throw away account bc my boss is on reddit. turns into kind of a rant at the end. i just needed to vent because i haven't been having a good year so far.
Whenever this conversation comes up at work or anywhere really, people always say “it's only 8 hours” or “just stay another hour, its more money”
Let me explain something to everyone.
I wake up and i spend 35 minutes to get ready for work.
I clear the snow off my car and warm it up for 5 minutes.
I spend 35 minutes to go to work and sit in the parking lot for 10 minutes so im not late or too early.
I clock in, and start working for 9 hours, but i punch out for my 30 minute break so really 9 hours and 30 minutes.
i finish and let me car warm up for 5 minutes.
i drive 45 minutes home because i work on a highway the U-turn is 10 minute addition.
i wash up and get comfy after work for about 30 minutes and wind down.
lets add up how much time “work” really takes up in minutes.
35 + 5 + 35 + 10 + 540 + 30 + 5 + 45 + 30 = 735 / 60= 12 hours and 15 minutes. and i only get paid for 9 of them.
Work is an all day thing. and i have to sleep for 8 hours.
that gives me about 4 hours a day to cook, clean, have a hobby, make love, shop, etc. What a waste of time.
I just bought a used car too, and it wont always start in cold weather so I spend an a few minutes every morning to see if it will start before i get ready, and if it does i continue. if it doesnt i get the jumper cables and spend an hour trying to maneuver another car in front of mine to jump it let it warm up.
Just so i can make enough money to just barely afford this car to get me to work. and my mortgage… but thats about it.
I dont have netflix or internet or anything special, my girlfriend has to pay for that stuff because i cant afford them. I contribute to savings but debt grows faster than savings. Snd surprises come up like i need a new water heater or the baseboard heat is leaking. the other day i went to brush my teeth and the water came out brown… time to spend $500 on a plumber.
So all in all, ill finish my rant by saying, i live in the tristate area making $70k a year, i can barely keep my head above water and i dont know how you all do it on less in the same area. i help out others where i can but karma hasn't been very nice to me lately. thanks for listening.