Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
30 Funny And Relatable Anti-Work Posts For Anyone Who Hates Working, As Shared On This Online Group
Having a job can be both a blessing and a curse. A few lucky ones have managed to pave the career path they have always dreamed of, but the rest are just putting on a clean shirt and fake smile combo and barely getting through the eight-hour bender five days a week.
While having a meaningful job ranked 13th out of 29 sources of happiness in a global survey, only 40 percent of American workers say that they work in good jobs, according to this survey. Many reasons can be to blame, from poor pay to unfair treatment, long working hours, and job insecurity.
Luckily, for anyone who feels that way about their job, here is a safe place to talk about it. Welcome to the Free From Work subreddit which, according to the description, “is the right place if you hate working!” Created back in 2021, the community is still pretty young, but it already features impressive content that is “mostly memes and tweets to brighten up your day.”
Below, we wrapped up some of the funniest and most soul-soothing Free From Work posts that work like a band-aid for our overworked souls.
This post may include affiliate links.
More people than we think have been in a position where the hatred for their job became overpowering. For some, it happened suddenly, for others it started from the first day at work, while for most employees, the sense of loathing came gradually but became too strong to ignore.
So in order to find out what to do in such a situation, how to navigate a job you don’t like or even hate, and when is it better to part ways with it, Bored Panda spoke to Christine Mitterbauer, a licensed and ICF-approved career coach based in the UK.
RELATED:
#2
Heath James 3 years ago
Every other first world country on the planet has this .. except the US.
From her experience as a career coach, people often start hating their job when there’s a clash between their personal values and the values of the company or sector they work in, Mitterbauer argues. “The longer this goes on, the more the dislike, or even hate, can grow.”
“Another common reason people hate their job is that they have a hard time with specific people, a boss or colleagues they work closely with,” she said and added, “Whether it’s better to quit or not is a matter of your life circumstances and whether you can afford to quit, but of course, it’s better to notice your dislike for your job growing before it becomes all-consuming.”
According to the career coach, there can be good reasons for keeping a job that has neither good pay nor good terms: “jobs in certain sectors, for example, the arts or education, don’t always pay well but they might give you a big sense of meaning and satisfaction.” Mitterbauer argues that “if those are values you treasure, that might be enough reason to keep the job despite the salary being low.”
#8
François Carré 3 years ago
My job is not exhausting at all compared to others, and I know I'm lucky for that. But it's clearly eating up my intellectual energy. I used to draw from time to time, and write short stories. Now I casually come home at 7 in the evening with zero creativity.
#9
François Carré 3 years ago
Start looking for all the big companies you don't really need to spend your money for on a daily basis, and thus could boycott permanently until they pay their taxes and decent wages to their employees. That seems a fair and quite satisfying thing to do.
#10
Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago
I heard that growing up, people could pay rent on a single income and work good hours. I'll never have that life. I wake up every day knowing that it's only a matter of time until I turn 15, and then I need to start working. Otherwise, I'll never afford college. I want to become a psychologist and live in a nice apartment with a cat. But the most I'll ever be is an anxious, depressed McDonald's cashier.
When asked what to do when after years a person suddenly develops a sense of not liking their job anymore, Mitterbauer’s advice is to get clear on your values – what is truly important to you in life.
“I often use the Wheel of Work, which shows people several aspects and values of their job, and then we discuss each in turn, how important it is to them, and to what extent it is being met now. Money, creativity, culture, creativity, etc. Through lots of conversation, you lay out on the table what values are truly important and which ones are less important.”Mitterbauer argues that if you hate your job, there’s a good chance this is because there’s a clash here. “It’s never too late to change, and you can start making small changes today,” she concluded.
#12
#13
IcyPenguinToes 3 years ago
I think they actually did invent that flavor of Monopoly. To try to profit on the sadness. Doubt the board is fun enough to be flammable more than once though
#16
Philip Williams 3 years ago
With the benefit of hindsight, if there was an evacuation order then any manager who forced the workers to remain under guard should absolutely be liable for their deaths, and the very company should be sued and prosecuted out of existence. Natural disaster in reference to the storm and its effects is accurate
#19
Susie Elle 3 years ago
I don't believe in laziness. I believe in inactiveness, which is usually a product of something the individual is not happy about.
#22
Jiska Veldhuizen 3 years ago
That must be an American thing? We never gave out awards like that, that's ridiculious.
#23
François Carré 3 years ago
And I'm always baffled by all these Hollywood movies, praised by massive audience and making billions of juicy dollars, while most of them carry very specific anticapitalistic messages that should start revolutions right away at the exit of the movie theatre.
#26
Psycho Cat 3 years ago
Capitalism doesn't work, communism doesn't work, democracy doesn't work, socialism doesn't work... I think our "leaders" don't work.
#30
The sentiment of work frustration as expressed in the Free From Work subreddit mirrors a broader cultural movement where younger generations express dissatisfaction with inherited cultural and economic structures. This is somewhat reminiscent of the dismissive generational response captured by Gen Z, aimed at their predecessors, around outdated values and practices.
In this context, exploring how Generation Z interacts with previous generations could provide additional insights into the workplace dynamics discussed in the career advice shared by Christine Mitterbauer.
#36
Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago
"Save things for a rainy day!" Meanwhile, it's 24/7/52 monsoon season.
#43
Psycho Cat 3 years ago
Ooof if I had 10.000 dollars, my life would do a 180! Debts paid, teeth fixed, bills paid...
#48
Alexander Neil 3 years ago
Construction companies do the same. One subsidiary owns all the assets, heavy equipment, scaffolding, etc. The other subsidiary, with different, unrelated officers, operates as HR. Came up in a Federal case where I had the misfortune of serving on the jury.
#52
Kel WNC 3 years ago
Read an economic article that stated the lack of workers is due to...... the Boomers! The boomers that were close to retirement, went ahead and retired. The boomers that were retired, but had a hobby job, quit that job. This is because they were high risk to covid and they didnt want to take the chance. So, the boomers are really the ones "who don't want to work." Meanwhile, essential Mcdonald employees worked through the whole pandemic.
#54
WordWeaver 3 years ago
Sadly true. And then dudding you with lies to the next workplace before you even got there.
#56
WordWeaver 3 years ago
I'm a boomer and I keep stirring all I can. Yes, I was lucky in many ways to be born in that era but it came with a lot drawbacks too - rampant sexism (pun intended), "greed is good" business ethics (same as now), slimy tactics by Church accepted at face value, overpopulation, shortsighted future planning and more. Maybe YOUR grandkids (if any) will look back on YOUR generation as a Golden Age. "OK, Millennial." So what can we ALL do to change things? I strongly advocate a more spiritual approach (NOT religious!) because sooner or later we will be coming back to sort out whatever has been left - a mess, if we do nothing, and maybe some better pathways if we do.
#58
Redpen88 3 years ago
Used to DM at a buddy's place before the 'vid ended all human contact. One time, there was almost a TPK and his cat got on the table and carried off the mini for the BBEG.... I decided that was canon and they party was saved by the indifferent cat god. Haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
#61
WordWeaver 3 years ago
I wonder what would happen if every millennial declared bankruptcy - simultaneously?
#63
Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago
To be fair, if you think FICO scoring is bad, it was even worse before that. Hard to believe, I know.
#64
WordWeaver 3 years ago
It's just a job. No matter how much you work or love it, it will never love you back. It's only your life and other people who matter. In union is strength, which is why the original people who started unions were victimised by the elite and their minions, jailed, murdered (judicial executions, assassination), transported as convicts and vilified in the elite owned press. In the USA, unions have been effectively muzzled and demonised over the generations but in truth, though they are as subject to corruption as any other human enterprise, vital progress re labour laws has been made. But eternal vigilance of the workers is necessary. Be courageous and persevere. Change comes. As Mandela said "It's always impossible until it's done."
#70
Kay Phillips 3 years ago
"That depends. If it's a once in a while situation when I can help my team, sure, I don't mind. But if it's a daily expectation it means the company is understaffed or mismanaged, and has no intention of changing that."
Add New Image
What do you think ?
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Something I learned later on in life is that an interview or job offer is just as much you deciding if you want to work there. So ask questions. Ask how long people have worked there (it tells you A LOT if people quit after a short time), ask what's expected of you, ask what's in it for you. Is it possible to advance? Do they offer development in your field? If the pay is off you tell them, if you don't agree to any of the terms - tell them. You can negotiate now, just accept whatever is a thing of the past. OFTEN they will change/work with you on whatever is off if you tell them BEFORE you sign or agree. They are interested in you - that's why they offer the job and recruiting is expensive and hard. If they picked you it means they need you and if they won't agree to what you expect (in reasonable amounts) someone else will. This goes especially if you have education and experience. And never settle for less than you've had before.
Rose-A-Lix 3 years ago
Im gonna start my own business probably and have a small farm so i can sell things at the farmers market i think it's an okay idea
Shine Chisholm 3 years ago
That's a huge trend to do exactly that right now! Check out the number of young people selling sustainable goods at your local farmers market to find your community
Load More Replies... Shine Chisholm 3 years ago
I was recently told about a woman who resigned because she wanted $19 an hour instead of $16. Her employer said that the extra $3 per hour wasn't what she actually needed. They said that she needed benefits and that they couldn't provide them. They didn't fire her. I'm fascinated by that interaction.
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Something I learned later on in life is that an interview or job offer is just as much you deciding if you want to work there. So ask questions. Ask how long people have worked there (it tells you A LOT if people quit after a short time), ask what's expected of you, ask what's in it for you. Is it possible to advance? Do they offer development in your field? If the pay is off you tell them, if you don't agree to any of the terms - tell them. You can negotiate now, just accept whatever is a thing of the past. OFTEN they will change/work with you on whatever is off if you tell them BEFORE you sign or agree. They are interested in you - that's why they offer the job and recruiting is expensive and hard. If they picked you it means they need you and if they won't agree to what you expect (in reasonable amounts) someone else will. This goes especially if you have education and experience. And never settle for less than you've had before.
Rose-A-Lix 3 years ago
Im gonna start my own business probably and have a small farm so i can sell things at the farmers market i think it's an okay idea
Shine Chisholm 3 years ago
That's a huge trend to do exactly that right now! Check out the number of young people selling sustainable goods at your local farmers market to find your community
Load More Replies... Shine Chisholm 3 years ago
I was recently told about a woman who resigned because she wanted $19 an hour instead of $16. Her employer said that the extra $3 per hour wasn't what she actually needed. They said that she needed benefits and that they couldn't provide them. They didn't fire her. I'm fascinated by that interaction.
Related on Bored Panda
