Antiwork

Let me tell you this is a boss who's back I will always have. He didn't just do one thing but followed up with multiple acts of just decency and kindness. 1) Applied for a service tech job but he said he'll take me on as an apprentice and help me get my Millwright liscence. Two minutes after the interview he's helping me complete my application. 2) Let me know that bonus reviews are coming up in December and he'll see if he can try to get me something even though I've only been there 2 months. Gets me a raise and a small bonus. 3) Told me once after a job about why he keeps some less skilled guys on the service team. “All those guys have issues going on at home. They are trying to make themselves better but hey it will take a LOT of time. Either…

You can Slack and make mistakes left and right even get in good joking what a clutz you are but if you're super reliable don't give management nothing ever reprimand you about if you do make a mistake no matter how Petty you better f****** watch out if you ever give them something to talk about

So this is a semi rant semi discussion. I apologize in advance for formatting. I just am curious to see if anyone else has been in a similar situation as myself. I have no college degree, worked to the bone in retail for 20+ years in leadership roles. The pandemic hit and retail was different and I job hopped a bit between 2017-2020 to gain salary increases making $70,000 in my last management role. I now work a remote entry level job that continues to give us more and more responsibility. The only issue is this is very much a work at your own pace type place. I used to take a ton of work and be a top performer. I’ve now intentionally stopped taking as much work because why should I make entry level pay but be doing more work than higher level employees? Why should I be the…

No matter what i do i cant feel satisfied with a job. i hate working. and i get it thats why its called work and not fun. im just so unhappy where i work. I try and then my motivation just plummets. my bills are all paid and im great at saving money. But fuck i just cant seem to escape hating this bullshit. cant find anything that pays well enough to justify spending 9+ hours anywhere but my house. Not that im sorth what i want anyways. but i cant lie i just want to chil at home and plah warzone and make music all day. a job just gets in the way of me enjoying the one life i have and just deprives me of sleep.

I applied to a new city government position in July of 2022. I received an invite to do a zoom interview in early November where the team said they were having trouble getting the new position organized and financed and they finally did. Then I did an in person interview with a presentation on December 15th where the team said they were trying to make a decision by the end of the year. On December 20th I was then sent a reference check link to a survey to send to my references and they all filled out their part. Since the reference check it has been radio silence (today is December 30th) I am agonizingly waiting on this decision so should I wait until after the new year to contact the interviewer or am I likely not getting the job and should disregard this job?

Just curious on what people's opinions are on whether it's important to feel personally fulfilled in the workplace or not? Personally, I don't find fulfillment in my work. There's a sense of satisfaction there, sure, but it doesn't “fill my cup.” I'm fine with that. I'm gathering this might not be a popular opinion and I'm just wondering if other people feel the same?

I’m tired of walking 4-6 miles daily on a hard slab of concrete running around suffering, hurting my feet, back and body for $13/hr. 1 call in, 1 point, 5 points you’re fired. Never a weekend off, no time to rest, it’s like your whole life is Walmart. I’m tired and Walmart sucks!

It's long, I'm sorry. I've recently hit some serious burnout with my job (oil burner technician). The hours are dog shit. 7am to whenever they decide to stop sending me calls. On call 2-3 times a week. Some days I work 15+ hours. I actually got home around 6 pm last night. They started calling me around 9:30 and I just fucking ignored them. That's the first time in 5 months I didn't jump to answer my phone. It made me realize how I feel like a whipped dog. I make okay money (yet still waaaay below the industry standard), but that comes at the expense of literally everything else. No free time to hang out with my girlfriend, play with my cats, see my family, no hobbies, etc. I come home, shower, eat, and pass the fuck out because I'm exhausted. I left the field before to go work…