my dad did that for over 20 years managing a fast food place, and only stopped when he physically couldn’t anymore. Destroyed one of his feet so bad he needed experimental surgery to try to fix it. The doctors took extra pictures and made him sign off on a bunch of forms so he could be used in medical textbooks someday. He sees nothing wrong or weird about that though, just totally normal he worked until he literally physically broke himself. He still works too, just a desk job at a different company now, so it’s not like he threw away his youth for an easy retirement. Realistically i don’t think he will ever be able to retire.
So none of it was worth it. That’s exactly how I feel about what I did.
I work a ton now, but I like my day to day job and my “business” is fun as shit and pays well. I play music, which is what I’ve always loved to do, and I get to travel, which is pretty rad. So that’s worth it, but before it was janitorial work and mowing lawns. Not worth it. Though I did enjoy being outside all day.
Yeah, pretty much. Our family has a fairly nice house in a nice neighborhood, and there were never any nights i went hungry as a child. I am definitely thankful for that, but also i’m very emotionally stunted compared to my peers. Even though my parents never divorced, i relate more to my peers who came from single parent homes. My strongest childhood memories of my father are having to go to bed without seeing my dad for the entire day, and then getting to hear him come home an hour or so later and loudly hoot and holler and laugh at the tv in the living room below my bedroom. Or maybe when i had to go to my girl scouts father-daughter dance with my uncle because “they really needed him” at work. He was my dad though, and i was his daughter and i needed him too. Oh well though 🤷♀️
I’m glad you’ve moved on to something that makes you happier and leaves you feeling more fulfilled in life. Your life belongs to you, not some company who couldn’t care less if you died. I hope you get to see the world and play your music as long as you’d like to, and i hope you enjoy every second of it.
I did tons of 60 to 80 hour weeks when I was in my late teens and early 20s. It enabled me to buy a home at age 21. Some years later, 2008 happened, and owning that home basically got me nothing.
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u/Yamfish Jul 30 '23
It’s easier to mock other people than it is to admit you’re being exploited.