SO sick and tired...

[LeapinLizards]

...of people complaining that they have to work 5 days a week, and only get 2 days off. I'm so sick and tired of people saying their job is so stressful and they hate it.

I'm 23 years old, and have owned 3 businesses now. Sounds impossible, but it's true. A restaurant, convenience store, and now a family oriented sports bar...all 3 registered in mine and my husband's names, first 2 very successful, 3rd still getting started. At age 17 I was running a local restaurant - everything from hiring/firing and payroll, to waitressing and cooking. In the last 5 years I've dealt with more stress and work than most people do in 15 years. For 4 years straight I did not have ONE day off, not even one. I'm a very driven person, and work my BUTT off for what I have. I honestly am not like any 23 year old I've ever met. It's like I skipped a decade, and that's perfectly fine by me...I know my goals in life and I don't care if I have to work 5 years straight to achieve them!

I just don't understand some people...I'm NOT the one to complain to when you've had to work 7 days in a row and you are "burnt out". It's like, they completely forget who I am lol.

I also hate people that completely take things for granted. Free loaders. No job, no money... You can't appreciate things until you've had to work your BUTT off to get them.

Sorry guys...rant over! I just have had 5 of my friends complaining to me for the last week about how much they feel like slaves to their job...I finally cracked!

 

[LIZARDLOVER]

I try not to complain. I just let life roll, what happens happens.

 

[LizMarie]

My friends are always complaining about working when they work like 24 hrs a week. I get angry but for the complete opposite. I havn't been able to land a job since I've started looking for one in high school. Most of my friends have been given the easy way to get into jobs too. Most of them have known their employers since they're either family or a family friend and half the time they don't even have to fill an application but just walk in and hired on the spot. I wish I had some connections like that. I would love to trade places with you Heater, lol. As weird as that might sound I actually WANT to work and I'm excited to find my first job whenever that happens but everyone else just complains not knowing how lucky they are to be making their own money and gaining that experience. A lot of people just want everything handed to them on a silver platter.

p.s. Congrats on all those accomplishments and your only 23

 

[LeapinLizards]

Liz...I feel completely pointless when I'm not working. I feel useless. I have a little sister that is 20 and hasn't had a job since she was 18. She is perfectly happy about that, because she lives with my father, has a roof over her head and food in her belly. It REALLY makes me angry, as she doesn't even TRY. She isn't going to school either...just spends her days screwing around with her absolute loser of a boyfriend. I just cannot imagine not having a job...I'm going insane right now waiting for the new business to get going, I cannot wait to go back to work. Not working, or complaining about working too much is just not something that I'm "programmed" to understand I guess...

 

[LizMarie]

Liz...I feel completely pointless when I'm not working. I feel useless. I have a little sister that is 20 and hasn't had a job since she was 18. She is perfectly happy about that, because she lives with my father, has a roof over her head and food in her belly. It REALLY makes me angry, as she doesn't even TRY. She isn't going to school either...just spends her days screwing around with her absolute loser of a boyfriend. I just cannot imagine not having a job...I'm going insane right now waiting for the new business to get going, I cannot wait to go back to work. Not working, or complaining about working too much is just not something that I'm "programmed" to understand I guess...

I know that feeling all too well.. Feeling pointless, useless, worthless can you see the pattern? I'm trying to keep my hopes that ONE day soon I'll land a job but it helps that I'm in school and get a little satisfaction knowing that I'm doing something with myself! But times when I'm on vacation like now (winter break) I go nuts! I clean my room everyday, I wash everyday, I take 5 showers a day, read just to keep myself active/busy because I just get so bored and theres nothing to fill up my time. I go as far as scrubbing my walls and ceiling with soap and water, lol..

 

[moosassah]

I've gone from working like a dog, to being a stay at home mom to re-entering the work force in a new field in the last decade. I personally agree with every word you say.

If someone's job makes them miserable, open the paper, go back to school, do what it takes to get into something that makes them proud of themselves. Quit the whining, "I have no money." If they have money to buy new clothes, music, smokes & go out to eat, etc they have enough money to take a class. It's called sacrifice. Lots of people do it & yes, it is painfu--in the beginning. Then pride takes over.

Your friends are not lucky like you. I wish that your drive could be bottled & injected into people. Keep kicking *** and taking names! Best of luck with your new business!

 

[Haligren]

I enjoy working hard. It makes me feel better at the end of the day. Like I've accomplished something.

But I have to be careful. I have an anxiety disorder and am also susceptible to depression and when I get overwhelmed I can crash. Especially right now when I'm switching over meds. D:

I envy you. I wish I could have been that motivated or would have had leadership qualities when I was your age. But I just wanted to do well in school more than work. The same holds true now - I'm in university and it comes first before a job because one day it'll be a career.

 

[metaldad904]

Booo! I have a case of the Mondays .....why are weekends only 2 days? Hehehe....sry, i just couldn't resist that.

I understand what you're saying, though i must admit i've been known to complain about my job & i have a pretty easy schedule. I've worked much harder b4 in my life but i think its sometimes just in human nature to complain at least a little bit. A lot just depends on the job, I for one work in a cubicle all day in front of a computer....that can drive anyone nuts lol. But yeah, it gets a little old to hear about how "hard" it is for some people....especially those that still live with mommy & daddy and work 20 hrs a week or something. I especially hate it when it comes to people that have ZERO responsibilities. Here's an example, my best friend....who is like a brother to me (been friends since high school) bitches nonstop about his life & work (we work together too). The thing is, he's 25 yrs old and LIVES WITH MOM & DAD....COME ON, life isn't too hard for him. Try having a child just barely out of high school & supporting a family at that age working nonstop and have nothing handed to you.....and then people wonder why i'm so moody lol.

I can empathize with Haligren, i'm similar....i have a tendency to push myself way too far & can crash horribly.....and when i do it's usually really bad (i have serious addiction problems ontop of that) so i have to be real careful not to let anything get to me. I know my limits & do whatever it takes to keep from reaching them. Meds so far don't work for me, tried several & they all make me sick as a dog so i just try to deal w/it the best i can. God i'm just rambling away...enough of that lol.

 

[T&KBrouse]

I've done my share of hard work, non-stop, and I appreciate where you're coming from, Heather. Like otheres have said, I wish I had been so motivated and goal oriented in my younger years to accomplish even some of the things you have.
I'm guilty of complaining about my five day a week job. The thing is, though, my job is five days straight. 120 hours. I work on-call, doing body removal for funeral homes and the Medical Examiner. I've been doing this for 4 years now and I'm beginning to get a bit burnt out. I've seen the absolute worst side of humanity. There are days the emotional and physical demands of this job are overwhelming. The psychological effects, well, lets just say you get a very different view of life when you're surrounded by death constantly. (It borders on paranoid)
Now if I could just find one of those little light clicky things from 'Men In Black,' it'd be great.
Just a different perspective, I guess.

 

[animalhouse27]

I can agree. I had my first job at 15. And Have worked since. Well, till 2 yrs ago.. I had 2 surgerys..and was on Home Bound Nurse care... Wasnt even able to go to the grocery store. I Still did.. SHHH But if i was caught, I was in trouble. But, since that is all done.. of course in the bad economy... I am having a hard time finding work. It sucks! I hate not working. My Poor Hubby has to pull the slack. My Roomate works MAYBE 30 hrs a week... and she doesnt seem to interested in finding a 2nd job. She can't hardly care for her son when he is here to visit her.. :-/ But we wont go there. LOL!

 

[Foreverandever]

I'm sorry mama . Just do what you gotta do and dont listen to the whiners haha. Kudos to you for being so driven!

 

[paulnj]

Heather, I am tired of only having 2 days off a week

 

[LeapinLizards]

Lol Paul, you just want to get smacked around

 

[paulnj]

Love ya

 

[LeapinLizards]

Lol I know it!

 

[Alliemac]

I think your how you feel about your job has alot to do with your attitude about your life. That's the way it is for me anyway.

I worked from the time I was 15 on and most of the time between 15 and 23 or so I worked two jobs even as a single mom. 7 day weeks were ok because I had to do it and the jobs I had were good enough that I liked all of them. Then I had a job I LOVED for about 6 years and I loved my life. I liked going to work, the days flew by and Mondays were not that bad a day. Then I left that job for essentially the same job with a different company for more money and more opportunity. Unfortunately the dynamic was totally different and I was miserable within 6 months. I would literally feel ill every morning when I woke up because it was that much of a burden to go to that place and work 8 hours. The week felt like it was 50 days long and the weekends were 10 minutes. I ended up on anti anxiety meds and it was so awful that I eventually quit and walked out on day. I took two months to collect myself and decide what I was going to do and to just relax again.... I ended up staying home and starting a home daycare. I work long, hard, NOISY days now and I love every second of it. The week flies by again and I jump out of bed every morning. Sometimes I have 4 or 5 kids here for 12 hour days but I don't mind at all. I'm so grateful to again be doing something that makes me happy.