This week, we’re talking about the online and real life movement that has been galvanized in the pandemic by skepticism about capitalism, our current Coronavirus Malaise, and some truly viral, sometimes fake, always maddening, screenshots of texts with employers, bosses, and managers. Mike: I don't necessarily believe in capitalism because I think that maybe there could be a better system out there.Īsh: Nah, I ain't giving any of that to anybody anymore.
Mike: They were just bullying a whole bunch of people on the job site and it became a really toxic, horrible situation.Īnonymous 1: The nail in the coffin for me was when I was told by a superior that I would “have to lie in this career in order to get ahead.”Īnonymous: No matter how good the moral compass of the owner is, people are sacrificed to the God of profit.Įli: My attitudes towards capitalism have changed since I was a kid and are still changing today. Rebekah: The general manager responded to me that she couldn't pay me $10 an hour because that's how much she made. And they said that to justify no overtime pay. Vesper_: I was told at one company that if I love something enough, I would do it for free. WaterBaboon569: You can just refer to me as WaterBaboon569. So let’s do that throughout this episode, starting… now. We do… like to hear the voices of the online communities we’re covering. Some good stuff in there, but you know how we do. Many of which over the last month or so have been…like THIS.Īmory: Reddit Antiwork Forum Booms As Millions of Americans Quit Jobs.īen: Reddit Antiwork Moderator says working was "Degrading" and "Pointless."Īmory: The Antiwork Subreddit is taking IRL Action.īen: Reddit’s Antiwork Sub has mainstream appeal.Īmory: Inside the online movement to end work.īen: Final Straw…Aussie Quits Over Boss’s Email.Īmory: IT Employee Goes Viral for Automating Job and Playing Video Games.īen: Lying Flat…Antiwork…and the Great Resignation…Spreads. Now, onto the show.īen: Amory let’s make like a news show and read some headlines from the last month.īen: But like, let’s literally just read the headlines. And we’ll tell you the latest on that at the end of the episode.
music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.īen Brock Johnson: Hey folks, we wanted to let you know that, as we were putting the finishing touches on this episode, there was a big update in the story - big enough that we debated whether or not to run the episode or hold it.Īmory Sivertson: But we wanted to tell you about this community that is, right now, embroiled in an existential debate. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. Everyone who makes a monthly donation will get access to exclusive bonus content. If you want that too, we would deeply appreciate your contribution to our work in any amount. We love making Endless Thread, and we want to be able to keep making it far into the future. " Working was pointless at best and 'degrading, humiliating and exploitative' at worst, says Reddit moderator behind the influential 'antiwork'," Business Insider." Reddit ‘antiwork’ forum booms as millions of Americans quit jobs," Financial Times.Amazon delivery screenshots during tornado.Bob Black's book, The Abolition of Work.The latest on r/antiwork after Doreen's Fox News interview.Mixer, sound designer and music creator: Matt ReedĪdditional production: Nora Saks, Kristin Torres, Quincy Walters, and Rachel Carlson Show producers: Dean Russell, Nora Saks, Kristin Torres and Quincy Walters Credits:Įpisode producers: Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock JohnsonĬo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson In this episode, we hear from members of this fast-growing community about what brought them to this online space, but also about recent turmoil within the subreddit that has left some wondering if it will endure. "Unemployment for all, not just the rich!" That's the catchphrase of r/antiwork, a Reddit community of more than 1.7 million people who want to end work as we know it and reimagine its role in our lives. Striking Kellogg's workers Michael Rodarte, Sue Griffin, Michael Elliott, Eric Bates and Mark Gonzalez stand outside the Omaha, Neb., cereal plant on, Dec.