Antiwork movement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the antiwork movement is for a very specific subset of people who are able to depend on others, usually parents, to provide their basic needs.

I honestly haven’t heard about it other than on Reddit, where it’s clearly mostly college-aged people still living at home.

Yeah, no. There are a diverse group of people on r/antiwork, including some business managers and CEOs. Many boomers on there too.

Keep trying to dismiss it, folks, but change is happening, workers are unionizing and finally FIGHTING BACK

Lol CEOs are specifically forbidden

NP. What are you even talking about? Word Salad?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 37, make over 200K a year, and have worked since I was 16 with the longest break being 2 weeks for my wedding and honeymoon. I've managed teams as large as 18.

I find many of the anti-work points compelling. At a minimum, I think a lot more people should be unionizing.

Same. I shouldn't want this since I'm an elite white collar worker who is treated well, slagged my way to the mid-top and will always be working for a paycheck. I shouldn't want everything else to become more expensive and lessen my own paycheck.

If you've never worked a minimum wage job, you need to listen to these people. I'm a lawyer now but I worked a bunch of minimum wage through high school and college. It's so ironic that you're lectured constantly on dedication and are expected to put up with mistreatment for minimum wage. I once quit a job because the manager scheduled me to work during my AP tests and told me being a cashier was more important than my education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 37, make over 200K a year, and have worked since I was 16 with the longest break being 2 weeks for my wedding and honeymoon. I've managed teams as large as 18.

I find many of the anti-work points compelling. At a minimum, I think a lot more people should be unionizing.

Same. I shouldn't want this since I'm an elite white collar worker who is treated well, slagged my way to the mid-top and will always be working for a paycheck. I shouldn't want everything else to become more expensive and lessen my own paycheck.

If you've never worked a minimum wage job, you need to listen to these people. I'm a lawyer now but I worked a bunch of minimum wage through high school and college. It's so ironic that you're lectured constantly on dedication and are expected to put up with mistreatment for minimum wage. I once quit a job because the manager scheduled me to work during my AP tests and told me being a cashier was more important than my education.

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The number of times, even at white collar jobs, I've had bosses try to get me to work for free (i.e. "everyone works through lunch" or "brendon always stay for a couple hours after, just to finish everything up") is crazy. The number of times I've had those bosses require me to work through holidays, including Christmas, is also crazy. The attitude they have, like they just want to squeeze every drop they can out of you for as least money as possible, is dehumanizing and gross.

You can be a company and also treat people like human beings. You can be a manager and also a decent human being with some compassion that allows people to keep their dignity.

Millennials did this same thing with #MeToo and everyone laughed at the beginning. Now theyre coming for this messed up work culture. And I'm glad. Because it's high time it ends. I work for myself now, but I remember the mistreatment, and it was really awful. Cant imagine how bad it is for those struggling with a family on minimum wage or something

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Millennial here, I quit my sad toxic corporate job to work at a small but elite institution for 2x pay. I didn't quit to play video games in my moms basement.

That’s not what the anti work movement is, though. They are explicitly not about work reforms or increased worker rights-they don’t think people should have to work if they don’t want to-I think it’s tied to the ubi movement. What you’re describing is completely different.

Disagree, people always tell managers they want to "focus on family" or "take a different role to diversify their experiences", but in reality, they are just pissed about the money. You are describing the surface level information/he says she says. I am telling you the true underlying story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So this is why everything is short staffed nowadays?

No. Most of the missing workers are Boomers who retired earlier than anticipated. But the media never misses a chance to blame those ~*~eNtitLEd MiLlennIaLS~*~ for anything that confuses the masses.

https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-millions-retired-early-pandemic-not-going-back-2021-11

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So this is why everything is short staffed nowadays?

No. Most of the missing workers are Boomers who retired earlier than anticipated. But the media never misses a chance to blame those ~*~eNtitLEd MiLlennIaLS~*~ for anything that confuses the masses.

https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-millions-retired-early-pandemic-not-going-back-2021-11

They also have no idea how old millennials are. The majority are in their 30s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

Tell us more about what she does

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

Tell us more about what she does

Sells luxury perfume on poshmark/ebay. Super rare and niche brands like oriza legrand, not the avg burberry or lancome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

Tell us more about what she does

Sells luxury perfume on poshmark/ebay. Super rare and niche brands like oriza legrand, not the avg burberry or lancome.

Oh wow. So why is there so much money in that? How does she get it cheap enough to have that kind of profit margin? If you dont mind me asking...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

Tell us more about what she does

Sells luxury perfume on poshmark/ebay. Super rare and niche brands like oriza legrand, not the avg burberry or lancome.

Oh wow. So why is there so much money in that? How does she get it cheap enough to have that kind of profit margin? If you dont mind me asking...

She has literally no competitors. The markup isn't that much because artists (Europeans) take a lot of pride in their work. But the uniqueness allow her to focus on serving clients who are willing to pay.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I joined this movement, but I call it 'retirement'.

IKR? Nobody has a problem with retirement, early retirement, FIRE, or being so wealthy you don't have to work. But young people living within their means (whatever the source of those means) to avoid a dead-end traditional job is somehow triggering.

I have a traditional 9-5 job and a nice lifestyle. If I could afford my lifestyle without working I'd quit tomorrow. I have several friends who made different lifestyle choices (no house, no kids) and have non traditional income or temporary jobs. They're not in debt or mooching, they just made different choices.

UH, YES THEY DO. I’m fully retired (SAHM of tweens and teens), my H is semi retired (he dabbles in some projects but out of interest, not the need for money) due to an IPO payout.

Do you know how many people say they would be bored and not know what to do with a full schedule of leisure time and hobbies??

I can’t stand the rise and grind people. I think they need to get a life. Quite literally! Find yourselves some hobbies. Get a dog. Travel. Spend more time with your loved ones, especially your parents, while everyone is still in good health. Think about something besides money!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

Tell us more about what she does

Sells luxury perfume on poshmark/ebay. Super rare and niche brands like oriza legrand, not the avg burberry or lancome.

Oh wow. So why is there so much money in that? How does she get it cheap enough to have that kind of profit margin? If you dont mind me asking...

She has literally no competitors. The markup isn't that much because artists (Europeans) take a lot of pride in their work. But the uniqueness allow her to focus on serving clients who are willing to pay.

That's awesome. So she makes her perfume herself? Or she resells?

That's very inspiring. There is so much money to be made out there in unconventional ways

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I joined this movement, but I call it 'retirement'.

IKR? Nobody has a problem with retirement, early retirement, FIRE, or being so wealthy you don't have to work. But young people living within their means (whatever the source of those means) to avoid a dead-end traditional job is somehow triggering.

I have a traditional 9-5 job and a nice lifestyle. If I could afford my lifestyle without working I'd quit tomorrow. I have several friends who made different lifestyle choices (no house, no kids) and have non traditional income or temporary jobs. They're not in debt or mooching, they just made different choices.

UH, YES THEY DO. I’m fully retired (SAHM of tweens and teens), my H is semi retired (he dabbles in some projects but out of interest, not the need for money) due to an IPO payout.

Do you know how many people say they would be bored and not know what to do with a full schedule of leisure time and hobbies??

I can’t stand the rise and grind people. I think they need to get a life. Quite literally! Find yourselves some hobbies. Get a dog. Travel. Spend more time with your loved ones, especially your parents, while everyone is still in good health. Think about something besides money!!

Agree. Or make art!!! Why not? it's bizarre, the people who think the only thing in love is to be pathologically busy and clocking in to earn money. I also notice that oftentimes those people dont actually earn much, maybe because theyre not "big picture thinkers", idk. But they want everyone else to be toiling away like them

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge fan and I hope it has an impact on employers. I like working but I don’t wanna do it more than 20 hours a week. And I want a decent salary for that time.

My friend owns her own business, aside from hiring a part time customer service rep, she works 2 hours per day and makes 200k/year.

Tell us more about what she does

Sells luxury perfume on poshmark/ebay. Super rare and niche brands like oriza legrand, not the avg burberry or lancome.

Oh wow. So why is there so much money in that? How does she get it cheap enough to have that kind of profit margin? If you dont mind me asking...

She has literally no competitors. The markup isn't that much because artists (Europeans) take a lot of pride in their work. But the uniqueness allow her to focus on serving clients who are willing to pay.

That's awesome. So she makes her perfume herself? Or she resells?

That's very inspiring. There is so much money to be made out there in unconventional ways

Resale. There are lots of super cool stuff in Europe that will wow Americans. She nabbed some cute watches in Venice for 10 euro each, and Americans grabbed off her ebay store for 80/each.