Antiwork

I'm at my limit. It is taking everything in me not to respond to this face-slapping email. As many of you may know, this season is BAD for plumbing. Lines freezing and bursting everywhere. I worked both Christmas Eve and Day, and we only had 2 other people answering calls with me. We were getting queues of over 30 calls…. For the entire day. We could not handle the volume. There wasn't enough time to cry it out. Customers on hold for over 20-30 minutes. The pressure to keep booking customers when there are no more plumbers available (we get in trouble if we don't manage to book a call). We were understaffed. We were unprepared. Our protocols were not updated for how to handle the high volumes. Whatever. I DID NOT get to be with my husband this Christmas. I had to work. He left town to be with…

I work part time for a small family owned company. I don’t contribute much to my family’s finances, it was just a job to get me out of the house. The owners, husband and wife, are in their 60s. Their son, who is VP, is 40. The son is pursuing an affair with my coworker, I’ll refer to her as “Becky.” VP and Becky are both married with small children. VP and Becky are having an emotional affair (FaceTiming and snap chatting at night while their spouses sleep) and Becky has told me that they’ve made out at work at twice. Becky and I were on friendly terms so she vented to me about it. I hate it, but I just try to overlook it and mind my own business. Becky is very emotionally immature and has been throwing fits at work. She will say that she is not appreciated…

So, I'm talking about a literal utopian society where none of us have to worry about money and we all do what we want. Do you guys think people would still work the restaurants/retail shops/etc? I personally think so. I love retail work (when it's not like… horrible lol) so I could totally see someone taking the role of a waiter or waitress bc they love interacting with people that way. What do yall think?

So as the title says I (23f) put in the work group chat that I need a mental health day and if anyone would be willing to cover my shift. Now most of my co workers are kind and they understand that being a full time caregiver is a lot on mental health but once my relief came in for night shift I was laughed at and mocked for needing a mental health day while they are on antipsychotics and I am too young to need a mental health day. I tried saying everyone deserves a mental health day and they just laughed in my face. I love my job dearly I love taking care of the elderly and being a friend to them but I cannot stand the shitty ass co workers who think just because I am young I am invincible. I am on anti depressants too! I…

I’m absolutely terrified lol. Long story short I’ve been having some serious harassment happen at work and my bosses have done shit. I’ve gone as high as I can up the ladder regarding supervisors and HR in out department but nothing been done. So I went to the clients HR and they actually took me serious. Now I’m being told they want to meet with me regarding chain of command and such. Ik they can’t do anything other than fire me but still, this is the highest paying job in my area for my field so losing it will suck. Along with I’ve never been in this situation before, I know it’s not legal and I full on plan on recording the conversation(State laws allow it) it’s still just really nerve racking. Any motivation or advice is greatly appreciated considering this sub helped me realize and say something.

As the title implies, this is a rant about scummy property managers. Submitted a request for a property viewing only to get a reply that “due to the volume of internet views in the last week, we’re cancelling all scheduled viewings and requiring interested parties to fill out an application. We will only show to those we think qualify.” The non-refundable application fee is $30… multiply that by even a fraction of the over 600 views they say they were bringing in and you have a nice money making scheme. Absolute trash humans. You’re already leaching off of others for profit… this is just gross.

Came to the US a few years ago after reading so much about how hard it is to exist here. All I’ve seen over the past few years is people around me desperate to live way beyond their means. Doesn’t matter how much you all make, you find a way to immediately spend it all somehow. I’ve seen people making 50k, 75k, 100k and some even more, but the common theme is how quickly they manage to burn through their paycheck, and almost always just the Americans, while those around them manage to actually save and better their financial positions. If you truly want to get out from under your employer’s thumb, maybe try not being financially beholden to them week after week? Trust me, MILLIONS of people in this country do it, even at the median wage (~40k/year)