Sure, it feels kinda nice but then gestures broadly at everything, that momentary âniceâ feeling isnât going to get me out of debt, isnât a guarantee that I wonât be fired and replaced the moment I am too old or sick to work, isnât going to get me out of my current âOn a diet for financial reasonsâ financial situation.
It is like trying to cure depression with a breath mint. Plus, the usual âCompany reports growth and record profits but certainly cannot afford to give raises to you, bottom feeders, keep making profits for us who sit at the top and be thankful you even get a chance to do soâ, sure sucks all the joy out of everything.
shalafi@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâm stunned, daily, by these takes on lemmy. I quit a fat IT career to sling mulch, rocks and lumber for $15/hr., happier by far. I work hard, my physique is clearly better after only a month, my coworkers respect and like me, the managers all know me by name in a place where a 1-month employee wouldnât rate a glance.
Iâm learning more about the world and how things work, already got some great tips from customers for doing shit free and cheap. Iâm getting better hours, and more of them. Already been offered a temp job, one they donât ask dipshits to handle. And the fringe benefits! I scored $1,400 in culled lumber today for $50, canât even haul it in a single truck load. New shed coming!
After my 4th real shift (not computer training) I found myself blabbering away to my wife about what all I did that day. That really hit me as to how much happier I am.
Sure, the hours and pay suck, but I have time and a 10% discount to work on projects Iâve wanted to try selling. Looking at bat houses, dog houses, kidâs picnic benches, fixing discarded washers and dryers, all that. Tomorrow Iâm selling a dryer I found on the road, put 1.5 hours and $13 into, probably score $150-$200, start looking for more.