In the wise words of Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 fame: “work sucks, I know.” And while it doesn’t have to be, it seems that the majority of jobs do actually suck to a varying degree, so we’re all in this together.
As such, you gotta appreciate all the online groups and subsequent memes that come out of this anti-work movement. Even the all-encompassing job communities foster that anti-work meme culture. And we’re all better off with the spot-on catharsis.
#1 Welcome To The Team
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#2 I'll Get To It Eventually
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#3 Is This True ?
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Reddit is home to a slew of niche groups, but all-encompassing categories are there as well, uniting all of the other, smaller communities as a bonus.
One such giant is r/jobs, Reddit’s community for career advice and other job-related content. As of this article, it’s home to 1.5 million members and is ranked the top 1% by size.
#4 Having A Fever And Feeling Unfit To Make It In. “Boss” Responded With This. What Do I Even Say In This Case?
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#5 Happens All The Time
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#6 Every Damn Time
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Incidentally, r/antiwork is an even greater community of people, ranking as the same 1%, but having 2.8 million members.
And you’d be surprised how massive the movement has become over the years. Outside the internet, that is. And it’s more than just (or as much) going against the system of having to work a third of your life—it’s also a philosophy and a push towards a better work life.
#7 Your Salary Won't Be Very Good Starting Out
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#8 That's Just Not Ok
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#9 If This Isn’t The Truth Lol
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The concept rejects the idea of hustle culture and working ourselves to the bone. That only brings about burnout and physical as well as mental illness. Heck, it’s not even against capitalism, but rather that particular breed of workplace that considers its employees as assets and not humans. Its goal is a world where folks don’t have to sell their labor (and their souls) to survive.
#10 It Was Nice Knowing You
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#11 Those Meetings Are So Important
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#12 So The "Better Candidate" Didn't Work Out Huh?
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Bertrand Russell actually wrote quite a bit about not working. In his essay In Praise of Idleness, he points out three key aspects:
First is the idea that you get better with work. As in, the more you do it, the better you become. That is, however, not really the case as, at extreme levels, pretty much everything is destructive, and work is no exception.
#13 Most Caess
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#14 Finding A Job In 2023 Be Like:
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#15 Boss Canceled Our Christmas Party Cause This Broke The Bank
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According to Russell, the idea of working hard goes back to the Protestant idea that good works will save your soul. Great on paper, sure, but working yourself to death while you’re considered God’s creation and should treat your body as a temple is counter-productive. Such an extreme puts jobs that demand hard work into slavery territory, and the modern world has no place for it.
#16 Would Do You Leave A Job Like This?
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#17 The Answer To "Get A Better Job"
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#18 Perfect Picture For This Statement
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The second part is the idea that meaningful work is born of leisure. And that empowers creativity. Granted, of course, that you find time for such outlets.
But the problem is that once a person turns their hobby into a full week of daunting activities, their capacity for creativity is beyond drained and the hobby is no longer a hobby—rather a chore.
#19 He Was A Mailman
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#20 20 Years Of Failing In Richest Country On Earth
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#21 Thoughts Abt This Racial Discrimination
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Lastly, society these days is far more advanced than it was back in the day. Technology is efficient enough for people to not need a 40-hour week. By eliminating overwork in terms of weekly hours, you’d foster more productivity in humans. In fact, this was written back in 1932—tech has significantly advanced since then so it’s even more true today than it was then.
#22 This Is An Exchange I Had Over A Manager Job With Motel 6
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#23 From A Principal To The Teachers
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#24 Red Flag Phrases In Job Posts
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#25 What Do Y'all Think Of This Kind Of Job Posting? Necessary Or Cringe?
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While the movement is ever-growing, change is happening already. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the possibility of working remotely and you can’t deny it any more. In fact, it has been so influential that folks tend to prompt for remote work as it provides a better work-life balance as there’s more family time and the like.
#26 Sounds Ridiculous When You Change The Context
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#27 Corporations Suck
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#28 My Town's McDonald's Posted This In Their Workplace Today, Thoughts?
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#29 Even Recruiters And Career Coaches Say This Job Market Is Not Normal
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#30 Is This Normal??!
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So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Are you up for doing no work right now? If so, use that opportunity to share your takes and stories in the comment section below. And also jump into this rabbit hole of a similar article.
#31 How About You Actually Peep The Attached Resume?
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#32 This Is Awesome
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#33 Is This Legal On A Job Application?
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#34 It Really Do Be Like That
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#35 It’s Employee Appreciation Week. We Get To Wear Different T Shirts. Huzzah
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#36 It Be Like That Sometimes…
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#37 Don't Do It
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#38 I Love Healthy Workplace Environments, I Would Love To Work For One, One Day
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#39 When U Apply
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#40 Finally Someone Who Gets It!
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#41 Just A Bit Of Levity For Everyone
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#42 Triple Is Too Little For Now
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#43 Job Hunting Again, And It Sucks. Please Have All Certifications, A Degree In At Least 3 Fields, And 20 Years For This Internship
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#44 Don't Be A Sucker
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#45 Poop On Your Own Time, Dammit!
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#46 Red Bull Declined My Job Application, So I Sent This Snazzy Response
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#47 I Guess The First 200 Weren't Good Enough, Huh?
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#48 “Thank You For All Your Hard Work And Dedication To The Team”
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#49 Happy Holidays From My Department
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#50 A Dumb Take And A Smart Comeback
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#51 Is It Legal For My Boss To Tell Me I'm Resigning (Texas)
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#52 You Might Not Want To Use The Word “Delve” When Writing Your Cover Letters As It Might Be Considered Ai-Generated
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#53 Why Would A Job Application Need To Know This?
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#54 We Became A Robotic Society
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#55 Strangest "Rejection" Email I've Received. I Am Not The Sysadmin Lol
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#56 Saw A Post About Rudest Rejection Emails And Had To Share This
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#57 I Applied To This Position Over 4 Years Ago.. They Must Have Been Very Careful Considering Me
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#58 I Found This A Little Funny
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#59 I Don't Feel Like This Is Legit
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#60 Company Is Asking To Solve Rubik's Cube In Aptitude Round
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#61 Hiring Questions
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#62 Is This Even Legal?
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#63 Life Hacks ??
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#64 Not Wanting To Work Yourself To Death Is Now Considered Living A "Soft Life"
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#65 Company Gifted Us All A $25 Doordash Credit For Christmas. This Is What Happens When We Try To Use It
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#66 How To Respond To This? Original Offer Was Up To $5000 And This Mail Comes Before The Final Interview
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#67 What Does Being Loyal Get You In All Fairness?
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#68 Here We Go
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#69 Capitalism Chart
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#70 The Audacity
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#71 It Was Blank And It Forced Me To Answer Like What Else Could I Say??
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#72 I Guess My Name Wasn’t Womanly Enough For A Job
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#73 Job Rejected Me Without Changing The Chatgpt Template?
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#74 What Are They Smoking
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#75 At This Point, I Can Only Lol
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