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I'll do the usual plug for the book "Bullshit jobs" since no one else has. It talks a lot about the reasons why nothing makes sense.
I feel like I'm losing my mind at work. I feel burnt out despite not really accomplishing anything material. I was just talking with someone who does real work and they talked about how nice it can feel to come home physically exhausted and not have to worry about the shit that will be there next shift. Grass is always greener, but "the more useful your job is the less you're paid" is a very reliable rule when applied inside an industry, and pretty good in general.
Read it a few months ago, and now I’m almost convinced that I shouldn’t have 🙃
The part about “moral envy” has really been fucking with me lately
same brother same.
If i were more more capable of dishonesty and being a grifter I'm sure I could use that knowledge to squeeze some more, but I just want to put in some labor and get paid fairly (where homes aren't millions of dollars). More importantly I want that for everyone else.
Fuck that, squeeze. You’re not taking from fellow workers you’re taking from the shareholders. You should be complaining about your pay as often as possible. That shit compounds
Edit: and if you’re young get a new job every 2 years like clockwork
I know, I go in to meetings with the biggest impostor syndrome and come out realizing I was the only one who knew what I was talking about. Swear to god feels like we're playing with dolls sometimes, only instead of having fun I'm trying not to lose it.
It’s its own special kind of hell. Especially when you’re relatively young and you’re just like welp, only 40 years to go.
hey bro it's a gym membership bro
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