I got my hours cut to 4 days a week so I could actually have some rest.
I work retail and was working in the meat department which takes 3 people minimum to run efficiently, it was just me and occasionally my boss who was in-charge of the other fresh departments , killed my mental health and my knee got fucked from single handedly running the entire department.
Then I had to get my dog of 15 years put down and because of that job, the last couple of months I was too tired to do things with her as much, so I went " fuck this shit" told my boss I'm unable to fulfil my full time contract and requested hours cut to 4 days max, citing physical and mental health reasons.
Now I get to chill out working fresh produce throwing fruit and veg up, 4 days a week with a bunch of days off scattered around, which I quite enjoy and my mental and physical health are getting better.
I worked full time in a produce department years ago. It was physically demanding for an hour or two in the morning unloading the truck and stacking it away, then it was mostly playing cricket out the back with a plank, an onion, and a rubbish bin for the wicket.
I never understood that mindset. I burn my PTO as fast as I can earn it lol. I don’t believe in afterlife so I’m trying to enjoy my time here as much as I can.
Some people are lucky enough to enjoy their time both on and off work.
Yup. If you let yourself be exploited, you don't have a "great work ethic." That's just sad.
It was never a flex, it was a cry for help
Me flexing the thousands of hours I have wasted playing TF2 instead
It's not a waste if you have unusuals, stranges, or the hallowed australium frying pan!
I read that Americans in the 1980s used to mock Japanese for working excessively; but now they became the Japanese.
Also, there is another side to this; I notice that people with crappy personal life outside of work use work as distraction. They don't feel or see any meaning outside of work so they derive meaning from the latter instead.
If someone want to work more hours, fine, but don't expect the same to others.
I like working, but I hate working on shit I don't care about for someone else's benefit.
And the benefit only goes to people who make others do shit they don't care about. Never to the work that's important and can be cared about.
Who would think this is a flex? What is this a reference to?
The general idea that somebody who works a lot of hours is a good/hard worker in contrast to the amount of work actually completed.
The reward for a job well done is more work.
IME it’s usually not a flex or a brag. It’s more like bitching or complaining.
I've seen it more as a thing people one-up each other over and use as a way of looking down on people. Like "you sat at a desk for 40 hours and you're tired? So lazy. I just ran a construction project that was 4 weeks of 12 hour days, no days off." Like yeah, that's impressive, but your job's physicality and long hours don't invalidate other forms of labor and the exhaustion that can come with it.
Same with your side gig.
It is not a flex if your primary job isn't enough to pay the bills. It's a societal failure that wages have not kept up with inflation and that capitalism continues to filter the benefits of increased productivity to ownership at the expense of labor. Being forced to cope with your own exploitation, or worse, figuring out how to exploit others, is not the flex you think it is
And if it ain't about the money, it's definitely not a flex that you filled your free time with more work. Unless you're trying to make your side gig into your 9-5, there is a world of activities, hobbies, and pastimes to better yourself that you are missing out on.
I've had a couple jobs with wonderful overtime pay, in those cases my overtime was usually while traveling to places I'd rather not be. More cash to spend when I got home was great. Better than sitting in a hotel room doom scrolling
I need to save this to my work pc
Make it your wallpaper
Man I've been taking it easy at work ever since getting layed off; anyway, but a co-worker of mine on the same team works like a demon. Easily, easily closing double the tickets that I do.
Anyway, young guy, good for him. The shitter is we both got the same piddly little 2% raise.
I'm working my wage and not planning to stick around anyway, but I feel bad for those who aren't totally jaded yet. It's so disappointing
Inflation was 3.4% in the US in 2023 and is already 3.2% in 2024. That's actually better than a decent number of industrial nations.
Chances are, you didn't get a raise, you got a pay cut.
Haha don't even get me started on cost of living. Groceries have almost tripled in price since I started working. Nevermind rent.
What if you're working to get your own business off the ground?
Sure but that's none of your business
What do y'all think about working excessive hours on something that is wholely yours(not working for someone else)?
Good job exploiting yourself sucker. No, but seriously keep in mind that your time is limited, especially when you got little kids at home.
While your clients may appreciate any extra work you do for them and it might even get you "loyal" clients, little timmy would also like to spend some time with you.
Totally agree about the kids thing. Being a parent should always take precedence over working(besides working extra to fund the basic needs of the household). Good point :)
This isn't exactly the most prevalent opinion, but a major part of how these things work is the induced mentality. The main question would be "are you working yourself to death, trying to meet unrealistic expectations set by the dominant societal mindset?"
If, instead, you're just tinkering and like doing what you're doing, that's a different story.
Depends on if you enjoy it. At that point it's about weighing the over-under on the marginal benefits of increasing income or free time.
Buying what you want is
