Work, run , love, live, relax, die.
Work, run , love, live, relax, die.
Pretzel Man wrote:
Work, run , love, live, relax, die.
Add:
Eat, commute, masturbate(consider your audience here).
There's a lot of people who feel that way...there's even a song about it.
critic 100 wrote:
Typical millennial statement...
Lets see how long the planet last with my attitude.
Right. Your generation NEVER complained about work. They went, made bulllshit money, listed to dumbfvck bosses and entitled customers, commuted, spent their lives away from their family, had no hobbies, and they NEVER imagined anything better.
Work sucks. Always has, and will until the day robots make it obsolete. I see no reason why, with the technology and money we have in the world today, we shouldn't be striving for a workless life. One in which the robots do the day-to-day so the humans can choose to live the life the choose.
I've gotten out of the rat race. I've dramatically reduced my financial needs. I make my money on my own time on my own terms. I spend my days, running, hiking, biking, reading, watching movies, playing instruments, drawing, and spending time with my wife, friends, and family.
I wish the same for you while you still have time. I also wish you could find a way to stop being bitter; its getting you no where.
Office Space
critic 100 wrote:
Typical millennial statement.
I want to show to work when I feel like it, work for ten minutes, the go home for a week.
I want to make $80K per year with a company car, gas credit cards, an expanse account I am not responsible to maintain records of anything (sky's the limit) Mycompany pays for my apartment. I don't want to be held responsible for anything and I want an all expense pain vacation to go anywhere I want to, when I want to, for as long as I want to. Yep I am a millennial which is why I ask...
Anyone just tired of going to work, there is nothing wrong with the job, I just don't feel like going.
Lets see how long the planet last with my attitude.
...because the 'work, consume, work, consume, work, consume' attitude has been so good for the planet?
just tired of it wrote:
My coworkers are decent nice people, the work is not boring but not too hard either, I do well at it but I when I wake up in the morning and I just don't feel like going. Sometimes when I am at work its really not as bad as I think it would be. I don't work weekends, but I start hating Sunday evenings because I am dreading Monday.
Its a secure decent paying job so I won't leave it. Besides, what if it wasn't the job, it was just me. There is no other job that I dream of doing so no reason to leave it.
But the idea of doing this forever seems depressing.
Of course the idea of doing it forever IS depressing. So stop thinking about it. Ur welcum.
NotaMellinial wrote:
Why can't this person fantasize about not going to work? You obviously fantasized about not going to school, and then followed through with that fantasy.
You're another butthurt yank softie for sure.
Funny stuff. I'm curious about the Stockholm syndrome reference. Are you saying that middle managers are in love with their employers, and the employer being the kidnapper in this situation?
Cottonshirt wrote:
just tired of it wrote: But the idea of doing this forever seems depressing.
anyone can find a job. a job is easy. the really hard thing is to find someone who will pay for doing something worth devoting your life to.
very few people achieve that.
which is why we run.
running gives my life purpose and structure and meaning and joy.
a few days ago the quote of the day was from a lady, Dina Asher-Smith, who gave thanks that the biggest stress in her life was figuring how to run fast in a straight line. when I run, I think about all those people who can't run. amputee war veterans, handicapped people, folks with mental issues, people whose job is caring for others, and like Dina Asher-Smith I give thanks that I am not one of them and that the biggest stress in my life is figuring out whether or not my treadmill is correctly calibrated.
when I run I think about people who serve others, intensive care nurses, traffic safety police, firefighters and coastguard crews and I give thanks to them for doing that 24-hours per day so that I can have the peace, the time and the freedom to run wherever and whenever I want and know that if anything happens they will look after me.
maybe you could try being a little bit more grateful for the things you have, and that might just distract you from how depressing your job is.
Cheers.
Well said bra. I can testify to how hard it is finding a job that's even remotely fulfilling, I've been trying a long time. I'm now consigned myself to the idea that it's never going to happen, and that side projects and running will have to provide this instead. We're all lucky to run, injuries aside.
Drew McCarey wrote:
Oh you hate going to work? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that called EVERYONE. We meet nightly at the bar.
LOL that's so funny. Did you come up with that yourself? I've definitely never heard it before.
Crap this is sad. I love my freaking job. Will never leave.
Just stop going to work. Don’t quit-just stop going,
Live to run wrote:
Funny stuff. I'm curious about the Stockholm syndrome reference. Are you saying that middle managers are in love with their employers, and the employer being the kidnapper in this situation?
Not necessarily.
I'm thinking of people who've convinced themselves that work for the sake of work is good.
Everyone knows work sucks. But many people, for many reasons, over time convince themselves, first that its not so bad, and then later, that its good, that there's no alternative, that they'll never retire because they'd otherwise be idle and die.
The millennials are daydreaming of alternatives. Either we'll figure out how to completely overheaul the system, or we'll let a few decades slide by, convince ourselves that we love work, and start bragging about our track record of loving work. "Back in 2005 I had to fight terrorism from stealing our freedom. And in 2008 I had to restore the economy. I had to work awful jobs, part time, just to make ends meet, but I did to help the economy. In 2019 I built a wall, just to keep the Mexicans from stealing my job. Then In 2024, I pisssed on a robot to shut it down and keep it from stealing my job. Work is good!"
Great posts DD. I like your thinking. I have nothing to add except it's not just work that sucks. It's everything around it. A lot of employers require you to be in the office because they need that face-time control factor. The commute in any city only gets worse with time. I waste 30 minutes a way commuting. That's 5 hours a week, almost half a day! 30 minutes is considered an ok commute too. A lot of people at work do 45-1hr a way.
What do you do for healthcare if you've retired early/stopped working without a ton of cash? It's never been clear to me how people do this without being ruined if a major illness/injury comes up. Maybe move to Mexico/Canada?
Very nicely written. I am proud my job as a physician helping my patients. Running is a healthy hobby outside of work and family obligations that continually challenges me and that I can look forward to every day. I am grateful for my job, my family, my health, and the freedom to train for and race half and full marathons.
I have been working in my profession for 26 years and have never had a day that I didn't want to go to work. Now, there are days that I didn't want to see some of the people I worked with, but my job is fantastic. I make about $90K, have exactly a 3.1 mile commute (7-min by car or I can run), have a shower and locker room to change in when I get there, and essentially get to do what I love. I also married waaaay over my head (32 years now), have 4 great kids, a house on the river, a golden retriever, a rat terrier, and a himalayan cat. I don't plan to retire until well into my 70's (57 now). If I found out I was going to die tomorrow, I would have no regrets. I have been blessed way more than I deserve and I thank Him every day for it. Life is not only good, it is GREAT.
Accomplishing things (which requires work) is satisfying. You can't be happy without doing some work so you can accomplish something.
I have alternated among liking, loving, tolerating, and occasionally hating my jobs over about 25 years of real work. Right now I feel a lot like the OP and I'm counting the days until I can retire, or at least switch to the mandolin maker's very part time lifestyle.
Fortunately my wife has a good easy job that she doesn't want to quit for another 15+ years, so I can quit soon on my savings, use her insurance, and not have to worry about her using up her savings.
I'll be impressed with myself if I work to 55.