Poll of the Day > So fucking tired of working a job

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Jen0125
04/13/21 9:33:06 AM
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Why

Why must we do this

I have 30 more years? Why? Why??

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argonautweakend
04/13/21 9:35:24 AM
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I saw in my benefits account my estimated retire date is like 2054.

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Like I know working for 80 years and retiring when you're old is what most people have to do(or even keep working until they die), but to actually see it spelled out is kinda weird.

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Jen0125
04/13/21 9:37:01 AM
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Ugh mine is like 2063 or something I don't even know.

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SuperSaiyanSonic
04/13/21 10:04:24 AM
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Do you want money to buy food and shelter?

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Jen0125
04/13/21 10:11:57 AM
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SuperSaiyanSonic posted...
Do you want money to buy food and shelter?

No. I want to be a worm living in the dirt.

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PunishedOni
04/13/21 10:17:11 AM
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i want to be a water puddle. or maybe something more exotic like a puddle of milk

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Molitheus
04/13/21 10:42:06 AM
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The only way you can retire early is if you hit the lottery and everyone knows the odds of that happening.

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grimhilde00
04/13/21 10:44:04 AM
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Yeah I'm definitely planning on retiring by 50 and am in a lucky enough position to do that if things go according to plan.

That's still 20 years though... Sigh... Fingers crossed maybe mid 40s ...

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SunWuKung420
04/13/21 10:49:00 AM
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This is what happens when you choose to work for other people.

Get your real estate license, sell some properties, and start buying properties you can lease.

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pionear
04/13/21 10:53:54 AM
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Molitheus posted...
The only way you can retire early is if you hit the lottery and everyone knows the odds of that happening.

Not true, but this is the way most 'Normal' ppl think...

SunWuKung420 posted...
This is what happens when you choose to work for other people.

Get your real estate license, sell some properties, and start buying properties you can lease.

Still you're technically 'working' for other people...just not a 'Boss' in a traditional sense.

But I understand how she feels...somedays I hate having to 'Work' (whether it be Freelance, IC or as an employee) but hey what else are you gonna do with your time?

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Kanatteru
04/13/21 10:58:20 AM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
This is what happens when you choose to work for other people.

Get your real estate license, sell some properties, and start buying properties you can lease.

you cannot be for real

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Molitheus
04/13/21 10:59:39 AM
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pionear posted...
Not true, but this is the way most 'Normal' ppl think...

Still you're technically 'working' for other people...just not a 'Boss' in a traditional sense.

But I understand how she feels...somedays I hate having to 'Work' (whether it be Freelance, IC or as an employee) but hey what else are you gonna do with your time?
The reason why I said that is because takes a lot to live off of and living off retirement just won't cut it cause they don't take out enough social security on your paycheck.

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Jen0125
04/13/21 11:03:43 AM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
This is what happens when you choose to work for other people.

Get your real estate license, sell some properties, and start buying properties you can lease.

That sounds horrific no thank you

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CarefreeDude
04/13/21 11:14:16 AM
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You should figure out an alternative form of income that lets you retire sooner. I've done things like stocks, crypto, adult entertainment, photography, resale of collectibles (like old toys) and landlording to boost my income

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Jen0125
04/13/21 11:15:35 AM
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CarefreeDude posted...
You should figure out an alternative form of income that lets you retire sooner. I've done things like stocks, crypto, adult entertainment, photography, resale of collectibles (like old toys) and landlording to boost my income

Yeah, my plan is to find a rich husband

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grimhilde00
04/13/21 11:20:34 AM
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CarefreeDude posted...
You should figure out an alternative form of income that lets you retire sooner. I've done things like stocks, crypto, adult entertainment, photography, resale of collectibles (like old toys) and landlording to boost my income

That and your dev salary and stock, let's be real

https://www.reddit.com/r/fijerk/comments/mkay4u/financially_independent_at_31_with_the_help_of_a/


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CarefreeDude
04/13/21 11:21:15 AM
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grimhilde00 posted...
That and your dev salary and stock, let's be real

https://www.reddit.com/r/fijerk/comments/mkay4u/financially_independent_at_31_with_the_help_of_a/

Well yeah those help too

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teddy241
04/13/21 11:21:23 AM
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Kids these days dont wanna work.
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teddy241
04/13/21 11:23:13 AM
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Just assume you'll never have enough money. All it takes is a trip to the hospital or some damn disease and you can rack up a nice chunk of bills.

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Jen0125
04/13/21 11:24:07 AM
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teddy241 posted...
Just assume you'll never have enough money. All it takes is a trip to the hospital or some damn disease and you can rack up a nice chunk of bills.

Oh I know that lmao. I have very little savings.

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Jen0125
04/13/21 11:24:20 AM
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teddy241 posted...
Kids these days dont wanna work.

I'm almost 32 years old. I've already been working almost 18 years. I'm over it.

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IronBornCorps
04/13/21 11:27:22 AM
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I would hope by the time I retire, we have done something about the healthcare system so it doesn't bankrupt people.

I'm all for diversifying your portfolio. Get those red bottoms making money moves.
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Jen0125
04/13/21 11:27:57 AM
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IronBornCorps posted...
I would hope by the time I retire, we have done something about the healthcare system so it doesn't bankrupt people.

I'm all for diversifying your portfolio. Get those red bottoms making money moves.

People assume we have enough money to invest in stocks. And these people are all in computer tech lmao

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Mead
04/13/21 11:28:40 AM
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r/antiwork

i think you would appreciate the memes on this subreddit

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CoorsLight
04/13/21 11:30:04 AM
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Working is dumb for sure. Whose idea was it that everyone would just work 40 hours over 5 days and that's "normal"/healthy? It's made up. And you basically lose all of those 5 days cause you're drained from work, then have to think about getting up early for the next day of it.

Sorry, that's 5 days/40 hours if you're lucky, since that isn't enough to live on for a lot of people now.

I'm the opposite of aggressive about my retirement though I'm like the world will probably be a miserable shithole in 30 years, if I'm still alive by then, might as well just spend my money now
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PunishedOni
04/13/21 11:32:03 AM
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im in tech and save a lot of money so hopefully i can at least retire pretty early. i really wish i could do anything else at this point and still make enough money to retire when i want to lol, programming makes me miserable now other than teaching people and learning stuff

CoorsLight posted...
Whose idea was it that everyone would just work 40 hours over 5 days and that's "normal"/healthy?
well, unions came up with it technically. in the sense that they tried to stop bosses from working people 6 or 7 days a week.

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IronBornCorps
04/13/21 11:37:24 AM
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I'm actually not very big on stocks. Can only be traded during certain hours, and can lack liquidity. Dividends are nice though.

I started traded crypto like 6 years ago, when I was line cook making minimum wage. Start small. I did $50 a month, and if I couldn't afford that month I didn't buy. I'm also in tech though, so you definitely have a point there.

Another idea, perhaps instead of looking for rich, look for old men.
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Jen0125
04/13/21 11:39:52 AM
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IronBornCorps posted...
Another idea, perhaps instead of looking for rich, look for old men.

Not to toot my own horn but I think I'm attractive enough to find a young, rich man. Like one my age plus I have that bomb good good so

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CarefreeDude
04/13/21 11:40:09 AM
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My sister in law did the sugar daddy thing for a while and had a great time. She got so many financial gifts and got to travel the world. Even got nursing school paid for

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Mead
04/13/21 11:43:05 AM
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CarefreeDude
04/13/21 12:06:59 PM
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One of the hobbies I want to do to make extra money is build designer chicken coops for all the Rich Portland folk that want their backyard chickens to have beautiful mansions

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Kanatteru
04/13/21 12:19:44 PM
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sometimes you get to a point in life where you realize a 9 to 5 just doesnt mesh with your lifestyle

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CoorsLight
04/13/21 12:20:51 PM
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I think again that's not a very big return on your time investment compared to being a software engineer (chicken coops)
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Kanatteru
04/13/21 12:22:11 PM
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i would never go into tech simply because most people in tech are insufferable

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hockey7318
04/13/21 12:27:08 PM
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Yeah, I should have gone into dentistry like my sister. Three day work weeks and she'll be retired so much earlier than me.
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PunishedOni
04/13/21 12:30:10 PM
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Kanatteru posted...
i would never go into tech simply because most people in tech are insufferable

we really are. nothing makes me want to go to sleep and never wake up more than having everything i say fact-checked by pedantic nerds

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CoorsLight
04/13/21 12:34:42 PM
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Kanatteru posted...
i would never go into tech simply because most people in tech are insufferable

The "just do STEM lol" crowd that you see on gamefaqs is annoying but most people I've worked with in real life aren't like that. The archetypal programmer I think of now is like a normie who thinks they are an uber nerd... so I guess that's a different kind of insufferable lol
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Krow_Incarnate
04/13/21 12:40:24 PM
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SuperSaiyanSonic posted...
Do you want money to buy food and shelter?
Are we supposed to be able to pay for food and shelter?

Because I must've been doing something wrong this whole time.

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DirtBasedSoap
04/13/21 1:14:21 PM
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yeah, Im working like 50 hours a week right now between 2 jobs and I want to die

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PunishedOni
04/13/21 1:29:02 PM
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CoorsLight posted...
The "just do STEM lol" crowd that you see on gamefaqs is annoying but most people I've worked with in real life aren't like that. The archetypal programmer I think of now is like a normie who thinks they are an uber nerd... so I guess that's a different kind of insufferable lol
yeah theres a wide variety of different kinds of obnoxious software people, lol. they can even be ok if there's other people around. what sucks is just having a whole group of people who are almost all in tech

i count myself among this too btw although i think im less unbearable about it over the past couple years

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Jen0125
04/13/21 1:48:49 PM
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I will never do STEM

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DrPrimemaster
04/13/21 1:50:01 PM
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Most of the engineers and data scientists I work with dont play video games or are even interested in things like that. A lot of them are interested in outdoor activities and social functions. Everyone is super attractive too I think Im one of the only overweight people there. Theyre the complete opposite of the stereotypical engineer you'd see on a show like TBBT. Its weird.

I also hate work though, I can't imagine a better places and I still dont really like it. Just feels like a waste. Especially since the work feels meaningless, I manipulate billions of customer transactions of customer data to hand off to data scientists so they can tell companies what people are more likely to use coupons.


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DrPrimemaster
04/13/21 1:51:44 PM
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They people that recommend STEM are definitely insufferable but its hard to argue with the stability it offers.

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rexcrk
04/13/21 2:17:00 PM
#44:


Jen0125 posted...
Why

Why must we do this

I have 30 more years? Why? Why??

Dont you have kind of a cushy job though? I mean, its not glamorous, but there are definitely worse jobs out there. Ive been doing mine since I was 18 (33 now) and its not just soul-sucking work but also manual labor and its... really taken its toll on me

Trying to get out of it but also realizing Ill probably be working for a very long time so I also have to figure out kind of work to get into that I wont hate


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Mead
04/13/21 2:20:09 PM
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rexcrk posted...
Dont you have kind of a cushy job though? I mean, its not glamorous, but there are definitely worse jobs out there. Ive been doing mine since I was 18 (33 now) and its not just soul-sucking work but also manual labor and its... really taken its toll on me

Trying to get out of it but also realizing Ill probably be working for a very long time so I also have to figure out kind of work to get into that I wont hate

dude do you not realizing that youre describing what sounds like just an absolute kafkaesque nightmare of a life

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Jen0125
04/13/21 2:29:20 PM
#46:


rexcrk posted...
Dont you have kind of a cushy job though? I mean, its not glamorous, but there are definitely worse jobs out there. Ive been doing mine since I was 18 (33 now) and its not just soul-sucking work but also manual labor and its... really taken its toll on me

Trying to get out of it but also realizing Ill probably be working for a very long time so I also have to figure out kind of work to get into that I wont hate

Depends what you think cush is. I'm quitting this job next year anyways.

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CoorsLight
04/13/21 2:29:33 PM
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I know I can't really complain but I do think having an office job is soul crushing in its own way. It's gotten worse with WFH too, and I know that's also something I shouldn't complain about. But I just miss the silly stuff from being in the office, even if it was kind of corny and contrived.

Really it comes down to what I said before, no matter what your job is, I don't think that humans are wired to do work within the social constructs that we've built. I hope someday that the four day work week catches on but it's another thing that minimum wage shift workers will continue to get shafted on
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Mead
04/13/21 2:58:51 PM
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I support UBI and the four hour work week

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DirtBasedSoap
04/13/21 3:00:21 PM
#49:


Mead posted...
four hour work week
wut

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Kanatteru
04/13/21 3:01:05 PM
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Mead posted...
I support UBI and the four hour work week



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