Antiwork

RANT TIME!!!!! I started a new job as engineer, I had three offers to choose from. One offer was 6figure but needed a lot of traveling around the country. I went with the design role at this company for less than 6figure believing that I won't be too stressed out and I prefer to be a design type engineer with 3D CAD. First week I saw my colleague get his ass grilled for something in front of everyone, boss tells him he will fire him. Over two weeks I start getting grilled for little mistakes I do. Mind you this has only been 2 weeks at the place. My boss likes to micromanage by rocking up 3 times a day at our desk to see how far we are progressing. Once my boss rocked up at 9:30am, 10am and 11am at my desk and asked me how far I am…

What does how other companies do their business have to do with the ability to recalculate salaries or perform any layoffs? What happened torecord profits? Are the shareholders colluding with each other or something?

For context I am basically a delivery driver the delivers furniture to customer’s homes everyday in California. I have a manager but we mainly report to our lead whose de facto manager. My lead has harassed me about work issues while I’m off the clock more than once,touches me while we’re talking at times which I’m not okay with,nothing sexual seeming really,pat on the back or should or arm tap but I am not okay with him touching me still, and lied directly to my face about policy regarding handling customer furniture that’s already in the home that could get me in big trouble if I broke it as well as following me excessively on my assigned routes. This gives me red flags and makes me feel like I’m truly being harassed and I’ve made this clear to HR and it seems like nothing is being done and I’m afraid…

Currently I’m paid 75k to work on large building and infrastructure projects, but get worked hard with OT. Job is super interesting and involves some coding and automation which is interesting and enjoyable to do. I get to work remotely everyday as well. I’ve been offered a job for the same pay, doing the same thing but on much smaller less interesting projects. I won’t be required to work OT. I won’t get to utilise the coding and automation as much, and I have to go into the office everyday. This position in initially asked if I would consider a pay cut. For context both companies are identical in size, have offices in multiple countries. Which would you choose and why?

About a year ago, I (24m) got promoted to being manager of a department in the company I work for in a small country. At the time I was excited for the opportunity and challenge to tackle something new. A year later, I absolutely hate it. I hate being responsible for other persons mistakes and inefficiencies. I hate having to continually follow up with staff about completing their duties. We're all adults, we know what we have to do. Why can't they just do their jobs without me having to ask all the time? I hate that I spend a big chunk of my time in meetings and answering emails instead of dealing with my actual workload. I hate having to figure out how to shuffle things when a person calls in sick. I hate that I now have to “present” myself in a certain way because I'm a role…

So about a month ago, I took a job as a personal care attendant supervisor for old and disabled people. I’ve done this kind of work before, so I knew going in that part of being a supervisor would include “On Call”which would basically be responding to emergencies after hours. During the interview I asked how the on-call work, the person who interviewed me, the owner, insisted that on-call rotates, which I agreed with. No biggie. Turns out there are other problems with the place: the company basically it’s a shit show, people calling in left and right, people clocking in and leaving, no actual schedule, condescending mean boss who’s not only mean, but incompetent, she’s the changing the rules left and right, then denying they ever were the way the straw that broke the camels back for me is on-call. I’ve worked this kind of job before and with…

My mom told me that I hated being a baby because even in infancy, I despised relying on other people for anything. I’ve been extremely driven my whole life to provide myself with a sense of security that I never derived from anyone or anything else. It worked. With little to no help or support, I make 75k a year, I live in a beautiful home and I can (more or less) afford anything I want or need while also saving money. I’M FUCKING DROWNING. I manage 4 condominium buildings and I’m literally on call 24/7 (including vacations and PTO – which I work through anyways because there is nobody to fill in for me if I don’t). I would say that 80% of the people I speak with are angry, 10% are livid and 10% are patient or kind. I have nearly cried when I’ve been thanked for the…