Antiwork

I’m so physically and mentally exhausted. I’m running out of money because I just can’t urge myself to work. I saved up 20k only to realize that I needed at least 50k to even imagine buying a house. But then I broke my ankle, except during 2 ER visits, nobody saw the break. So for 3 months, I was in agony, until I went to a specialist that looked at my old scans and pointed out the break. I can’t afford physical therapy or surgery for my deformed ankle. I mean, I’ve had an infected tonsil since I was 8 years old that I still can’t afford to have removed. My insurance dropped me because I couldn’t afford to pay 30k to the hospital that didn’t treat me. It’s an endless cycle. I have an autoimmune disease that I can’t afford medicine for and I live with chronic pain, disability…

I work for a small business where I was promoted to general manager about 6 months ago. Prior to the promotion I made $8 an hour. In an evaluation today, the owner told me they could no longer afford to pay me my salaried rate of $16 an hour (40 hours a week, no overtime). They've also taken away a couple of my responsibilities (as a way of demoting me without actually removing me from the position). I am now being asked to negotiate my pay cut because they can “no longer afford it”. They wanted to know what I think was “fair” rate, but I stalled and was able to ask to get back to them. They want an answer tomorrow and I have absolutely no idea what to say. How should I go about doing this? I'm not in a position where I can afford to leave, and…

Out the door, I'm a small business owner. Due to the nature of my business we can't fully transition to a worker co-op, but we do full profit sharing and unlimited PTO (just started that this year). I work 7 days a week, even when I get a day off I can't be more than ten minutes away from the shop in case someone gets sick or an emergency pops up. I've had to cut appointments short, cancel plans, and just give up on having ANY life outside of work. We can't afford to close the doors, we can't afford to lose any momentum in growth or we're going to drop off and fail. And if we fail, that's a bunch of people that lose a job that provides a living wage, and a real chance for them to have a future. Plenty of posts here oversimplify this: If I…

I tried to request off a week ago, but the earliest date available to even request was, the 21st I think. It’s dumb, because I know the schedule wasn’t written yet. I’m cool with working any other holiday. But V-Day? I hate this stupid “holiday”. It’s just commercialism for corporations to profit drain people. If you’re in a relationship, you should love and take care of your partner EVERYDAY, not just one day of the calendar year. Even Christmas is commercialized, but it at least has an important meaning behind it (both from a religious POV and not religious). It’s bad enough having to see couples in a relationship on a daily basis, it hurts me. But an entire day ALL ABOUT IT??? At Kroger, they make everything a big deal. All it is for the corporation is about money, just like everything else. They want me there to help…

Title says it all really. We talk so much shit about bad working environments (which i can certainly empathize with) but personally, i am willing to work harder if it means I benefit accordingly. I mean, is it all really this awful? Is there really no good place to work? Alternately, are there any places that offer what YOU value, be it paid vacation, good work life balance, low stress or something else I'm missing? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I've used 5 sick days. I have two left for the REMAINDER OF THE FUCKING YEAR. I just got told that this is the easiest way to be “in jeopardy” of my job status. Screwed up my knee, and had a stomach flu. I'm the dick for having things happening to me? I don't get it.

I’m a server at an Asian restaurant and the past year I’ve been working like crazy do to bills needing to get paid and constantly being short staffed. My husband is in the military and he gets out in April, he’s currently in a class that will help him get a job after he gets out and we’re currently down to one car so I can only work lunch during the week so I can pick him up at 5. I now have time to go to the gym between getting off and picking him and I can cook more often (these are the things that help me relieve stress and just genuinely enjoy) and it’s really boosted my mental health. I don’t make as much any more but still enough to cover bills for the most part so I very much think it’s worth It. Amit work isn’t not…

So I (18M) just landed a decent, well paying job for my age. But I'm having second thoughts and doubts about it. Firstly, I just want to say this job is a “face to face marketing agency” what this means is that I, as well as others, will have to go to customers and clients houses, business meetings and events/conventions to try and gain clients for a company that have hired us to promote them. Basically what this means is that I'll be having to knock on people's doors and talk to them about a charity, Internet provider etc whatever company hired us. We will be having ID and things to prove we are legit but I'm not sure if thats who I wish to become. Secondly, if I do wish to leave, I can leave right away. But I'll have to pay my dad back X amount for work…

Been working customer service for 8 years at one retail job. I wasn't given any promotions. Raise is minimal. 0.25 raise every year. I would need to work 4 years to get 1 dollar raise. I went from 10 dollars to 12 dollars. Now, many people quit their jobs and I am the one who remains and the work is unberable. 4 peple left and they only hired 2 more and only gave them 15 hours a week. I want to quit but I have no skills besides customer service for 8 years. I didn't go to college.