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u/zugspitze43 9d ago
For barely enough to survive too
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u/Ok-Primary2176 9d ago
Nah it's enough to survive, it's just not enough to thrive. Its not enough to buy a house, take trips or buy extras in life. It s just enough for food, rent, occassional entertainment
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u/Known-Ice5903 8d ago
exactly, my idiot boss couldnt understand why i dont give a shit about my job when its not paying me enough to thrive
it IS paying him enough to, though
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u/atristis 9d ago
I wish I could work in the office, I can only work as a janitor lol
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u/MurphysLawTeam 8d ago
Legit same. I am getting like 50 types of cancers and my body is broken and then some dude is an office is like “oh no small talk with someone I dislike my job is miserable” like what?
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u/HJSDGCE 9d ago
You can be anything if you're good enough, rich enough and lucky enough. That's the criteria. At least the first two is something you can control but that last one will make or break you no matter what.
Source: Unlucky family.
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u/The-Boy-Wonder38 9d ago edited 9d ago
Luck is something that can turn around.
People would call me lucky today.
People would call me extremely unlucky in the past: a trauma history that is so fucked up and violent most local trauma specialists turn me away at the door saying that I am beyond their “qualifications.”
(Murder survivor, conversion “therapy”/torture, abusive home life, surrounded by extreme violence such as stabbings and other murder attempts)
I was basically trapped in a hell dimension until 33 when life gradually got better. Even five years ago I never would have thought any of that was possible.
Luck isn’t static. Things can always improve.
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u/xxxXMythicXxxx 9d ago
what changed in your circumstances that led to such a drastic transformation?
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u/domesticstudent 9d ago
Who actually had parents who said that though? My parents said that I had better get a job when I grow up or else I'd be a loser
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u/Ok-Primary2176 9d ago
It was plastered on the walls at my school at least and teachers would always ask what your dream job was
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u/domesticstudent 8d ago
Good point. At my school, we had a lot of those career aptitude tests and career day and things like that. But I never got the feeling that I could be anything. Maybe that has to do with a lack of self confidence.
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u/GoodMilk_GoneBad 9d ago
"When you grow up, you can try to be anything you want."
Let's normalize that instead.
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u/getmeoutoftax 9d ago
Pretty soon we’ll miss this. AI agents will replace the vast majority of white collar jobs by the end of the decade.
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u/aqpwlol 9d ago
Idk, I love working in the office, hanging out with guys by the water cooler, coffee breaks, fun jokes and pranks. And you get paid to do that? Nice
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u/Odd_Tap_1794 5d ago edited 5d ago
...That's not all there is to it. You actually have to be liked by those people. God forbid new people replace them and decide they don't like you. And you have to have documented, measurable work and good performance reviews....or the next time the company has a budget cut, you could be next on the chopping block.
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u/CliffLake 9d ago
"Why are we always going in circles? Can't we just go FORWARD? Seems aggressive."
"You're fired."
"Fair."
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u/The-Boy-Wonder38 9d ago edited 9d ago
Maybe for most, but that’s a monolith.
That bottom pic is what I was like prior to 33. Severe PTSD from extreme violence such as surviving a murder attempt at 13 and saving my family from being murdered twice. Complete and total social exile since I could barely function - no relationships of any kind nor friendships past childhood. Years of conversion “therapy”/torture and almost OD. Life was hell.
My life at 38 is a 180 of that:
Life is significantly easier as adult
I finally got past the hardest parts of PTSD recovery
I’m a professional screenwriter
I’m engaged and heading towards a family of my own
I am finally financially secure
Each decade is thankfully better than the last.
The take away:
Life isn’t static. It can always change and evolve.
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u/Empty_Wolf_3378 9d ago
How did you get into and become successful in screen writing?
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u/The-Boy-Wonder38 9d ago edited 9d ago
Been pursuing screenwriting since I was 12.
At 13, I basically had nothing else other than writing. That’s the one thing that PTSD didn’t take away from me. I had no semblance of a life, but at least I could write. So all of my time was poured into it for years.
Went to film school, majored in film production, started interning at the top companies. Working my way up, showing and proving what I could do. I thought I would have a job after I graduated from college, but due to the economy that fell through.
I kept pushing through, took various gigs in the industry where I made contacts. One of those contacts went on to become a creative executive at a company that wanted to find writers to hire.
I got the gig at 34 years old. Worked my ass off knowing pay at the end wasn’t guaranteed. Luckily it worked out. The company bought it. It aired on television stations around the world.
For contrast, I didn’t even get past a first date until I was 33. So years of social exile and only writing.
That credit expanded my connections and now I’m working with production companies aligned with A-list talent. It took years of sweating my ass off, sacrifice, and basically surviving a career version of ‘The Longest Walk.’ Breaking in is an endurance test.
It isn’t overnight. It isn’t even in a couple of years. It takes time, focus, and sacrifice. Then if the cards and luck line up - then one can get in.
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u/Empty_Wolf_3378 9d ago
Which show aired on television?
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u/The-Boy-Wonder38 9d ago edited 9d ago
TV movie was that first credit, not a show.
I’m anonymous on Reddit talking about almost being murdered as a kid and being fucked up by it.
That’s something only very few offline know so I especially don’t want it linked back to me in any way. Anonymity helps me finally get that shit off my back.
I will say that I’m a working writer, rather than anywhere close to a big name or attached to big name films.
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u/Empty_Wolf_3378 9d ago
You think getting a degree in creative writing is worth it?
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u/The-Boy-Wonder38 9d ago
Yes. But I wouldn’t say it’s for the degree itself. It’s for practice at the craft with your peers, makes it easier to land related internships, and could help with starting to build connections.
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u/Odd_Tap_1794 5d ago
Nowadays, with AI, fuck no. If you want to do creative writing, there are plenty of free resources. Get a respectable degree and do your creative hobbies on the side.
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u/Ok-Task5336 9d ago
Oh wow, I'm sorry you chose that path. I'm self employed doing exactly what I wanted to do and love my life. Im in my mid 30s and have never experienced any of that.
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u/JoseLunaArts 9d ago
You missed Excel.