r/WorkLifeChat

I’ll go first:

"We don’t do overtime here… we just stay until the work is done."

(🙄Yes sir, that’s literally the definition of overtime.)

“Can you work faster without rushing?”

(🙄Absolutely. I’ll just enter my Zen-speed mode.)

"Your stress shows you care. I wish more employees were like you."

(🙄Great, I’m now the office mascot for anxiety.)

What’s your “did-they-really-just-say-that” moment from a manager or boss? Let’s hear it.

People often talk about overspending, debt, and impulse purchases but there’s another issue that doesn’t get discussed enough: not really understanding how money works.

You can earn a decent income and still struggle if you don’t understand saving, credit, interest, investing, taxes, or financial planning.

What’s one money concept you think young people should understand before they start earning serious income?

decent income but

1. Hardly have time to eat everyday

2. Stressed up daily

3. At best 6 hours of sleep

4. Tough environment to work in

Is that worth it? mid 40s always been in the same industry, feeling stucked. any advice?

I’m in about $16k of debt if that changes anything.

Hey yall, looking to hear what folks like me have to say and what worked for them.

I enjoy technical problems and working with people. Long hours of sitting on a computer can’t get me excited or engaged to work.

People are quick to call someone a bad employee, but I see it as some of us can’t be enslaved like the rest of society - always showing up on time, doing the best work and getting paid the same, hoping for a promotion.

It just seems sad to behave this way. With the way the job market is and how employers treat people as dispensable, I don’t see reason to not behave the same.

For yall like me, what has been strategies that worked for you to secure your life and not feel enslaved.