I hate the fact you need to work to live. But I think also the fact that you live to work. I had written something earlier, but got anxious if it turned a flop.
I was sitting in the parking lot of a warehouse job I just recently got(2nd week in) because apparently I had to get a job according to my girlfriend. Looking so despisingly at the employee entrance, after 45+ minute drive to get there. Now to break my everything to lift boxes that I swear, weigh more then I do(I'm like 130~lbs) I opted for PT because I still want a life and because I don't to destroy myself for 8+hrs a day. I bitch, moan, sing, and talk to myself working in a trailer that, now, practically resembles a tin can in the oven. And I'm a sweater
working at my parents deli store for majority of my existence. It was/is a small store(covid made me a free agent sort to speak) we had regulars, so while they wait for their breakfast, I would be able to shoot the shit with them. Because I was working at my parents restaurant, it got comfortable. Able to leave before quitting time and all that jazz. And even then I “complained” about working.
Girlfriend has a well paying job that comes with benefits. Money is important to her, so we would get into arguments about me not working(this was during the rise and peak of covid. When everything was locked down) and I told her that I don't have luxury of having a career and jobs are scarce. So, to avoid conflict, I just went on indeed and just diarrheaed applications. So when I got the call from this warehouse I didn't know I applied for it.
For me, lockdown was a blessing. Just stay in, smoke some pot, and play apex. And just hearing virtually nothing from outdoors was an odd, yet welcoming occurrence.
I got to thinking that people spend majority of their lives working. We are supposed to commit to 40+hours a week and still have a life. Have a family and once the kid is old enough, they are just fed that your life is your life, but work. Work is life and life is work. You can live how ever you want as long as your committing majority of your life working for a company that benefits off your labour. I remember a lot of years back, people were excited to be able to retire at 60. Now, it would be awesome if you would be able to retire at 80. You are just expected to work work work because that's the only way of any type of social status.
I could rant more and more but I already feel bad writing a short story. But yeah, that's my rant. Hope everyone has a great day