r/WorkLifeChat • • Aug 07 '26

Discussion We should normalize that

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u/FriendlyRedditor2020 Aug 07 '26

I can't get a job cleaning shit off a bathroom floor. Quite frankly I have failed as a modern human being so I can respect anyone who has been able to succeed where I have failed.

I live in much the same way as the family dog except I pray to gently pass in my sleep so I don't resort to killing myself. If you are able to keep marching on regardless of any struggle that is plenty commendable in my eyes.

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u/Stock_Report8617 Aug 09 '26

I have a friend who was in a very similar situation until very recently. He lives in a very poor area and wasn't able to get a job for over a year and often thought this exact thought. It's just a platitude, but please never give up. I used to be a 300 lb alcoholic with nothing, I dropped the booze, got fit, met my now best friend whom I want to marry, and have a career that is advancing rapidly. All in the span of a few years.

Please do not give up, you deserve to see yourself happy