Antiwork

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy appears in this PBS NewsHour segment to discuss the framework: https://youtu.be/KSH75oXHwT0

Asking because this is my first “corporate” job with nothing else to compare it to. Hired a social media manager. 12 years experience in photography and design (Dont judge my transition, times are tough right now). Do a-lot of design work within my role for various digital marketing projects. Small web and marketing company husband and wife owned. Their expectations: -expect employees to work after hours. -dish out last min tasks (5pm) all the time. -offer ZERO training. -have openly told me im expected to learn on my own time. I took one day off in 3 1/2 months. I was berated because social posts did not go out that day. (We are having difficulties with our scheduling system and everything needs to be done manually at the moment). My boss said i should have either 1. Scheduled it myself ON MY DAY OFF. Or 2. Ask a coworker to…

I hope nobody here recognizes me because this is a mad specific situation. I work for a company that does mostly in town local contract work but occasionally drives out of town with a company van provided. I showed up to the meet site to pick up the company van and found that someone had broken into the van over the weekend, there was dirty clothing, food wrappers and ashes all over the back of the van and notably the battery was dead. While trying to figure out what to do someone comes by and jumps the van for us so we get ready to go. I get in the van and notice that the low oil light, low tire warning and check engine light are all on. The driver side door was also broken from a previous driver so none of the buttons or lock worked and the window…

TW: self-harm and suicidal ideation I’ve been trying to job hunt while still working full-time, but my spirit is so deeply crushed at this point. I barely have the will to live, much less anything else. I’ve been hanging on due to a need to maintain my insurance (I’m on some expensive and necessary medications), but after resorting to self-harm to get through the work day it finally hit me I can’t live like this any longer. I don’t care that I don’t have a backup plan. Whenever I do start dipping my toes in the water there are countless opportunities that arise, but I can’t put any time to updating my resume etc. because the minute I metaphorically clock out of work I deflate and almost become catatonic. I am planning on resigning. I want to do it tomorrow. I decided last night, but after the euphoria wore off…