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Oh my god this, when I worked at walmart. Everyone ***** and moan all day long, then when I tell them to go to school and get a better job, or even look for better they would tell me "eh this pays the bills" or some such nonsense.
It's more or less being stuck in the comfort zone. Some people don't want more responsibility or a "harder" job and make do on a low wage. I live on 32 hours a week on $10 an hour. It's a pretty bare bones lifestyle but I'm stress and anxiety free at least. I can't imagine a two hour commute to a anxiety inducing cut throat corporate job. People need to learn the difference between wants and needs. I could make 100k a year and still not pay a 100 bucks a month to watch garbage on TV.
Within my circle, I don't know many people who feel financially comfortable outside of successful entrepreneurs. How can you ever be satisfied trading time and tasks for dollars? Until you've found a way to earn residual income, you're always living paycheck to paycheck--some paychecks are just more.
Within my circle, I don't know many people who feel financially comfortable outside of successful entrepreneurs. How can you ever be satisfied trading time and tasks for dollars? Until you've found a way to earn residual income, you're always living paycheck to paycheck--some paychecks are just more.
Sometimes people don't complain because they actually want a change. They just like to complain. It is their normal. They might not even really think about it as complaining so much as letting of a little stress. In customer service this is very common. A lot of those people actually like their jobs but they still have stress and need to release it.
I left a job like that last month. Was a line cook in a restaurant. A job like that has some up sides such as flexible schedules. Some people really can't go anywhere else because they have life issues that prevent them from moving upwards. It is not always as simple as just going to school and getting a better job. I had a lot of help from friends in order to gather myself together and make an effort to change.
I love my new job. It really is much nicer to work with people who can talk about things other than work. Although work does still come up. It is a big part of most of our lives and some people just really have no life outside of it.
Question is OP... if you don;'t like working in that environment why are you not getting out and getting into something better? You can not change other people but you can always change yourself.
It's more or less being stuck in the comfort zone. Some people don't want more responsibility or a "harder" job and make do on a low wage. I live on 32 hours a week on $10 an hour. It's a pretty bare bones lifestyle but I'm stress and anxiety free at least. I can't imagine a two hour commute to a anxiety inducing cut throat corporate job. People need to learn the difference between wants and needs. I could make 100k a year and still not pay a 100 bucks a month to watch garbage on TV.
That's the way I prefer it. Live below my means so I don't have to work overtime. I managed to snag a $20 per hour blue collar job though so rather that living paycheck to paycheck the difference is money has gradually accumulated in the banking account. I have no interest in making work my career.. I'd rather be a stay at home father to a woman who brought in all the cash to be honest.. that's one thing I enjoy doing... housework, yardwork, landscaping, gardening... but not for a living.. on my terms...
Most people get into a routine and adapt to their circumstances so eventually working long hours becomes second nature to them. Some people can't tolerate stagnation for this reason... they need new situations and experiences to keep things 'fresh' in their life.
Many of the new jobs created after the recession were low-paying dead-end jobs. It sucks, but America is not the place it used to be. It used to be that you could work hard and rise up out of a situation. That is not the case now. When you get trapped in the cycle of poverty it is extremely difficult to rise out of it, even working around the clock. The wages are simply too low. It is a form of modern day slavery, whether white or black.
Same with Doctors, Lawyers, CEOs, farmers, police, business owners, real estate agents...
This is a worker's world. Always has been. If you prefer to not be bothered by the "stress" of your job, get a van, become a hippie, and drive around the country giving favors to strange dudes for gas money.
I love this post so much that it should be illegal.
OP, if you don't like your job, start your own business.
.... that all your coworkers ever talk about is their next paycheck, how many hours they have to work, etcetera. Their life is centered around work. They constantly ***** about it. One guy was talking about how depressed he gets at Thanksgiving because he hates his family asking about whether he's still working this job.
I can't imagine how nice it would be to work in an environment where everyone has plenty of money and enjoys their work.
Hope things get better for you soon OP. there is better out there for those who are smart, not lazy, willing to work hard towards a long term plan, and a little luck helps too. Taking some very calculated risks can be good as well.
And not everyone lives paycheck to paycheck. My wife and I have good careers and good incomes. I am grateful she is of a similar mindset as me, good living that isn't beyond our means.
Best of luck.
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