Antiwork

I’ll start off with, I was casually searching for a new job, I was in no rush. This seemed like a good opportunity and the CEO I was interviewing with made it seem like I was good to go but I just had to do a project as a formality. It was $25/hour and a 20 hour project. Normally I’d say ‘no way’ but because I was casually searching I figured I might as well. To do the project I was granted full access to their systems (Google Analytics, their internal wiki, reporting updates etc.) all to my personal email, as well as access to their Slack. They wanted me to act like I was part of the team and talk to the team to get the work done, again heavily insinuating it’s because I would be on the team. Cut to, I get the project outline and it’s a…

I’ve worked 5 years now in a job that is toxic to me and is a paycheck at the end of the day. I’ve applied to other jobs on and off o er the years but would go hard until I stopped trying. I’m exhausted and I find myself looking forward to having a child not because I want one but because maybe then I can work from home. I’m 10 minutes late to work everyday, I can’t get myself there on time, and I’m barely mentally present when I’m there. I’m not happy and I’ve lost my bubbliness while I’m there. I don’t even have a desire to socialize bc I feel like it’s all fake. I’m exhausted and I’m tired of it but I can’t seem to find anything better. How do I get any joy out of work again when it’s a paycheck, not a passion, and…

The owners were good people but my coworkers were not. The only time I went to the bathroom, it seems, I just went to cry. I cried so much that I couldn't stop the night before nor the morning next. So I sent an email saying that I quit. I don't think its fair that I have to degrade my character for other people. They wouldn't train me even when i asked questions. It seemed as though they were super lazy, and pretty much used me to their advantage. It didn't seem like the problem could be fixed because they were working there for years and was never gonna change. Now I'm trying to find another one. But it hurts that even for people with degrees, its hard to find another job unless you have 10 years of experience, work for damn near free, and basically become the opposite of…