40 Funny And Relatable Anti-Work Posts For Anyone Who Struggles Living In Capitalism

You get enough to survive?

It is not that hard to pay a good wage tho

Semantics at play here. I've worked in mind-numbing, redundant jobs where even if the boss was the most wonderful person in the world, I'd still hate how I spent 40-hours a week.

Very deep for a Monday morning.

Yes and no. Nobody's forcing you to work at that job. It depends on how easily you can find a better one

A sentence only uttered by people with a fat bank account to fall back on if things get tough. For whatever reason, location, education, or family obligations, some people are forced to work jobs they hate.

No one prevent you to look elsewhere if you don't like where you work! That's what capitalism is all about : people do what they want.

Also the exact reason why homelessness will never be fixed. What else are they going to use to chain you in this *free* country?

Yes but you build up your career, get pay raises and you get used to a certain life standard. And it will take you much time and effort when changing your job to get to at least a similar level again

So I can expect emotional abuse, poor conflict resolution skills, and a lack of respect for my boundaries? Lovely.

Family ? Like i want to experience this c**p one more time ?

You’re never going home.

I hired someone on the spot, and she's still part of the team, and she loves it here. But yeah, she's part of the team, not of the family. So it might be the reason ;)

A business "family" puts the fun in dysfunctional.

Dontray's thinking outside the box (sorry, I hate that saying, too).

That's called a self fulfilling prophecy.

One need to help himself. Nice way of motivation

Well, speaking of work. This book is all about the LOAD of work Pettson had to do to make the cake. He was out of flour, the bike was broken, the tools was locked in, the keys was in a well, the rod to fish them out was at the attic, the get to the ladder you had to lure the bull away... But in the end, they could eat cake, listen to music and have a birthdayparty for the cat. Another book is about how Pettson deals with his depression with a rainy day of fishing. He is really hard working but for himself, growing potatoes (and protecting them from evil cows) and making all sort of inventions.

I remember Petersson and Findus from a CD-ROM I played at a friend's house many years ago. Lots of fun!

its beautiful. Thats all it is.

retirement?

I hustled for years to accumulate enough money to get out of a twisted marriage. Now, I'm divorced and retired, and living comfortably. Sometimes there actually is a valid reason for enduring "the grind".

Actually I'd need a 5 days weekend. And a 3 days work week.

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And the workplace should have couches for spells of "the vapors" (or "vapours", depending on where one labors (or labours).

The 21st Century looks more like it's returning to "Industrial Revolution" norms of 12+ hour workdays & 0-day weekends, once you factor in the multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet.

Does that mean introverts only require 2 day weekends?

I so want a Victorian wasting disease. Maybe 2 of them so I can have a 5 day weekend.

We tried a few years back to move school start times later (by about an hour) so students could get more sleep. It never happened and it wasn’t because some capitalist stormed in and told us we had to continue the conditioning. Care to guess who didn’t want to change to later start times? Mostly, it was the students. They reasoned that starting school later would push after school activities, sports, jobs and homework to later in the day. It makes sense from that perspective but it’s still not best practice.

I don't see much homework any more, and I don't see students doing better. Quite the opposite.

If you wake up at 5:30, you did something wrong...

Same about a short afternoon nap is shown to boost productivity even correcting for the time spent napping

Even the Puritanical values are but a flimsy mask for lust for power over others.

Can reading be a job? I love reading

Same here, same here ….

Buy a mid-range multi-purpose vacuum, a bucket and mop, and some cleaning supplies, and go into the cleaning business. Low start-up, difficult to get customers at first, but once you've got your foot into a couple of doors, the money will flow. When you've got some money tucked away, you can start looking for something else if you want.

The easiest way to get food and shelter is just go to jail. Walk into a police station, take a buck from the tip jar, and turn yourself in lol.

here's the choice in america, "oh you want money to survive, you got to sell your soul," "oh you want to be yourself and relax for .2 seconds you're fired," "oh you have social and attention disabilities, we'll acknowledge that you exist and say we'll do something for one day out of the year and exploit you for working at below minimum wage" (i personally don't suffer the last one but i know its a thing)

"Not without violating the Official Secrets Act, no. I suggest that we move on.'

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"I wasn't sure about how to spell "gigolo ".

Even better: people try to convince you your hobbies should be a side hustle; you aren’t allowed to spend time on anything that doesn’t make you money.

Work less then, spend less, you'll have more time to do what you want.

This is where I am at currently, and probably for however few years I have left on this planet.