88 ‘Anti-Work’ Posts To Fuel Your Hatred For Capitalism Even More
Interview With ExpertEven when working the dreamiest of dream positions, it’s not realistic to love our jobs every single day. There’s a level of tedium and monotony in every profession, which sometimes makes us frustrated with capitalist society. And this aggravation must be vented, or otherwise it will accumulate and crush our souls.
The people in the list below did just that and felt infinitely better. Scroll down to find some of the most brutally honest anti-work posts they shared, and don’t forget to upvote the ones you positively agree with.
While you're at it, make sure to check out a conversation with Dr. Sharon Grossman, psychologist and executive coach at Turnkey Retention Solutions, and Helen Lawson Williams, founder of TANK - ending burnout, who kindly agreed to share their best tips on how we can enjoy work more.
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Name one person, just one person, who came by their fortunes legitimately. Inheritance? Follow the money backwards. The rich use their attorneys like they were attack dogs, combing through government laws to find loopholes and work arounds. Lottery winners might be the only ones who didn't screw someone over to pad their bank account.
Me wanting a living wage is "greed" but Elon Musk buying another super yacht is A-Okay. Got it.
Jeff Bezos flying around in space for 10 minute is a-okay but me wanting a livable wage is a problem??
Dr. Sharon Grossman, psychologist and executive coach at Turnkey Retention Solutions, explains that people started embracing the anti-work culture that all these posts are a part of because "work doesn't work anymore. The anti-work movement isn't about laziness. It's a wake-up call about broken workplace cultures."
She further explains that employees are tired of the "hustle culture" masquerading as ambition and status mattering more than mental health. "Work is eating up people's resources so much that there's not enough energy or time left for the 'life' part of the equation."
Instead, people want a sense of purpose and flexibility, not just a paycheck, she says. "This isn't a perk, it's really non-negotiable."
"The anti-work movement is a response to the feeling that the time and effort that goes into a lot of jobs isn’t fairly rewarded," Helen Lawson Williams, founder of TANK - ending burnout, adds.
"Pay in many fields has stagnated or declined in real terms, conditions have eroded, and job security feels like a very last-century concept. When people feel like they’ve been treated unfairly - when their work isn’t appreciated and their employers are hoarding the value they create - they get angry. That’s anti-work."
Those who feel unhappy with their jobs commonly lack fairness, recognition, resources, and advancement and have micromanaging bosses, says Dr. Grossman, explaining it further below:
- Lack of recognition: Many managers feel like they don't need to appreciate their employees because "that's their job." But people like to feel seen.
- Lack of advancement: People want to have a career trajectory. They don't want to stay stuck where they are. If they see they've hit a ceiling, they'll go elsewhere.
- Micromanaging boss: If you display behaviors like micromanagement or lack of delegation, it delivers the message that you lack trust in your employees. No one likes to be on the receiving end of that.
- Lack of resources: If you're expected to do your job, but you don't have sufficient resources with which to do it, you're going to burn out.
- Lack of fairness: If people are promoted unfairly or your voice isn't being listened to or downplayed, this will lead to a toxic culture. Companies need to strive to create psychological safety.
Stress doesn't merely change a person on a molecular level, it's inherited. Those stress genes are passed on to the next generations.
Williams additionally notes that job dissatisfaction is closely related to the people in our work environment. "We’re social creatures. We live or die by how well we’re supported by, and how much we can contribute to, our social groups. Given how much time we spend there, work is a really important social group," she says.
"If your work has you doing things that aren’t meaningful to you (or worse, are against your values), among people who transparently don’t care about you, you’re very unlikely to be happy. And that’s exactly what we're seeing. Employee engagement is at an all-time low because very few people can get engaged in work that’s purely transactional."
It is right now officially impossible to unionize. You can vote for one and win the right to unionize, and then have 90 days to get it approved by the NLRB board. But since Trump fired workers off the NLRB board and has refused to appoint any new ones, thus leaving the board without the minimum quorum to be functional, no new unions can be approved. So, Trump has taken away the Constitutional right to unionize. Thanks again, MAGAts.
"the guilt you feel about it isn't real"? I disagree. The guilt is part of the system, programmed in by religion and those stupid awards at school for perfect attendance. The guilt should be beaten down vigorously and told to f**k off.
In order to find more enjoyment in our work, Williams suggests putting hard boundaries around it so there's time for enjoyment outside work. "There are probably small things you can do to improve work, e.g., finding at least one friend you can have a laugh with, but the key skill in this situation is being able to switch off and leave work at work," she says.
I miss sir terry. When I read his last discworld novel I had to keep stopping cos of the tears. It was a great book but sadly the last....getting all teary again now x
'We' are cutting the government offset for ACA and making those slackers on Medicaid get jobs. "WHAT? What do you mean you can't work cause your body's all used up from a lifetime of manual labor?"
Just put all government officials on minimum wage. It'll go up to a living wage and you'll get better government officials.
"If you do have a bit of a financial buffer, or options in the job market, take a half hour to do two things: assess your values (we have a tool to help: https://values.thisisyourtank.com/ ) and work out what you could be doing to get your work better aligned with them. Pulling against your values is exhausting, and if your workplace is full of people who hold values that are opposed to yours, you’re going to find it really hard to connect with them. Consider whether a different team, a different workplace, or a different career might put you in a better place to do something that’s really meaningful to you, with people you enjoy being around," Williams further suggests.
1. There are pills that do that? 2. Where can I get some (without going to a doctor)?
Then Musk's mommy tells the rest of us peasants that we don't have to go out eat, just pop out kids we don't want.
Meanwhile, what workplaces can do to improve employees' job satisfaction is "create a culture of recognition and appreciation, create opportunities for team building, and carefully match tasks to individual strengths while also providing their teams with sufficient resources to get the job done," says Dr. Grossman.
"People find satisfaction in their work when they connect with their manager and their coworkers, when they feel a sense of purpose in their work, and when they are challenged, but not overwhelmed by the demands."
Unemployment is not more than you made at your job. What would be the incentive in that ?
"Workplaces could start by recognizing that people work best when they feel valued and supported," seconds Williams. "Even the most boring, repetitive jobs can be meaningful and create a sense of connection if they’re done collaboratively and it’s clear what larger goal they contribute to. Workplaces that reward performative busyness so that everyone feels under constant time pressure rarely realize that what they’re sacrificing is creativity, meaning, and connection. You can’t build any of those things when people are constantly at their limit," she concludes.
"I'll just put in a self-serve kiosk and have my CUSTOMERS work for me"
Tales from the Riverbank! I loved the TV series that had real animals. Early '70's IIRC.
It is in their best interests to do so. Not only do they get more money but keeping the working class poor mean there will always be some poor slob willing to do whatever they have to just to survive.
This is especially true in the case of transit worker strikes. The news is always about how this will hurt commuters. We are workers too bro. I support your strike. If it means it takes me a bit longer to get to work for a month, then so be it. Solidarity!
"Nobody wants to work anymore", someone in Venezuela says.."wanna bet?" then complain about all the folks coming over the border. If ICE were to actually want to get rid of illegal immigrants, they would START at JBS and every other slaughterhouse where the cleanup crews are underage, never mind the floor workers. But that would affect everyone's lives, and that would be wrong, RIGHT? Mr CEO?
Without actual numbers, it is impossible to tell how badly or well off she is. Is she is making / her father was making in 1993 $1 million a year, I would have trouble sympathizing.
I'm in a union and my union dues are about 3% of my wages. But I actually work with Trump supporters who say we don't need a union because the union steals from our wages. And yet, non-unionized workers in my same job make 50% less wages and get 80% less benefits. I keep telling these people to leave and go work at Wal-Mart. The cognitive dissonance is crazy.
This is sad. Teachers and first responders should be getting the kind of money paid to "celebrities."
I cannot find anything supporting that number! In 2023, the average was 31%. ETA and this is from 2019!
I remember about 8 years ago there was a story about three tech companies planning to fire 40.000 Indians and hire 200 Europeans instead. I was absolutely shocked by the numbers. I mean, ratio 200:1 is crazy.
In the us the average salary is $63,119. For 9 months of work. That seems like a decent (average) wage to me? You can look up states - https://govsalaries.com/salaries/teacher-salary
Yeah, and some of us are realizing that there will be no retirement, we will just have to work until we absolutely can't anymore.
Minimum wage in 1970 was only $1.60/hour. But if we had pegged it to "official" inflation at that time, the current minimum wage would be over $13/hour. The current actual federal minimum wage is $7.25. That means the actual minimum wage has been cut in half over the past 60 years.
Reading makes me happy I don't live in the dystopia called the USA. Don't understand there are no protests or riots. People find it apparently normal to have 2 jobs or live in your car. Stand up!!
I wish someone could explain to me, in logical term, why any of these is wrong. I just can't understand the the thinking on the right. How can you hate others so much?
Reading makes me happy I don't live in the dystopia called the USA. Don't understand there are no protests or riots. People find it apparently normal to have 2 jobs or live in your car. Stand up!!
I wish someone could explain to me, in logical term, why any of these is wrong. I just can't understand the the thinking on the right. How can you hate others so much?
