Antiwork

I run billing for a $2 mil/ mo contracting company. Until recently, I spent 15% of my time processing vendor bills. In an attempt to replace me with software, the company signed a contract for this junk called Docuware without mentioning it to me. 2 years later at $1,900 a month, the software is working about 50% accurately and we've gone all in with it. But it now takes me about 67% of my day to process vendor bills. Additionally, they had to hire a 2nd full time accountant to validate every character on every invoice because the software is so bad. So to save about $500 a month, they're paying me another $2,000 a month (based on opportunity costs), paying $1,900 more for the software, and paying for a whole new employee. In this time we've gone from giving out ~$2,000 profit share checks to all 100+ of us…

The writers and editors at Fortune refuse to acknowledge how difficult their “surprisingly simple” advice is for many people. And for some reason the stock photo they use shows two confident white guys at a horse racing track, with one of them reading the “Racing Post.” https://preview.redd.it/x1ndz37rjf3b1.jpg?width=665&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=63dd6f916057603973b0e9061e4d6414f197df39 In order to follow step 1, many people would have to move, resulting in a longer commute or having to get a new job somewhere where housing costs less. For some people, the only option for step 2 is to work more hours if they can't find a higher paying job. And number 3 is la-la land for most of us. The article is behind a paywall, but the gist is simple: Spend less than you make Work to earn more money Invest what you don't spend

So much of a company’s fast paced environment is simply due to management not planning ahead. I guess my question is why? Is it incompetence? Ultimately I’m aware that they’re not the ones that will have to worry about scrambling to get the work done last minute since they just bark orders from the top, but it would benefit the entire company if they planned beyond just the upcoming weeks/days.

I applied and interviewed for a job yesterday. At the interview, they asked if I would be willing to work 4 hours UNPAID at their store as a trial run to see if I’m a fit. I’m really taken aback by this. Shouldn’t my resume and how well I interview be enough?