In the wise words of Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 fame: “work sucks, I know.” And while it doesn’t have to be, it seems that the majority of jobs do actually suck to a varying degree, so we’re all in this together.
As such, you gotta appreciate all the online groups and subsequent memes that come out of this anti-work movement. Even the all-encompassing job communities foster that anti-work meme culture. And we’re all better off with the spot-on catharsis.
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Finally Someone Who Gets It!
Red Flag Phrases In Job Posts
Your Salary Won't Be Very Good Starting Out
Reddit is home to a slew of niche groups, but all-encompassing categories are there as well, uniting all of the other, smaller communities as a bonus.
One such giant is r/jobs, Reddit’s community for career advice and other job-related content. As of this article, it’s home to 1.5 million members and is ranked the top 1% by size.
The Answer To "Get A Better Job"
It's absolutely infuriating that actual members of government (in the UK at least) spout this utter nonsense. Saying that some jobs shouldn't earn a living wage is ridiculous. Capitalism says that cleaners don't deserve to live so we'll just go along with that, because we obviously don't need things to be cleaned.
20 Years Of Failing In Richest Country On Earth
This Is Awesome
Incidentally, r/antiwork is an even greater community of people, ranking as the same 1%, but having 2.8 million members.
And you’d be surprised how massive the movement has become over the years. Outside the internet, that is. And it’s more than just (or as much) going against the system of having to work a third of your life—it’s also a philosophy and a push towards a better work life.
Sounds Ridiculous When You Change The Context
We Became A Robotic Society
Think of all the färt heads who will scream "Communism!" upon reading this.
He Was A Mailman
The concept rejects the idea of hustle culture and working ourselves to the bone. That only brings about burnout and physical as well as mental illness. Heck, it’s not even against capitalism, but rather that particular breed of workplace that considers its employees as assets and not humans. Its goal is a world where folks don’t have to sell their labor (and their souls) to survive.
Those Meetings Are So Important
Capitalism rewards capital. People need to stop saying it rewards hard work.
Don't Be A Sucker
That's Just Not Ok
Bertrand Russell actually wrote quite a bit about not working. In his essay In Praise of Idleness, he points out three key aspects:
First is the idea that you get better with work. As in, the more you do it, the better you become. That is, however, not really the case as, at extreme levels, pretty much everything is destructive, and work is no exception.
Perfect Picture For This Statement
Lots of public bodies such as councils do this. They already know who they want for the job but are often legally required to advertise the position publicly. A complete waste of time and money.
A Dumb Take And A Smart Comeback
Even Recruiters And Career Coaches Say This Job Market Is Not Normal
I was ghosted by a company that was trying to headhunt me from my current role. Called, offered me a massive pay increase, I did 2 phone interviews, then... nothing. Not one single person out of 4 I was in communication with would return calls or emails. Im not mad about not getting the position (honestly, I wasnt super into it based on one of the bosses being a guy I used to work with), but you came TO ME... Then ghosted. I was annoyed and confused.
According to Russell, the idea of working hard goes back to the Protestant idea that good works will save your soul. Great on paper, sure, but working yourself to death while you’re considered God’s creation and should treat your body as a temple is counter-productive. Such an extreme puts jobs that demand hard work into slavery territory, and the modern world has no place for it.
Welcome To The Team
Would Do You Leave A Job Like This?
How About You Actually Peep The Attached Resume?
The second part is the idea that meaningful work is born of leisure. And that empowers creativity. Granted, of course, that you find time for such outlets.
But the problem is that once a person turns their hobby into a full week of daunting activities, their capacity for creativity is beyond drained and the hobby is no longer a hobby—rather a chore.
Triple Is Too Little For Now
Boss Canceled Our Christmas Party Cause This Broke The Bank
Is This True ?
A lesson I learned after COVID. Before COVID, I held the same job at the same place for 12 years. Afterword I jumped from five places in two years. Got a raise every time.
Lastly, society these days is far more advanced than it was back in the day. Technology is efficient enough for people to not need a 40-hour week. By eliminating overwork in terms of weekly hours, you’d foster more productivity in humans. In fact, this was written back in 1932—tech has significantly advanced since then so it’s even more true today than it was then.
Every Damn Time
Oh yeah... this resonates. ...except for senior managers who are hired just to oversee the layoffs spawned by a company re-org. When the dust settles, they leave. I call them hatchet men (or women). I saw this more than once or twice at the place I worked for through to retirement.
Poop On Your Own Time, Dammit!
A bow movement? Shoot your arrows quicker and don't miss the boss next time.
Red Bull Declined My Job Application, So I Sent This Snazzy Response
Just A Bit Of Levity For Everyone
Am i the only one who thinks that's fair? Like they did steal... Edit: Thanks 4 the upvotes
While the movement is ever-growing, change is happening already. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the possibility of working remotely and you can’t deny it any more. In fact, it has been so influential that folks tend to prompt for remote work as it provides a better work-life balance as there’s more family time and the like.
Happens All The Time
Been there...then I joined them in quitting after I realized they were on to something...
It Was Nice Knowing You
"Oh shite! What did I do this time?" It was the "Employees must stop crying before returning to work" sticker in the employee bathroom wasn't it? True Story.
Having A Fever And Feeling Unfit To Make It In. “Boss” Responded With This. What Do I Even Say In This Case?
Pardon me BP censors but F-U-C-K that guy. That is NOT how you treat staff. I hope that manager contracts long COVID and spends the rest of his life on a respirator. Making someone go to work with COVID is a danger to the rest of the staff and a danger to any clientele. You know what's not good for business? Getting your customers sick.
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If This Isn’t The Truth Lol
So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Are you up for doing no work right now? If so, use that opportunity to share your takes and stories in the comment section below. And also jump into this rabbit hole of a similar article.
So The "Better Candidate" Didn't Work Out Huh?
Or... you are told by the boss an employee is "the best he has". Boss then has his a*s kicked due to uncompleted tasks, and poor performance by said employee....he relates this struggle to you and you go "huh".
I Love Healthy Workplace Environments, I Would Love To Work For One, One Day
I got my first full time job after being a casual for years, and I get holiday pay and sick leave, and they if anything, they insist that I leave on time and don't stay past my hours unpaid. I'm still getting used to having job security and being respected <3
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I'll Get To It Eventually
I HAD 6 months salary saved up before COVID. It took me TWELVE YEARS to earn that. Also just to be clear, I'm NOT into avocado toast and fancy coffee.
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Most Caess
If anybody says the company is like "one big family," they mean a dysfunctional and toxic one.
“Thank You For All Your Hard Work And Dedication To The Team”
When U Apply
It Really Do Be Like That
It Be Like That Sometimes…
Thoughts Abt This Racial Discrimination
I wanna apologise on behalf of my race for stuff like this. It AWFUL and HORRIBLE and whoever truly thinks these things needs to lose a limb.
I Guess My Name Wasn’t Womanly Enough For A Job
Sexism does go both ways. Btw the answer is no, some woman are awful, men and women i find are exactly the same at greeting customers.
Is This Normal??!
This Is An Exchange I Had Over A Manager Job With Motel 6
🤦♂️ maybe not the best place to be working at, but would at least be work until you could find something else ASAP!
Don't Do It
My Town's McDonald's Posted This In Their Workplace Today, Thoughts?
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Is This Legal On A Job Application?
It means that I don't want to work for you.
I Guess The First 200 Weren't Good Enough, Huh?
I wish I'd made this up but ..... I've seen a job posting with an absolute perfect fit....... Just before pressing send on my application It felt so well known .... looked in my email and found I already applied 6x over the course of a year and they never responded. Not once.
Is It Legal For My Boss To Tell Me I'm Resigning (Texas)
Hehe, a colleague was told she had resigned for walking out at midday after an argument with her boss. Boss was too fückwitted to realise that the colleague was part time and it was the end of her day.
From A Principal To The Teachers
nothing would have been better what went through their mind ooh i bet they would love toothpaste and a tooth brush i mean bruh
How To Respond To This? Original Offer Was Up To $5000 And This Mail Comes Before The Final Interview
Why Would A Job Application Need To Know This?
In the UK many companies monitor who is applying, to see if their job ads are reaching different sectors of society, particularly if they find they are getting lots of a particular type of person applying. It’s not meant to be used as part of the selection and is taken out of applications before the selection panel receive it (I’ve been on that selection panel and this data didn’t reach me - but maybe some companies are less ethical). It’s also nearly always optional to complete it.
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It Was Blank And It Forced Me To Answer Like What Else Could I Say?😭
What Does Being Loyal Get You In All Fairness?
Saw A Post About Rudest Rejection Emails And Had To Share This
Some irony that the person doing the rejecting isn't capable of spelling correctly.
Happy Holidays From My Department
Not Wanting To Work Yourself To Death Is Now Considered Living A "Soft Life"
I love how “more fulfilling” is right there like we’re supposed to be shamed by framing it as “soft”.
Job Rejected Me Without Changing The Chatgpt Template💀
Dear Whomever... We hired the internal candidate we were ALWAYS going to hire...
Company Is Asking To Solve Rubik's Cube In Aptitude Round
It’s Employee Appreciation Week. We Get To Wear Different T Shirts. Huzzah
I am working on a 5 million dollar project. Its been going on for 3 years and no end in sight. Some team mebers are working 70 hours a week, working 3am to meet impossible deadlines. They finally fired the boss. We all work remote, and out of 6 people, two are contractors and on is retiring in 4 weeks. To help reset the project and get us off on the right path, we will have team building next week. We are already trauma bonded, for effs sake.
Corporations Suck
Is This Even Legal?
I Found This A Little Funny
This might serve as a diagnostic tool. If you think this post makes any kind of sense, you’re delusional.
What Do Y'all Think Of This Kind Of Job Posting? Necessary Or Cringe?
WHY THE F**K DOES BP CENSOR D***S??? It is a FACT OF LIFE. So is death, and murder, and sex, and rape. Honestly BP swearwords, ok, ssome people dont swear but you cant shield people from REALITY!
What Are They Smoking
Here We Go
The Audacity
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But what if you want to work with children or vulnerable people,such as in a local authority, and they mention that they have robust policies in place to safeguard those you'll be working with?
I Applied To This Position Over 4 Years Ago.. They Must Have Been Very Careful Considering Me
That's nothing. I applied for a job when I lived in Minnesota for nine months. They finally reached out to me, not once, not twice, but three times! Six years later and after I told them I was now living in another state.
I Don't Feel Like This Is Legit
Life changed to the mess we know, when individual rights superseded the collective whole.
The rich getting richer while the working class people work harder and harder for less and less is fertile ground for revolution. That is why China and Russia went Communist - the wealthy, out-of-touch nobles tried to squeeze more and more out of the peasants. Attention CEOs: The best way to stymie Communism is to PAY YOUR WORKERS LIVING WAGES. Desperate people with hungry children are more inclined to join the ranks of revolutionaries. Well-fed people who can keep up with rent and utilities and still save a little for a rainy day provide poor soil for the socialism you fear.
Life changed to the mess we know, when individual rights superseded the collective whole.
The rich getting richer while the working class people work harder and harder for less and less is fertile ground for revolution. That is why China and Russia went Communist - the wealthy, out-of-touch nobles tried to squeeze more and more out of the peasants. Attention CEOs: The best way to stymie Communism is to PAY YOUR WORKERS LIVING WAGES. Desperate people with hungry children are more inclined to join the ranks of revolutionaries. Well-fed people who can keep up with rent and utilities and still save a little for a rainy day provide poor soil for the socialism you fear.
