Antiwork

I used to have practically the same views as my boomer grandpa who is one of those “I bought all my houses and cars in cash when I was young, kids these days are lazy, raising wages will make everything more expensive” kind of people. He’s pretty much THE stereotype when it comes to boomers. He has never held a job outside of a family owned business or a business he bought. He’s so detached from reality it’s impossible to argue with him. I used to be the same way, I thought if I worked hard and did what I was told I would be rewarded, that maybe sure some places should pay a little more, and that the United States was the best country to live in. I will HAPPILY and humbly admit I was wrong and that we need some serious change. Around December last year i took…

I just got done with an interview with an engineering firm for a mid level environmental scientist position. I have 10 years experience working for a US federal agency in various aspects from inspection to permitting. The interviewer said that because I don't have exactly the experience for the work, I did reviews of and acceptace of said work, I'm only qualified for their entry level position at $19/hr! I cannot express how mad I am at them for such an ingenuous interview! There's a local financial services firm offering $22/hr for an entry level job that requires a HS diploma! I have an offer from a non profit for $18/hr to garden full time! I'm so fed up with the wage slavery in the US. I just want to watch this country burn to the ground right now. Fuck.

Can you guys send me some good resources to show them how pay wages have not evened out with cost of living? I’d really appreciate it.

This happened towards the end of 2019, I was working for an automotive shop part time while I was in school and had just finished up at tech school with a degree in Automotive, I tell my boss that I’m finished in school and I’m ready to go full time. The companies response? .50 cent raise for all my hard work so I was now at a nice $10.50 an hour with my degree. I started plotting my departure from there but as fate would have it COVID put me on furlough and eventual lay off the following April. There’s a reason why many dealers and shops have high turnover rates and with the supply shortage I know it’s higher

So I was sexually assaulted at my first job as an underage girl from an 18+ male coworker who would stalk me, I was fired for wanting something done about it including the coworker fired, but they kept the male coworker and I stayed quiet for years from not being able to accept it, but today I used my local guide account with over two million views to leave a review and call them out about it, now note, local guide accounts are usually the top/first review you read. I also put the cherry on top of the sundae by mentioning how their overpriced wings are Tyson frozen. It felt too good and I don't have any regrets.