Antiwork

[m2711c]

Sounds like you’re jealous of their flex…..

[mud]

[John_B]

Ignoring Montucky's digression what percent of "Anti work" posts occur on a Monday? I certainly feel the most opposed to work on a Monday.

[Conundrum]

it changes their cervical mucous

So does a yeast infection you dirty dog.

[Meadow Skipper]

Bullcrap. Birth rates in the US have declined significantly over the years. SO many people today choosing not to breed (like Fred above). That's fine and all, but economically/societally, that carries its own set of future problems. Just ask Japan & China. Point being, it's pretty much a non-issue if some random rich couple wants to breed like rabbits. At least they can afford it. Prolly all balances out in the end. Nothing to get too worked up about.

Yeah, I’ve noticed that ski resorts are much less crowded, day-to-day traffic is way down, and airports…they’re nearly deserted. Also there’s way more housing than is needed.

[californiagrown]

Ignoring Montucky's digression what percent of "Anti work" posts occur on a Monday? I certainly feel the most opposed to work on a Monday.

My $0.02 i feel the most anitwork on a thursday/friday when i am realizing that my my To-Do list just became longer throughout the week and if i dont work on the weekend then i will be starting monday 5' below the surface having to fight like hell just to get a gulp of air on tuesday/wednesday only to keep fighting for air the rest of the week. On monday, there is still hope for me that i will be able to get/keep my head above water that week, but by the end of the week it becomes clear that i struggled and fought like hell but didnt get out of the riptide. It got to the point where i didnt look forward to weekends anymore because they were even busier than weekdays... and that is when i realized that there was no finish line in sight so why am i acting like its the last lap and pushing past exertion.

All that said, it was worth it when our firm was small and i was actually building something on my own that i was proud of and was directly rewarded for. But my firm was bought in the spring by a large company, and i very much became a cog in the machine. I still get the most anxiety late in the week (for the same reasons), but i am much less of a perfectionist now and much more accepting of failure because just like my successes are now absorbed/shared by the larger company, my failures are now too. I used to not have a boss so the buck stopped with me, but now i have like 3 levels of bosses above me to share (some might say take credit for) my successes, but also my failures.

[climberevan]

My $0.02 i feel the most anitwork on a thursday/friday when i am realizing that my my To-Do list just became longer throughout the week and if i dont work on the weekend then i will be starting monday 5' below the surface having to fight like hell just to get a gulp of air on tuesday/wednesday only to keep fighting for air the rest of the week. On monday, there is still hope for me that i will be able to get/keep my head above water that week, but by the end of the week it becomes clear that i struggled and fought like hell but didnt get out of the riptide. It got to the point where i didnt look forward to weekends anymore because they were even busier than weekdays... and that is when i realized that there was no finish line in sight so why am i acting like its the last lap and pushing past exertion.

All that said, it was worth it when our firm was small and i was actually building something on my own that i was proud of and was directly rewarded for. But my firm was bought in the spring by a large company, and i very much became a cog in the machine. I still get the most anxiety late in the week (for the same reasons), but i am much less of a perfectionist now and much more accepting of failure because just like my successes are now absorbed/shared by the larger company, my failures are now too. I used to not have a boss so the buck stopped with me, but now i have like 3 levels of bosses above me to share (some might say take credit for) my successes, but also my failures.

See above. Don't bust ass beyond reason to line someone else's pockets.

[Adolf Allerbush]

See above. Don't bust ass beyond reason to line someone else's pockets.

This approach has limitations. I have a crew of people that work for me, some with varying degrees of effort...the folks that put in the time generally move up the chain of command and get larger raises/bonuses...the other folks do fine but come review time often wonder why so and so was promoted and not them. Then again, they're able to enjoy their non-work lives more...it's a trade off.

[fastfred]

^^^ this
my dad used to goto work on saturday mornings I'd go with him because I could run around downtown and do whatever I wanted as a ten year old that was cool
then I found out why he worked saturdays it's the only time he could get anything done since he wasn't babysitting thirty other people all week
guess who works saturdays these days

as a business owner and employer I've watched productivity in the trades drop through the floor
I'm lucky to get 6 productive hours out of someone in an 8 hr day sometimes it's even worse
people want to know why shit costs so much
used to work like a dog when I was in my early thirties I still do but it's punching a keyboard and talking on the phone mostly

[MontuckyFried]

My $0.02 i feel the most anitwork on a thursday/friday when i am realizing that my my To-Do list just became longer throughout the week and if i dont work on the weekend then i will be starting monday 5' below the surface having to fight like hell just to get a gulp of air on tuesday/wednesday only to keep fighting for air the rest of the week. On monday, there is still hope for me that i will be able to get/keep my head above water that week, but by the end of the week it becomes clear that i struggled and fought like hell but didnt get out of the riptide. It got to the point where i didnt look forward to weekends anymore because they were even busier than weekdays... and that is when i realized that there was no finish line in sight so why am i acting like its the last lap and pushing past exertion.

All that said, it was worth it when our firm was small and i was actually building something on my own that i was proud of and was directly rewarded for. But my firm was bought in the spring by a large company, and i very much became a cog in the machine. I still get the most anxiety late in the week (for the same reasons), but i am much less of a perfectionist now and much more accepting of failure because just like my successes are now absorbed/shared by the larger company, my failures are now too. I used to not have a boss so the buck stopped with me, but now i have like 3 levels of bosses above me to share (some might say take credit for) my successes, but also my failures.

Time to embrace Bare Minimum Mondays, bro.

[californiagrown]

See above. Don't bust ass beyond reason to line someone else's pockets.

Yep. It was worth it when i was lining my own pocket, both at the time and for the future (i built a nice trusted client list, and valuable skills and knowledge by busting my ass that will serve me in the years to come). But, i realized that the juice wasnt worth the squeeze (IMO) at higher levels within this new company so ive backed off considerably. I think it is VERY important to constantly evaluate if the juice is worth the squeeze, and make adjustments to how hard you squeeze.

[fastfred]

See above. Don't bust ass beyond reason to line someone else's pockets.

why not bud? do you know how much money I just trasftered into a 5.5% cd acct fifteen minutes ago?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I was feeling pretty anti work Sunday night after an exploratory laparotomy to find out why some guy was dying right in front of us and calling a code and doing five minutes of chest compressions. Shocked unsuccessfully and declared him dead.

Your life and work aren’t so bad. This guys was cut short.


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[Timberridge]

I was feeling pretty anti work Sunday night after an exploratory laparotomy to find out why some guy was dying right in front of us and calling a code and doing five minutes of chest compressions. Shocked unsuccessfully and declared him dead.

Your life and work aren’t so bad. This guys was cut short.


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Good perspective.

[Bunion 2020]

Ya know the Its Just a Dog thread?

Unless you are working for yourself, it is just a Job.

[Supermoon]

I was feeling pretty anti work Sunday night after an exploratory laparotomy to find out why some guy was dying right in front of us and calling a code and doing five minutes of chest compressions. Shocked unsuccessfully and declared him dead.

Your life and work aren’t so bad. This guys was cut short.


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There are important jobs like yours and there are supremely unimportant jobs like managing a hedge fund, or anything that requires an MBA. Unfortunately we have tricked ourselves into thinking the unimportant jobs are important and worth making billions of dollars at the expense of the actually important jobs.

[climberevan]

why not bud? do you know how much money I just trasftered into a 5.5% cd acct fifteen minutes ago?

Read carefully. Working hard for yourself is different than working hard for someone else when the marginal benefit to you is zero. I didn't suggest that someone shouldn't do the former.

In any case, money is a necessary means to get stuff to live a happy life. It's not an end in itself. The score that I care about is how much time I have to do the things I love, not the size of my accounts.

If you're working 6+days a week, even if you're self employed, IMO you're doing it wrong.

[dan_pdx]

There are important jobs like yours and there are supremely unimportant jobs like managing a hedge fund, or anything that requires an MBA. Unfortunately we have tricked ourselves into thinking the unimportant jobs are important and worth making billions of dollars at the expense of the actually important jobs.

And we have a legal and regulatory environment that rewards people for doing nothing more than skimming the cream off of financial transactions. It's pretty fucked that people that do nothing more than exploit loopholes in the finance system make billions and people who do work that actually benefits society make squat in comparison

[The AD]

LMAO. You got NO idea how much hawter teh sexy time is when a woman's straight telling you to put a baby in 'em.

So you want kids because the sex is better? Okay then.

[AK47bp]

Bangin pregos is pretty hot.

[JimmyCarter]

Bangin pregos is pretty hot.

Ewwww…. Just don’t try to serve it afterwards

[fastfred]

Bangin pregos is pretty hot.

ugh

So you want kids because the sex is better? Okay then.

things I don't understand but whatever

Read carefully. Working hard for yourself is different than working hard for someone else when the marginal benefit to you is zero. I didn't suggest that someone shouldn't do the former.

In any case, money is a necessary means to get stuff to live a happy life. It's not an end in itself. The score that I care about is how much time I have to do the things I love, not the size of my accounts.

If you're working 6+days a week, even if you're self employed, IMO you're doing it wrong.

I guess I'm driven so working like a fool is something I do yes six day weeks at times and long days
honestly I haven't worked much since thanksgiving after spending 3 weeks in south america
I take 10 weeks off a year have lots of toys and vacation well guess I'm going to Hawaii again this year and a trip to jordan and qatar and abu dhabi are being figured out I'm not interested but a mulitnational corporation might pick up some of the tab so why not

over working to enjoy oneself is worth it at times I'll be moving onto my second career in a 3 years or less and be enjoying life even more

[Timberridge]

There are important jobs like yours and there are supremely unimportant jobs like managing a hedge fund, or anything that requires an MBA. Unfortunately we have tricked ourselves into thinking the unimportant jobs are important and worth making billions of dollars at the expense of the actually important jobs.

But then who donates the money for the trauma wing at the hospital he works in?

[mtnjam]

There are important jobs like yours and there are supremely unimportant jobs like managing a hedge fund, or anything that requires an MBA. Unfortunately we have tricked ourselves into thinking the unimportant jobs are important and worth making billions of dollars at the expense of the actually important jobs.

You mean like the Six Sigma "pound productivity into your heads and tell senior leadership they need to base patient care on productivity models based on reimbursements" people?

Yeah, task any of those nitwits with trying to explain to a patient why their care is delayed, yeah, fuck them.

[XXX-er]

I remember the buzz word so how long ago was the six sigma popular ?

they seemed to trot out another one every year or so

IME if you work at 10/10th all the time you burn out fast and they expect 10/10ths all the time,

Instead go 9/10ths that way when you need that extra push you can go to 11

but its not really 11 its only 10 but it looks like 11