Antiwork

I’m a consultant, and part of my job is to go in and survey existing spaces when a new tenant is coming into the space. Lately the spaces I’ve been surveying all have existing stores or offices in them, some even have “now hiring” signs on the doors. AITA for not telling these people they should be looking for work? They’re all going to get fired in the next few weeks and they have no idea. The companies don’t give a crap about these people, but I could lose my job if it’s found out I told them.

Anyone else have those days/weeks/months where you can’t stop daydreaming at work about quitting and starting a new life? The past few weeks I’ve been applying for new jobs nonstop (hoping for more money and remote work) and every time I’m AT work, I spend a lot of time romanticizing this vision of me quitting and just…doing something else. It happens anytime a coworker annoys me or anytime some new change comes from management. I guess it’s a way to escape. It’s kind of frustrating, though, because while it’s nice to hope and dream, when I get rejection emails from the jobs I apply to, it adds to my annoyance and ruins the rest of the day. Not really looking for any advice. Just wanted to share and see if anyone else is living in daydream land while they work.

So my friend who is a male in his 20’s recently got fired from a valet job at a nice resort for simply telling a fellow grown male coworker who is easily 35+ to “shut the fuck up” and that is all. One profanity used, no prior write-ups or offenses, just one grown man telling another to “shut the fuck up.” To me that seems like the absolute weakest reason to fire someone ever. I’m no genius but I’m pretty sure far worse has been said/done at a work place and not one disciplinary action has taken place. I mean what a joke of an organization am I right?

Something driving me crazy lately is at work … we all get paid hourly. The guys are always saying in Macho ways I did more than you, cut more than you, built more than you, etc… and they are so proud of working themselves to death. It's like they all are brainwashed. We get paid hourly so why do I have to make 5 extra units and kill myself repeatedly. I am an outsider because this mentality is so prevalent prevalent I don't say anything because it makes me sick. Wow so you made the company owner more money whoopee bro.

I work for a luxurious hotel brand own by a tech billionaire, where most of the staff makes minimum wage. Yesterday an email was sent to the whole company announcing that soon we will have access to a savings management app, an “exciting employee benefit” to help us increase our financial education and track our earnings. How disconnected from reality are these people? I can track my earnings just fine, all of it goes towards rent and food!!! There is nothing left to be managed!!