Antiwork

I hate this world I have had to become an adult in. I graduated college in may 2020 when there were no jobs to be had. I never got to move out of my parents because the jobs I worked only paid $11-13/hour. I had worked my ass off my entire fucking life and sacrificed so much for my education, for it to mean nothing. I quit my job back in June. I was about to turn 23 and I thought, “I am too old for this shit.” I thought I was doing the right thing. I am an artist and I felt that if I had more time to myself I would be able to spend more time doing what I loved with the confidence my talent was enough to pay the bills. But now it’s august and I am at the very end of my savings. I’ve become…

My Uncle is a district manager for a janitorial company and manages some sites. When bonus pay came around he only got a gift card, So he called his boss (CEO) and complained about how the company didn't appreciate his work and put in his two week notice. After that call he ended up getting a $10,000 bonus immediately from the company and everything went well because he has skills that would be hard to find. I personally can't imagine causing up a stir over a lousy bonus when the base pay is already good but I guess you can get away with such things when you are an employee with high value. I'm personally an unskilled labor and refuse to work retail or jobs that micromanage you way too hard for crap pay. Unfortunately I need to work my ass off to make decent money but it's my fault…

It’s been about a year of me struggling to stay at my job despite toxic and abusive behavior. The other week, management was so rude to me I think emotionally I reached my limit. WFH Friday but literally did nothing out of disgust for them. Now it’s Monday and I don’t feel any better. I want to quit, been looking for a job but so far nothing (had interviews but no offers yet). Not stupid enough to quit without something else lined up… but I just feel so repulsed that I’ve allowed myself to be abused this much and have no desire to be around them anymore. My self esteem is suffering, my eyes are twitching all month. What should I do with this feeling and how do I continue working while looking for a job? Remember, this is my limit so I’ve already put up with derogatory and power…

My company wants us in the office part time. It is fucking soul destroying after being wfh for 2yrs. Posters everywhere warning about all sorts of shit risks, paper cuts! Virtue signalling about any current trend. Sitting on my headset all day because sitting on my headset all day at home wasn’t collaborating. Wtf even is collaborating? No, department x does not need to know exactly what and why department y does things. That’s why they are fucking departments so the work can be delineated! And my colleagues, sauce warbling sandshoe. The people that are in the office are those weird “have-a-chat” types. No, I don’t want to get into a 20 minute discussion on your cat, or some ball sports. I want to do my work, get my money and go be with my family. Uh.

It has gone too far. There is no job security, therefore a looming “impending doom” is always on the mind. It can be used as a way to get rid of people for anything – and is often used as retaliatory method for whistleblowers, employees following exact guidelines following correct procedures that may expose unethical wrongdoings by upper level management – (like, an accountant working for the Department of Defense doing error analysis- and finding misappropriation of funds, done on purpose. It has been used to get rid of people who had been overheard in conversation with other employees regarding their religious or sexual preferences- (EOE) I’ve seen it been used for overweight individuals as well as senior citizens who stepped out of retirement to gain a little extra cash. Equal Opportunity Employment put employers in an awful spot. Their solution ? At-Will Employment; the Company and the employee reserve…