Things that ruin your day

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  1. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    came to post this
     
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  2. Lyrtch

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    being exploited everywhere i turn and most my time is spent trying to avoid falling into a poverty spiral that ends up being homeless*

    "wow maybe chill out guy"

    *im a privilege boy so this isn't ACTUALLY me, but is the majority of the country
     
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  3. Seavie

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    Is there not a 4th choice? Go through life, enjoy it, feel like you've accomplished something? Maybe you are including that in the "deal with it" choice. Maybe you aren't assigning a positive or negative to dealing with it.
     
  4. Owsley

    Owsley My friends call me Bear
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    lol retirement…as if

    work is nothing more than a means to an end…fuck it
     
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  5. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    Yes just taking it on the chin would be dealing with it
     
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  6. fucktx

    fucktx ruthkanda forever
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    you know what I would enjoy a lot more? Not having to work 50 hours a week to get 2 days of freedom, not having to beg for days off because my company is afraid of losing $ while I’m gone so I get like 5 days off a year, and also getting to retire much earlier than I likely will. Let’s hope I or anyone else here doesn’t have any major health problems so they can truly enjoy life for 5-10 years.


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  7. Tobias

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    i would literally kill each and every one of you to retire right now no offense. it’s not remotely personal i just hate working that much.

    you freaks who think work is admirable or enjoyable should be launched into the sun. again no offense freaks

    reading your thinly veiled pro capitalism simping has ruined my day so TrustyPatches add it to the op
     
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  8. AptosDuck

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    I break off an ice sheet every morning after my coffee

    As for the work discussion, nobody dies wishing they had spent more time at the office
     
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  9. fucktx

    fucktx ruthkanda forever
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    Can’t wait for the weekend so I can do a bunch of shit I didn’t feel like doing during the week because I worked my ass off!

    maybe I’ll relax for half a day or something!
     
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  10. ~ taylor ~

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    Emails before 9am asking for an 10am conference call.
     
  11. Owsley

    Owsley My friends call me Bear
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    I took a week of vacation recently, which was the first time since my wedding/honeymoon I’ve taken off more than a few days. I tried to convince myself I’d come back refreshed and ready to get shit done, but all it did was increase my anxiety and make me even more apathetic :laugh:
     
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  12. fucktx

    fucktx ruthkanda forever
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    Just livin the dream
     
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  13. The Blackfish

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    I constantly respond to emails during vacation so the accumulated anxiety doesn’t literally kill me before I go back into the office when the vacation is over.
     
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  14. fucktx

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    I either respond to emails while I’m off or just watch money slip through my hands because my job is 100% commissions lmao
     
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  15. Daddy Rabbit

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    Oh, I don't have to do a goddamn thing but sit around and wait to die
    Time and time again Lord I've been going through the motions
    As a means to an end but the ends don't seem to meet
    Walking around just living the dream anytime I take the notion
    'Til the truth comes bubbling up so bittersweet
    Ain't no point getting outta bed when you ain't living the dream
    It's like making a big old pot of coffee when you ain't got no cream
    I don't need to change my strings
    'Cause the dirt don't hurt the way I sing
    Oh, I don't have to do a goddamn thing, sit around and wait to die
    Well I been waiting on an angel waitress
    Come and take my order
    Tell me all about the special today
    Staring at a puddle of mud in my spoon couldn't be much boarder
    Hoping them circles don't call back telling me to start today
    That old man upstairs, he wears a crooked smile
    Staring down on the chaos he created
    Said son if you ain't having fun just wait a little while
    Momma's gonna wash it all away
    And she thinks Mercy's overrated
    Ain't no point getting outta bed when you ain't living the dream
    It's like making a big old pot of coffee when you ain't got no cream
    I don't need to change my strings
    'Cause the dirt don't hurt the way I sing
    Oh, I don't have to do a goddamn thing, sit around and wait to die
    Oh, I don't have to do a goddamn thing, sit around and wait to die
     
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  16. afb

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    Leaving the house and having to interact with other members of society
     
  17. Seavie

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    I legit don't know how to respond to this. Who wouldn't enjoy that? I don't understand why you think not working is a realistic thing. Sounds like you have a job that provides for you. I do too. I'm thankful for that. Does that mean I enjoy it? No... I make the best of it? In what world is it realistic to expect not to have to work to get by? I feel like I'm in the twilight zone here.
     
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  18. Bruce Bowen

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    Might print this and pin it up on my desk.
     
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  19. Owsley

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  20. fucktx

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  21. Not William

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    I don’t mean to be a Debbie Downer in here, but some of you seem pretty depressed. :twocents:
     
  22. Owsley

    Owsley My friends call me Bear
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    Or people just hate being corporate slaves idk
     
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  23. Seavie

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    That is putting it mildly. You won't find me disagreeing with the notion that people who legit enjoy work aren't a little off balance. Unless you truly enjoy what you do. But yeah this constant bemoaning life in general is something else entirely.
     
  24. chuckmasterflex

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    People who win the Mega Millions/Power Ball probably dream of buying a big boat, fancy cars, and a big house. I just want $10 million so I won't want to have to ever respond to an email again.
     
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  25. fucktx

    fucktx ruthkanda forever
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  26. Lyrtch

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    once you see the cracks and the strings its hard to go back

    stay where you are, but the whole "i dont understand people not happily slurping down the system they were forced into" is kind of gross
     
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  27. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

  28. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    big gulf between clinical depression and just being somewhat aware of your surroundings
     
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  29. fucktx

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    this is exactly it

    god damn I’m jealous of people who can live life happy and oblivious

    don’t get me wrong, I enjoy aspects of my life immensely, but a lot of it just sucks ass including my job
     
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  30. Seavie

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    I'm not trying to be insensitive whatsoever. I know that I probably am though dtx
    It is just a mindset that is foreign to me.
     
  31. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    keep it that way, you're the big religious guy right? stick to that

    i sometimes forget there's this thin slice of the board that doesn't interact with the other 90% except in random threads like this
     
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  32. War Grundle

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    Damn that stinks. We didn’t have HR at my last company either. My new company’s HR is great.

    Sorry to hear that.
     
  33. TrustyPatches

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    I’m on vacation RIGHT NOW and I scheduled it so It would be maneuvered around the weekend because if I didn’t I’d fuck the ever loving shit out of the guys that work with me. Hey Seavie ! Nothing we can do currently but raise hell now and hope that made a difference for those who follow us bruh. Truman eat a dick
     
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  34. Ray McKigney

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    I think you’re conflating an on-topic, message board post with how that person exists irl on a day to day basis.
     
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  35. Owsley

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    Being good at your job also just means you’re going to get overworked and run into the ground. It’s a very rewarding system we’ve got here.
     
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  36. Truman

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    Enjoy your vacay, home doggy dog!
     
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  37. Seavie

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    Depends on your point of view I guess. But for simplicity's sake let's say yes. Stick to that...you mean stay "blissfully unaware" of what life is like for everyone else? Or stay in my lane and don't try to understand others who aren't like me?

    The last few years I've mostly just read and don't engage.
     
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  38. fucktx

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    you’re lucky and try your fucking hardest to keep it this way

    I do well for myself and everything and live well but when you’re born into a shit situation or deal with things at a younger age you’re definitely going to see how fucked up things are even if things are seemingly going “well” for you
     
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  39. chuckmasterflex

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    Yeah, no shit.
     
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  40. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    i mean to say avoid over arching systemic review of the world and how it interacts with your life, the super macro level stuff
     
  41. fucktx

    fucktx ruthkanda forever
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    Don’t mind me

    I have an existential crisis at least once a week thinking about how we’re all getting used for no real gain to us except for the slim hope we can retire and enjoy a few years of our lives :beerchug:
     
  42. Seavie

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    You just put what I have been trying to articulate into words for me. If I am understanding you correctly, at least. I don't even look at things that big. I live my life, try to be a good person, be kind to those around me, help where I can. It seems unhealthy to try and worry about more than that. And you will never feel like you are doing enough.
     
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  43. ~ taylor ~

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    Honestly, congrats on accepting everything bad because you've been sold a bunch of bullshit that gives you an escape. You've figured it out.
     
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  44. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    yeah, i have a curiosity switch that won't turn off for good and for ill

    i also went into a field of work that prizes that kind of thinking as avenues to help the most people

    unavoidable in that space
     
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  45. Seavie

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    I of course realize I am blessed. I would be an insensitive ass if I thought I did all this on my own and wasn't a product of lots of help along the way. I guess I just don't give much thought to what I can control beyond my very insignificant impact on the world as a whole.
     
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  46. fucktx

    fucktx ruthkanda forever
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    As I said, I’m jealous and keep it that way
     
  47. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    radical acceptance is unironically the spice of life
     
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  48. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    also dont be a hyper empath
     
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  49. Bruce Bowen

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    “We have no HR I’m fucking HR”
    -company President
     
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  50. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    having zero HR at a thousand + employee company is asking for lawsuits
     
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