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Anyone else feel like 9-5 life isn't for them?

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ATLien Seeko		#81	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 12089 01/23/12 8:52 PM	Gotta make a money tree. Business that's almost self sustaining and generates revinue. Every time I post you get a glimpse of Atlanta
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GetThisMoney		#82	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 2336 01/23/12 9:37 PM	ATLien Seeko wrote: Gotta make a money tree. Business that's almost self sustaining and generates revinue. 9-5 wasn't for me either, and luckily I was in a situation where I could explore other options with little risk. To the guy who said 9-5 is a necessity and life is not a movie, you couldn't be more wrong. For thousands of years towns and cities existed where people were self-employed craftsmans, butchers, blacksmiths, carpenters, traders, and plenty of other sole proprietors/family owned shops. People would work internships/apprenticeships until they developed enough skills to work on their own. Corporate culture is relatively new, and many people are realizing that having actual skills or providing a necessary service prevents you from being at the mercy of a single corporation. -RAM laptop repair
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superblyTRIFE		#83	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 12648 01/23/12 11:43 PM	richiecotite wrote: I'm leaving my job in March. Been working there almost 3 1/2 yrs; my first "real" job. I feel like I've atrophied so much. Not just physically, but mentally. I feel like i've gotten so much dumber than I was when i was 23/24 (Im 28 btw); it sucks because once upon a time I used to pride myself on staying up on current events and politics. Decided to leave a few months ago when i literally would have dreams/nightmares about work, was getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, and was generally a miserable person. It caused tension with my wife because i was letting life affect my life. One night after a fight it kind of came out and i told her how miserable i was at work. We talked about it, she assured me she would support whatever i chose to do, and how i really was wasting myself @ my job. I decided i would stay at home with my daughter for a yr to get her ready for kindergarten. I really want to spend good, quality time with her teaching her basic things, work on her spanish, get her in good habits, go out and do certain things that right now, aren't possible (camping, going out for hikes, gardening, etc) because Monday-Friday, we spend about 10 waking hours together. Weekends are spent trying to recover and get ready for the upcoming week. I'm fortunate enough to have this as an option, my wife is an attorney working that @firmlife. Which sucks because it's an hour commute each way for us with traffic (we both work in DC, live in the outer VA burbs) so when she has to work until 7 or 730, she's not getting home until 830 or so, and we put my daughter to bed around 9-930. So it's always a trade-off, trying t figure whats more important, more money/career success or family time. Fortunately, her firm is actually pretty good about work/life balance, so some days she can work from home and at least be around. Your life is my life, bro. My daughter will be 9 months in a few weeks and I literally see her for about 2 waking hours Mon-Fri. She goes to bed around 6pm and I get home at 5:50ish. I see her in the morning too, but of course I'm busy getting ready. So the only time I see her for real is on Sat and Sun. I'm grateful for those days, but I just have a hard time digesting that I'm missing out on the majority of her young months wasting away at a job that I despise. And if I stay there, my schedule obviously isn't going to change any which means missing out on more of her life. Even worse is that my wife works the weekend shift, so when I'm at home w/ our daughter, she's gone. Same goes for during my work week obviously. I would imagine that a lot of people live like this and are cool with it, but for me I just can't see it. I know $$ is a necessity, but at what cost? As time goes on I'm seeing that the cons far outweigh the pros of my current job. The wife and I have discussed me quitting and her working some extra shifts at work while I watch out daughter, but my pride won't let me put that on her. She's even gone so far as to ask me to quit a few times b/c the job is clearly affecting our home life. But I guess I'm just scared to take that plunge of not having a steady check coming in. I'm stuck in the Matrix and need to get out ASAP. S O L D I E R O F L O V E
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villansfinest		#84	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 480 01/24/12 12:35 AM	Trife, just curious, let's pretend your child is now 14 years old. Does a 9-5 become more appealing?
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superblyTRIFE		#85	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 12650 01/24/12 12:57 AM	Naw man. While spending time w/ my family is a large part of all this, I genuinely dislike the Office Space life my job provides me. It just isn't me man. Being chained to my desk, staring at a computer screen all day just isn't the business. While I wasn't 100% in love w/ the job in the beginning, I could tolerate it. Now? Literally almost every minute of my day at work is spent trying to get myself to actually work instead of dwelling on how much I loathe the job. Feels like the life has been zapped out of me. S O L D I E R O F L O V E
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az5950		#86	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 25 01/24/12 1:00 AM	I sort of feel the same way with the 9-5, I just graduated with a degree in Computer Science, been on a few interviews, but the whole consensus is I don't know if I could see myself doing this for the next 25 to 30 years
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Regal Black		#87	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 7159 01/24/12 1:05 AM	superblyTRIFE wrote: Naw man. While spending time w/ my family is a large part of all this, I genuinely dislike the Office Space life my job provides me. It just isn't me man. Being chained to my desk, staring at a computer screen all day just isn't the business. While I wasn't 100% in love w/ the job in the beginning, I could tolerate it. Now? Literally almost every minute of my day at work is spent trying to get myself to actually work instead of dwelling on how much I loathe the job. Feels like the life has been zapped out of me. wow this is exactly me Houston Rockets \| TEAM PENNY TEAM PS3 PLAY B3YOND \| PSN: das_tallboy TUMBLR
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acidicality		#88	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 27939 01/24/12 3:51 AM	I've settled into a 9 to 5 type job and so far I don't mind it too much. Luckily, since it's a smaller company, I've gotten to move around and help build prototypes of different products so it hasn't been all being chained to the desk. It helps to have pretty cool coworkers who keep the atmosphere pretty light and not too serious. However, I do feel that long-term, I would not want to have a complete 9 to 5, sit at the computer all day and go home type job. Even if you're in a technical field like I am (engineering), you can still find opportunities to be involved in different areas, if you're in the right company. I just want to make sure I get to move around a little bit in my jobs going forward. GSWarriorsCalBearsSF49ersSJSharks NT'S ORIGINAL JEREMY LIN STAN
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ElCatfisho		#89	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 1275 01/24/12 4:11 AM	GetThisMoney wrote: ATLien Seeko wrote: Gotta make a money tree. Business that's almost self sustaining and generates revinue.
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MPLSdunk		#90	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 9381 01/25/12 3:13 AM	ElCatfisho wrote: GetThisMoney wrote: ATLien Seeko wrote: Gotta make a money tree. Business that's almost self sustaining and generates revinue. yeah, revenue isn't profit bruh. gotta keep your expenses down to make a profit.
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JFMartiMcDandruff		#91	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 12437 01/25/12 3:47 AM	my mom has been doin this most of her life, but the big thing is that her co-workers are awesome. i don't think fun jobs exist to be honest...just get money and always have fun every now and then 76ersRamsGiantsSharks JFM
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npa07		#92	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 3691 01/25/12 3:56 AM	I hear ya OP working 9-5 is such a waste imo. I would love to have a career and work a job i enjoy coming to everyday with paid vacations and a six figure salary. TEAM XBOX360 .
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hellaones		#93	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 5369 01/25/12 6:57 AM	I've been doing a job designed for 3 people by myself since July. After months and months of false promises management finally brought someone in to help out but they want me to help train him. The past week or so has been extremely difficult and has helped me reassure myself that I'm naturally a loner and would much rather work alone. I think its time to stop complaining and make some $@@+ happen. 4X 4X 4X 4X I * II * XXXI * XLV
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DIOR PAINT		#94	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 409 01/25/12 10:34 AM	raises hand I'm entirely too spontaneous and too much of a thinker to remain a slave to the 9-5 life. CLCTVE x @FLY___or____DIE
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SpeakUp23		#95	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 8299 01/25/12 10:41 AM	ElCatfisho wrote: GetThisMoney wrote: ATLien Seeko wrote: Gotta make a money tree. Business that's almost self sustaining and generates revinue. TEAM LEBRON JAMES Adriana Lima New York State of Mind
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CurbYourEnthusiasm		#96	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 964 01/25/12 10:59 AM	sooperhooper wrote: Life is too short to spend a third of your life helping your higher ups have the time of their lives. i definitely dont want to go down thay road: mid 40s punching someones time clock. Im a little older, but still considered a young man, 28. Ive got an entrepeneur (sp?) mentality, but I just need that big idea. Cliffs: Im not about that 9-5 life. hence why i currently work at a school. 8:15-3:45......summer and winter breaks.... very flexible as far as personal time and sick time... im trynna get into writing, tho....seems like a job
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and1play5		#97	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 1358 01/25/12 11:03 AM	Shoot 9-5 is cool for me, I'm making decent $$ now and when I finish school I'll be making some real money. I think it depends on what you're doing, I find that it's all about how much you network. If you don't network well you'll be in a bad position hating what you're doing.
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cbtcGURU		#98	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 247 01/25/12 11:30 AM	I work a 9-5, been here a little over 6yrs and I've really dreaded coming to work for the past 4yrs. It pays the bills and it was my 1st "real" job so I'm thankful for that but it's not what I desire. Also my job offers no opportunity for advancement. When I was younger I thought this was the life, sit in a comfy chair behind a desk and gradually climbing that corporate ladder. Now I'm 28 and I've realized I have no desire to earn a living in that fashion. Fortunately I think I've found something I'm interested in enough to pursue. Unfortunately it has nothing to do with computer info systems, which I'm 9 credits away from earning a degree in.
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IT B BERT		#99	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 139 01/25/12 11:56 AM	lol @ OP thinking having an entrepreneurial mind state means you can't do a 9-5. Fool, if you're an entrepreneur... you're going to be working a lot more than a 9-5, a lot harder as well. You aren't what you think. Play your position, peasant F O R M Y K I N four.twenty.one
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diceloveme		#100	[url]	[-]
Registered Member Posts: 7866 01/25/12 12:07 PM	AllEyezOnMeNYC wrote: A lot of people who are in these situations fail to do a self-assessment in their lives and just go according to what they have always known/have been told by society/family/peers/media. I was one of the "cogs in the system" (even though I was constantly aware of myself but thought I can rise up in the corporate ladder), working from about 7am-6pm in the top financial institution of Wall St for 5 years until I was let go. The free time was a great opportunity to dig deep and self-educate myself while focusing also on being in the best shape of my life. Stopped drinking/smoking completely and living the cookie cutter/end of the week partying lifestyle. (Thinking, "What is everyone popping bottles for?") I isolated myself from all the noise (soul searching) and just finally got down to my own priorities and what made me happy. Reading and working out was a way to keep the mind focused. Now 29, I feel like it was a new lease of life and pursuing a career where purpose/passion/money/meaning meet while also finding the need to help others along the way. Total change and a great feeling of empowerment and personal growth. My advice to those who are not happy with their current situation (since I know there are types of people who are completely fine with their 9-5 and that's cool for them. They are needed for the system to operate smoothly.): take some personality tests like Myers Briggs Type Indicator and set some time aside in the day to just analyze your thoughts and priorities. DO HOMEWORK on yourself. The answer is actually all within you and your personal values. Not what or how you will be perceived by others. Build that self-confidence and belief in yourself so you can add value to society in a profound way. Everything else is secondary. It's time to start clearly Envisioning, taking Accountability for your own actions, and being more Aware. You create your own reality and path. The world will start looking differently and reacting differently. That's my take and a peek into my mindset. Hope that helps at least some of you. Kilroy out Great Post. Def at the soul searching stage of my life. Blog Tweet
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