn't give you a raise. Or promise you one but don't give one to you. Or that housing/renting has gotten out of control that even having multiple roommates to help split the bill is getting tough. Depending on where you live you may need more than 2-3 people just to get a room. It just feels like each day we are fighting a…