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[@Kindlelover88]

I’m 54 and I have worked 9 to 5 since 1994. I started working when I was 16. I’m tired, married a man 5 years older. Our goal is when he’s 67/68 and I’m 62/63 we’re done. I wish it was sooner but we want to pay our house off. My only advise is travel along the journey. Waiting till your 65/70 it’s harder to take those long plane flights.

[@irongrl]

I agree with you on the plane flights. I travelled a lot in my 30's and 40's and while it might not have been the best decision financially to spend the money then, I'm so glad I did the travelling when I was younger.

[@helena3631]

This

[@CynthiaBrooke96]

I got my house 6 years ago (age 21) , house is only in my name, but my bf lives with me (together for 9 years) and I am paying extra to pay the house off in 4 years. It’s not a huge home, and not necessarily my dream home. But I do like our home, and pretty much everything is updated now. 2 bed 1 bath.

[@tonieplacide-oy4xx]

Quit your job and u will be a homeless living under the bridges😅😅😅😅

[@tonieplacide-oy4xx]

Fricken lazies young generation. You need to work for the oldest generation to retire.

[@jgg204]

The problem is this: The older generations may have had it hard in the beginning too, making entry level wages and not being able to afford fancy electronics or bigger TVs or going out to eat at all etc. But they could afford the rent, utilities, and food and medical care. The stress people are experiencing are from not being able to afford the basic necessities. When you don't have stable housing, when you can't afford food, when you can't afford to go to the doctor, that's when people break down mentally. That is what's going on now

[@skaterwig]

You are 100% right and the older generation just likes to say that we are lazy and don’t wanna work. It’s absolute bullshit and if anything we work the same hours if not more. It’s just the fact that they struggled for the first few years we can be doing the job for 5 to 10 years and still struggle because of the inflation rate and the fact that wages are not going up at all. And they tell you to just suck it up and this is meanwhile they offer no possibility for anything better. This is why you have to do research for yourself and learn to go work for yourself or open up some type of business. The older generation believes your life is just to work and suffer and pay your bills and then die. Just buy a house and buy a car and be in debt for 30 years. Pay it off and by the time you’re old enough to retire, your health starts to go and you die.

[@KungPowEnterFist]

Just stop. You have no idea what you are talking about. I started working in 1990. $3.80/hr and a one bedroom apartment was $500/mo. "Healthcare" back then was selling your blood plasma so you could afford a couple of weeks worth of Raman noodles. The crime rate was double back then vs now, very high labor force participation rate meaning you had to wait for someone to die to move up, lowest adjusted for inflation wages since the Great Depression, higher interest rates, hard money lending, and on and on and on. That same job today in my area starts at $22/hr and a much nicer one bedroom apartment costs $1400/mo. Punch that in your calculator and tell us who had it worse. Seriously, just stop. We are not even on the same planet as back then.

[@skaterwig]

@@KungPowEnterFist lmao first off with 4 minute of research I found your bullshit. Minimum wage was 3.80 in 1990 and median was about 15-16. It’s no one else’s fault besides you that you were working for minimum wage that’s number one. Number two people now a days with and without college degrees entry level are making BARELY 20 dollars an hour. Barely. In may of 2024 average u.s hourly is now 30 dollars ( and that’s AVERAGE after having years on, experience, etc). So let’s get this straight average wage doubled over 34 years but rent TRIPLED and with our current friend Joe Biden every single thing from gas to groceries and insurance has tripled in price. And you mean to tell me I’m a bullshitter? Know your stats and know what you’re talking about. Just because you worked a min wage job back then doesn’t mean it was the avg. And not that I’m and advocate for college but back then you could work and pay your college off. Now? Try paying off 80,000 in student loans working and having bills. It ain’t happening unless it’s over 10-20 years

[@jgg204]

@@KungPowEnterFist boomers didn't grow up in the 90's. Basic math fails you

[@skaterwig]

@@KungPowEnterFist first off with some simple research I debunked your claim. Min wage in 1990 was 3.80 and average over the u.s was 15-16 an hour. So your choice to work for that was your personal choice. Secondly currently the average u.s minimum now is 30 dollars an hour. So over the course of THIRY FOUR YEARS hourly barely doubled and rent has TRIPLED because a one bed is now 1500 and up. Plus groceries and gas and insurance thanks to Biden has skyrocketed due to inflation. You may have made less but the cost of living and everything else was WAY LESS than what we are faced with. Cut the bullshit and stop trying to play the victim like the older generations always do. There are even boomers out there admitting that the younger gen living today has had it harder than everyone. And not that I’m an advocate for college but you guys back in the 80s could work a full-time job and pay off your college. Try doing that in 2024 when most people go to college and their student loan debt is upwards of 50,000. And to be honest, that’s on the low side.

[@knockel18]

You ask any nurse or doctor they are moving and work for their entire shift. Burnout in Healthcare is getting scary bad.

[@belindamiller6349]

So true. Many of us are trying to find the exit.

[@Adelina-293]

I can confirm this, we're understaffed and overworked. I'd go into the office with 14 hours of work to do and got yelled at for "wasting money" by staying an extra 30 minutes (can't pay overtime can we?). I lasted 14 weeks.

[@devinesent7696]

I work there but I went in with the mindset that this job will never be more important than myself or family so I never experience burnout.

[@devinesent7696]

@@Adelina-293 I don’t work for anyone who can’t offer overtime.

[@neolibertarian5492]

I work in retail. Rarely do I get 2 consecutive days off and only get one weekend off every 4 weeks. And I have to deal with people endlessly whining about how expensive everything is. Then when sales are below expectations they cut hours. Then I have to deal with customers also complaining there’s no one in the store to help them.

[@devinesent7696]

This is why I purposely sought out for a job that would allow me to work 7 days on and 7 days off.

[@fluffycuteish]

Wow, do you work at Lowe’s too?

[@puzzlepeace8859]

​@@fluffycuteishI used to work customer service at Lowe's. Never again.

[@30jenniferg]

I dont know why we have to work 5 days a week with only 2 days off. Thats not enough time to decompress. It should be 4 day work week with 3 days off. Sundays, everything should be closed. Stores, grocery stores, thats the day to stay home, spend time with family, friends, just relaxing.

[@dick-vn3yv]

It used to be that way until the modern feminists got the Blue Laws changed.

[@devinesent7696]

I work 7 days on and 7 days off but my son works that 4 days a week schedule.

[@rell4474]

7 on 7 off sounds soooo good​@@devinesent7696

[@spaceindian3769]

You are a work surf Why would they give you time off to decompress

[@mariancounsellor]

Nobody HAS to! An employer has the option to decide on what terms and conditions they want employees to adhere to but employees don't have to join the company. People work 9-5 jobs in trade for a salary. Many others could decide not to and do something else. Why don't people just admit that they like the salary being offered but don't accept the conditions in place for that salary? you can just opt out and find something else. Places open on Sundays because there's customers/business on that day. The main aim of a business is to make money so why would they close if there's a need and an opportunity to make money? People can find a job that doesn't expect you to work on Sunday.

[@amandamaple5524]

One thing to consider is that the 9 to 5 schedule was created back in a time when technology was not as good as it is today so we can do jobs much more quickly and efficiently so why do people have to stay in an office for eight full hours show that you’re actually less productive after about five or six hours

[@anthonyrodriguez2413]

Well then as an employer I’ll just pay them for 3 hours a day and then send them home

[@angelbabe1977]

I quit my job partially for this exact reason!!! Worked in an office for 7 yrs. Loved my job, but after covid hit and jobs started dropping / slowing in 2022, we had way less work. We spent 6 of our 8 hr days just sitting. But because the boss wanted to run around and enjoy life he kept everyone there so he didn't have to be. It was a small business (5 employees), but he took a loss to enjoy life. My coworker spent the day scrolling facebook and talking on her cell phone. Monday and Tues the girl doing payroll had things to do, but the other 3 days she had zero to do. I have side selling business, and it was ok for me to edit and whatever was needed...AS LONG AS THE BOSS DIDNT HAVE TO BE THERE. From where I sit his business was failing. I went from orientations daily, going to companies we worked with several times a month (at minimum 2 days a week), working with upwards of 100+ employees a week to just sitting!!! I couldn't do it! I quit, went to grocery delivery, selling gift baskets / gift sets seasonally, I make cakes and candies for people a few times a month, and am looking for other avenues. My husband makes good money driving truck. I went from $590 a week on 40 hrs bring home to some weeks I make well over $1k doing what I do on about 30-32 hrs a week.

[@angelbabe1977]

Oh and the two other employees was boss and his wife. She was there maybe 5 hrs a week and he was in and out many days off doing his own thing. Like mowing the grass and getting ready for trips and concerts.

[@innout3x3]

I love my job. I work 4 days 10 hours a day. Working for myself was too stressful. Corporate job is easy money.

[@HouseofCastro]

Wow. That’s wonderful. I always joke that I could never work corporate and I’d get fired immediately. I’m a hairstylist, I’ve been self employed for at least 10years and it’s the only thing that works for me.

[@Cj-lb4up]

get me a gig there haha

[@johnfisher8401]

I agree, Im infinitely more stressed doing my own thing. Cant afford health insurance on your own, so much crap that comes with it

[@danielcovert1023]

I work 4 10’s per week. It’s life changing.

[@devinesent7696]

I love my job too. I work 7!days on and 7 days off

[@sunshinejones8643]

9-5 is awesome. One property paid off and a house i am payingnoff the mortgatge. Savings and investments. All done as a single woman❤

[@ForeverStapleton]

These are the same idiots that go into debt for a vacation, use DoorDash multiple times a week, $100k in debt for a psychology degree, nothing saved in a 401k and act like victims.

[@lovely-shrubbery8578]

yeah but some of that is because there are few jobs that can sustain a family, even in dual income house.

[@toddcole1805]

I started mowing lawns and shoveling drives at 10 and haven’t stopped in 48 years. Worked nights, weekends, & holidays. Somehow made it through it all without crying

[@Jess-he9fc]

Cool you expecting people to clap for you?

[@BREEZYM6015]

His comment went right over your head. The people in this video complaining about having to work are the ones who want recognition for doing what a lot of us have done for years without complaining and that's go to work. Kids these days want it easy.

[@SC-ts3wd]

@@BREEZYM6015 35 TRILLION IN DEBT, how long will the average 20 something year old will have to work to pay that off?

[@Tune2dis41]

You are a rare breed!

[@user-wg2sb1dw7c]

Some of us have aspirations for fulfilling careers. I’m way smarter than shoveling driveways. Sorry.

[@krunchyapples]

I don't mind working hard. I don't mind having to "eat shit" for a while to achieve my goals. The biggest issue here is that in this economy no matter how hard you work or how much you sacrifice the treadmill keeps moving faster until there is a point where you realize there is no point to it anymore. Grind yourself down to the bone and for what? There is no way forward because the steps that used to be there are just gone. That is why people are giving up because they know that they can give everything and get nothing in return. There is no more end goal to reach and that makes everything feel futile

[@expensivefreedom]

This is what happens when parents don’t let their kids encounter any stress at all during their growing up years. They raise kids with zero mental durability or ability to push through hardship. The result? Those emotional hemophiliacs end up moving back home where their parents can take care of them again.

[@kellywalker4494]

Woke governments try to protect people from the reality of life. Life is cruel, life is unfair, bigotry exists, nepotism exists, racism exists. Ageism exists. Social media promotes that life is for living and you should quit your job and chase your dreams.

[@shellia1929]

Yeah, a lot of us Gen X'ers really over succeeded in not raising our children like we were raised. A little neglect apparently goes a long way. Who knew? 🤷‍♀️ Lol. *Sigh*

[@dick-vn3yv]

I never had a 9 to 5 job. I worked all hours all shifts, nights weekends Holidays and any overtime I could get as I had a family to provide for. I can't tell you how many Birthday's, Holiday's, Anniversarys that I missed just to keep a roof over my family's head. Two of my 3 children hate me to this day "because I was never there", that's their thank-you to their Father who keep the family alive.

[@angelbabe1977]

Couldn't agree more. I made my kids find jobs at 16, and they all 4 work their assessment off to make ends meet and raise their kids. Pilot parenting didn't nothing but destroy the work ethic.

[@BREEZYM6015]

I work 7-5 and live with anxiety and depression on a dailt basis, but you know what, I go to work because I have responsibilities like a mortgage. Your bills aren't going to take a vacation and the lights aren't going to magically stay on if you don't pay the bill. You gotta grind through it.

[@SC-ts3wd]

so you're working to live?

[@dreamchaser5758]

Agreed. But what about your life causes you anxiety and depression? What healthy changes could you implement to make you more joyful? Changes that have nothing to do with quitting a job you need to survive.

[@KnowledgeIsComfort]

@@SC-ts3wdpretty much everyone does

[@SwissTanuki]

Never understood 9 to 5. I always worked 7.30 to 5.

[@R4a6]

And yet most entrepreneurs get their customers...from folks who work 9-5...

[@Duke-w7g]

I'm favoured, Getting my own Truck has always been my Dream for my business. I just acquired 2 recently, earning $32K weekly has been really helpful. I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support Charity Organizations.

[@Houston-w1c]

Excuse me for real?, how is that possible I have struggling financially, how was that possible?

[@Duke-w7g]

I always appreciate God for his kindness upon my life

[@Darrel-d6d]

YES!!! That's exactly her name (Mary Margaret Schimweg) so many people have recommended highly about her😊 and am just starting with her Brisbane Australia🇭🇲

[@JoshBlair-p5m]

Same here, with my current portfolio made from my investments with my personal financial advisor (Mary Margaret Schimweg) I totally agree with you

[@Rita-y1u]

I have heard a lot of wonderful things about Mary Margaret on the news but didn't believe it until now. I'm definitely trying her out

[@laquan3661]

When you feel the only solution is to go childless

[@rell4474]

😢 I know it's so sad too

[@juliachristian1634]

I raised my kids on a ranch…..they know how to work My youngest daughter bought her first home in 2018 when she was 24 years old! I taught my children how to live on a spending plan They were raised with limited social media and both my girls are successful

[@vmj255]

If you spend 2 hours getting to work, you should think about moving closer, showering before bed, or looking for a different job. Crying about it doesn’t help anything. Figure it out.

[@haleyrobinson1972]

So let's just ignore the housing crisis, high prices, and lack of public transportation

[@KnowledgeIsComfort]

Yep. Reality is a tough pill to swallow

[@devinesent7696]

I can shower at work so this makes things easier for me too.

[@cosmictraveler1146]

Oh yeah let’s just move randomly in the time where rents are ridiculous

[@hdjxjd]

All these people complaining about the 9-5....dang I'm on the 5am - 7pm plan 😅

[@kingjoseph5901]

I haven't left work in months

[@jrrizz0563]

That's not something to be proud of

[@lorieharris1752]

Facts . Ur whole life is work? What r you working towards??​@@jrrizz0563

[@lorieharris1752]

😮 your a slave by choice then

[@themonsterwithin4000]

What a sad depressing life unless you’re working towards something.

[@clk425a]

The best way to avoid the sunday scaries is to work 7 days a week to make ends meet. Works for me

[@Ryzenberg78]

Thunbs up for the laugh ... but yes ... I feel you ...

[@msalohakitty]

I thought I was the only one that got severe anxiety the day before going back to work until my coworker told me she started getting nervous and sick to her stomach two days before going back to work 😂

[@angelbabe1977]

I feel so bad for many people who work 7 days a week. It's rough, especially with kids. I know of several manufacturers who will work 7 days a week for months (most full time employees request days off and use vacation time just to get a day off). Most who do are working at minimum 12 hr shifts, many swing shifts. One of our local manufacturers has been known to work their employees up to 16 hrs days (the max allowed by law) 7 days a week. I sure ain't built like that. I like to move around. I could warehouse if I could go from place to place and not stand in one spit, but assembly and such, nope. I got to keep moving.

[@devinesent7696]

I work 7 days a week but then I’m off 7 days. I pull double shifts the 7 days that I’m on so I’m good.

[@angelsarah79]

Don’t want to invest in real estate because tenants don’t always pay their rent and it’s your problem. I would hate that.

[@dreamchaser5758]

What about flipping? Investing in REITs.

[@lindajohnson.]

Never, would I buy rental property. After seeing some of these court channels trying to evict tenants. Not for me!😢😢😢

[@whitneyl9260]

Its called a job.... not a hobby!

[@ScottsdaleSushi]

I did it - had 3 kids in tow - & would take them to the gym with me as they had a fun room there for kids while parents work out. I did that for YEARS.

[@CindyMcGuirk]

It's no longer 9 to 5, anyway. It's 8 to 5 every office I've worked. Then add the hour drive each way. I learned early that is exactly what I don't want in a job. I'm much happier with my current 6pm to 6am night shift working 7 days every 2 weeks.

[@rell4474]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 THAT sounds like where it's at to be honest night shift is waaayyy more stress free too

[@nickkearney4083]

Sorry but you aren't seeing the full picture. When you cannot pay taxes, healthcare, rent, food, travel for work, and still owe its no longer about "not wanting to work" it's about being able to afford work.

[@dick-vn3yv]

It's always been that way for most people.

[@seleciaa]

Sedentary jobs kill the soul. It's part of why I left my decent-paying administrative position to go back to school for nursing. I switched to a part-time healthcare job while I'm in school, working 2-4 days a week while I'm at my parent's house, and my QOL is significantly improved. I highly enjoy being on my feet when working. As a nurse, I'll be working 3 12s or 4 10s. Once I quit admin, I swore to myself I wouldn't work 5 days a week again.

[@wk8082]

As a business owner, an 8 hour day 5 days a week sounds like a cakewalk. Try 7 days a week from 10-15 hours a day! After years of struggle our business has reached a level where I work only a few days a week and have highly compensated employees running the operation very profitably. It can still be done through hard work and sacrifice in this great Country of ours!

[@mariancounsellor]

This is what people don't understand. I work on bank holidays, most Saturdays, evenings, mornings, afternoons as a business owner. I hardly take breaks and it took me 3 years before I even made a profit in my business. I lose money when I don't work. 've gone back to a 9-5 a few times just to have a regular salary whilst doing my business on the side.

[@DanielleTurner-x4w]

I worked 9 to 6, 7:30 to 4:30pm, 6am to 7:30pm, 6am to 6pm, 6:30 to 6pm, 6:30am to 6:00pm, 7am to 5pm, Graveyard shifts -3pm to 11pm , 3pm to 12am, 7:30am to 3:30pm, 9 to 5, 11pm to 7am.I like what I did. I thank Jesus for all my jobs and these hours. I have all the goals. Add every jobs to the resume.

[@MoonRaven7777]

I felt the same way about my 9-5 and quit my job. I work average 10 hrs 6 days every week. But the trade off is my solitude while I work, I work for myself and motivated because bills haven’t stopped coming in😅

[@dbased1915]

9-5s suck. As a guy who has done like 8 different jobs i prefer 10x4 or 12x3. More days off, better for planning vacations, and less waste in time and gas. I live alone in a nice place and have 4 days off per week. If i decide to work OT i can get around 15-20 extra hours between 2 days yet still have a weekend just as long as 9-5 the slaves do.

[@TheNewsIsLying2U]

What’s your job now?

[@johnnygomez5967]

12x3 is perfecto 👌 w fexibility.. A 1

[@alexandriaflarsen]

I don’t know how I did it but I would work my 9-5, then go take 1-2 classes after, and sometimes work a retail job on the weekends. But thank god I did it because it paid off big time for me.

[@myeternalsin]

My gut reaction is to laugh at them but that doesn’t solve anything. Having some empathy for these can go miles, we are all in the trenches. Work sucks, I’ve come to terms with that, however being abused day after day for your whole professional career is not the answer.

[@FONEternal]

Yeah, I'm trying to be sympathetic but it's tough lol I work 16 hour shifts regularly. I don't hate work either, though. Young people having the wrong perspective probably applies here to some degree.

[@myeternalsin]

@@FONEternal yeah I feel that, I couldn’t imagine 16 hours days I’m on 10’s. I think the difference is this is being documented on the internet while our struggles were mental/internal, well mine were at least.

[@FONEternal]

@@myeternalsin yes i think many internalize or vent privately. i work 4 days/week so that is huge for me. but yeah i think a lotta young people have been sold some bs on work being your dream or else something is wrong... nah its just work

[@mariancounsellor]

whilst I hear you, and laughing at people isn't the answer, these venting videos are actually not a good idea. speaking to a coach, a therapist, your family members, working out your options, taking action to resolve the situation is possibly a better way forward. I also think other young people watching these types of videos will feel depressed and think that there's no hope. There are people actually enjoying their work and their life too.

[@myeternalsin]

@@mariancounsellor get off your high horse Karen

[@Junkdrunk247]

I get it,90% of people would rather not work 9-5,rather work online,rather not be tired.out of all those people,how many like driving on maintained roads, like for there to be a house to buy,or building to rent,like a plumber to show up when you need one,like the cops to show up when someone's breaking in,needs a doctor when your kid cracks his head on his bike.9-5's are necessary

[@nectarinehair0115]

A TikToker moved to Portugal. He was fed up with America's prices.

[@jjbuckner]

Portugal is looking nice right now lol

[@lavidamia9]

Let's put into the equation that women have to bleed monthly and still go to work. Women still have to carry the baby and work, women still have to think what to cook for the family (not saying men don't, but it's okay). Women were not made to work behind a desk, or in a warehouse, we were made to cater to our homes and our family without worrying about getting up at 7am or 5am to go to work and get paid barely enough, or if it's enough the only thing that motivates you to go is the check, you still will bleed every month and pretend it doesn't matter. I think I would love to be the cook and be the berry gather for the rest of my life...😂😂😂

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

Women were also made to stay off social media dressed half naked with a face full of makeup and filters.

[@Buidl-Org]

Stop being lesbians and learn to respect men

[@knockel18]

People are not having kids anymore so women don't have to worry about raising children. Equality for everyone

[@Zx6rBlue]

It's called taking pain killers and getting on with it at that time of the month

[@dick-vn3yv]

You can thank the feminists for that privilege.

[@XPXhumble]

I know I'm by myself here I work 9 to 6 and I love it there isn't nothing like a productive day of work. I Even got me a 7 to midnight part time job all I do is work on my 2 days off I go to the gym I purposely did this because I'm very undisciplined when It comes to saving money and with my schedule the way it is I don't even have time to spend money, and I love it

[@Jdalio5]

I love every aspect of my job and when im not loving it I have the flexibility to stop & do something different.

[@sbostic08]

Try being in the military. 12hr shifts are the norm 🫡

[@GoingThroughTheMotions87]

I did it for 6 years, buddy. I regret staying in. I should have signed up for another two years. It is what is. I got my little GI Bill and Health Insurance. Truly Blessed.

[@adbc1f72]

@@GoingThroughTheMotions87 You should have or you should not have signed up for another 2 years?

[@marioperez7633]

I was in the Marine Corps infantry, but I still feel bad for these people. Us military folk, we are the exception and not the norm. Not everybody is built like us. The fact that they are complaining is healthy and it's good because it acknowledges there is unhappiness or a problem at play, but it has to be met by action. I hope and pray these people can take action and accountability to improve their lives.

[@erinwantenaar7206]

But they shouldn't be!! Why are our most essential people made to work the longest shifts? They are purposefully trying to burn people out or make it unsustainable to have any sort of balance whilst you are working!! Governments should be doing everything they can to help essential workers not work them to the bone.

[@erinwantenaar7206]

It shouldn't be that way though!! They should especially not overwork essential workers like military personal, nurses and teachers... These positions are ESSENTIAL to our society but have the highest levels of burnout or stress related illnesses due to the job. It's sickening.

[@garyfarley323]

Glad those years are over, I've been singing out of that same hymn book for 45 years. Getting ready to get out of the rat race, FINALLY! ...:)

[@lewieanderson6579]

My generation ( gen x ) worked hard to give our kids everything we worked hard for so they don't hear the word "no" as often as we did growing up. I think we messed up.

[@Jess-he9fc]

🙄

[@natashac.2038]

I think it started when the parents started doing their kid's homework to make them academically competitive. I am a millennial and I can see how my generation can't cope with adulting. I thank my lucky stars for my rough upbringing because I can appreciate the freedom of being an adult

[@vmj255]

I think it was the “helicopter” parenting” along with being given everything. Growing up with no adversity is maybe not such a great idea.

[@zacariasnelson5753]

It’s the well meaning, but uninformed thing about life. You didn’t want your kids to experience the negatives you remember as a child, but some of those were important life lessons we missed out on. Couple that with a much worse economy and we’re basically anxiety ridden chihuahuas shunned and shamed for not being able to take on anything in the wilderness and expected to fix it ourselves

[@user-wg2sb1dw7c]

That’s not what’s wrong. People are legitimately poor and have no money to live. Add to that a shitty office life and it’s a recipe for disaster. This isn’t about not being told no. This is about the American dream Being dead and still having to go through the motions of a bountiful economy. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mycbr600rr]

In the future you’ll be amazed at “how good you had it!”

[@charlenefriess2128]

When you say no one want to work! What else is there? Prior to not having 9 to 5 jobs? They worked from home...really home. 12-15 hours daily. Growing their own food, processing it and making most food from scratch. So, everyone worked....from home. Believe me, that is work. There so many options out there.

[@dick-vn3yv]

Unless you have a white collar government job no body I works 9am to 5pm with vacation days off (like MLK Day or Washington's birthday).

[@BagsNBaguettes_327]

This generation keeps getting soft. They complain when they have to work hard and then complain when they can’t find a job. Grow up children. Not everyone can be an influencer 🤣

[@SC-ts3wd]

The pay isn’t matching rent and food.

[@BagsNBaguettes_327]

@@SC-ts3wd if they continue to increase wages, price of goods sold keeps going up. Inflation is here partially due to increased wages that everyone wanted.

[@SC-ts3wd]

@@BagsNBaguettes_327 prices outpace wagesYOY with or without increases to wage. May I ask your age and what you do for work ?

[@BagsNBaguettes_327]

@@SC-ts3wd doesn’t matter. I do really well for myself but I’ve worked like an animal and nothing has been handed to me. Paid off my student loans, bought 3 houses, saved a huge emergency fund. I didn’t complain on the internet-woah is me. We are all feeling it with these prices, no matter the income, even with a high paying job or not. At this rate, you can either work and that may be more than 1 job or not work and deal with the consequences. Life is hard, it’s up to us to go after it. Half those people can be at work right now instead of putting their problems on the internet. I personally know of people like this who complain yet go to Europe and buy designer items like they have it. A lot of people live like this.

[@SC-ts3wd]

@@BagsNBaguettes_327 i own a 5 acre lot and a house in Cali. nearly paid off early 30s btw. I know about hard work i came from nothing and did this but at the same time not all of these younger kids are as lucky to be born and had a chance before all this started. Is that hard to grasp or to have sympathy. To the point of they could be working, is crazy while places are laying people off and giving fake interviews and job postings. you might as well be an alien because we are clearly living on different planets.

[@diegolara4202]

I noticed that those who complain usually work in an air conditioned office. Why don't I ever see videos like this from construction workers?

[@puzzlepeace8859]

My brother is in the carpenter's union and makes $61/hour, could have something to do with it.

[@diegolara4202]

@@puzzlepeace8859 not everyone who works in construction makes $61 and hour. Yet I don't see videos like this.

[@TonyaNicole7]

You can bet your bottom dollar I work every minute of my eight hours. I am in the medical field. We have no time to watch the clock or play around besides using the bathroom believe me! We don’t have time to lounge

[@CALIRedHood]

It's ridiculous how people can't handle a 40-hour work week. They are just comparing their life to fake influencers life styles on social media 😂

[@adriansanchez4875]

😂😂exactly

[@angellove1012]

The problem is working 40hours and not having enough money for bills I work 2 jobs and it’s still not enough

[@CALIRedHood]

@angellove1012 Most of the time the problem is not how much you make but how much you spend.

[@Jess-he9fc]

@@CALIRedHood a lot of the time people honestly don’t make enough to survive

[@skaterwig]

It’s never a 40 hour work week. It’s an hour and a half into work an hour and a half home which adds three hours per day to your work. That’s an extra 15 hours a week that you are not compensated for on top of that all the preparation time to make your meals and to get ready every day. You can try to seem like the tough Americans that you think you are, but the truth is the truth and if you wanna keep advocating to work 40 hours a week and get absolutely nowhere then fine. People like me want people who work 40 hours a week to have enough money to live to save and to start their own business. But for whatever reason, I’ll never never understand people like you just like to go around calling everybody “wuss”. Before you call me a spoiled snowflake I’m 28 years old and I’ve worked construction for almost 10 years and I was in the Air Force just to let you know. All I’m saying is that people like me advocate for having better pay scale and more quality of life to not have your life revolve around work.

[@isie_withease]

Exercise is a controllable way to release endorphins. It makes working easier. We don't move enough anymore.

[@blessings4life]

Burning precious energy. Not practical for workers.

[@isie_withease]

@@blessings4life Exercise boosts energy. It may not seem like it at first, but do it long enough, and you'll understand. It also improves the cardiovascular system, mood, and helps the human body sleep better. This is very practical for workers. I'm pretty sure morale in the workplace will improve as well.

[@blessings4life]

@@isie_withease😢

[@nancyz3705]

Restaurant job, 10-10 weekend 10-11 have no life for 5 years until got some saving then I’m able to work part time and spend time with my kids. That’s why I made my son work in restaurants during summer to understand and appreciate time and financial freedom.

[@DavidJames-g5f]

I did the same f****** thing my man. I worked real hard and I mean real hard from 19 maybe even 18 to 30. By then I had a duplex and I was receiving rent and I had a career. It made everything so much easier. Can you add one or two assets on top of that over 20 years and life becomes pretty easy. If you play the slow game. I'm glad it worked out for you. I love to hear your story.

[@TheCarlinCoop]

Yall call them Sunday scarys but we called them Sunday blues !

[@mattenderle1766]

Try working swing shift at a casino doing 4 10’s followed by 3 off days where you get adjusted to a normal schedule only to go back to working nights and a crazy sleep schedule! 9-5 is a cake walk. Problem is that no one wants to work.

[@tuttuttut7758]

I have a job with irregular times. It’s tough indeed

[@Sapwolf]

The pay is simply too low and we made it worse over the years by huge amounts of immigrants.

[@keluvnme]

No, the problem is that nobody wants to raise pay. People are already miserable and the icing on the cake is the Pennie’s that people are paid for working like a slave with no days off and they’re expected to give 110%. That’s the REAL PROBLEM! Let’s talk about it.

[@nolongeranurse3369]

​@Sapwolf Why the hate ?.unlike these Doomers the immigrants are actually willing and able to do the work the Doomers complain about and wont do.

[@erin5115]

At 19 I got a 9-5 job. I loved my job and had a great future there, but I also felt stuck. I left there after three years and found my true passion in teaching. I am so excited to go to work and love what I do now. I agree though that sometimes you gotta push through, but it’s also ok to keep trying new things!

[@Brigitte724]

I have an incredible 8-4…it gave me time with our son when needed, pension,401K, Roth IRA, 2-5 wks vacations, Annuity as well as the joy of helping so many lives🫡 plus I work home 2 days a week (Thurs&Fri). Yes it was many ups n down working with so many different personalities but that’s life🤷🏽‍♀️ I also did many different entrepreneur things…close to retirement I’m starting a KZbin 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Find what works for you and plan for retirement NOW…being old n broke is not cute ✨✨

[@mandylee3862]

The days I go in to work I have to get up at 5:30 and don’t get home til after 6! But the days I work from home I have so much more free time. Working hybrid and just going in occasionally is the perfect balance. Still get to see people and not go crazy in the house all day but also much more time to live my life outside of work

[@Zx6rBlue]

Starting a new job soon. 3 weeks on days (12 hour shifts), 4 weeks off. 3 weeks on nights, 5 weeks off. 7 trips a year.

[@rell4474]

So you will be off work on your period? Lol ok got it 👍 and you don't have kids? Got it 👍

[@economicallyshort5184]

14:12 he’s not doing what he wants - in college he was busy, but he was busy doing things he had purpose with - his workouts were with his team and for football. If he was on scholarship, he needed to do those things. He doesn’t have purpose at his 9-5 and so it feels exhausting.

[@OUFan2]

Just a suggestion from a retired old man. I can remember when I was young, I worked all the time, It seemed that I was only alive so I could work, so I put on my thinking cap. I thought many years ago about how I could make more money while I was still working to free up my life. The light bulb went off, because the only people I knew that had freedom from working all the time and could work when they wanted to and could work from home was to trade the stock market. My trading started off pretty rough, because I did not have a mentor. But I finally taught myself how to trade and it was the best business decision I ever made. This is just a suggestion, but it worked for me. Never give up, because life is too short.

[@VeronicaLuquis]

What kind of trading do you do?

[@OUFan2]

@@VeronicaLuquis Stock Market

[@gretchencline5124]

Also when you’re young don’t be so loyal to these companies and institutions you work for - work there for 1-3 yrs and move on if you don’t get promoted or benefits like flexibility. You have your whole lives to work. don’t be too loyal because believe me, these companies aren’t loyal to the workers. they will fire you with a smile if needed. do your best but always have 1 foot out the door by keeping your Linkdin in up to date and be checking Indeed once a week and network. Also take supplements and exercise!! Have a life outside of work!

[@PlatoonDaddy603]

People think being their own boss is going to make them happy, I know many of the owner operators in the springfield area, and they work, work, work, and work more. Always on the phone, always running around, always on the move. Yes they make good money, but they just us eit to expand and work more

[@g4orce703]

I cnt escape the inflation videos.. good job.. you keep popping up on my feed.. you gained a new subscriber

[@johngerwig8064]

Is that girl seriously crying about having to commute to work? Welcome to the real world! Wow! The second girl really has mental health problems and needs to get professional help before she destroys her whole life. It's not her job that is the issue here. I'm sorry that these young people were raised with no work ethic and raised to be weak. Their parents should have done better. Someone needed to help them understand, at a young age, that life isn't easy, it isn't fair and it doesn't always makes sense. Life if tough and if they think it's tough for them now, just wait until they get older!

[@KourttneyL]

I would love to work 9-5. I work 12s and it’s still not enough to pay my bills. This girl is lucky af.

[@gretchencline5124]

Well I can say as a GenX that we have “names and definitions” for the way we feel now. “Depression” “Anxiety” all the mental health terms. Nothing wrong with them. Knowledge is power. But I do think the younger generations are quick to label themselves and go down a spiral because they are self diagnosing and we are almost over the top with mental health focus. Okay yes life can be stressful so go drink a beer with a friend or go see a local band or go hike. Stop assuming you have some kindof mental illness all the time. Again definitely think it’s important to consider your mental health but be careful not to label yourself every time life gets a little rough. Gotta get some GRIT! I say screw the 💩 and have a plan to move ahead - get a roommate to help with expenses. I had roommates until I was 28 yrs old! We had a blast. Anyways just my 2cents. You all have a lot to contend with but GenX gets it. ❤

[@SkittyDoogle]

I had a 7:30-4:30 job for several months, living outside of the city and my workplace was in the city. As you would expect it sucked. It took 45 minutes just to get to work and at least an hour to get home, often more, with the record at an hour and 40 minutes. I had to ask my supervisor to transfer to another location because it became unsustainable. Fortunately, I passed the interview as an internal candidate and got the job. Three 12 hour shifts with one 6 hour shift. Now I have time to go to medical appointments, take care of adult responsibilities, with every other weekend off and only a 15 minute drive to get to work. 1000% glad I made the switch. Unless I move into the cities very close to a workplace I never plan to go back to the M-F job life.

[@mycbr600rr]

In order to “WORK “, one must set aside what YOU want for what your EMPLOYER wants to attain a sustainable future for yourself. Whatever that looks like!

[@maximussilverstacker3928]

I was fortunate I worked for the post office in my home town lived 1 mile from work so 5 min drive . Came in very handy cause they gave me a 2 hr lunch 730-1030 lunch 1030-1230 worked 1230 til 530 and was home at 535! 😅

[@mariancounsellor]

That works out to be a longer day of work though. I'd rather have 30 minutes for lunch and finish 90 minutes earlier. effectively your working day is 10 hours

[@fudogwhisperer3590]

I worked my 9 to 5 for 28 years before my real estate portfolio allowed me to quit. I enjoyed it for the first 20 yrs. The last 8 sucked.

[@MrLivewire1970]

9 to 5 is for the fortunate. I worked 10pm to 8am with a hr drive each way. I did that for 10 years before I was laid off when they moved the regional office to another state. Then I landed a 6 am to 2 pm shift and I really liked that until that place closed.

[@russellovemuscle]

Everybody keeps saying I might have to move back in with my parents.....I was a foster kid. Who am I moving back to?

[@Gnove9]

Get married and slip the bills no children

[@Banana_Lana]

Ha! Try being a single mother and doing 8am-5pm with a two hour commute (one hr each way)! For YEARS! It was exhausting…but I got through it by reminding myself daily that it was temporary!

[@shaereub4450]

I work 7:30-3:30 and then 5-9 (2 jobs). Some days when I'm not working the night job, I work 7:30-6:00.

[@RawzStories]

Good job, save shit ton money but don't kill yourself. Enjoy every second you get to yourself even if it's hard. Work hard now, play later. Time is tough but you'll be glad to have your own back if shit goes south.

[@markn252]

They say that they don't have time but they have time to do upload video and interneting

[@belindamiller6349]

Us nurses work 12.5- 13 hr shifts. Add commute and you just exist.

[@jayjax1556]

I’m 58 years old and I started working when I was 14, after school, making $2.56 an hour. I was taught to work hard at a young age. I thank my parents for that. We lived in the country, 30 minutes from where I went to school. My dad retired at 65, only missing 1 day of work that entire time and he worked for the same company all that time. It seems to me that all of the young people, nowadays, just want to have fun and spend money they don’t have. My oldest granddaughter is 16 and she will be starting a job starting this September. Her mother, my daughter, is trying to instill in her that if you want something you have to work for it and that life isn’t all fun and games! I feel sorry for the people in these videos.

[@danny-_-4687]

Dude getting a 9-5 job was my dream job achievement, my previous jobs had random days schedule or some from 3PM to 11PM.

[@marissalee5846]

Business owner here. A day of fun is a luxury, it’s currently my day off and I’m still answering my clients calls cause that’s what being the owner is. Also Work ethic comes from discipline, not cause you like your job.

[@Dozrfoshozr]

Gtfooh!! I work 12’s, 24’s, 72’s and 96’s as a RN and a PARAMEDIC on an ambulance! The shit is stressful sometimes! Then when I get off I got little ones to watch! These people don’t know what real life experience is! They can’t even wide their asses right!!

[@kingjoseph5901]

You think you'll live to 50? Sounds like a heart attack. Take care of yourself and thanks for what you do.

[@quintonmaldonado8368]

Your body doesn't care about how hard you bootstrap. You can't cash in a single koudos point to get your body back after you destroy it.

[@juliejohnson6753]

Woooooooah..... Someone's got a lot of growing up to do! What a precious little cupcake!

[@Jess-he9fc]

Ewww you sound condescending

[@TravisPluss]

I grew up on a ranch and was put to work. Sure, I was younger then, but as an adult working an office job - the mental exhaustion is so much worse. We are built for physical work and like 10% mental work; now it’s reversed.

[@irockhard2538]

Im in a warehouse job and we work almost the entire shift. Im an order selector and we have a timed orders, so we don't have time to waste. The good thing about my job is the harder you work the more money you can make. We have weekly pay and weekly incentives that are not capped. Some people earn an extra $300,$400,$500, and i have seen people earn an extra 1k in incentives. Plus overtime and double time pay. Its a great job for young man without college or skills. You can come out of high school and earn 60k, even 100k

[@jamesengland2487]

I mean, I would trade schedules with her. I work 9 to 12hrs a day factory work 😂

[@Lambert1386]

This world has lost its mind.

[@Avsfan23]

9-5 in a cubicle is pretty cush compared to blue collar jobs. I HATED every single one of my blue collar jobs. I grafuated college and now sit at a computer all day. Im relieved. Is it always fun? Hell no, but it's A LOT better than what I had.

[@TamaraSullivan1108]

LOL 9-5? I work 8-5 and have a commute and a family. You can make it work. At the end of the day we do have a problem where the younger generation is having to move home. I live in Indy and rent is now more than our mortgage.

[@behappy4723]

your slave schedule and you say LOL?😂

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

What did they think working would be like ??? Maybe they should be a nurse, you get to work 12-16 hours on your feet, you get to work swing shift, you get to work holidays, you get to work holidays…..no lunch, no breaks, usually don’t even have to pee because you haven’t had time to drink anything !!!!

[@userrob]

Life in general is tough folks. Who's raising these soft kids? Prepare your children, stop cuddling them.

[@skaterwig]

It’s honestly so scary to read these comments and see how many people are pushing and advocating the 9 to 5 and talking about how great it is and calling everybody else a baby about it

[@skaterwig]

first off with some simple research I debunked your claim. Min wage in 1990 was 3.80 and average over the u.s was 15-16 an hour. So your choice to work for that was your personal choice. Secondly currently the average u.s minimum now is 30 dollars an hour. So over the course of THIRY FOUR YEARS hourly barely doubled and rent has TRIPLED because a one bed is now 1500 and up. Plus groceries and gas and insurance thanks to the current policy makers in power… has skyrocketed due to inflation. You may have made less but the cost of living and everything else was WAY LESS than what we are faced with. Cut the bs and stop trying to play the victim like the older generations always do. There are even boomers out there admitting that the younger gen living today has had it harder than everyone. And not that I’m an advocate for college but you guys back in the 80s could work a full-time job and pay off your college. Try doing that in 2024 when most people go to college and their student loan debt is upwards of 50,000. And to be honest, that’s on the low side.

[@Bill91190]

Thats just a phase a generation has to go through in their early to mid 20s. The 2 hr time shift fks with us for some reason & it takes a few yrs to adjust your life to it. The adjustment is frustrating, but give a little more time, take a deep breath, & you'll be fine.

[@gimpinainteasy]

It is moments like these that spark innovation and determination. It is very interesting. because we get to actually watch it happen. Truely.. Trueman show.

[@tuttuttut7758]

I don’t think the younger generation is handling it differently then us perse. They’re just louder about it, which is also easy with social media. I felt so lost in my 20s, struggled all the time. Just dealt with it and was miserable. It’s only in the recent few years I’ve changed mentally. I matured and got more experience in life. A lot of people are struggling. And there will always be something else that comes along.

[@JustinLeeChristie]

I do it sick with multiple sclerosis if I can do it alone with no help yous can do it healthy , No one said nor promised life is or would be easy

[@gretchencline5124]

Also when you’re young don’t be so loyal to these companies and institutions you work for - work there for 1-3 yrs and move on if you don’t get promoted or benefits like flexibility. You have your whole lives to work. don’t be too loyal because believe me, these companies aren’t loyal to the workers. they will fire you with a smile if needed. do your best but always have 1 foot out the door by keeping your Linkdin in up to date and be checking Indeed once a week and network.

[@ashconner2293]

This is an ongoing problem. People have not been getting paid enough for a very long time. Normally it's people in poverty or right outside of poverty or lower middle class that have these issues. Now that it's happening the way more people it is coming to light. We need better laws so s*** don't get out of hand.

[@cosmictraveler1146]

Love how there’s so much of “you think that’s hard try “ *larger work load that you chose to take on*” Not everyone has validation from labor and and it’s never just 40 hours, involuntary overtime, shit job prospects, and it’s ALWAYS older people who grew up in way better circumstances trying to punch down on fledgling adults.

[@1985battle]

I love working. 60-70-80 per week to provide and treat myself and the kids. I need to manage better. Yes I get tired from time to time but it beats not being able to earn.

[@ashconner2293]

So the girl that has the option to move back home, absolutely should. So the job will see that they are not paying their employees enough to stick around because they'll be homeless and working there. Also she can sit back and help her parents with half the bills and she could save money. Her parents can also put more into the retirement plan from saving money by having their kids stay with them. What the hell is wrong with doing that? If I had an option like that I would take it

[@vidab.8785]

I been on 9 to 530 2wks training remotely, and it is still killing me. My body is used to 1130 to 830. But my whole day is gone. But I still have time in the day to do what I need.

[@karyn552003]

I'm Gen X and I get it. We knew something was wrong in the 90s. But it is so much worse now. I feel for these kids.

[@randyduyck6254]

I work 9-5 now, but I enjoyed swing shift better when I was younger!

[@mindysworld4782]

Sometimes I will be busy all day. But for the most part, i do school work or work on other things.