I started college coaching 40+ years ago.
A 40-hour week would seem like a part-time job.
I started college coaching 40+ years ago.
A 40-hour week would seem like a part-time job.
mcgregor. wrote:
Apparently your parents and teachers lied to you.
Life is hard. Deal with it.
Reminds me of this:
Oh, I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me
About growing up and what a struggle it would be
In my tangled state of mind
I've been looking back to find
Where I went wrong
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BTW....the whole concept of capitalism depends on having enough working class people...euphemistically known as 'middle class'.
The government makes sure they remain enslaved by making sure they lend lots of money to buy houses, cars, send kids to expensive schools etc.
The interest rate nowadays is extremely low just to keep this going...lend money, flip houses, government and banks cash in via other ways, eg more (buyer/seller) stamp duties etc because people now go through 3 to 5 houses in life (gotta upgrade) as opposed to Granny having lived in only one for 60 yrs.
Different models exist, there was a need for cheap labour to keep this going , but places like Australia said 'why not create 'middle class' out of those too, increase min wage, brickie's labourer can live in same suburb as doctor and teacher, pay taxes, keep the wheels turning for capitalism. have social security to keep them healthy enough to work, and enough money to deter crime.
Cheap labour?...import your unnecessary niceties from cheap labour countries, and just pay the labourer a good wage with your savings.
Like a hamster wheel it works...no recession for 29 yrs
Starno wrote:
In the USA, taking a few years off isn't well seen. It's a lot of societal pressure to deal with. When some of your college friends start to get a raise, get married, having kids etc. and you're not "in the game", it can be hard to deal with.
Peeps who are 30-40, how real is this?
wageslave4life wrote:
It just boggles me. I'm a 22 year old university student currently enrolled in a co-op position at a bank, and I just can't imagine having to spend the next 40 years of my life doing monotonous work for a lousy paycheck.
Is this what life is all about? Work, go home, watch some tv, sleep, and repeat? There's got to be more.
I have worked 40 to 50/week for the past 45 years, no plans to quit. I like working.
Belarussiya wrote:
Poverty and homelessness is a pretty good motivation for most.
Not here in Cali. We gots a Sweet living thanks to our gummint widdout havin to raise a finger.
If you can invent something, provide a service, open a business that provides a service etc and it only requires 25 or so hours a week and pays you enough to live- no body will criticize you at all. Most of us aren't smart enough to do those things, we we go to work. If you figure it out, great.
You will have beaten the system.
lease wrote:
I started college coaching 40+ years ago.
A 40-hour week would seem like a part-time job.
So don't coach if it's too much?
join the crowd wrote:
Runner10287 wrote:
In an economic system, capitalism, that deprives people of meaning because of its inherent drive to turn everyone into individuals and everything into commodities, one can go out on their own and build something. But there is a cost to producing this and it is usually paid through the exploitation of others.
So what system does not take advantage? If you say communism then name one communist state that does not take advantage of the population ?
If not, explain what you mean?
No perfect economy with a country this size and the population too big. Thanos may have been on to something.
Look into the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early). I can't imagine working 40 years either. Max out your 401k, put as much money as you can into retirement accounts, retire as early as you can and enjoy life. Live frugally so that you can reap the rewards later in life while all of your peers continue to be miserable in their daily jobs for another 20+ years. Also, get a side hustle (rent out room on Airbnb, for example).
Runner10287 wrote:
lease wrote:
I started college coaching 40+ years ago.
A 40-hour week would seem like a part-time job.
So don't coach if it's too much?
Who said it was?
I've had a few hiatuses from coaching, during which I only worked 40 or so hours/week. They made me feel very antsy.
lease wrote:
Runner10287 wrote:
So don't coach if it's too much?
Who said it was?
I've had a few hiatuses from coaching, during which I only worked 40 or so hours/week. They made me feel very antsy.
My bad your post came across as a complaint about coaching and the time commitment.
Break the cycle. If you are frugal, make smart investments early on (don't delay this one) and don't buy a new iphone every year, you don't have to work close to 40 hrs a week.
This ... Stop reading the post --- it's this
2 perspectives.
1) a job as something that allows you to do what you really want (funds for hobby, like running, or service)
2) Job that is what you feel called to do. Could be much less lucrative but money ain't the only thing
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join the crowd wrote:
Renewed Marathoner wrote:
Or it's a scam because the world's wealthy are hording hundreds of billions of dollars at the expensive of paying their workers shitty wages.
You bought the lie.
Not everyone can be the boss. I have employees that come and go who have absolutely no potential to be on top. Some are just not capable. That is ok. When you pull up to a store you can't expect that all of the employees are making large salaries? You would not shop there because their products would cost too much. They would not be around long and that is how it works.
I also have employees that are hard working and loyal but never want a larger responsibility than what they have. I compensate them well for what they but I am not going to "give up the store" either.
One thing I have noticed with 18-25 year old kids is that most of them are convinced they are going to be rich or famous and maybe both. I had one employee that was convinced he would be a famous stand up comedian. He never said anything remotely funny and he was not very bright either. The dream misdirected him and last I heard 5 years later he is unemployed. He was living a different lie then you speak of and one far more damaging. By now he would have been earning a decent wage with benefits working for me.
It's very difficult to find employees in this age group that will show up to work consistently and work hard. It is getting more difficult every year to find decent employees.
If you want to buy and live out of a mini-van and work odd jobs around the country go for it. I say that is a cool thing. Whatever does it for you. But, don't go to work for someone expecting to make six figures right out of college.
For context, I am 50. I own a company that I founded. It took a tremendous effort for 10 years to get it stable. The early years were rough. It was extremely risky and without a strong work ethic I would have gone out of business. We were dirt poor from 2007-2011 when the economy was stuck in the mud. It has been operating on a high level since then and I am finally on cruise control for the time being. I am always ready to roll up my sleeves again when things get tough because I know they will. In the meantime, I am traveling the world and enjoying my family. I have earned that. I pay myself well because I am taking on the most risk.
Most business owners are like me. We are not billionaires and we value our hard working employees in which we pay a fair wage for the work they are doing when they are punched in.
The majority of successful people unless heavily supported by their rich families are not going to get very far without putting in an effort. Those who are not privileged with wealth or the mental capacity to start a business can get somewhere by working hard. They can lead a satisfying happy life if they take pride in what they do and value their free time which 40 hours a week will allow for.
Nailed it!
I am Sam wrote:
BTW....the whole concept of capitalism depends on having enough working class people...euphemistically known as 'middle class'.
The government makes sure they remain enslaved by making sure they lend lots of money to buy houses, cars, send kids to expensive schools etc.
The interest rate nowadays is extremely low just to keep this going...lend money, flip houses, government and banks cash in via other ways, eg more (buyer/seller) stamp duties etc because people now go through 3 to 5 houses in life (gotta upgrade) as opposed to Granny having lived in only one for 60 yrs.
Different models exist, there was a need for cheap labour to keep this going , but places like Australia said 'why not create 'middle class' out of those too, increase min wage, brickie's labourer can live in same suburb as doctor and teacher, pay taxes, keep the wheels turning for capitalism. have social security to keep them healthy enough to work, and enough money to deter crime.
Cheap labour?...import your unnecessary niceties from cheap labour countries, and just pay the labourer a good wage with your savings.
Like a hamster wheel it works...no recession for 29 yrs
Explain how social security keeps people healthy
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