Antiwork

This pay cycle shit for new hires is fucked up. I'm over two weeks since my last “paycheck” from my other job (which was only one day). I spent a week between jobs which means I'll be going three weeks on $60. I am super fortunate that my family is helping me out with what they can. But, it's seriously not right that us new hires are left with such an enormous gap between our labor and our paycheck.

I swear this is a serious question. The concept of “work” seems to be the one universal aspect of modern-day societies that is so embedded that trying to imagine one is breaking my brain. [I'm a US citizen. Nuff said]. How are goods and services handled? How are utilities provided? How are laws enforced? Are modern-day necessisties and conveniences even survivable in a society completely without “work”? I feel alike any help envisioning these concepts would help deconstruct the necessities of work in my mind. Thanks!

It was fairly recent for me, within the last year actually. I used to be one of the poor victims of capitalist propaganda. “Work hard and you’ll make tons of money and be well off”. That’s all BS, working hard isn’t enough anymore. Need emergency medical attention? BOOM there goes all your savings, assuming you could afford to have any in the first place. Need affordable housing? Here’s one room in someone else’s home for $1000 dollars. Food? We have record profits and we’re STILL gonna raise the price of everything. Want a decent paying job? “Go to college, oh and don’t bitch when you’re in debt even though we told you that’s the best way to go. You should have just learned a trade dummy”. I can barely pay rent and afford all my bills plus groceries every month. One bad week of work and I’d be completely screwed…

Most people are happy to work. Most people want to contribute to society and take pride in their work. Accomplishing small tasks, like making a sales call that helps someone, working on an electrical panel, moving furniture, making burgers, whatever kind of work, people like it. They just want ownership. They want to take pride in it and reap the fruits of their labor. They want to be paid. We want to be paid. We want money to be able to support ourselves. At the same time we want to do things that add benefit to the world. See, deep down, I think we all care about each other to some degree. That said, the work and employment scene in America is so awful right now. This sub is ripe with true stories of abuse, wage theft, and terrible work. I believe in the importance of family, friends, and loved…

Hi everyone, love this community! I'd like your help on how I can use this situation to my advantage, while setting boundaries. My department is overworked and I frequently work unpaid overtime (salary). I moved over to a new industry because I was burnt out buuut joke's on me cause I'm feeling stressed out here too working wild hours. Recently 2 of my colleagues put in notice around the same time (reasons: burnt out, wfh policy, salary differences), which means I'm the last one standing in my department (one of my colleagues was on leave but coming back in a couple of weeks). Found out even my manager is job hunting lowkey. I'm extremely concerned I'm going to be expected to work at triple capacity and take on more (with what extra time??!!). We are transitioning new platforms so there is a lot of learning and planning involved that id…