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Anon falls through the cracks (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 13 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

I was in a position like this once. The first two or three months were great. TBH, I mostly played video games and cleaned the house. It felt like free money. By the six month mark, I quit to go to something else. It's surprising how mentally draining it is to just do nothing.

I think I took two things away from that experience: One, I think people generally have an innate need to produce something. We don't want to just sit around and entertain ourselves, we want to contribute. Two, I think the 40 hour work week isn't quite the right balance. Maybe 30 would be better.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

Eh, I have kids, so I already have enough mental drain w/o my full-time job, so I think I'd end up catching up on things I've been putting off, like exercise, repairs around the house, etc.

In fact, I lost my job at the start of COVID and didn't start looking for a few months because nobody was hiring. I got so much stuff done around the house, and I was able to essentially home-school my kids at the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. I really enjoyed that, and I would totally homeschool my kids if I didn't need to work every day to pay the bills.

So yeah, I'd absolutely appreciate a 30-ish hour work week, especially if I got one whole day off instead of it being spread across 5-days.

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 1 points 4 hours ago

One, I think ~~people generally~~ I have an innate need to produce something. ~~We~~ I don't want to just sit around and entertain ~~ourselves~~ myself, ~~we~~ I want to contribute. Two, I think the 40 hour work week isn't quite the right balance for me. Maybe 30 would be better for me.

It's good to learn from experiences, but it's not good to assume that your experience is everyone's experience.

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 hours ago

Gah, a 4-day work week would be wonderful. I might actually work on my side projects.