Antiwork

From most of the posts I’ve read here, it appears a lot of posters are American. I’m familiar with other countries labour laws but the labour laws in America seem horrific. With the labour laws and healthcare costs, it seems like the USA would be a very hard place to live. Would I be right on this or is r/antiwork where the more extreme workplace stories are posted.

I worked at a pizza place during my senior year of college. For context, I was an RA for 3 years but it was never enough to pay my monthly tuition payments so I got a second job at this pizza place. It was run by people I knew and liked, and it was a good enough job I guess. But it was April of my senior year and I was applying for jobs for post-graduation. My boss was aware of this, and even gave me the day off a couple of times to attend interviews. So it's not like she didn't know I was leaving after graduation. So I applied to the place I'm working now, basically a nonprofit organization that helps displaced kids from other countries who are seeking asylum get connected with family members within the US. It's a really good program, and the facility I applied…

People are hiring like crazy. I got a 25% raise. I didn't even apply, they reached out to me on linkedin. Don't let anyone tell you aren't worth a raise.