OF COURSE we prioritize life over work. Normal people always have. That doesn't mean we don't work. What is life without work? Amusing ourselves to death?
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2024
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I'm GenX, and I spent about ~25 years in the corporate racket before I realized that they don't give a fuck. I'm all about living now as well, and I encourage others to do the same.
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I was criticized for years about this approach to work so I'm glad others see it now. If work yielded results sure I'd focus a little more but as it's gotten worse I can't even have hobbies because I can't afford to get into anything financially, mentally, and because of time of working multiple jobs to make it by...
How does one become a "future-of-work expert?" If I decided to become one, what training would I need?
Optimistic: an economist who specializes in speculation about the labor market Pessimistic: just some person who said some shit
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Why the hell shouldn't they?
Could gen Z become the new gen X? As an Xer, I feel some solidarity with gen Z.
If you can live without working, go ahead. If not, you work.
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.
Welcome to South Europe. We know work is what pays the bills, only that. Live is everything else.