Antiwork

So here is some background information. I am from an affluent family in a developing country called Malaysia. P.S the work culture here is toxic just like any Asian country. My father was born poor and worked his way up society doing business in the auto industry. He is currently in his mid 40s, he still manages his business but mostly online. He spends most of his time managing his business through phone, playing golf, drinking with friends and biking across town. He rarely returns to his company headquarters for work, only occasionally to do a check-up. Naturally, from his point of view, he believes in a full meritocracy for anyone who is smart and works hard enough. I am new to this subreddit. However we here all know that hard work does not necessarily pay off and for most it never does. I have argued with him many times…

Tl;de: first job Full of red flags. Thank god I left. I just got out from tech School and got hired by a small tech Company wich did the Sales software for a big Company and also selled for other business. Got hired for the owner of big Company himself (partner in this small Company) to do tech support and training. FIRST RED FLAG: the advertised salary was 20% over minimum wage. My manager said I barely finished tech School so my salary would grew later. It was a small Company the other partner was a shy developer, there was me and two other tech supports, one recently hired with me. Everyone liked me over the First month, the “bug for fixing” exploded from 13 to over 150. I was trying to break the system on my “low” time and found so many bugs they had to create a new…

This happened years ago. I had surgery on my leg and couldn’t walk properly for a while. I gave my boss the doctors note and since I was casual, I told them not to roster me on for the next month since I was still recovering. They agreed. I go there to eat one night and one of the people from Head Office was there. It was the Restaurant Manager. I ate my meal and told my waitress about the discount because she knew I was still working there, so she let the RM know. RM changes the receipt and as I go to pay, she says I’m not allowed to have my 50% off discount since I haven’t been working. I showed her the work policy from my phone that says all employees are entitled to 50% off during shift, after shift and even during days you’re not working,…

I work in an industry that requires a knowledge in statistical analysis… We have a new casual at work who has been with us for a week. My boss had a meeting with him yesterday to ‘have a chat’. The casual is 21yrs old. My office is next to my bosses and the doors were open so I could hear the entire meeting. I was rooting for this kid because he’s motivated and nice. In this meeting I overheard my boss explain that the average household income in SA is $180,000+….The average household income (according to the Australian bureau of statistics) is $49,888. I’m so confused why he would claim that. His entire career is based on statistics and statistical analysis. The ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) is like the Bible in my industry. My boss has appeared to be an ally in my life – we’ve had long conversations…

It's very impossible to earn that money by yourself. I'm able to get 50$/h as a software engineer by working remotely for US company, but that's not really scalable. Yes over time I'll earn more, but it's slow and tedious process and I wouldn't be able to be mega-rich if I lived for 2000 years at that pace. So what is the only way to get mega-rich (except few jobs)? SCALE. Why would I develop software when I can find 2 people and sell their work for 50$/h and actually pay them 15$ including the taxes. Increase the scale and you get more and more rich. I'm actually talking from experience since I used to work for an agency 3 years ago, I was being outsourced for 12k/mo, but I didn't even get third of that pre-tax, then take into consideration that company was sold for $120m. The agency did…

..other than cash. I kid you not. Her exact words were “What would make you guys feel appreciated? Other than cash.” Followed up by a kind of uncomfortable laugh. The silence in the room was deafening. It was 30 seconds of awkward looks around and sentences being started and not finished. Mind you, the benefits are outstanding and they do take care of us in the form of appreciation lunches a few times a month, that kind of thing. But it was such a surreal moment to live one of these moments where you realize why this movement exists.