Is a 9-5 really that soul crushing?

[8WON6]

The thing about a 9-5, especially for blacks working around a lot of whites, you can have a lot of time fly by with that "it'll get better" mentality. And for us, the option to just quit isn't always there so you can almost get trapped at a job if you not really trying to get up out of there expeditiously. So yeah it can be a drain on you. . I know personally, a lot of older blacks around me weren't pushing that business owner shyt, most if not all of my older family members were like "get you a job at such and such (a white owned business/corp). I don't know how it is for other people in other cities. Just telling my own experience.

 

[TEKBEATZ]

Yes it is

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I'm salaried and he shyt is not sweet. No overtime for the 50hr or more I put in

Salary used to have perks back in the day, but not anymore... Having a quality skillset that has to be paid hourly for>>> if its coupled with PTO time

 

[Fandroid]

9 to 5 >>>>>>>>>>being a bum.

I don't see the difference.

 

[eufemism]

As someone that has only worked factory/cleaning jobs; anyone that complains about office jobs is a bytch low key




You get to sit down in an air conditioned office, listen to music, take an hour for lunch, get home and not be physically exhausted, you get to wake up at 7 or 8 instead of 5 or 6, and most likely make more money

 

[DynamoEAR]

Worked in HR 8-5 one summer. Office jobs.

 

[morris]

Because you're working so hard to make another person rich

 

[AlainLocke]

wrong.

Only if they have a career.

Only way I can myself enjoying making money is if I am on my own, independent...


Even that career shyt seems vapid...

Because you're working so hard to make another person rich

This too. If you are an employee...you being robbed. Some people don't mind though.

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

look any job is trash, 9-5s are salary jobs and usually top tier anything above that you probably a ceo or own your own business that's mad fukkin work right there

regardless of your career work is never fun but bills need to be payed, shyt even as a small time dj and party promoter that shyt be having me ready to call it quits early and go home

 

[AlainLocke]

look any job is trash, 9-5s are salary jobs and usually top tier anything above that you probably a ceo or own your own business that's mad fukkin work right there

regardless of your career work is never fun but bills need to be payed, shyt even as a small time dj and party promoter that shyt be having me ready to call it quits early and go home

I am trying to get into the event game and even I am looking at this shyt like...


"This is a lot of work to make a return on investment, nikka might as well sell dope."

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

I am trying to get into the event game and even I am looking at this shyt like...


"This is a lot of work to make a return on investment, nikka might as well sell dope."

keeping it a buck my roomie sells weed, he did that for a month and copped a used a camry for $800

seriously if not for the fact of jealous nikkas and jack ass cops pushing a few bricks of ron or tina is really the best return of investment

shyt even these scammers eating real good, one nikka i know copped a condo doing that. has me looking rethinking my life choices like

 

[AlainLocke]

keeping it a buck my roomie sells weed, he did that for a month and copped a used a camry for $800

seriously if not for the fact of jealous nikkas and jack ass cops pushing a few bricks of ron or tina is really the best return of investment

shyt even these scammers eating real good, one nikka i know copped a condo doing that. has me looking rethinking my life choices like

For real...

nikkas tryna put me on to shyt like that and I am like..."nikka I am a legit businessman..."

Then I think about the Kennedys and how they got rich from bootlegging


Then I think I am missing out...

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

IMO, Ain't shyt happening during the early mornings and afternoon, except reruns, u might as well be on the clock working

fr fr waking up at 9am in the summer and nikkas are like "ayo grind come out we finna smoke up, shoot some hoops, and hit the beach "

and while it's cool and all we not really doing anything plus everyone knows once 9pm hits that when the freaks come out to play

 

[NinoBrown]

I paid my dues (working night shifts, weekends, manual labor(construction)) and it gave me a unique POV to work life.

If you love what you do, the hours don't matter as much, but if you hate your job and see no benefit of it, then you will get drained quickly. I hate the politics of work, but I love being in the tech field (but I wanted it since I was in elementary school lol)...I am using the money from work just as capital for my business, so I look to eventually get into a consultant role...

New grads are pissing and moaning since they are working jobs they didn't prep for in college and hating it + being broke. I'd be mad too...

 

[Big Blue]

What does that have to do with feeling unfulfilled from your job?

There's a huge difference between being unfulfilled and soul crushingly miserable like the OP indicated.