Antiwork

My Friends, I hesitant to write this post, as I am afraid I’ll reveal my current employer. My current situation is bizarre, toxic, and somewhat unbelievable. In order to protect myself, ‘ABC’ will serve as the company name. A few weeks ago, I filed a formal complaint with ABC’s Ethics department. ABC is synonymous with the industry and operates nationwide. ABC employs people of all walks of life, many of which are highly skilled and educated. Overall, ABC is great! Healthcare! 401k! Stability! Structure! etc, etc. All The Things (!) we were taught to value no matter how toxic the environment, how small the paycheck, or how little the appreciation. Many individuals happily retire with ABC and that is wonderful for them! I recently celebrated…just kidding, I, like my supervisors, barely acknowledged my 6 year milestone. Many of ABCs employees possess graduate degrees, doctorates, J.D., masters certifications, etc… you get…

Just read a post, started to look at the comments, and wouldn't you know it normal people and a mod calling the person a faker, thin skinned and cowardly. If you're gonna make a community based on people struggling through unemployment and getting screwed over by the system don't fucking laugh them off.

I'm not going to lie to customers about why service and food is slow. I'm not going to blame myself or my coworkers. We are busting our arses to make sure everyone enjoys their food and experience at the restaurant. When we are understaffed despite knowing we have 40+ people reserving tables with more walk ins expected, I'm going to say we are understaffed. I'm going to say we are struggling to keep up with the demand because our boss won't put more staff on because we could, potentially, be less busy. I also found out that while front staff and kitchen share cash tips, we don't keep tips on card. Our boss seems to keep them. So, I'm telling people that – either tip with cash or don't tip at all. I'm not lying to save the restaurant from the shame of the sketchy practices the boss is okay…

I am 20 and so far dread this shitty and repetitive nature of life as another cog in the machine. I work Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. I got done with my first 8/24 hours of the week today and I hate it so much. So for starters, I've been working at a Chevron Gas Station since late November of last year and I hate it. The pay is really shitty as well. I have 8 hours a day and get $14 an hour. So that's $112 a day. So instead of getting paid the amount that is necessary, I end up getting a tax cut which rounds it to $294 ever week and I hate it. The usual pay would be $336, but I understand the tax cut, but still don't like it. I turn 21 this April and I dread it simply for the fact that my co-workers keep…

So, a little background. I’m an Army vet who is 80% disabled and just finished my bachelor’s degree last year. I get a decent amount from my disability but it’s still not enough to pay rent and bills in my town. So I recently took a security job. I was infantry so at least it’s something I knew I would be decent at. For the job I had to attend training 2 hours away for a couple days. Which is a drag, but whatever. At least I get paid for that right? Turns out, no. No I didn’t. The travel was out of pocket and the training was unpaid. So during the training I applied for a job more closely related to my degree. (Digital effects and interactive media) Had an interview and now I’m officially a contractor for a Software developer company for more pay before I even start…

By adding a second remote job lol. Now I have two full time remote positions at $50k/yr each. I've been with the first company for 3years and have been remote for the past 2years. After cleaning up a lot of the old issues that I inherited when I came onboard, the workload has decreased significantly. I was doing about 2hrs of work per day out of the 8hr shift and the rest of the time I lay on a bed next to my computer and watch tv while I periodically click some random buttons with a wireless mouse to keep my computer active. I just got through training with a second job and the workload right now seems to be about 4hrs per day. I clock in and out of both jobs at the same time so all in all I’m making $100k/yr and work for about 6hrs per day.…

The combination of a short work day, amazing pay, AND great benefits has done more for my mental health than any pizza party ever will. Thanks Teamsters!