The working, labor, wage earning class...

When you get older you really do get burned out on mindless labor work, particularly if in blue collar arena.

You begin to realize all the lessons told to you when younger about 'just work hard' and you'll get ahead, are kind of bogus.

I work less now, not harder, in that the older you get you begin to realize that no amount of wages earned in one day, can properly compensate you for your time, for when your time is gone, for sure money can't buy it back.

Help me to understand

If I had to work tomorrow, my mindset would be totally different right now.
As posted on other section, no one can ever earn enough money to live forever on this earth.

When you realize that, it really does put things in perspective for you.

Unemployed right now, by choice

Unemployed right now, by choice, in that company I was with got 'bought out' by another company, but division I was in got phased out and all me and a few others were doing is basically standing around all day looking for stuff to do...

It's more complex than that of course, but bottom line is I'm unemployed, but not worried or stressed in the least bit, cause wasn't getting ahead at last job, so use to being poor, scraping by.

Although next job should bring me in better revenue in that no longer care about 4 day work weeks, not until get myself fiscally ahead again.

But I'm not happy or sad about it, haven't even began looking for another job yet, cause I already no there's 100's of jobs out there that I qualify for, but like a marriage, I've learned its bad to rush into another job just out of panic, cause then a few months later will want to quit.

I've changed over the years, we all do, in that being 'off' use to make me really excited, like skipping a day of school use to, but when near broke all the time, there's really no incentive to go out and have fun, but rather stay home or in and just be a maid or butler to self by cleaning up.

The worst part about being poor though, is not the fiscal aspect, but rather not being able to up and move away from people you don't want to be around.

Now days it's hard to make a move for under 3 gran

Now days it's just hard to up and move for under 3 gran when all said and done, even a cross town move can be fiscally devestating.

And when living in apartment, you have no control over who leasing office will move in next to you.

I've had a few bad neighbors that you just want to _____ through the wall just to be rid of them (in your mind).

Younger SBF's are the worst neighbors to have, why?
Cause they're rude, arrogant, loud, love to slam doors, and always attract unemployed street thug type boyfriends who come around late at night with their pals and created havoc....

I see this pattern over and over and over again.
So no matter where you move, there's no garuntee that leasing office won't move a SBF next to you do to vouchers or whatever.

They always say younger males need Fathers, well I say younger BF's are hurt by not having Fathers as well, and I can tell those who did, and didn't grow up with stern male figure in the home..the behavior is like night and day.

And many of them are just programmed by their environment to just be rude, and no amount of reasoning or logic will change that...it's like talking to a wall.

Example...'Could you please not slam the door'...(They're response) 'Who you is to tell me what to do, you don't own me m/f, It's my door, I'm paying for this door and will slam it as I please'...

End example.

It's not until they're older and fat, and sick, do they begin to mellow but never ever look back in remorse of how terribly they treated others when they were young.

Instead now that older, sick and fat, now once again want others to cater to their needs, even though they didn't when younger.

Anyways...I'm unemployed now, have a chance to steer life in different direction, so gotta take my time here in finding a job that works for me, rather than me just showing up daily to be poor and broke throughout the year.

And right now, 'C' word not causing me any stress, what others, the masses, going through right now is just another day for me, normal.

Uncertainty is normal for me, I guess I never realized how detached I am from how normal person functions and relates to world around them.

(actually I think more people are like me than what the media would have you believe)

I really hope I get this one job where you work for like 3 days, than off for 4, all while getting the same hours as one who labors for 5.

I mean that's about the most I can ask for at this stage, I mean obviously never going to get fiscally rich or wealthy laboring for another, or a company, so the next best thing to me is 'time', precious time to do what I want, while still earning a regular income.

I mean isn't that really what the wealthy enjoy more so than other people, is 'time'?

Their wealth buys them 'time', time to live, to explore, to vacation, to live as meant to live without worrying about paying rent or other bills.

Give me 'time', and I'll feel rich, won't feel squeezed all the time.

I mean there's no sense showing up to any place 5-6 days a week, that's exploitation.

Cause every time you have to get up and go to work, drive to work , take bus or subway to work, you're spending money in fuel, wear and tear on vehicle, or bus/transit fare, lunch, and other stuff you buy when just out and about that you wouldn't if home.

I can't tell you how much money I've saved over the last Month or so simply by staying home.

I save at least 100 a week, at least, in expenses associated with just getting up daily, gas, food while at job, junk food, this and that.

So to only have to report to a job 3 days a week instead of 5, that in itself = savings.

And it's just safer, cause you cut down risk of getting in accident, or getting sick, or injured on the job.

The less movement, the better, you learn that as you get older.

I mean when you've stopped searching for 'Love', and realize that no matter how much you labor you're not going to get ahead, showing up to work just to show up, becomes pointless.

Unless you're lucky enough to actually have a decent paying career you planned for by going to college, or unless you're a business owner, and so forth.

Or unless make a gob of money like an athlete under contract.

But if just showing up to some low wage manufacturing company earning pennies, what's the point...may as well live in China or something, where at least the cost of living is less.

I'm wore out, I'm glad only have to work 3 days a week, cause just the act of getting up and prepping for work, winding down from work routine, can begin to wear you out.
Lunch, grooming, other misc prep stuff, then the drive, the gas, it's just to much to do 5-6 days a week unless really love what you do.

Glad I only gotta do it 3 days now...anyways it's late, I'm done for the day, body says rest.