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A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

You shouldn't live to work, that's a terrible, shitty, boring, sole sucking way to survive, sure some people enjoy that way, but those guys are the minority, or theyve managed to make their hobby a job so they're not actually working a day in their life, just getting paid to enjoy their hobby

You work to live. You do just enough work so you can go and enjoy yourself. I generally try not to work too much overtime, and I refuse to be on call unless I get desperate for a cash injection.

Working to live is the one reason I haven't moved out of home - I pay A$450 a fortnight in board, and that's far less than most rental properties, (who usually require that but weekly but for a residence that is far worse than where I currently live) and the only room and clothes I have to keep clean are my own.

I got my hobbies and I indulge in them regularly - I game or read my book on the bus to and from work (recently managed to obtain a steam deck for on the go gaming) I livestream when I want to, even if no one's watching. I go visit my friends on weekends - usually an hour out of my way down the back roads, because I like driving the winding roads and it's a bonus that it just happens to unironically be the fastest route to their place.

My job isn't too stressful, and honestly I'm not wanting for much more than I already have. And because I live at home, Im not in debt (apart from my government university debt, but added taxes slowly pay that off, and there's no deadline to pay it off in full) and am actually saving for a house deposit in the future.

I'm happy, I mean it won't last, I'll eventually have to move out - my parents won't want me living with them forever. Wether I can save enough to get a deposit on a mortgage or have to rent remains to be seen. Hopefully the housing market collapses like it needs to.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Welcome to South Europe. We know work is what pays the bills, only that. Live is everything else.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Seems pretty selfish to me

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

we are the dividends

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

many genx i know to and im guessing millenial as well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

The only reason i work 80 hours a week is so that my employees and my future children don't have to have the same luck as me.
If i had a regular life i would not ever work 40 hours.

I see how little my dad gets as a pension and how much my grandpa got. I will not receive anything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wish I could tell somehow, to people, that this is what I did. I chose "nope". It's not socially acceptable. Is there a hotline I can call?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? There is ofcourse propoganda to work hard for less.

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