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Former colleague passed away (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Radiant_Research_578 on 2026-08-19 20:26:27+00:00.

Found out today a former colleague just passed away from an illness, only in their mid-forties.

We worked together a few years ago in this absolutely toxic workplace. New leadership had a knee-jerk dislike of them because they were calm and collected and not spending every moment freaking out about getting the company more money. They did their job, closed their computer and focused on their family. They got passed over for promotions and eventually demoted just because they weren’t willing to play along with the BS. Eventually they left for another job.

I did way better playing along with the “yes everything is critically important here and I love thinking about how to help this company” game. And that kept me on the promotion track, for a while. Of course I eventually got laid off for being too expensive anyway.

I want to tell this person how much they had it right. Their obituary is full of their family, their loved ones, their passions. That job did not deserve their peace, time, or focus after 5. I feel so enraged in retrospect knowing how short their life was that leadership did whatever it could to try and force them to give so much more than what they were paid to do.

I know this sub is full of stories about not prioritizing work over what matters most, but this is another one anyway.

Any job that prefers you in a state of panic is the wrong job. Any job that expects you to work extra hours without pay is the wrong job. Any job that wants all of your fucks while giving little or none in return is the wrong job. Do what you gotta do to pay bills but protect your time and peace as much as you can.

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Can’t tolerate freezing office (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Impossible_Ad9324 on 2026-08-19 13:51:13+00:00.

My office is freezing. There’s one huge vent in a tiny box of an office that blows directly on me and keeps the temp in the low 60s.

I don’t have a thermostat, but share one with an office next door that has a large window and is always warmer, meaning my office is always over-cooled.

The office bathrooms are even colder. Frigid.

I count the minutes every day until lunch when I can go to my car and thaw my aching joints.

I work in a salary job at a manufacturing plant and I’m well aware there are people working in risky and more uncomfortable situations than me, but I’d argue that their comfort should be considered too.

As I sit here in August, dressed in pants, sweater, and jacket with cold air blowing on the back of my neck and my nail beds turning purple, knowing I can do 100% of my job at home, I just can’t help but ask WHY.

Why is it worth basically refrigerating a huge building so I can freeze while attending teams meetings from my desk. It almost feels like punishment, but I actually think it’s just because it would be too expensive to install or upgrade to a system that worked better.

I don’t require a luxurious amount of comfort. I’m just tired of being freezing cold.

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How can America call itself a sovereign nation when there are lobby groups openly bragging about how much influence they have over American politicians? 254 AIPAC-backed candidates is absolutely i... (i.redd.it)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Kittehmilk on 2026-08-19 18:59:15+00:00.

Original Title: How can America call itself a sovereign nation when there are lobby groups openly bragging about how much influence they have over American politicians? 254 AIPAC-backed candidates is absolutely insanity. Every one on this list is a traitor to the American people.

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What are the biggest deficiencies of using Linux for gaming in 2026? (old.reddit.com)
 
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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/Louisthemagic on 2026-08-19 15:09:55+00:00.

I am so sick of Windows. I finally want to switch, and I know how good Linux has become for gaming, especially with Projects like Vine and Proton. What I am interested in now is what important games/programs will definitely not work on Linux?

Also which Distros would you guys recommend?

Any tipps appreciated.

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roblox has created a new security check using play intergity (old.reddit.com)
 
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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/Acceptable-Two-4068 on 2026-08-19 14:27:24+00:00.

So for the longest time now you would just use Sober and it was very perfect. It was just the ChromeOS version of Roblox being run in a container so the performance loss was like less than 2%. But yesterday they added Play Integrity. Obviously, Linux will never pass this. But it was only some games that would get mass botted, so games like MM2 and other mass botted games, old Android phones, and Linux can no longer ever play. Most likely impossible but roblox may make a linux verison.

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New Manager proposed eliminating my department and job because AI is going to do it all soon anyway (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/50_and_stuck on 2026-08-19 17:24:20+00:00.

Word leaked out that a relatively young, new manager suggested in a meeting with other managers of the same rank that my department should be eliminated because AI will be doing it all eventually anyway. First of all, without going into the specifics this is simply not true. In fact I would argue if anything the new manager’s job is more likely to be eliminated by AI before mine.

Supposedly the other managers shut the conversation down, but people are both nervous and pissed, especially since my company just filled a couple of open positions in my department. And people are suspicious of the leak itself. Why would this information be shared if not to make people anxious in order to squeeze more work out of us and tamp down any requests for more money, better work life balance, etc.

Ok, get it out, but afterwards how would you handle this situation professionally. We do have a union, and as much as I like unions our current leadership has been supine instead of standing up to management.

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Message To Mods: Do Something About The Bots (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Sure-Temperature on 2026-08-19 16:49:31+00:00.

I used to come here pretty frequently over the past 6-7 years or so, but more and more I've been noticing that almost all of the top posts are submitted and/or written by bot accounts, and it's fairly easy to tell.

As of right now, the top posts are:

  1. "The questionnaire is 100% anonymous" -> Meme posted by an account made November 5th, 2020 with 114,577 post karma, with hidden post and comment history

  2. "Employers are ghosting college grads and rescinding offers, destroying morale" -> Article posted by an account made November 28th, 2016 with 23,971 post karma, with hidden post and comment history. ~~ This one could be a legit person, but the hidden history is always a red flag for me~~

  3. "Working from home should be a right, not a reward" -> Article posted by an account with a "WordWordNumber" username made on July 11th, 2026 with 205,451 post karma, with hidden post and comment history

  4. The fourth top post looks legit

  5. The fifth top post looks legit

  6. "Anyone else notice how job descriptions now list stuff that used to be 3 separate positions" -> Self post made by an account made on August 12th, 2026, with hidden post and comment history

  7. "Exercise Done At Work May Increase Dementia Risk, Though Leisure-Time Movement Decreases It" -> Article posted by an account with a "WordWordNumber" username, made on July 30th, 2026

  8. "House Education and Workforce Committee Passes Messmer Deregulation Legislation" -> Article posted by an account with a "WordWordNumber" username created on March 4th, 2026 with 193,781 post karma, but surprisingly is not hiding their history

  9. "Found out the coworker i thought was cool is *chugging* that kool-aid fml" -> Self post made by an account created on June 26th, 2025 with hidden post and comment history

  10. "Can't tolerate freezing office" -> Self post made by an account with a "WordWordNumber" username created on April 30th, 2022 with 26,446 post karma and 73,740 comment karma, with hidden post and comment history Surprisingly, this is the first one I've seen with a higher comment karma that post karma, which is why I pointed it out

So, of the 10 top posts right now, 2 of them seem like they were submitted by real users, maybe 2 contentious posts that I can't tell if they're bots or real users, leaving AT LEAST 6 posts almost definitely submitted by bots.

It's easy to understand why so many bots post here. Users come here mostly to vent, and most posts that are even vaguely coherent will get upvoted for catharsis. It's all rage-bait. Really, I've noticed myself coming here less and less because I know the content isn't genuine. I really think something needs to be done about this.

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Found out the coworker i thought was cool is chugging that kool-aid fml (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Wench-of-2Many-Hats on 2026-08-19 14:58:17+00:00.

I have a coworker that I have made friends with because she is a very nice and seemed open minded compared to a lot of very conservative people where we work (a lot of upper management go to the same church even). Recently we were hanging out and she told me how *wise* our privileged Big Boss was..

Her reasons as to why Big Boss is a genius God King rather than someone just born with money and connections:

  • He studied law and looks at things from that perspective! Like how the HR director was hired despite being forced out of previous jobs for allegations of mistreating employees - 'cause that's not *illegal* so it's fine!
  • Him just studying law and seeing things from "both sides" - she can't tell if he's a republican or Democrat! (I studied polisci so I can say he's def a republican. He thinks people just don't like Reagan for his personal beliefs...)
  • He supports certain programs (that just happen to be related to his rich people hobbies like planes)
  • He let's her take PTO (wtf)
  • He actually responds to her questions because the bar is in hell apparently

Capitalism is just Fuedalism with extra steps fml

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I want to quit but I have a family (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/pizzaosaurs on 2026-08-19 13:30:15+00:00.

I'm writing this because I'm done. I'm job hunting tonight. I only started this role in January but I'm already just done.

The company I work for is a mess and it sounds like it's not just a me problem but something that is across the board happening to all the other managers at my level.

I'm dealing with heads of who I seriously wonder how they have gotten this far in their career to these sorts of roles. I've had people tell me strategy or "guidance" that is 16 years out of date. In my industry, 6 months is a lifetime so it's pretty crazy.

I was coping as I need the money for my family but today a top boss has decided to pull my only big project of the year with no care for me and my team's KPI's. He doesn't care about our reputation with internal and external stakeholders, what impact this has to happen so last minute or that we'll frankly have nothing for the biggest period of the year only to then demand answers to why we've done nothing.

No, I'm job hunting and I'm going to use work time to do it. I've had it.

Sad thing is that I can see why my team has had a new manager every 6-8 months. They have had manager after manager leave because of this stupidity. And I'm joining in that tradition of leaving in less than a year.

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