Antiwork

I work your typical corporate job. Think Monday through Friday, 8-5 (because 9-5 just wasn’t enough time spent under the thumb of the system), business attire, work cubicles, fluorescent lights. My job has its benefits too. It’s relatively low stress. I don’t have to talk to customers, don’t have to talk anyone actually. I can sit down comfortably all day and don’t have to strain my back from long hours of standing or walking. I can even listen to podcasts or audiobooks while I work. I get two whole days off back to back. Most importantly of all, I can get insurance through my job now so my fears that I’m too poor to ever get sick or injured are somewhat mollified. These are all things I’m grateful for. Because they were once denied to me. I spent over ten years working in the service and retail industries. Working even…

Never forget that labor is our product as workers and the wage is our price. Just as companies will cut as many corners as they can get away with to sell a product for the same price while spending less on making it, we the workers should naturally do as little work as possible so long as we can do it without consequence. It only makes sense, it’s just a good business model.

Employers are supposed to guarantee a wage for tipped staff At some point isn't it best to agree to stop tipping so employers are forced to pay their employee's wages and not subsidise it to patrons? Other countries have no tipping culture, the meals are better quality and about the same price…. Just seems owners take off the top and the bottom, may as well make them pay their way Can we make February Do Not Tip month?

It's either through capitalist means like buying stocks or crypto Or you have disability insurance or welfare Or you do criminal acts like theft I'm confused explain how somebody who's antiwork gets money or do you barter with items instead

Interviewing for a job today that'd be my first salary vs. hourly wage paystructure. Seems to have a butt-ton of duties all across the board. I don't know much, but a bit suspicious–could be a great job if I'm not being squeezed indefinitely. How should I proceed re this?

TLDR: I'm mentally disabled and feel lost now that I realize how often I was taken advantage of. Hello my name is 410ham and I'm was a workaholic. Life has been awful for me since covid. I understand now for all the work I've put into places I was making the business a ridiculous amount of money compared to other people. I spent most of covid learning about antiwork ideas and now refuse to do my best work unless I have direct compensation. I used to work 60-80 hours a week especially through winter. I used to go as hard as I could and impressed most every boss I've had. I've pushed others to do more and more, helped create a culture at a restaurant of everyone coming in early and staying late to the point when we lost two of our 9 cooks when just kept it at 7…