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IDK, I get a lot of fulfillment out of the work that I do. The terms of my employment are between me and my employer, and if I don't like those terms I have a s

IDK, I get a lot of fulfillment out of the work that I do. The terms of my employment are between me and my employer, and if I don't like those terms I have a skillset that allows me to go elsewhere. Maybe instead of complaining about things they should work to fix the underlying issue.

noahtallen 5y ago
I guess I’m not sure what you do, but there is a massive difference between the quality of life at our work in tech and the work people talk about on antiwork. > if I don’t like those terms… I go elsewhere This is basically the whole point of the subreddit, people quitting their jobs when companies do very shitty things. It is about people taking action.
Sohcahtoa82 5y ago
> if I don't like those terms I have a skillset that allows me to go elsewhere. ...did you visit the sub? That's exactly what the people in that sub are doing. > Maybe instead of complaining about things they should work to fix the underlying issue. The "underlying issue" is that low-wage jobs frequently have abusive managers. But since the jobs are unskilled, it's easy to find replacements when someone gets sick of the abuse and quits. Because they're easily replaced, they have zero leverage of fixing the abuse. At best, they'll quit, get replaced, and the new employee will be treated just as poorly as the old one.
- brodouevencode 5y ago
  Yeah I get it. And had my share of it too. While working through college I had a manager working in a warehouse that was eventually fired and brought up on charges for assault. I’ve quit jobs too because of poor working conditions. But a lot of them also complain about being trapped in retail/service industry level jobs. My point was that they should get out of there. Those are low skill jobs that will be soon replaced by automation anyway. There’s better out there, and it just takes a willingness and a good work ethic to escape it.

noahtallen 5y ago

I guess I’m not sure what you do, but there is a massive difference between the quality of life at our work in tech and the work people talk about on antiwork. > if I don’t like those terms… I go elsewhere This is basically the whole point of the subreddit, people quitting their jobs when companies do very shitty things. It is about people taking action.

Sohcahtoa82 5y ago

> if I don't like those terms I have a skillset that allows me to go elsewhere. ...did you visit the sub? That's exactly what the people in that sub are doing. > Maybe instead of complaining about things they should work to fix the underlying issue. The "underlying issue" is that low-wage jobs frequently have abusive managers. But since the jobs are unskilled, it's easy to find replacements when someone gets sick of the abuse and quits. Because they're easily replaced, they have zero leverage of fixing the abuse. At best, they'll quit, get replaced, and the new employee will be treated just as poorly as the old one.

brodouevencode 5y ago
Yeah I get it. And had my share of it too. While working through college I had a manager working in a warehouse that was eventually fired and brought up on charges for assault. I’ve quit jobs too because of poor working conditions. But a lot of them also complain about being trapped in retail/service industry level jobs. My point was that they should get out of there. Those are low skill jobs that will be soon replaced by automation anyway. There’s better out there, and it just takes a willingness and a good work ethic to escape it.