Hate Work Thread

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Kiiii

And we all know the lottery is a smart investment.

Extended warranty? How can I lose?

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by elphenor

Yes because work as it is now is terrible for most everyone

This does not mean that people want to sit around and do nothing

It means work sucks

Basically. Hating the idea of being forced to sell your body and time to a corporation is perfectly normal, even if there is the potential of a job you don't hate.

[Key]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Extended warranty? How can I lose?

I see absolutely no issues with this logic.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Kiiii

I see absolutely no issues with this logic.

You have a crayon up your nose too? Powder blue?

[Lisnaholic]

Any of you read the book Nickled and Dimed - On (Not) Getting By in America ? Perhaps it doesn't matter because some of you seem to be living it: Barbara Ehrenreich got a series of mínimum wage jobs, including a stint at Walmart, to see if she could make ends meet. It's a pretty depressing analysis of life at the low end of the wage scale, tbh.

To work or not to work? My ten cents:-

Some jobs are soul-destroying and leave so little time for job searching that you almost need to quit the job you have so you can start looking for something better. The problem is that if you then don't find anything, you can be truly screwed. I once experienced a period of unemployment and was shocked at how fast my money and my sense of professional worth evapourated. I also learned that, at interview, you are so much stronger going from one job to another. If you're unemployed, they know you are basically begging before you walk in the door. (Perhaps Trollheart will remember Yosser Hughes at his heart-wrenching, "Gi' s a job" interview.)

On balance, I think my advice to Occult H would be to stick at it but try really hard to find something better...Sorry that you're in such an unpleasant situation.

[Key]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

You have a crayon up your nose too? Powder blue?

I saw your other post before you edited it you sly ****.

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Quit your jobs you fucking pussys.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Any of you read the book Nickled and Dimed - On (Not) Getting By in America ? Perhaps it doesn't matter because some of you seem to be living it: Barbara Ehrenreich got a series of mínimum wage jobs, including a stint at Walmart, to see if she could make ends meet. It's a pretty depressing analysis of life at the low end of the wage scale, tbh.

To work or not to work? My ten cents:-

Some jobs are soul-destroying and leave so little time for job searching that you almost need to quit the job you have so you can start looking for something better. The problem is that if you then don't find anything, you can be truly screwed. I once experienced a period of unemployment and was shocked at how fast my money and my sense of professional worth evapourated. I also learned that, at interview, you are so much stronger going from one job to another. If you're unemployed, they know you are basically begging before you walk in the door. (Perhaps Trollheart will remember Yosser Hughes at his heart-wrenching, "Gi' s a job" interview.)

On balance, I think my advice to Occult H would be to stick at it but try really hard to find something better...Sorry that you're in such an unpleasant situation.

Ah yes, poor Yosser. Confessional to the priest: "I'm desperate, father." Priest: "Call me Dan". Yosser: "I'm desperate, Dan." One of the best series ever written. Bleasdale is a genius.

Originally Posted by Kiiii

I saw your other post before you edited it you sly ****.

I didn't edit nothin' son.

[DwnWthVwls]

I've had some really ****ty jobs by definition and not once has it made my day miserable. Fix your attitude, and your day will get a lot better, or just keep bitching and blaming everyone for your misery. Homeless people have a better attitude than half the lazy ****s I've encountered over the past 15 years in the workforce. "[Insert Manager] made me do what I was hired for", boo fucking hoo.

[djchameleon]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

That's brainwashed bull.

Yeah it is crazy but most people are programmed to think that it is their only option. Get a job working for someone else and stick to it no matter what while they have control over your life.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

It's crazy how deeply ingrained wage fear is. No matter how horrible work it. No matter how devastating it is to your mental health. People still say stick with it. It's very disturbing. It's odd people don't see it as a primary source of oppression.

Originally Posted by Aloysius

I've been self employed for 25 years but before that had lots of different jobs (usually hospitality or care work) and definitely some jobs sucked a lot more than others. Now things are much better. Never rule out going into business - it can take a long time to get momentum but you can try and get something started while you work at the job you hate.

I came in to say this pretty much. I hated the feeling of being stuck in the rat race like everyone else and having bosses that completely disrespected you and you couldn't do much about it because bills still need to be paid and you need to eat. The best option is to become your own boss and find some way to become self employed.

There is a sense of freedom being able to create your own hours and wake up when you are ready not when you HAVE to just to slave away for someone else that signs your checks.