Antiwork

I am a high functioning schizophrenic. I'm not kidding, I'm completely sane and completely sane. I have a job, I make a decent living, but I have no desire to do anything anymore. I'm sick of the system and sick of our world. I want to give up on this world and live in the woods. I'm sick of being treated like a slave and I'm sick of the abuse and manipulation. I cannot stop believing in this. This entire point is not a joke. I've always believed that people were different, but I was never aware of how different we really are. We're so different. We're so different. I'm sick of living in this system and I'm sick of being treated like a slave. I'm sick of being treated like a slave but I'm also sick of being treated like a slave for a reason. I know the reason,…

This is not a new argument, just my personal one. I am a M-F 8-5 schedule lifer. Company provides me a cell phone that I get the “luxury” of carrying around along with my personal phone weighing down my left front side pocket all day long. When I get home I make the conscious effort to put the work phone down and try to leave it alone. Then it rings/vibrates/dings……your mind wanders and wonders as you hear it from the other room as you try to just watch Friends on HBO Max with your significant other on the couch from the other room. Now your mind is awash in what is possibly awaiting you in that next communication and you become separated from the moment and flown back into work mode. I hate this feeling.

Just got back today from a week long vacation and not a single person covered for me. Had this vacation planned since January and put in my PTO request, which was approved, that same month. Was assured by my manager that my work would be covered so I felt content going on my vacation. Just returned to my desk after having an anxiety attack in the bathroom and currently trying not to cry.

In my little town of about 15,000 people (Northern USA), we have 18 drive-thru coffee huts and most all of them stay busy. The busiest has to be Starbucks and there's constantly a line wrapped around it. Why do people still shop there knowing how they treat their employees and their union-busting efforts? I don't get it.

Mine was my third day, I applied for one job and then magically my company changed my job description based off of need. I was supposed to be on the phones for 1-2 hours a day (during people’s lunches) and the last 4 weeks, I have been on them 40+ hours every week. Overnight, I became a customer service rep and get yelled at every other call. I start a new job in a month and I’m beyond excited to get out of here. I’m debating on quitting with little notice since they did that to me. Maybe people are leaving jobs because they apply for one thing and then companies change on them overnight and just force them to be okay with it.