My mom told me that I hated being a baby because even in infancy, I despised relying on other people for anything. I’ve been extremely driven my whole life to provide myself with a sense of security that I never derived from anyone or anything else. It worked. With little to no help or support, I make 75k a year, I live in a beautiful home and I can (more or less) afford anything I want or need while also saving money.
I’M FUCKING DROWNING.
I manage 4 condominium buildings and I’m literally on call 24/7 (including vacations and PTO – which I work through anyways because there is nobody to fill in for me if I don’t). I would say that 80% of the people I speak with are angry, 10% are livid and 10% are patient or kind. I have nearly cried when I’ve been thanked for the work that I do, because that’s about 1/50 interactions.
I know I can’t keep this up, but I genuinely don’t know what the alternative is.