The "anti-work" trend is something that's grown in popularity over the past year or so, in particular due to the /r/antiwork subreddit on Reddit. I can certainly see why so many are on that bandwagon at the moment. There are a lot of people in positions of power in the work environment that don't treat their employees with respect or dignity. In many cases they expect your soul for a low-wage job.

But I don't think the answer lies in pushing back hard when you feel overworked and underpaid. Below is my advice on anti-work.

• Do you best to show respect for those in authority. This might be hard when you feel like you're being mistreated, but I think it's better for your state of mind to not harbour animosity against your superiors.
• If you're legitimately being mistreated at work, use any government resources that are at your disposal. Trying to handle things in a vengeful, personal way is likely not the best option for anyone.
• If your boss is unreasonable or irrational because "you're expendable", then look for something better, if at all possible. Stay as long as you need to but if you can go somewhere else, do it. You'd be surprised what opportunities can arise.
• Always do good, honest work. Maybe you're not being treated the way you want to be treated, but if your bosses decide there are going to be cutbacks and layoffs, the honest, hard-working employees will often be the last to go.
• Generally, don't do more than what's required in your contract. Of course, there's nothing wrong with being the good one who picks up a little slack once in a while. But if you're regularly expected to do stuff that's not in your job description, maybe it's time to move on or speak up about it. Nobody has the right to fire you for not doing someone else's job.