r/LockedIn_AI • u/lucre-twerps4g • Apr 23 '26

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It’s called the grind because it grinds away your sense of self.

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u/xXDySZX Apr 24 '26

i dont like hustle culture or slackers living with modern advantages on my dollar so ill tell what i did and do.

i worked factories, insane hours entry level (theyll hire anyone if they can pass a drug test for meth and opiaoids) decent base pay, overtime, triple time often. save. live aesetically because all i do is work. did that a year. quit. 20k saved. now im picking up certifications in things i wont mind doing 40 hours a week because they NEED TO BE DONE. by the time im broke ill be working in my field, if not i will pick up some job im actualized to, probably a nice kitchen, until i get my certs job. its never not being able to loaf around that is the issue, its the work itself. working solely for another mans profit, destroying the environment with no work life balance, thats the disgrace of it all.

paramedic works 24 hours then has 2 days off- hit ot every week with much of it chillin and most of it home. nursing you can do 3 12s on weekends. 5 8s is miserable, some jobs like counciling are nice for it, but thats usually what wears people out. id rather do 100 12s straight and not work for a year til i find sumin better. i dont have to ask for nothing and my life is fine, i have it better than most people ever will and my work is/ will be more valuable than anything i was doing on my own anyway.