Hate Work Thread

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Any of you read the book Nickled and Dimed - On (Not) Getting By in America ? Perhaps it doesn't matter because some of you seem to be living it: Barbara Ehrenreich got a series of mínimum wage jobs, including a stint at Walmart, to see if she could make ends meet. It's a pretty depressing analysis of life at the low end of the wage scale, tbh.

To work or not to work? My ten cents:-

Some jobs are soul-destroying and leave so little time for job searching that you almost need to quit the job you have so you can start looking for something better. The problem is that if you then don't find anything, you can be truly screwed. I once experienced a period of unemployment and was shocked at how fast my money and my sense of professional worth evapourated. I also learned that, at interview, you are so much stronger going from one job to another. If you're unemployed, they know you are basically begging before you walk in the door. (Perhaps Trollheart will remember Yosser Hughes at his heart-wrenching, "Gi' s a job" interview.)

On balance, I think my advice to Occult H would be to stick at it but try really hard to find something better...Sorry that you're in such an unpleasant situation.

Ah yes, poor Yosser. Confessional to the priest: "I'm desperate, father." Priest: "Call me Dan". Yosser: "I'm desperate, Dan." One of the best series ever written. Bleasdale is a genius.

Originally Posted by Kiiii

I saw your other post before you edited it you sly ****.

I didn't edit nothin' son.

[djchameleon]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

That's brainwashed bull.

Yeah it is crazy but most people are programmed to think that it is their only option. Get a job working for someone else and stick to it no matter what while they have control over your life.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

It's crazy how deeply ingrained wage fear is. No matter how horrible work it. No matter how devastating it is to your mental health. People still say stick with it. It's very disturbing. It's odd people don't see it as a primary source of oppression.

Originally Posted by Aloysius

I've been self employed for 25 years but before that had lots of different jobs (usually hospitality or care work) and definitely some jobs sucked a lot more than others. Now things are much better. Never rule out going into business - it can take a long time to get momentum but you can try and get something started while you work at the job you hate.

I came in to say this pretty much. I hated the feeling of being stuck in the rat race like everyone else and having bosses that completely disrespected you and you couldn't do much about it because bills still need to be paid and you need to eat. The best option is to become your own boss and find some way to become self employed.

There is a sense of freedom being able to create your own hours and wake up when you are ready not when you HAVE to just to slave away for someone else that signs your checks.

[Lisnaholic]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Ah yes, poor Yosser. Confessional to the priest: "I'm desperate, father." Priest: "Call me Dan". Yosser: "I'm desperate, Dan." One of the best series ever written. Bleasdale is a genius.

^ Real LOL ! That's a brilliant bit of dialogue, which I didn't remember - but then I missed a lot of episodes during the original showing. At the time I had, what are those things called?, oh yeah, a social life.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ Real LOL ! That's a brilliant bit of dialogue, which I didn't remember - but then I missed a lot of episodes during the original showing. At the time I had, what are those things called?, oh yeah, a social life.

I've heard of them, but I did have to look the phrase up on Wikipedia.

Still, in all seriousness, ****ing heartbreaking.

Do you know, I couldn't even watch it. Gut-wrenching. What a powerhouse performance from Bernard Hill.