Hi, I’m dakbailey. I’m exploring the idea of anti-work, and I figured I’d ask the people that would know best.
My story- worked at a car dealership from 6/2022 to 12/2022, got canned. Big whoop. Still needed to make my car payments. Started doing doordash and a convenience store gig. Loved doordash enough (and was making enough) to do it solo, so I quit my convenience store gig. All was swimmingly until I totaled my car. Bought my truck, and to make the payments on that, the guy I bought it from (who was an ex-coworker and a good friend of mine) set me up with a new job at another dealership (though under the same ownership.). Lasted a day, and in that day, my first and only day, I was snapped at (not yelled at but literally snapping fingers at), berated, and outright disrespected by management. I said “fuck this”, clocked out at the end of the day and never returned. That’s also not mentioning that the General Manager of this dealership let his Great Dane/Dalmatian have the zoomies in front of a $106,000 Dodge Hellcat. This dog also charged me as I was coming out of the bathroom. Instead of GM saying “Oh I’m sorry my dog that’s LITERALLY HALF YOUR HEIGHT is charging you”, he says “Oh, he’s just a baby!” This is a grown 54 year old man that currently has rumors going around that he likes cocaine a little too much. Fuck that guy, fuck that dealership, fuck that ownership.
So, if it’s alright, I’d like to ask about some of your thoughts on anti-work.
1) what is anti-work to you? Does it mean not a normal 9-5 like employment or is it strictly no employment?
2) How does one sustain themselves being anti-work?
3) Does anti-work allow for certain exceptions to sustain life and comforts therein?
And finally, 4) Do you think anti-work is a safe bet for everyone?
I’m sorry if these are noob questions, I’m just on a mission to find information.