Antiwork

What are some ways you try and beat the system at your job? For reference I work sales at a gym. Here are some of my ways. I'm scheduled 9 hours a day with one hour lunch but I never take it and always leave early. I take breaks including using the bathroom whenever necessary. Sometimes if I can I'll workout before my shift and finish my workout even if I'm a little late to prioritize my health and well being. I'll sometimes read when it's slow during the day and I've done all my work. Maybe listen to a podcast or music while sending emails. My sales numbers have been great and consistent with my bosses constantly telling higher ups how amazing I am so I've definitely got job security at the moment. What else can I do? Short of getting a new more exciting job, which I'm working…

I’m curious what qualities you do enjoy that your boss, team lead, or any superior around you possesses? I know this is anti work, but if any of you can think of anything positive to say about your superiors I’d love to hear that.

Lately I have been very uncertain of myself and my future, especially relating to work. I have a lot of conflicting thoughts when it comes to the issue and i'm at a point where i feel like my life is starting to idle due to it. Before going into my reasons for why I have been struggling to get back into working, my main conflict with those reasons is that I want to be able to do things for the people I love. I want to be able to buy/rent a place for my partner and I to live, I want to be able to afford nice trips with them and my family to places they have always wanted to go, I want to buy them nice dinners and wonderful gifts, and overall I want to have the financial security to be able to help/support the people around me should…

Started at a new job less than two months ago. Since then, my manager will consistently change or delete my work after I submit it for final Q and A. She will then accuse me of not doing it properly. When reviewing the version history of the excel file, it’ll show HER name as the one who deleted or altered my work. When I confronted her on this several times, she makes up some silly excuse that is illogical. One ex: in December, I submitted 717 complete excel rows for final Q and A. I made a copy of my work as well. The next morning, my manager told me I had to start over bc the first 212 rows I had submitted were blank. When I showed her the copy of my work and asked her what she was talking about, she made up so illogical explanation and told…

Most of the posts I see here regarding automation are focused on people losing their jobs. I get the economic pain that comes from that, however, I'd we truly want to live in a post-work world automation is a required component. We have to separate automation for capitalist gain from automation for freedom from work. There are necessary jobs in society that are unavoidable, such as harvesting crops. If we truly want to eliminate work, beyond just the capitalist wage slave model, we've got to look at how we can implement automation for the good of society.