I’m 27 and have been working since I was 17. The thought of knowing I have 40 more years to fully retire at 67 (assuming they don’t change retirement age on us) just depresses me. I know it’s what needs to be done and I know everyone on earth needs to do it in order to eat and live but damn the very thought of doing what I just did from 17-27….4 more times. Ugh.
When I think about it I don’t necessarily have an issue with work itself and earning money for a living. My problem is how much time it takes up. I wish I could work 30 hours a week and that would be enough to live. Working 5 days a week, 6 hour shifts would be so much easier and manageable. But working 8+ hours plus adding the amount of time it takes to go to and from work. That’s your whole day, life is so short and working takes up so much of your time. All that just to have 2 full days off which let’s be real at least 1 of those days is a rest day and preparing yourself for work the next week.
Not that it matters to anyone reading but I’m a musician and my dream has always been to live off of music and being in a band. To be honest at this point I would be content to work a part time job while doing music on the side. Make money from the job doing like 20 hours a week and make the rest of the money from music stuff. Like is this too much to ask? I can’t accept being stuck at a job for the rest of my life. It’s just soul crushing. Do you have any passions you wish you could put more time and energy into?
Idk at the end of the day I know it’s only been a decade for me and there’s plenty of people who have worked much longer than I have but I’m ready to tap out. All I can say is…“I’m tired boss”