I used to work at a marketing firm. My manager was constantly stressed and I probably worked 60 hours a week. Most weekends, and I never got to see my friends and family. My life was work and I was miserable. When asked to take time off, I was told I was being selfish and I should “think of the team's goal”. This is bullshit language. There is NO TEAM, there is just a fat cat owner making millions while he fucked blonde bimbos on his beach vacations.
At one point, I just stopped giving a shit. Life was great and I didn't care if my manager was upset. She could fire me for all I cared… She did and I took a couple months for myself. I regained my self-worth, sanity, and ambition for life.
I never want to end up working for someone else again, being gaslit into thinking I'm selfish when the owner is living his best life of total hedonism while myself and others are forced to essentially be slaves with extra steps. Is there anything I can realistically do? I thought about starting my own business but then I'd just be part of the problem. The only way I'd want to do that is if I pay my employees higher than my salary as an owner. Are there any positions where the work is more chill? I've heard working for the public sector isn't as shitty.