Antiwork

i’ve applied to so many places recently to hopefully get away from my toxic low paying job. every interview i’ve went to, i was given the impression the hiring managers really liked me. however, they always say they’ll “be in touch” they seem enthusiastic, but never follow through. which leads me to be confused. i literally had a job interview a week ago, the manager said i hit the marks with every question he asked. which made me think “hopefully i’ve finally got an opportunity!!” when the interview finished, he stated he would be in touch within 24 hours through email or my phone number (he’s contacted me prior) and seemed energetic about it. i went home pretty confident since i nailed the questions. but now it is a week later and i’ve heard nothing. this has happened to me a lot recently. why post that your urgently hiring if…

I'd been working fully remote for two years during the pandemic. One day late last year my boss says I have to call HR and talk to them about coming in to the office a few days a week. They wanted everyone to come in at least a couple of days a week and they decided to make an issue of it. I tried it out for a couple of weeks but really missed my couch and all of my streaming services, plus hanging out in my pajamas all day. Anyway that was the straw that broke the camel's back, so I quit. After just chilling for the holidays I decided to browse jobs on the internet and saw one where I thought I was about a 70% match. I applied and they emailed the next morning to request an interview! Apparently they thought I was a much better fit…

I'm a carpenter by trade, been framing homes for 7 years. Saw a slump in the market coming last year and I bailed out before the storm. We were cutting crews, including mine, and I saw a company looking for a crew lead. They primarily install doors and windows, but they also threw me under the bus on other projects as well. This has been by far the most disorganized, inefficient, and unethical place I've ever worked. Once, they sent me to build a deck with no plan whatsoever, no drawing, nothing. Just a contract that says “build a 13×19 deck”. They hired a guy about a week before to spearhead that project. He was there the first day, then he quit. Another guy was supposed to bring an auger the first day, no one got that message, yada yada, they ditch me with a pile of lumber and say…

Hi all! First post here, please delete if not allowed, I’ll try to keep this short. I work for a franchisee, and in the job we handle a cash drawer. I was told today by another employee that if the drawer is over at the end of the night, we put it to the side in “extra”, but if the drawer is short everyone who worked that day(or shift I am 100%unsure as of right now) has to chip in their own money to make sure the drawer is even. This makes me feel defensive and not wanting to lose income if someone made a mistake through the day. Does anyone have insight or know if this is illegal? TIA!

I am still baffled every time I get this question (and I get it a lot). I understand maybe 20 years ago when it was “new” to the older people in the workforce. But at this point, if you can't create a Word document, it's time to retire.

Ive always struggled with depression and anxiety since i was a little kid and i'm honestly not a very high functioning person because of that. Basically have constant suicidal ideation and can never really focus or take anything in because of it. If i didn't have my parents allowing me to live with them i probably wouldn't be here now or would be homeless. I've tried everything to get better and it's been a 10 year battle of meds, therapy, and hospital visits but i don't know if i'll ever be able to function enough to support myself when i can barely get out of bed. I just really don't know what to do haha! I guess i'm writing this because i'm scared. It only really seems like things are getting worse in terms of affordability and quality of life. I just don't get why everyone seems to be okay…