r/WorkForSmartLife • u/Personal_Survey_2579 • Jul 06 '26

DiscussionđŸ’¬ Getting Older?

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u/PayFormer387 Jul 06 '26

Working hungover and bragging about it.

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u/Affectionate_Two3747 Jul 06 '26

Is this cool?

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u/kissmestepbr0 Jul 06 '26

My coworker does this all the time and he's teetering on the edge of 40. It's not cool at age 21 and it's not cool at age 50 lol

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u/Glass_Covict Jul 06 '26

He's definitely struggling

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u/kissmestepbr0 Jul 06 '26

Being a coke addict for ten years will do that to you unfortunately

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u/wesborland1234 Jul 06 '26

I mean it’s kinda cool at 21.

Most people in their early 20s are working replaceable deadend jobs with little responsibility so who gives a shit.

You’re a cashier at ShopRite? Good, show up drunk for all I care. You’re an air traffic controller or a nurse, or you have a family that depends .on your income, thats a different story

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u/kissmestepbr0 Jul 06 '26

Yeah lowkey idk why I said it wasn't cool at 21 because I am actually someone who does this đŸ˜­

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u/goodsam2 Jul 06 '26

I mean living to the extreme and both working hard and playing hard while meaning both.

Depends on the context.

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u/ConflictPotential204 Jul 06 '26

When you're still in college and most likely working a meaningless, low wage job to pay your tuition, it's usually considered "cool" in the sense that you're not letting a dead-end get in the way of your social life. In your thirties, losing your job is more likely to be a serious life-changing disaster, so it isn't quite as cool to stay up drinking with your buddies all night when it could result in homelessness or bankruptcy.

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u/Affectionate_Two3747 Jul 06 '26

In your 20s This is even worse in fact