Survey shows people no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life

Slaughterhouse work is certainly a lot more physically demanding than office work but 80 hours are quite normal today in the financial industry for any front office professional. I can't remember having ever worked less than 80 hours (including Saturday work and occasionally even a few hours on Sundays) unless I went on vacation. How people can feel pride and not get bored with 30 hour work weeks is a mystery to me.


Obviously, you don't have kids, or hobby's ;p
Innovation/robotics/AI should be used to free people from wasting time to activities which can be done much more efficient. Luckely excavators were invented, or we would still be digging holes all day long.
 
Slaughterhouse work is certainly a lot more physically demanding than office work but 80 hours are quite normal today in the financial industry for any front office professional. I can't remember having ever worked less than 80 hours (including Saturday work and occasionally even a few hours on Sundays) unless I went on vacation. How people can feel pride and not get bored with 30 hour work weeks is a mystery to me.
I used a measure of what I accomplished rather than how much time I spent accomplishing it.
 
Disagree. Tons of people have kids and work 80 hour weeks. My job for many years started at 7am and I was out of the office at 8pm. Then I had occasional night conf calls which I took on the way back from work or during dinner. And I worked on Saturday for 6-8 hours, and occasional Sundays perhaps 4 hours. I had plenty of time for family and took vacations around 4 weeks a year. But I had zero time for youtube, TV, weed, social media and other bullshit. I don't regret my choices for a second. I recently retired, bought a ranch in Canada and do all the things I ever wanted.

Obviously, you don't have kids, or hobby's ;p
Innovation/robotics/AI should be used to free people from wasting time to activities which can be done much more efficient. Luckely excavators were invented, or we would still be digging holes all day long.
 
My job for many years started at 7am and I was out of the office at 8pm. Then I had occasional night conf calls which I took on the way back from work or during dinner. And I worked on Saturday for 6-8 hours, and occasional Sundays perhaps 4 hours.
How long did you do that for?
I recently retired, bought a ranch in Canada and do all the things I ever wanted.
That kind of hours is about right for running a ranch. :)
 
Inflation is theft...between taxes and inflation who are we really working for?

If you own property you get the positive side of inflation.
And taxes too. Property beats inflation by a few percent every year, thats some of your tax dollars at work keeping your area and local infrastructure maintained and so keeping your property prices up.

It is the life long renters who really pay the price.

Inflation + taxes + rent :(
 
Of course... and you're likely to be wealthy-er along the way for the effort.

Besides, you're sure to end up in nowhere'sville if you don't bother trying.

I've got 2 personal stories about guys who started out in "regular" jobs (one worked at Home Depot, the other managed a Village Inn restaurant in a small town)... wasn't doing it for them so they quit and became plumbers. (Plumber? EGADS MAN... GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY?) More like doing things others were reluctant or wouldn't do. Long stories short... one of them now owns a local plumbing supply distributorship and the other has specialized in installing/replacing water heaters for 20 years.. that's all he does. He's done so many, he owns 28 rental properties, a 7-figure stock portfolio and he's in his 40s. And... he still does a few water heaters every week because he likes the work and it keeps him from getting too fat.... apparently loves beer and burritos. Who doesn't?

Hot water is a necessity, so they both are always going to have work. (If my grandpa were still alive, he'd love those plumber stories.. )

If you want to "make it", you either have to have some special talent or be willing to do what others won't.
Gotta love it.
Just today, heard on the radiooo that plumbers are pulling down 180K+, electricians 240+. That'll buy a few VI pizzas, lol.

First work smart, Then work hard. 80/20, Plan your work and work your plan. Hell that's a decent idea for a thread. lol
 
If you own property you get the positive side of inflation.
And taxes too. Property beats inflation by a few percent every year, thats some of your tax dollars at work keeping your area and local infrastructure maintained and so keeping your property prices up.

It is the life long renters who really pay the price.

Inflation + taxes + rent :(

As a small property owner, I wish I could raise rent on the whim but it's not feasible. Once you have good tenants, you try to hold onto them for that constant cash flow. When they move out, then it is time to jack up the rent for the new tenant.

One of my tenants I gave a heads-up that rent would go up 3%/yr but that's really peanuts when you break it down each month. The compounding will come into play at some point and they will leave because it will become too expensive.
 
Working hard in NL and working hard as teen in Cambodia sand mines.
Very different things.

Hard times = strong men
Strong men = good times
Good times = weak men
Weak men = Hard times
 
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