Month: May 2023
It was so quick that the email transitioned from “she leaves behind two teenage children” to “remember we have a referral bonus!” … š
The “Investment” – In a Ponzi scheme, people invest money with the promise of high returns. We “invest” our time, energy, and often our mental and physical health into jobs that promise us financial security and career growth. The Returns – Ponzi schemes promise returns that seem too good to be true, and they usually are. Similarly, we're sold on the idea that if we work hard enough, we'll achieve financial independence, success, and a comfortable retirement. The Pyramid Structure – At the top of a Ponzi scheme, there's a small group of people who actually benefit from it while the rest suffer. The Unsustainability – Ponzi schemes eventually collapse when there aren't enough new investors to pay the old ones. The Illusion – Just like a Ponzi scheme, the system we're living in requires us to buy into the illusion that it's a fair and just way of organizing…
Sorry, longer than I expected. TLDR: a lot of changes from management at my job that they did not properly prepare us for has left my whole department behind and incredibly stressed. Want to quit but am slave to money. In late 2021 I got a job working from home. It isnt very thrilling, it's basically paper pushing/customer service for a TPA, and I specifically work to help process medical claims. I didn't love our client, and the work itself was monotonous, but it was tolerable, and I was able to talk my way into getting a decent raise, now making more money than I ever have. But, about a month ago now, we went through a system migration. This involved having all stored data in the claim management system we used moved to a new system. We had to learn this new system, as well as a new workflow…
Iām only 19 & genuinely considering suicide because of how deeply I hate capitalism. So much pressure to be something, make something, produce. I want to just exist. I want to just live, I donāt want to be anything. Is being simply human not enough? The thought of working for the rest of my life, or college, or anything āproductiveā makes me seriously suicidal. I am on medication, I have tried everything, it isnāt me. It is this world that is deeply sick, and I no longer want to exist in it. This might be my last post ever. I am tired.