Antiwork

And I'm here to bitch about that. Because first of all, do they assume we all have time for that? And 2nd of all, I have spoken to my school multiple times about having a medical disability and that I might not be able to complete an internship and their “solution” was to push me into doing an unpaid internship with the school, but sure enough I had to drop out of that quarter due to medical issues and I lost the internship opportunity. And now I'm here on my last quarter of school and I'm probably not going to graduate because of this ridiculous internship requirement. I'm an honor student, multiple scholarships, and I've worked really hard for this diploma. I haven't seen anywhere online where it's the norm to force students into an internship in order to let them graduate… not even universities seem to have this requirement.…

Basically my job is mail person at a hospital. I go around the building delivering things. I'll get the physical issue first. I walk for hours practically nonstop. I also carry heavy ass packages. It's not bad, but for hours at a time. It hurts. Especially when these boxes come at a rapid succession. It never ends!! The mental aspect is as painful! First off, I'm somebody who really hates working at a hospital. It's depressing, bleak, and you see things you don't really want to see. Even if I'm a delivery person. Going to these places everyday can be maddening. I'm not one of those rare people like doctors who can do it. I don't have the mental compactly. I am also required to deliver stuff to people who can be jerks. Constantly having their eyes roll at me despite doing nothing and letting them know they got a…

I started in a warehouse today, through a staffing agency. Everything was going well. The work was easy enough and I seemed to get along with my coworkers. Towards the end of the shift, one coworker, the loudest at my work table, started talking politics. He asked me and the person beside me if we thought Trump won the election. Before anyone could answer, he cut us off, saying, “you know he won. There’s no way he didn’t.” The coworker beside me said something like, “I don’t know, man,” so, the other guy turned to me. I said, “fuck Donald Trump.” That’s it. I said that without any aggression towards him. We had all been talking and joking while we worked through the day. Although I used a curse word, that’s just how everyone spoke there. Much “worse” words had been said by all of us, without issue. Well, this…

Ironically, my customers are so polite, however some of my managers and coworkers are unbelievably insufferable. I am currently awake, because of anxiety and anticipating the judgment of calling out due to a 24 hour bug yesterday. I’ve lost so much weight and have yet to get my period, I even took various tests to see if I was possibly pregnant but they all tested negative. Never had a job so draining and I’ve only been here for 3 weeks so far

5 other coworkers don’t know they have been shorted either, I just found out. Should I ask nicely or go guns blazing?

Several years ago I was interviewing for an engineering internship at a big company. The position was paid and spots were limited, so it was pretty competitive. Of course I was stoked to have scored an in person interview. The interviewers were my potential future boss (B1) and his boss (B2). The technical part of the interview goes great, no hitches. Then some personality style questions. The last one being: “what are your 3 strongest personal traits and 3 weakest traits?” I gave honest, but interview-y answers like “punctuality” as a strength and “perfectionism” as a weakness. I struggled to find a third interview sounding answer for strength, so I answered “compassion”. I am extremely empathetic and compassionate towards most people. My entire life people I know have remarked on my big soft heart. This was the most genuine, non work focused answer I gave. Big mistake. I was shocked…

Additional info – I am leaving a toxic work environment after 4 years. Unfortunately the exit interview is with my abusive manager… I want to be honest (I don’t need my managers reference or stamp of approval). I don’t want to hold back. Any tips from others is much appreciated!