Antiwork

Just joined the sub, and it made me think of an experience I had a couple of years back. I had applied for an entry level programming job, and one of the first questions I was asked was what year I graduated high school. I started working out of high school, and went to college after working a few years. I wouldn't say I'm old, but I was older than the traditional college grad by over a decade. The job I applied to required a college degree, so I didn't include my high school background on my resume. What was in my resume though was some relevant experience that would predate my time in college. During the interview, the interviewer didn't ask me if I had a GED vs a diploma, or where I went to high school, just what year I graduated. It seemed to me a very focused…

I gotta vent. I work in marketing, and I really enjoy most of what I do — MOST. Unfortunately, there's an element to my job that I absolutely loathe. Every week, I'm tasked with going through our clients' Yelp and Google reviews and providing meaningful responses to show that our clients give a shit (even though they really don't). You wouldn't believe the kind of crap I have to sort through! I'm not even talking about dealing with Karens or anything like that; I actually like that part as I get free license to hit them with facts and essentially tell them to fuck off. There are two types of reviews that really chap my ass: Reviews that are as fake as the day is long and clearly paid for by the client Genuine reviews from people that just HAVE TO share their story with others, as uninspired as they…

So my boss is super sexist, ageist, and ableist. The only people she is willing to interview and hire are teenage girls and homeschooling moms under 30. This leads to her complaining to me, the person who's hours she recently cut, about scheduling issues because these people call in all the time to take care of their sick kids or to get a day off last minute for a party and I have to just take it because if bring up the fact that she just fired a damn good full time employee for daring to use their sick days when they get sick (with a known medical condition) I will end up without a job. I almost snapped at one of these kids last night because they were playing with the stapler and making fingernail extensions out of tape when, if they had no intention of doing their job,…

My work organized this super dystopian presentation. With stress and burnout spiking, many of us believe that our lives would be better if only we were less anxious. But Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary says our anxiety is actually good for us, even though it feels bad. Anxiety helps us focus, create, and plan for the uncertain future. As a clinical psychologist and author of Future Tense, Tracy argues that we’ve been looking at the anxiety crisis all wrong. In highly practical talks, she provides a radical new framework for managing anxiety—our brains' response to uncertainty—and using it to our advantage. “When we stop rejecting anxiety,” she says, “we will be better able to channel it, manage it, and use it to prioritize what matters to us in life.” I don't even know what to say…

i dont even know why i feel like this. mentally was just not feeling well and i just wanted a day with my husband cause we are literally on opposite work schedules and i dont even get much time with him..i work in food service. feel like i let my coworkers/managers down somehow it just sounds awful. the last time i called out was the first of this month too. 🙁 just wish i didn’t feel like this.

Hey everyone [Texas] I'll likely be fired in a couple of weeks. I've been out with a stroke since Feb 27th and my doctor wrote me to return mid-April… I haven't been herr long enough to qualify for FMLA or anything, so HR made sure I knew I was unprotected. With Texas being an at-will state, I know my hands are somewhat tied, but I want to at least keep my options open as far as unemployment goes. Should I refuse to sign any termination papers they give me? I don't want to accidentally sign away a right to anything or sign saying I agree to it when I don't. Am I able to take the papers with me and look them over? I've never been fired before, only quit. Thanks all!

I was approached with the idea of giving up my position to someone much less qualified because she’s “tired of 2nd shift”. I replied with No of course and it wasn’t mentioned again. Now it’s been close to a month and I learned that she’s been telling people that today (Friday) will be her last night on 2nd shift and that she starts my position on Monday. I haven’t been notified of any of these changes. No supervisor or manager has even discussed the topic with me any more. Just rumors and a person who has been told that she starts what is my job on Monday morning. Any ideas on what I should do? I perform well and haven’t had any issues.