Captain.Heroin
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It probably would have been more affordable not to take the job in the first place. Then you could have found a better job, and avoided court mandated anger management classes.
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It probably would have been more affordable not to take the job in the first place. Then you could have found a better job, and avoided court mandated anger management classes.
opium
Bluelighter
im a garbage man, my schedule is 4am to 12.....Daunting bro. 17 years old.
Just started monday, finished my first week and i love the job, but the idea that if i want to stay in that field, id be there until im like 70...and id have to save my own money for retirement.
4-12 for another 53 years. Jesus christ. Im gonna try college classes to make it to the police academy.
i wanted to be a marine or in the army, but i branded myself when i was younger and that makes it an almost automatic no, so slim chance of becoming a marine or joining the army..i was told in a recruitment office. That makes me want to blow my head off.
Just started monday, finished my first week and i love the job, but the idea that if i want to stay in that field, id be there until im like 70...and id have to save my own money for retirement.
4-12 for another 53 years. Jesus christ. Im gonna try college classes to make it to the police academy.
i wanted to be a marine or in the army, but i branded myself when i was younger and that makes it an almost automatic no, so slim chance of becoming a marine or joining the army..i was told in a recruitment office. That makes me want to blow my head off.
izzy66
Bluelighter
You may be surprised how fast the years fall away.
I fucking hated it when people would say shit like that to me when I was 25
-izzy
I fucking hated it when people would say shit like that to me when I was 25
-izzy
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adam west
Bluelighter
maybe try working for yourself? for about 2 years i sold laptops, netbooks, desktops, monitors, mobile phones, sat navs, pdas, digital photo frames, on ebay, which was pretty easy in terms of what i needed to do, although i wasnt making a lot of money
Busty St Clare
Ex-Bluelighter
I'm guessing you are a half empty kind of guy. Quite worrying about those 40 hrs a week at work Mon-Fri, and start utilising the other 120 hours you have. There are plenty more people on this planet who would kill to have a well paying job, boss or no boss. Even Leonardo Di Vinci himself had to work for the man, but that didn't stop him achieving greatness.
I bet if you asked most bosses they would tell you that they were some ones bitch at 25. They then took it upon themselves to climb on top. Study, get passionate about a hobby, spend time with your family and friends, make every one of those personal hours count before it's too late. You don't have to work (and plenty choose not to), but having even a little bit of money spare makes life so much easier.
Personally I don't try and let my job define who I am or what my life is. I plan on leaving a legacy when I die, whether it is a beautiful garden filled with sculptures and rare plants or simply passing on my love of reggae and rugby to my kids. What ever your legacy will be when you die, it will not be achieved moaning about having a job on an internet forum.
PriestTheyCalledHim
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Why do you say that?
I'm just asking since I am going to be 30 soon and I never thought I'd make it to this age; but I'm OK with it and with aging.
You still have time to do stuff with your life and so do I.
I don't have a steady full time job but I'll find something eventually. I currently do yardwork, work part time, and I'm in the process of trying to sell a lot of my possessions since I'm in the process of a major life change.
Also not everyone's cut out for a 9-5 job and there are tons of other jobs and careers that you can do instead.
I also completely agree with this.
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TheAppleCore
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No. I'm absolutely thrilled with the possibilities that lie ahead of me in my adult life, which has only just begun. You know why? Because I'm not going to "be somebody's bitch". I'm not going to work at a job I hate. I'd rather kill myself, TBPH. Instead of killing myself, though, I'm going to pursue my dreams, turn my passion into a career, and give something truly significant to the world (or die trying).
No. I'm absolutely thrilled with the possibilities that lie ahead of me in my adult life, which has only just begun. You know why? Because I'm not going to "be somebody's bitch". I'm not going to work at a job I hate. I'd rather kill myself, TBPH. Instead of killing myself, though, I'm going to pursue my dreams, turn my passion into a career, and give something truly significant to the world (or die trying).
motherofearth
Bluelighter
I really like these suggestions. Busty, if OP doesn't take them to heart, I will. Job well done.
Spoken like the true Euro-man.
Captain.Heroin
Bluelight Crew
My advice, don't work a job you won't like. Find a job you will enjoy. That will change your perception dramatically.
Jean-Paul
Bluelighter
it's better than being homeless. the ability to work is not something to take for granted, but it's enraging when i see people on "welfare" being lombasted (ie political elections) as being lazy and stealing from others to live.
but yes, having a soul sucking job you need to live isn't really conducive to a good life on this planet, and it's an unfortunate trap. if you aren't too crazy to use the tools you have at hand, focus on trying to find a way to make a living without feeling that way.
having a job you hate can drain you of your energy to do other things...you just have to fight anyway.
but yes, having a soul sucking job you need to live isn't really conducive to a good life on this planet, and it's an unfortunate trap. if you aren't too crazy to use the tools you have at hand, focus on trying to find a way to make a living without feeling that way.
having a job you hate can drain you of your energy to do other things...you just have to fight anyway.
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lovepsychadelics
Bluelighter
Don't care... use the money you make to go places and do things rather than hook up with some chick, do some drugs, get her pregnant, get a mortgage, a home, a kid, a dog... Fuck that I'd blow my brains out if I hated my job and came home to a boring suburban existance with an overweight wife, shitful kids and a mutt. I'd probably start a grow room so I could kill myself by smoking way to much dope over the next 35 years (bonus is don't have to pay for my dope!). Like Busty said do something with your life I work in the health industry... fuck in my down time I paint 3 x 2 metre artworks for fun... people always wank on about them when they see them. Fuck that though those are my paintings and my legacy to ME!! When I'm dead and if I've kids they can flog em off, meanwhile I'll be happy having people spin the fuck out at them and maybe the occasional commercial venture.
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lars90
Bluelighter
Im 15 and Im glad as fuck that im good in school or good enough to get a proper education. I hope I wont end up anywhere close to that position.
So what type of work are you doing ?
I personally would like to be an neurologist
So what type of work are you doing ?
I personally would like to be an neurologist
SineWaveSoldier
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I'm about to be 30 in 2 days. I lived a heonistic ignorant lifestyle for years. I could afford to do it until my legal struggles started. Then everything else came along with it.
But really apart from the people I've hurt I had fun. I never said I'd make it to 30.
I could have made better decisions. But whatever. I spent the latter half of my 20s really fighting for it.
Anyways. I've put my life back together a couple times. Shit ain't over till I'm in the fucking ground. I've traveled, lived a few beautiful places, and met good people along the way. I've worked a few different careers, gained some skills. That rat race will always be there. I'll take some shit from some bosses, so what. Chances are if you're reading this forum you've already been fucked by some aspect of society. And it will happen again.
But stay as true to yourself as you can. Learn from us who have been where you are but you'll probably have to learn the hard way. And in the end like me, if you're still breathing, you're better than some other poor bastard who isn't.
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But really apart from the people I've hurt I had fun. I never said I'd make it to 30.
I could have made better decisions. But whatever. I spent the latter half of my 20s really fighting for it.
Anyways. I've put my life back together a couple times. Shit ain't over till I'm in the fucking ground. I've traveled, lived a few beautiful places, and met good people along the way. I've worked a few different careers, gained some skills. That rat race will always be there. I'll take some shit from some bosses, so what. Chances are if you're reading this forum you've already been fucked by some aspect of society. And it will happen again.
But stay as true to yourself as you can. Learn from us who have been where you are but you'll probably have to learn the hard way. And in the end like me, if you're still breathing, you're better than some other poor bastard who isn't.
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QFT. Life gives you shit, rat race or not. That doesn't mean you should roll over take it in the ass, and concede you'll be unhappy in a deadend job for the rest of your life. Nor does it mean you should say fuck society, fuck the rat race, don't get caught up in those mental traps. A 9-5 can be a means to an end, it can present you with opportunites/allow you to meet people that can help you find happiness in your life. It can also suck, and turn out to be a deadend and waste of your time.
Just keep searching until you find what makes you happy. I took alot of shit when i first started working at my job, and really hated doing it early on. I quickly learned though, that if you work hard and show your employer you want to move up, chances are you'll be presented with an opportunity to do something you can come to terms with and be happy about. It may require changing who you are employed for, or making the wrong decision, but it will happen if you put the effort into it. Not all employers can offer you that though, i got lucky.
herbavore
Bluelight Crew
OK, I have been hesitating to opine in this thread since it was directed at young people and by anyone's definition that ain't me. BUT, I can't keep my big old mouth shut on this one because I have 58 years worth of experience to bring to the discussion. So like it or not, here goes.
I notice that a lot of young people see everything that they don't want to be when they look ahead. Every day there is some kind of post somewhere on Bluelight saying , "If I have to grow up and get married, have a couple of kids and a house and a shitty job to support it all, then just kill me". What if, instead of looking at what you do not want, you looked at what you do want. Think outside the box if you don't like the box. There are people that work six months of the year in order to hike the Pacific Crest trail the other 6 months of the year. I used to work all manner of crap jobs (cleaning hotel rooms and other people's houses, waitressing, yard work, etc.) just long enough to make the funds I needed to travel the world. When I ran out of money, I came back and happily did it again. I appreciated that it was work I could just pick up and put down because my real life was defined by adventure. Find someone whose life you admire. It may be a person with a career you admire or a person you look up to because they have no career at all and don't want one. Then study that person--how did they get there? What choices and compromises did they have to make? What is stopping you from having the life you envision for yourself? It is so much easier to say "no" to ourselves than to say "yes". Saying yes to our desires means we have to strategize and be responsible for trying to achieve them.There are so many ways to follow your heart. They all take intention and planning along with some blind faith and luck but mostly just the awareness of finding your own path.
While it is true that finding work you love is desirable, for many people that isn't possible and work is not going to be the most satisfying part of their lives. Even better is making whatever you do for a living count in your own mind as something worthwhile. If the pay supports you to do what you really want and need to do, then practice gratitude for that. If you bring integrity to whatever you do, make the workplace as enjoyable as you can for your fellow workers, even the shittiest job can become not only bearable but meaningful. It was a stretch to make cleaning hotel rooms meaningful but I used the time to let my creative mind wander at will and a lot of good art came out of those years.
Being responsible for yourself, defining for yourself how much of the consumer society you are going to buy into, creating a life that is meaningful to you is its own reward. I don't have any credential for what I do but I have managed to always get hired to teach art simply because I have so much passion for it. The pay sucks and I am guilty of whining about that sometimes, but overall I am grateful that I can be paid anything to do what I love doing.
Every decision you make will come with choices. Accepting the choices you make will make you feel less victimized by circumstances. And remember, life is full of surprise. What appeals to you now and what looks abhorrent to you now may completely flip flop. Be aware of your present desires and follow those--the future those actions create will lead to futures you can't even imagine now.
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and by anyone's definition that ain't me. BUT, I can't keep my big old mouth shut on this one because I have 58 years worth of experience to bring to the discussion. So like it or not, here goes.I notice that a lot of young people see everything that they don't want to be when they look ahead. Every day there is some kind of post somewhere on Bluelight saying , "If I have to grow up and get married, have a couple of kids and a house and a shitty job to support it all, then just kill me". What if, instead of looking at what you do not want, you looked at what you do want. Think outside the box if you don't like the box. There are people that work six months of the year in order to hike the Pacific Crest trail the other 6 months of the year. I used to work all manner of crap jobs (cleaning hotel rooms and other people's houses, waitressing, yard work, etc.) just long enough to make the funds I needed to travel the world. When I ran out of money, I came back and happily did it again. I appreciated that it was work I could just pick up and put down because my real life was defined by adventure. Find someone whose life you admire. It may be a person with a career you admire or a person you look up to because they have no career at all and don't want one. Then study that person--how did they get there? What choices and compromises did they have to make? What is stopping you from having the life you envision for yourself? It is so much easier to say "no" to ourselves than to say "yes". Saying yes to our desires means we have to strategize and be responsible for trying to achieve them.There are so many ways to follow your heart. They all take intention and planning along with some blind faith and luck but mostly just the awareness of finding your own path.
While it is true that finding work you love is desirable, for many people that isn't possible and work is not going to be the most satisfying part of their lives. Even better is making whatever you do for a living count in your own mind as something worthwhile. If the pay supports you to do what you really want and need to do, then practice gratitude for that. If you bring integrity to whatever you do, make the workplace as enjoyable as you can for your fellow workers, even the shittiest job can become not only bearable but meaningful. It was a stretch to make cleaning hotel rooms meaningful but I used the time to let my creative mind wander at will and a lot of good art came out of those years.
Being responsible for yourself, defining for yourself how much of the consumer society you are going to buy into, creating a life that is meaningful to you is its own reward. I don't have any credential for what I do but I have managed to always get hired to teach art simply because I have so much passion for it. The pay sucks and I am guilty of whining about that sometimes, but overall I am grateful that I can be paid anything to do what I love doing.
Every decision you make will come with choices. Accepting the choices you make will make you feel less victimized by circumstances. And remember, life is full of surprise. What appeals to you now and what looks abhorrent to you now may completely flip flop. Be aware of your present desires and follow those--the future those actions create will lead to futures you can't even imagine now.
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kingtweaker92
Bluelighter
Naww man I made around 15000 off this company the trouble cost sound5000 in fines and counseling costs. I needed the treatment do it was somewhat a blessing in disguise..
Psychlone Jack
Bluelight Crew
I'm 26 doing the regular job thing for now, but I've got a plan set in place to change things. I suggest you change your perspective. No one told you you HAVE to work at a job you hate for someone else for the rest of your life. Find something you're passionate about, something you would do for free or even pay to do. Next, find a way to make money off of that, and realize it doing your own thing, working for yourself. I guarantee you'll be happy, and you'll never have to go to "work" a day again in your life.