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We were raised this way and we like shiny objects.
As long as they make you happy, it’s all good! I personally love vinyl. I can’t argue with that one.
I am American and I hate that most of my fellow countrymen can only define a person by what they do for work. If I meet a new person and they ask me what I do. I reply that I do many things: Hike, travel, I am a foodie, I like outdoor music venues and horseback riding. I have a dog ...etc. All of that falls on deaf ears because invariably the only interest is how I earn a paycheck. Those people are too daft to hold my attention, and I excuse myself and move on. I already know that person isn't going to have anything of interest to speak about
Nice! I hope it catches on
“Obsessed with work and career….” But you’re reading it in a work/career social network. That’s like standing at a farm and declaring “you people are obsessed with chickens!”
But he’s not wrong.
We also have no universal healthcare and piss-poor housing and food subsidies, so Work=eating, living indoors, and taking medicine in a very immediate and scary way.
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Not everyone is stuck with two weeks off...
I don’t think we’re “obsessed” with work so much as we’re kind of stuck in this system with little to no social safety net. Most of us are a paycheck or two away from homeless, and it’s only getting worse. I’m lucky enough to make a good salary but I also have $250,000 in student loans hanging over my head, which is the price I paid to be able to make a good salary. Trying to claw your way up from lower class to financial security is next to impossible. We’re kind of at the mercy of our employers,
Yeah, you’re right. Bring popcorn and enjoy the show.
Obsessed with work and career… In the NYC area, it’s not “obsession,” it’s normal and the culture. Not only does one have to immerse one’s self in the work to master it as soon as possible, there’s also heavy competition for one’s job. Sink or swim. Is it good for one’s health? (No) Is there burn-out? (Yes) But there is satisfaction in being excellent at what one does, and yes, it’s fun ending up with material rewards . So enjoy your life as you see fit.
Nicely put. There are people ready to step in and go the extra mile if an individual isn’t. It’s not enough in the corporate world to do your job. You need to be giving them something extra, and we all know it. So we fall in line, to avoid being let go. Whether the threat is real or imagined, our psyche can’t tell the difference so we toe the line.
I am not obsessed with my work at all. To me, it's an end to a means. Like being able to eat and have a rood. Other than that, I don't think about my job when I am not there
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Money doesn't matter? Careers don't matter?
Everyone else responding seemed to catch my drift.
What are some examples of things you've noticed?
We are very consumerist. I only blame myself for debts. Even the poorest in the US have cellphones, get their nails/eyelashes done and eat well (see U.S. obesity). In the US people have expensive healthcare and in the UK they have ridiculous wait times for procedures. No place is perfect and envying another place is great until you move there and discover bureaucracy, infrastructure, wage/cost differentials, and changing political climates.
I didn't have a cell phone for 5 years and no home phone. Could not get a therapist because internet phones are banned from most therapy phone plans due to the obvious. The bus schedule is online only whereas they used to post it so I missed many buses. During covid when you needed a cellphone to get the QR code I couldn't eat or go anywhere. My 30 pound weight gain from being underweight was due to not having access to SNAP or healthy food and depression. I layed in bed all day because I didn't have bus fare to go to interviews. Rent before food, food before transportation, transportaion before cell phones. BTW a lot of people made negative comments about my appearance and no doubt that was part of why I couldn't get hired. Life in the USA is primitive emotionally, we have so little compassion that because mine is average I'm either celebrated or seen as a criminal. This is not the way lol.
We have a tendency to be bullies and think we're the center of the world
True
We’re obsessed with not being homeless and feeding our families. Hot take, I know.
I doubt it's obsession. Unfortunately greed rules the US. But not all the workers are acting greedy. The wages are awfully low for experience, people hace kids, financial obligations, rent, etc. Corporations are notorious for this. I say health over wealth. If you feel like you're focusing too much on your work, take a break. That employer will replace you real quick if you drop dead and they won't go to your funeral either.
I work to have a financial income & afford the things I enjoy & live but also "work, the job, the boss, the company" doesn't really care about anything really about my life other than the level of competence & production I bring to work. Because of this we are stuck in a "cover your ass or get thrown under a bus" system of having to prove yourself daily sometimes.
It creates stress, burnout & a disenfranchised mentality but we push through it eveyday. Its not that we want to be always in this mindset its necessary without a livable self generating income.