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Antiwork

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A community for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.

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Date Created: June 21, 2023

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The main rules of the server will be enforced stringently. https://lemmy.world/

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Off topic comments that do not pertain to the post at hand may be removed if it is deemed they contribute nothing and/or foster hostility at users. This mostly applies to political and religious debate, but can be applied to other things at the mod’s discretion.

3. Post must have Antiwork/ Work Reform explicitly involved

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 19 hours ago

Every damn job where I tried to do this did not end well for me. I got treated like absolute shit and the people who abused me were praised for their actions even when they got fired after I was for trying to do the same shit to other people. It brought only harm to me and did not even benefit my employers all that much.

This advice makes you an exploitable schmuck and they will do that simply because they can.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 21 hours ago

That's a year old article by a bootlicker

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Idk what's more upsetting: the fact that I was called out as a slacker. Or this slacker waited 6 months to post this... Either way, where both in the same boat... I feel called out.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 22 hours ago

I have a work ethic. My work ethic is to be paid fairly for my labor.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Having a work ethic is a fine thing. Just don't let sleazy employers take advantage of it, because you'll get nothing in return.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Providing labour for free is a clown exercise

[–] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago

Can confirm

[–] [email protected] 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

No, no, this is good advice, actually. I mean, it is a pain to go to the office twice, but flipping a switch only takes seconds, and you have the rest of the day to fuck around.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I used to get paid four hours showup time to drive fourty five minuets in to the plant to push a reset button on a motor control station. Usually at two in the morning. Shift operators were not allowed to do this task as there may be a reason the the reset tripped. Drive back home, catch more sleep. Then show up for the regular shift at seven thirty..

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

So get woken at 2am, leave home at 2.30, arrive back home at 4.15 (15 mins to get to the button and check things) , fall asleep if you're lucky by 5am, get woken by your alarm at 6 in the middle of REM sleep, shower, dress, leave at 6.45 for 7.30 arrival at work

I would be coming in late that day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

Often I did. 24/7 oncall made me a lot of cash. Sometimes I was the only one on the maintenance crew that was sober...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago

Yes! Pretend that you feel like this but do your own thing man. Show up to work excited but only do what you’re paid for or what they deserve.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago

You know thw thing is all the tales of really successful people arent about going to the office early and grinding down some stupid task a superior gave you but about following your dreams and putting effort into those. Quitting your job and taking out a loan to build a racecar or start helping people with pc repair or whatever your dream is, is better advice than putting any effort into something you hate. Its not work ethic but being a mindless slave.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Repeatedly devalue workers through layoffs and never promoting

Workers give up trying to climb the corporate ladder and do the bare minimum

surprised pikachu

[–] [email protected] 24 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

They taught me this shit as a kid when my dad got laid off. "This quarter" thinking can have very long-term consequences.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

Nobody wants to work 🤡

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

the only people who want to put in longer hours at the office have absolutely nothing to go home to.

they should be pitied instead of being vilified. drop them a "get well soon" message in social media should you encounter them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

hope you choke on that nugget

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

So, become the office janitor?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This article was published more than six months ago. Some information may no longer be accurate

Hehe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

Tryhard was only in fashion for a couple of days before it burnt out. Slacker reigns supreme by default!

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