No shit. I was recently out of work for a full year. It was kinda sorta fun for a week, and by the end I was ready burn down the world starting with me. And it wasn't even the free money. It was the feeling of literally being absolutely useless. Soon as I got a job, pep in my step, smile on my face.
Hmmm...no wonder the terminally online are fucked in the head.
I’ve been unemployed, on and off, most of my working life (a decade or so)…
It really, really sucks.
Unfortunately, this resulted in me taking some really shit jobs, with abusive bosses, several of whom really screwed me over. On one occasion (two, if you count a week’s unpaid training for a job I decided not to follow through with, because it was fucking awful), I actually lost money as a result.
In general, just… Not fun. Especially living in rural whoop whoop, where there wasn’t, and indeed isn’t, many options…
My life would be entirely different, if I had been given a longer-term contract for a decent job, any decent job, at any point.
But hey, life just… Doesn’t always work that way, I guess.
Not making excuses for myself. I’m just saying… I feel your pain. And unfortunately, the longer you experience this, the worse it gets.
I think, as great as hobbies and volunteer work are, you really do need to be either working at a paid job, or studying, or, as you say, running a company/small business/self-employed, or raising a family, to feel truly fulfilled…
I did the hobby/volunteer-y/activist-y unpaid thing, for years. It actually completely broke me. It’s just… It’s really not good, as a full-time thing, when you’re young/of working age…
Much like playing sport at the weekend is great, but I certainly wouldn’t want to do it full time, unless I was being paid…
For me, this is like, photography and other “creative” hobbies. Sure, they’re good for my “soul”, and I enjoy them, but unless I can make some money out of it..?
Just really not something I want to “devote” myself to, tbh…
But then I’ve never really had the 9-5, long term. Maybe I would feel different if I had, or if I… Had someone to come home to, lol.
It's true that people usually get depressed and aimless if they're not carrying a load. An occupation stabilizes people.
No shit. I was recently out of work for a full year. It was kinda sorta fun for a week, and by the end I was ready burn down the world starting with me. And it wasn't even the free money. It was the feeling of literally being absolutely useless. Soon as I got a job, pep in my step, smile on my face.
Hmmm...no wonder the terminally online are fucked in the head.
Imagine the world on UBI.
I’ve been unemployed, on and off, most of my working life (a decade or so)…
It really, really sucks.
Unfortunately, this resulted in me taking some really shit jobs, with abusive bosses, several of whom really screwed me over. On one occasion (two, if you count a week’s unpaid training for a job I decided not to follow through with, because it was fucking awful), I actually lost money as a result.
In general, just… Not fun. Especially living in rural whoop whoop, where there wasn’t, and indeed isn’t, many options…
My life would be entirely different, if I had been given a longer-term contract for a decent job, any decent job, at any point.
But hey, life just… Doesn’t always work that way, I guess.
Not making excuses for myself. I’m just saying… I feel your pain. And unfortunately, the longer you experience this, the worse it gets.
I think, as great as hobbies and volunteer work are, you really do need to be either working at a paid job, or studying, or, as you say, running a company/small business/self-employed, or raising a family, to feel truly fulfilled…
I did the hobby/volunteer-y/activist-y unpaid thing, for years. It actually completely broke me. It’s just… It’s really not good, as a full-time thing, when you’re young/of working age…
Much like playing sport at the weekend is great, but I certainly wouldn’t want to do it full time, unless I was being paid…
For me, this is like, photography and other “creative” hobbies. Sure, they’re good for my “soul”, and I enjoy them, but unless I can make some money out of it..?
Just really not something I want to “devote” myself to, tbh…
But then I’ve never really had the 9-5, long term. Maybe I would feel different if I had, or if I… Had someone to come home to, lol.