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Long-term desk jobs and life
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:53 am
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:53 am
Is it possible to have a good happy life and do a desk/computer job for 40+ years?
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Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:55 am to Earnest_P
Yes. It's not the desk or the job, it's the other parts of your life, current or past, that are making you less happy. You think you would be happier if you were a roofer?
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:56 am to Earnest_P
If you work to live, make sure you take all of your PTO, and don’t have your life revolve around your job it absolutely is doable.
No one on their deathbed ever wished they spent more time at the office. Do your job, unplug and enjoy time with friends and family.
It helps me that we always try to have a vacation planned so that we have something to look forward to.
No one on their deathbed ever wished they spent more time at the office. Do your job, unplug and enjoy time with friends and family.
It helps me that we always try to have a vacation planned so that we have something to look forward to.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:56 am to Earnest_P
Yes.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:57 am to Earnest_P
Depends on what you do outside of said job.
The job is merely the means to make the money to enjoy your life outside of work.
If you do things outside of work that make you happy, you will live a happy life, knowing you have to do the job in order for the cycle to be complete.
The job is merely the means to make the money to enjoy your life outside of work.
If you do things outside of work that make you happy, you will live a happy life, knowing you have to do the job in order for the cycle to be complete.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:57 am to Earnest_P
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
Posted on 3/9/23 at 10:58 am to Earnest_P
Sure. Why not? It beats being out in the heat/cold/elements all day everyday.
I've always enjoyed having jobs that were a mixture of office/fieldwork.
I've always enjoyed having jobs that were a mixture of office/fieldwork.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:01 am to REB BEER
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I've always enjoyed having jobs that were a mixture of office/fieldwork.
Variety adds a ton of work satisfaction. Every day in the same cubicle all day is awful, but so is every day in the elements all day. Getting a mix is perfect to keep you energized
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:02 am to Earnest_P
Any job can be a happy job if you can find meaning in it. Finding meaning can be as simple as “I’m working this job so that I can provide for my family”. The environment, interactions, coworkers and managers do make a difference though on how bearable it is. You make your own happiness.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:03 am to Earnest_P
I believe if you don't like your job, it will bleed into other parts of your life.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:04 am to Earnest_P
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Is it possible to have a good happy life and do a desk/computer job for 40+ years?
Depends on a few things.
What type of desk?
what type of computer?
Where is this located?
Are you in India, in a room with 500 other Indians?
Are you prohibited from ever leaving your desk?
Do you get weekends off?
Do you have paid time off?
Do you have holidays?
Do you work 24 hours per day, or will there be several hours per day to do other things?
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Long story short, not all desk jobs are the same. Some suck and some allow for lots of time away from the desk. Some people hate being at the desk, some hate being away from it.
My desk job has me away a shiat ton doing stuff I love that some people would despise.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:04 am to atxfan
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Yes. It's not the desk or the job, it's the other parts of your life, current or past, that are making you less happy. You think you would be happier if you were a roofer?
You could have a real discussion if you said Federal Park ranger or something.. Who wants to be a friggin roofer for 40 years?
This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 11:05 am
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:04 am to atxfan
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You think you would be happier if you were a roofer
It’s just a question for thought.
I think we have to find ways to get out in the sun and moving.
I personally have taken to coaching youth sports as an outlet, and it’s helped.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:06 am to Earnest_P
Not if you aren't that good at it (assuming professional performance and achievement matter to your overall mental wellbeing.) Life in general can be fine, but that part of your life will suck.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:08 am to Earnest_P
Yes, absolutely. I've found that getting up and moving around once an hour or so is extremely helpful.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:09 am to Earnest_P
Yeah it's an easy life actually
This post was edited on 3/9/23 at 11:10 am
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:09 am to Earnest_P
Nope. Only welders and pipe fitters enjoy life.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:11 am to Earnest_P
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Is it possible to have a good happy life and do a desk/computer job for 40+ years?
Yes, make sure to take care of yourself like someone else mentioned about using up all of your PTO. When my day is done, I close the laptop and try to get outside as much as possible.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:14 am to danilo
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Only welders and pipe fitters enjoy life.
Guys that weld for 40+ years are a rare breed I hope.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 11:15 am to Earnest_P
Yes. A key thing to remember is that you don't live to work. You work to live.
Take every single second you have available of PTO. Take atleast 1 vacation a year. Id really say 2, but that's if you can afford it.
If you don't have enough PTO hours to do this, go to another job where you can get more hours.
Outside of vacation, take a day off work every now and then. Not for anything specific, but really just to relax your mind. Go to a spa, go play a round of golf, go work on that project in your house that you've been putting off for the past 6 months.
We've all heard someone brag that they've worked at their company for 35 years and they've never missed a single day of work in that span. That shouldn't be a goal to look to achieve. That should be something that frightens you.
Take every single second you have available of PTO. Take atleast 1 vacation a year. Id really say 2, but that's if you can afford it.
If you don't have enough PTO hours to do this, go to another job where you can get more hours.
Outside of vacation, take a day off work every now and then. Not for anything specific, but really just to relax your mind. Go to a spa, go play a round of golf, go work on that project in your house that you've been putting off for the past 6 months.
We've all heard someone brag that they've worked at their company for 35 years and they've never missed a single day of work in that span. That shouldn't be a goal to look to achieve. That should be something that frightens you.
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