There's also a trap I think people get stuck in about earning more. It doesn't make the job any less shit. If I had to choose, I'd take conditions and culture over pay any day. I'm at a point in life where I earn a good living. But last year I turned down a higher paying job because I didn't want to deal with the shit I knew was going to be involved. $30K more a year and I definitely could do with that, but none of that means anything when you've hit the third month and you're miserable and anxious and know this is what you're in for now, everyday

[–] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, but now what about the people that have this part,

none of that means anything when you’ve hit the third month and you’re miserable and anxious and know this is what you’re in for now, everyday

But not this part,

** I’m** at a point in life where I earn a good living

(Emphasis mine)

Unless I misread the tone of your message, its frankly useless and more than little insulting. No shit some jobs suck, but if its the difference between homelessness, or going hungry that's not a choice at all.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, you misread it. Somehow quite terribly...

Unsurprisingly, I didn't start life earning a good living. In order to earn a good living, a point after the start obviously is reached. As I said, that is now the point I am at—at least by my own personal standards. Nor am I lacking the experience of working my ass off so much I burn out and hate living. Thus the value of enjoying my time spent is more valuable than the financial compensation for my time spent. People that think otherwise seem to be naive of their innevitable end and what that actually means.

And in my experience, homelessness is actually quite liberating the moment you accept it and stop worrying about the things you don't have and start paying attention to yourself and what you do have. It's a very profound chapter in life and why I still go out alone into the wilderness so often whenever I miss it.