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re: Anyone else hate their job, but the money is too good to leave it?
Posted on 6/17/21 at 1:54 am to TRUERockyTop
Posted on 6/17/21 at 1:54 am to TRUERockyTop
I’m the opposite. I like my job but need to be making more for my age. I’m 38 (almost) and only making about 60k
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Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:38 am to TRUERockyTop
Yes. I’m looking to move back south. Florida or Texas. Probably Florida. Don’t worry, I’m conservative
Posted on 6/17/21 at 6:06 am to xxTIMMYxx
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Don’t worry, I’m conservative
Come on down!
Posted on 6/17/21 at 6:10 am to flvelo12
Liberal women in the NE are uglier, don’t take care of themselves, generally have nasty attitudes, and constantly spout nonsensical regressive bull shite. I could never date one.
Except the ones in my gym. You can spot a conservative woman from a mile away.
Tell me some good places to live in FL. I’m 36
Except the ones in my gym. You can spot a conservative woman from a mile away.
Tell me some good places to live in FL. I’m 36
This post was edited on 6/17/21 at 6:12 am
Posted on 6/17/21 at 7:19 am to TRUERockyTop
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Anyone else hate their job, but the money is too good to leave it?
Hell yeah. I'm working toward early retirement for this reason.
People say things like "find something you like" but I'm pretty sure I just hate all work. Nothing interests me unless there's a well-paying cheeseburger-eating position open that I'm not aware of.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 7:29 am to xxTIMMYxx
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Tell me some good places to live in FL. I’m 36
The Villages.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 7:39 am to TRUERockyTop
Yep - I'm trying to hang on another 30 months to retirement. You have to look for the positive aspects. I'm in the 96th+ percentile for income, while not OT rich, I'm comfortable. But my job brings no satisfaction - it's merely a means to an end...so I think about the fact that 99.99% of the people that are alive now or have ever lived would probably trade places with me. I'm not worried about IF/WHETHER I will eat today or tomorrow - I have the luxury of deciding WHAT I will eat. I can afford to go to the doctor, pay for any prescriptions, etc....and I can live anywhere I choose - within reason. When I was a teenager, my Dad gave me some profound, yet simple, advice - Happiness is a state of mind - that's it, period. There are suicidal millionaires and dirt poor folks without a care in the world. Enjoy life - it goes quick.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 7:58 am to roadkill
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I'm in the 96th+ percentile for income
So are taco bell employees.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 11:45 am to TRUERockyTop
Yes its tough....
I'm in a job that is ok I guess...
There is another above me where I could really make a difference and I would like, but with small kids it would just take way too much time away.
The job I have now has given me a lot more time with the kids.
I chose the kids. They are only here with me for a little while.
I will reevaluate later.
Hang in there. If you have kids whatever job you need to be it with them.
The job moved from allowed me to leave all the work shite at work, but had lots of overtime and weekends.
I'm in a job that is ok I guess...
There is another above me where I could really make a difference and I would like, but with small kids it would just take way too much time away.
The job I have now has given me a lot more time with the kids.
I chose the kids. They are only here with me for a little while.
I will reevaluate later.
Hang in there. If you have kids whatever job you need to be it with them.
The job moved from allowed me to leave all the work shite at work, but had lots of overtime and weekends.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 1:55 pm to TRUERockyTop
Yes. I dread every single day now. I'm ready to exit the corporate world, but the options are too scary for a guy with 3 kids to worry about. I wish I had the courage to say frick it, and at least try it.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:20 pm to TRUERockyTop
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Because I'm there and quite frankly it is kicking my arse. At what point is enough, enough? And despite the uncertainty that the future will inevitably hold do you look for something else.. with the understanding that what ever comes next will very likely be in a field that you have no experience in, but never the less you push forward into the unknown and start over in something new and unfamiliar without the possibility of earning close to what you were? This is the current paradigm that I find myself in. One where you smile on the outside, but.. well, you know the rest.
Sounds like you're at that point right now. My suggestion would be to think about what you could do with your experience/knowledge/connections that would maintain your income but be better for your mental health. I was at that point a few years ago...was underpaid and having my soul sucked out of me in the agency world. Luckily found a job that could utilize everything I had built for myself and now I'm making over twice what I used to and my QOL is a hundred times better.
But it was a bit of a panic moment...how do I get out of this but not start over at an entry level role in another industry? Find one that is aligned to what you do now but better for you.
ETA: For context I'm 43 now, and was 40 when I left the career I'd been in my entire professional life.
This post was edited on 6/21/21 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:25 pm to TRUERockyTop
I'm in the complete opposite boat. I love what I do but the pay isn't nearly what I could make elsewher3.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:39 pm to LSUShock
Curious what your side business is that nets $20k/yr. Not to derail this thread, but I'm always interested in the way people make money outside of their careers.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:50 pm to FinleyStreet
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but I'm pretty sure I just hate all work. Nothing interests me unless there's a well-paying cheeseburger-eating position open that I'm not aware of.
I may be a kindred spirit.
I’m paid pretty good money, but I don’t derive much joy from work.
I dread going back after a day off.
I think about retiring often.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:53 pm to slackster
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Tell me some good places to live in FL. I’m 36
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The Villages
At 60-90, yes
At 36, no way
This post was edited on 6/21/21 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 6/21/21 at 9:42 pm to TRUERockyTop
Feel your post!
I just made 26-years at my company. There were 6-7 times across that time where I seriously considered a different company/field, similar reasoning at times.
Looking back, I am very glad that I stuck it out. What I did was re-create my career within the same company, including a 2nd Masters after 20-years. Found satisfaction I did not know was possible.
In the end, there is an end. Time is short on Earth. Do not undervalue happiness. I would be a hypocrite if I said $ did not matter. It does. But, don't let it stop you from closing/opening doors. $ will follow when you unleash yourself again (regain commitment, satisfaction, engagement)!
Good luck!
I just made 26-years at my company. There were 6-7 times across that time where I seriously considered a different company/field, similar reasoning at times.
Looking back, I am very glad that I stuck it out. What I did was re-create my career within the same company, including a 2nd Masters after 20-years. Found satisfaction I did not know was possible.
In the end, there is an end. Time is short on Earth. Do not undervalue happiness. I would be a hypocrite if I said $ did not matter. It does. But, don't let it stop you from closing/opening doors. $ will follow when you unleash yourself again (regain commitment, satisfaction, engagement)!
Good luck!
Posted on 6/21/21 at 11:25 pm to threeputtforbogie
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Curious what your side business is that nets $20k/yr. Not to derail this thread, but I'm always interested in the way people make money outside of their careers.
I'm a bit of gypsy... I gross $40-50k a year flipping items from retail arbitrage and reselling at about 45% margin. 60% of that is driven from garage sales and thrifting. It's a weird hobby, but one I completely enjoy. I have a hard time rolling out of bed at 6:45 on a normal day, but am up before my 6am Alarm Thur-Sat from April-October. I live in a decent metro and hit 10-15 a morning before work Thur/Fri. When I look at my garage on a Sunday, it's usually $300-500 and a good weekend is $1000+ profit. Throw in retail and it's been a good side hustle. It's not for lack or work and takes a weird type of skill, but it's far from work for me.
So much so, that I'm in the process of starting a consignment shop. People could 2x or 3x their money on estate sales or garage sales if they just took the time to list properly, but nobody wants to do it.
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 1:48 am
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:00 am to TRUERockyTop
I have a supervisor position here in orlando for my company. Spent the first 4 to 5 yrs here extremely unhappy with my job and was saying a lot of the things you mention. At which point I also kind of hit a glass ceiling salary wise as my direct supervisor is the VP of the company and I make an amount right at the top of what our company pays (not OT baller status mind you). Spent the last couple years here just focusing on making the actual job more tolerable. Improving staffing as much as possible (which has been the biggest help). Also improving the actual physical locations of where I work as much as possible (getting rid of bad customers/vendors that I do not want to deal with, and facility upgrades). My work Life has improved tremendously. Long and short, if you are stuck in a job try and change the stuff you do not like as much as you can. Might surprise yourself with how much you can change your outlook.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 10:02 am to thejudge
This is me to a T today.
Just try to enjoy life, get a hobby, let work be work. It’s cyclical from hating it / halfway enjoying it.
I also forget all of the above often, but need to remind myself when I get home to my kids.
Just try to enjoy life, get a hobby, let work be work. It’s cyclical from hating it / halfway enjoying it.
I also forget all of the above often, but need to remind myself when I get home to my kids.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 10:27 am to TRUERockyTop
You can do what you truly love and are called to do.
If that’s not possible, you can look at your job as a means to an end and not let it get you down. Set boundaries and expectations for yourself and others and stick to it.
Life is really short and goes faster as you age. When you’re 70 and retired, out fishing somewhere, you don’t want to say “wow I was miserable for most of my life because of that job”.
If that’s not possible, you can look at your job as a means to an end and not let it get you down. Set boundaries and expectations for yourself and others and stick to it.
Life is really short and goes faster as you age. When you’re 70 and retired, out fishing somewhere, you don’t want to say “wow I was miserable for most of my life because of that job”.
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