Antiwork

At the moment of this posting I am getting ready to write an email. I will send that email to the head office of the company I am working for. I started working at the company around February 2022 and got hired as a receptionist. I did well at my job. I mean my direct manager was susceptible at first but I quickly became her go to person for any issues arising in the workplace. I am a hardworking person (due to my military school experience) and while English is not my first language I was learning fast and some of my managers noticed it. I also earned the respect and trust of my colleagues. Around September of the same year, the company expanded and I trained most of the new hires. My direct manager (the one that hired me) was transferred to another branch unfortunately I refused to follow…

So, I’m employed as a paramedic. I actually love my job, so no rants there. This story comes from a call I had not too long ago. Obfuscation to protect the innocent. The call came out for a diabetic problem at a local big box store. Not uncommon, we pack in to find a young adult sitting in the employee break room. She’s pretty out of it, and the magic glucometer reads 25. Normal range is in the low hundreds, so yup, diabetic problem! This is something we fix on scene. Low blood sugar can get ugly fast, and we carry the tools to reverse it. I’m setting up for an IV, and here comes The Manager. The Manager starts off by insisting we leave immediately with the patient. That’s not happening. She next insists that we move the ambulance because it’s scaring customers. That ain’t happening either. My very…

My offer letter I signed states this an employment at will contract. However, it also states that if I quit within 12 months, “company x requires 10 days notice”. What the fuck does that even mean. I have no sign on bonus. My PTO is accrued. I am salaried. What, are they going to take away my right to be fucking miserable? Does this sentence/language have any actual meaning?

Essentially the situation is this. Have multiple offers from different companies and just wanting to know how best to go about giving myself the best advantage and decision. How do I go about this decision in the best possible way? I assume salary, proximity to home, what my responsibilities are, and what they can do for me all factor in. Anything else I should consider? Thanks!!

Unemployed and no motivation to work. I am exhausted. I have received job offers for greater pay than I’ve made in the past and there doesn’t seem to be any amount of pay that motivates me to want to get back to the work force. I know that most of us don’t have a choice but I’d rather be broke and living on the edge financially than put myself through the torture of 9-5 and all the daily anxiety that comes along with it. I know others have been feeling the same way – there was a time I took pride in my work and felt proud of what I do. It is all out the window. Even if it’s a company offering decent benefits & pay. What is wrong with me?

Small biz in California, been working there 5 years. I’ve been getting .25 cent raises about twice a year, starting wage was 14, then she hired everyone at 15 starting 2020. Recently she randomly put everyone on 17. Im super excited because i didn’t have to have a meeting, but really questioning her as a boss because EVERYONE from our manager to 6month part timer is now being paid 17 an hour. Besides asking for general opinions about this sort of thing, I’d like to know if there’s anything I could do bring up this situation to bosslady.

What do you guys think? One of the last jobs I was at my manager would ask the majority of us, “Are you coming back tomorrow?” almost everyday because people quit all the time. I came to the HR office to get my check after working my first 2 weeks there and the HR representative slowly handed me my check and asked,”You're not gonna leave are you?” I just took my check and walked out. I can't blame the employees for quitting. The HR department would just lie about the job description making it seem like it was an entry level IT position and all you ended up doing all day was plugging in computers and network booting them to run automated software test for $15hr all day so they ended up with hardcore computer geeks doing basic task with no room for promotion and they would eventually quit within…

Everybody seemed nice but my coworker that does the same job as me was super stressed out. I got flooded with reminders/tracked deadlines. Also found out nobody really takes a lunch they just eat at their desks. I’m in a small office with no windows, required to do at least 6 billable hours in an 8 hour day. And to be frank I don’t think the stress is worth it. I feel if I stay for fear of not finding something else I’ll really come to regret it down the line. I’ve had the lyrics “I was looking for a job, then I found a job, heaven knows I’m miserable now” stuck in my head all day.