Canāt afford to live, get shouted at by callers irrelevant to my role each day just cos I am at a phone, canāt work from home despite the whole organisation doing so, higher paid people throw their workload at me cos they donāt want to do it.
Feels no different from when i was in the private sector really.
Lol damn, God forbid someone want more out of life than scraping by getting basic needs barely met. Iāve been looking around while in school, and plenty of jobs are still paying $15-19/hr. That is barely enough to get by, depending where you live and rent may not even be enough, let alone take a vacation once a year or even think of raising a family.
Youāre arguing semantics while the intention is clear. Quit being pedantic.
In our parentsā generationās time, a public service job could fund a house, two kids, and annual vacations. We want that, or even more since weāre significantly more productive since those days. A job used to give us needs and a good amount of wants. Conflating the two in this context, while not perfectly precise, is irrelevant.
If Iām talking about liking red cars then point to a car, and you say, āthatās not red, thatās mauve,ā youāre being an ass.
If weāre shopping for paint together, and i say āi like this red,ā and you reply, āi think thatās mauve,ā youāre trying to be specific in our communication about a common task.
Please do explain the difference, then, between why breaks are necessary but vacations shouldnāt be? You do realize study after study shows that 24-30 hour work weeks provide the most productivity? That family leave, healthcare, paid time off etc is associated with the happiest citizens? Is increased well-being not necessary in your worldview?
between why breaks are necessary but vacations shouldnāt be?
One is literally necessary for survival while the other isnāt. This is the difference between a āneedā and a āwant.ā
Is increased well-being not necessary in your worldview?
Considering how many people are able to live a significantly lower quality of life than what youāre advocating for, no. Itās not a āneed.ā Itās a āwant.ā Thereās no limit to āincreased well being.ā There is a limit to what the human body can take before it can no longer go on living.
Might want to brush up on your vocabulary. This is a pretty simple concept that even 2nd graders have no problem understanding.
Yeah, second graders get longer vacations than I do, interesting aināt it. Maybe you need one cuz your brain seems to be working overtime to justify people suffering.
I need a vacation, you might say? Or do you need me to work hard enough by your standards to earn it? You havenāt even seen my resume. Sorry you canāt handle criticism.
I can afford to eat. But I canāt afford housing and any enjoyment comes with guilt from knowing itll have a knock on effect to my finances. Iām living with a parent (who similarly struggles to pay bills)
Itās more a case of finding it hard to hit the bills and not being able to see a future where Iām comfortable.
Iād say itās mostly due to the cost of living rather than the pay. 10 years ago Iād be doing quite well, but the pay grades havenāt changed to meet inflation or accommodate for the high cost of living.