How do people get use to working routine?

Lil Sally Anne Jnr. · 11-07-2018 11:57AM

DevLit wrote: »

How do people get use to working everyday and the early mornings.

Depends on your ambitions and expectations for life. If you want to have a family and own your own home etc. then society basically expects you to spend the vast majority of your waking life doing something which is hostile or alien to your spiritual well being and creative self.

Some people will rationalise working a crappy boring job for 40 years with "sure it's all about your few shillings", or "I Wouldn't know what I'd do otherwise" or some nonsense about your duty towards "productivity", but these are just people too ignorant or fearful to realise they are modern day slaves.

The only way it will get easier is if you lower your expectations, or follow your dreams and git out the game before it's too late.

I say this after working customer service for years as well as a million other jobs. There are worse things you could do then go on the dole for a year and really have a think about what it is you want to do and how you want to do it.

Canis Lupus · 11-07-2018 12:18PM

Routine. You get used to it and the next thing you know you're old and you're not sure where all the time went.

HydroTendonMan · 11-07-2018 12:19PM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Routine. You get used to it and the next thing you know you're old and you're not sure where all the time went.

A uniquely depressing way of putting it!

Corvo · 11-07-2018 12:22PM

If you want to know how I handle it, imagine that scene in Father Ted where Tommy Tiernan is on the bus getting more depressed by the second, his mood dropping.

That's me.

PandaPoo · 11-07-2018 12:27PM

Hector Bellend wrote: »

I couldnt hack that.

I'd deck the first moany oul one who even looked at me wrong.

A guy once shouted at me because he couldn't use contactless for €70

honestly people are real @ssholes. It's usually 90% nice people though, thankfully

11-07-2018 12:32PM

The other day a friend of mine said to me it was her 40th anniversary of starting work where we work, ponder that 40 years working she has done a few different jobs in the place.

When my ex-husband retired he had been working 52 years, started an apprenticeship at 14.

11-07-2018 12:39PM

pconn062 wrote: »

When did 9-6 become the norm instead of 9-5? Or I've seen 8.30-5.30 bandied around a lot. It's so much time of your week to give over to a company and I admire anyone who can do that year in, year out.

Most jobs are a 40 hour week with an hour for lunch.

Lucena · 11-07-2018 12:42PM

Some people don't get used to it, me included. I'm up at 6, in to work at 8, 45 min drive each way. Even though it's nothing compared to some of the horror stories people have on here, I hate my commute. 90 minutes pissed away every day.

Arrive home knackered around 6, walk the dog, get the dinner on, eat, do a few bits and bobs, then go to bed. I don't know how people with children manage.

The thing that seems strange to me is people who say that they're doing it for their kids, chances are their kids will have to go through the exact same thing!

Not much of a life.

Trigger Happy · 11-07-2018 12:42PM

The goal is to get to a 35 hour week and to have a minimal commute time.
Been away from home for 11 or more hours sucks and sadly is the norm for lots of people.

facehugger99 · 11-07-2018 12:50PM

pconn062 wrote: »

When did 9-6 become the norm instead of 9-5? Or I've seen 8.30-5.30 bandied around a lot. It's so much time of your week to give over to a company and I admire anyone who can do that year in, year out.

It's 9am to 4.30pm in my place.

We only get a 30min lunch but I much prefer that and finishing the 30mins earlier.

It also helps that I only have a 15min commute to and from work - some people have to commute over an hour each way into work which adds a lot to the working week.

PMBC · 11-07-2018 01:03PM

I'm working , now, over 40 years and still going; doing a good job or so the boss tells me. I changed 'career direction' at 66 and thats a challenge but it keeps me mentally strong. I now get up and even wake up earlier than ever. Work 0700 to 1700 need to get up at 0600 but wake at 5. I enjoy it but times, when job, particularly employers are assholes, its not enjoyable.
The one thing that strikes me strongly is how much working conditions have deteriorated in all work areas, not just my own.

Wanderer78 · 11-07-2018 01:05PM

PMBC wrote: »

I'm working , now, over 40 years and still going; doing a good job or so the boss tells me. I changed 'career direction' at 66 and thats a challenge but it keeps me mentally strong. I now get up and even wake up earlier than ever. Work 0700 to 1700 need to get up at 0600 but wake at 5. I enjoy it but times, when job, particularly employers are assholes, its not enjoyable.
The one thing that strikes me strongly is how much working conditions have deteriorated in all work areas, not just my own.

many people have realised this to and i suspect we could be on the cusp of a bit of a workers revolt

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 11-07-2018 01:29PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

many people have realised this to and i suspect we could be on the cusp of a bit of a workers revolt

I really hope so. Too many people have bought into this working long hours, staying on late in the office, answering emails at weekends stuff - to the detriment of their personal lives, family life, community life etc.

A lot of them think this is a sign of 'success', 'motivation', 'being important' etc. but it's actually just being used by unscrupulous employers expecting one person to do the work of two, and saving themselves a fortune.

To me it's a really backward step, but so many workers have been brainwashed into thinking that working regular hours and expecting to be paid or to receive time in lieu for any extra work is old fashioned, fuddy duddy behaviour. More fools them.

Wanderer78 · 11-07-2018 01:34PM

Trent Billions Minibus wrote: »

I really hope so. Too many people have bought into this working long hours, staying on late in the office, answering emails at weekends stuff - to the detriment of their personal lives, family life, community life etc.

A lot of them think this is a sign of 'success', 'motivation', 'being important' etc. but it's actually just being used by unscrupulous employers expecting one person to do the work of two, and saving themselves a fortune.

To me it's a really backward step, but so many workers have been brainwashed into thinking that working regular hours and expecting to be paid or to receive time in lieu for any extra work is old fashioned, fuddy duddy behaviour. More fools them.

if you look around, sentiment is slowly building for a possible revolt, it requires a lot of things to truly occur though, some sort of solidarity for one thing, its also too easy to point the finger at employers, im not disputing the fact, some are indeed truly dreadful towards their employees, but some are in fact under incredible pressure trying to keep their businesses open. maybe finger pointing is not the best way to approach change?

11-07-2018 01:44PM

Pompous wrote: »

OP you will get used to it and it becomes very easy after a while.

The truth is it will completely consume your time and the pursuit of material wealth will never make you happy. Eventually you will retire and wonder where your life went. You will have sold it, and only afterwards you will realise that no amount of money can ever buy it back.

This is the biggest mistake that everyone makes with their lives and nobody realises it until it is too late. Your time is the most valuable thing you have.

I would rather be a happy bum than be "successful".

Meh. I'd rather be successful than a bum.

Lil Sally Anne Jnr. · 11-07-2018 02:50PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Meh. I'd rather be successful than a bum.

But would you rather be 'successful'? That's what the poster wrote.

mickrock · 11-07-2018 03:06PM

Spending most of your waking life, five days a week for 50 years, in a place you'd rather not be, doing something you'd rather not be doing, with people you don't choose to be with—what a waste.

Sam Quentin · 11-07-2018 03:10PM

Dear Gawd..
What a negative start and attitude to your working life....
What could be better than getting up for work every day!?
Cut down on the social media, cut down on the drinking(if your a drinker)and get to bed and sleep at an appropriate time...
Then things will fall into place and become easier and you will become happier.

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 11-07-2018 03:28PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

if you look around, sentiment is slowly building for a possible revolt, it requires a lot of things to truly occur though, some sort of solidarity for one thing, its also too easy to point the finger at employers, im not disputing the fact, some are indeed truly dreadful towards their employees, but some are in fact under incredible pressure trying to keep their businesses open. maybe finger pointing is not the best way to approach change?

Yes and in that case I can understand employees being willing to go the extra mile.
But there are also a lot of bigger companies where a culture of long hours, unpaid overtime and weekend working has become the norm and a subliminal message is conveyed that employees who go along with that will be viewed as the 'winners' while the employees who want to do a fair day's work for a fair day's pay are 'losers'. A lot of these companies offer all kinds of 'perks' such as gym memberships, wellness rooms and so on when actually they should be treating their staff fairly, paying them for hours worked and supporting a proper work/life balance.

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 11-07-2018 03:30PM

Lil Sally Anne Jnr. wrote: »

Depends on your ambitions and expectations for life. If you want to have a family and own your own home etc. then society basically expects you to spend the vast majority of your waking life doing something which is hostile or alien to your spiritual well being and creative self.

Some people will rationalise working a crappy boring job for 40 years with "sure it's all about your few shillings", or "I Wouldn't know what I'd do otherwise" or some nonsense about your duty towards "productivity", but these are just people too ignorant or fearful to realise they are modern day slaves.

The only way it will get easier is if you lower your expectations, or follow your dreams and git out the game before it's too late.

I say this after working customer service for years as well as a million other jobs. There are worse things you could do then go on the dole for a year and really have a think about what it is you want to do and how you want to do it.[/QUOTE]

Sorry but that's not what the dole is for and it's unfair to take public money that you don't actually need.

petes · 11-07-2018 03:42PM

Drink six cans of beer for breakfast and then another six at lunchtime, the day will fly!

wakka12 · 11-07-2018 03:46PM

Exact same situation OP, post college job, 45 hour week. Also wonder how people before me had it so much worse and got on with it. Regardless, id still hate to do this the rest of my life, I hope to find a job where I can work from home or maybe work two jobs, one 3 days a week and get a parttime job in a completely different work sector for other two days so its more interesting. I particularly hate sitting in the same chair for 8 hours a day

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 11-07-2018 03:52PM

Sam Quentin wrote: »

Dear Gawd..
What a negative start and attitude to your working life....
What could be better than getting up for work every day!?
Cut down on the social media, cut down on the drinking(if your a drinker)and get to bed and sleep at an appropriate time...
Then things will fall into place and become easier and you will become happier.

Oh give the OP a break. It is a huge shock to the system when you suddenly realise that you're part of the rat race, that you'll rarely be home before 7 in the evening, that long Summer holidays are a thing of the past and so on.

Electric Sheep · 11-07-2018 03:57PM

Hector Bellend wrote: »

I couldnt hack that.

I'd deck the first moany oul one who even looked at me wrong.

Which is why you are enjoying life on the dole.

Ipso · 11-07-2018 03:58PM

Regarding this impending revolt, what will it look like and what will happen after?

Wanderer2010 · 11-07-2018 03:58PM

My credit card company usually gets me out of bed each day.

Paddy@CIRL · 11-07-2018 04:07PM

I'm not sure I could ever work a 'traditional' 9-5. I started my own business after leaving college and have been self employed for the better part of a decade at this point. I love the work, and I love the freedom of it. It's not easy, and the lack of social welfare protection to fall back on if it all goes arse-ways always weighs on you, but I do think the positives far outweigh the negatives.

Don't think that the 9-5 is your only option in this life.

somefeen · 11-07-2018 04:09PM

I tried for 14 years to to adjust. I never did. Best thing to do OP is save as much cash as you can in the job, learn some skills there and when the time is right strike out on your own.

I have no idea how people do it. I know people who've worked the same job for 3 years or more. Think the longest I've done is a year and I couldn't stand another minute of it.

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 11-07-2018 04:09PM

Ipso wrote: »

Regarding this impending revolt, what will it look like and what will happen after?

Hopefully a reinforcement of employment rights instead of a rowing back on them as has been happening in recent years; employees realising that consistently working over and above your paid hours for no extra renumeration, or getting involved in some bizaare competition to be the last to leave the office in the evening is not the best way to live your life; and ultimately fairer workplaces and a respect for people's work/life balance.

Sam Quentin · 11-07-2018 09:30PM

Trent Billions Minibus wrote: »

Oh give the OP a break. It is a huge shock to the system when you suddenly realise that you're part of the rat race, that you'll rarely be home before 7 in the evening, that long Summer holidays are a thing of the past and so on.

No No I'm not trying to give the op a hard time...
Just saying if he gets in the working 'mode' then he'll be much happier, put all that college, high life socialising, wasted time on phone apps etc etc behind him then concentrate on his new way of life!?

How do people get use to working routine?

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