Antiwork

My boss is horrible at managing and is a huge asshole to most, not just me. I am so tired of working for them. I love my job, I work remote and pretty much decide my own schedule and tasks. The big problem is my boss is the owner of the business, so transfer to a different manager seems like it would be impossible especially since I have worked for my boss for close to 12 years now.. I have been grinning and bearing it since may 2020 and I'm tired of the constant shifty comments and being a punching bag for their frustration. I keep ruminating on the following questions and would love some insight from folks: Am I giving up on myself/career or being bratty if I leave the role I love in an industry that I enjoy? Conversely, am I just another abuse victim if I continue…

Without repercussions: if you could say anything to your greedy, entitled, lazy, “people just don’t want to work” boss; what would you say?

So my father VERY recently passed. Later the day of his passing my mother’s bossed called to say “sorry for your loss, have you given any thought to your return?” Then the boss had the nerve to show up to the funeral home and ask again when she would be returning to work. My mother was off because my father was on hospice. Once her PTO bank ran out she is no longer getting paid. My question is: what recourse does she have? Is there something I can do? She lives in USA and works for a hospital. I would advise her to go to HR, but it is my understanding the boss is friends with HR head and anyone who has complained has been removed or written up. She is not ready to return and I don’t think she is financially in a place where she feels comfortable just…

Genuine question for the room. Let's say, hypothetically, you could have a “job” in name only, still have an income, but get to spend all of your time as free time uninterrupted. When you add up your breaks, downtime, vacation, ect, how close are you to that 0 hour job? For example, I have a 45 minute commute each way to work but when I get there I usually only do like 2 hours actual labor on average, so my total work time is only like 3.5 hours a day.

While my employer is inclusive in their public image and want to look good, on the inside they are smelly and rotten. My father had developed alcoholic liver disease and my mother couldn’t handle taking care of him, I took intermittent FMLA and my employer and manager completely turned their attitude around on me when I’m in the office. They started to have a cold demeanor and talk to me like I’m a child. I’ll say this one last time type talk They want to push someone out of the door just because they need time with their family. I know what they’re doing, and it’s mentally draining.

The headline pretty much says it all but basically a team leader at another branch strangled another staff member up against a door for “not doing as he's told” (his words) and got a suspension, demoted to staff and has to come work with us in a smaller laid back branch until Christmas. I'm absolutely baffled he didn't get fired first off, secondly I can't believe they've sent him here to calm down like we're therapists or something? I come to work for money not as training wheels. He still acts like a team leader as well but I'm adament about not following any passive aggressive order or I'll have absolute hell for the next month. The real icing on the cake is the man he attacked is the current managers son in law… and as a wannabe team leader he's constantly in the managers office with absolutely no sense…

I work at a print shop. The guy who prints all the signs is on vacation (which they should have prepared for) all week this week. My boss is his backup, but he was out sick today. My boss then decides it is my duty to learn/crosstrain on his poisition over the phone while he coaches me through it. Suddenly, I am the one who has to put out the dumpster fire he created. I told them no over and over and he gave me the “you're not a team player” speech. Give me a break, or you know, PAY ME MORE and be better prepared next time. Skeleton crews don't work if you're a multimillion dollar company.