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Which has more listings: Zillow or StreetEasy?
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Anyone here 40s never married, no kids?
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I think about this often, years ago I had a job on a loading dock that was not, as you can imagine, a great job. The big advantage, however, was when I left at quitting time, the job stayed behind. I'd get home and do whatever I wanted and had no thoughts of work until I showed up the next morning. I wouldn't want to return to the loading dock, but sometimes I miss being able to just forget about my job once the day ended.
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Honestly that part is so real not many jobs let you fully switch off once your shift ends.
I do miss working retail I worked at the range at Crystal peaks drake house I want to try and get back into retail I have a cv to say I’ve had experience it’s just a waiting game now
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Hope something opens up for you soon, the waiting part of job hunting is always the hardest.
Retail has its pros and cons there. When I worked on the floor, it was very easy to have that disconnect with work. What I don’t miss is how irregular the hours were and the lack of decent pay. Did you find the trade-off of more stability and pay was worth the loss of that clear mental separation from work, or did the disconnect you had on the floor feel healthier in hindsight?
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Yeah it really is a trade-off, the steady pay helps, but that ability to leave work at work was a big plus.
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Oh man, I totally feel that. I have been on both sides and I do miss that brain shut off moment when I worked as a server.
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Fair point honestly , setting that boundary to only work on the clock makes a big difference.
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Absolutely. There’s something refreshing about truly leaving work at work. It’s rare in most roles now, and having that mental break makes a huge difference for your well-being.
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So true, that mental break after work really does help more than people realize.
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That clean cutoff is underrated. When work stays at work, your brain actually gets rest instead of just switching to a different kind of stress. Once you lose that boundary, it’s really hard to get it back, which is why so many people miss it after leaving frontline roles.
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Yeah once that work/home boundary disappears it’s really hard to rebuild, totally get what you mean.
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I can only say this existed when I was younger and want a manager. I didn’t have any additional responsibilities back then. But once I became a manager, all the madness ensued: emails, meetings, dealing w/ 10+ different personalities. I like what I do, def wish I could unplug
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Managing really does change everything 😅 way harder to switch off once you’ve got all that on your plate.