Working a 9-5 sucks hOW DO PEOPLE DO THIS

[Xennial]

i wish i got paid to play video games, but no, i work in the boring world of finance.

thats rare to work in finance in LA, don't really have the banks in LA like nyc/charlotte/chicago/sf etc.

 

[mojodmonky1]

^ I was referring more to the broader definition of Finance, not just depository banks. While you are right in that LA is not like SF or NYC, there are still a few companies out here. Investment/PE firms like Oaktree and Ares are based out in LA and there are other companies like Carlyle Group and Blackstone that maintain offices in LA.

that being said, i dont work in private equity, cause for sure my life would be a lot more stressful (and my bank account much larger) if i did.

 

[richiecotite]

If you're working a job that pays well and you don't hate it, you've won the game of life. 9-5 pays for all the fun you have from 6 pm- to 8 am

This man gets it.

Even if you find the most wonderful, perfect job for you, you could have crap co workers. That makes work life real crappy.
Or you could have a great job, and awesome co workers, and have a craptastic boss. Another buzzkill to worklife.
Or you could have a great job, awesom co workers, cool boss, but the office environment horrible.


If you can get the right mix of good: coworkers, boss, job, environment, that's like 80% success right there.

 

[paidnfull23]

I work in finance in LA too.  Like mojodmonky1 said, we might not have investment banking like NYC or SF, but there are a number of PE firms, commerical banks/lenders, etc.

 

[ijumpman]

If you really hate working for someone else so much, then the best thing to do is start your business. Unfortunately, you typically need to make some money from that 9-5 to get the capital, and enough funds to ensure that you can survive if your business fails. Gotta crawl before you can walk.

 

[limonyfresh]

This man gets it.

Even if you find the most wonderful, perfect job for you, you could have crap co workers. That makes work life real crappy.
Or you could have a great job, and awesome co workers, and have a craptastic boss. Another buzzkill to worklife.
Or you could have a great job, awesom co workers, cool boss, but the office environment horrible.


If you can get the right mix of good: coworkers, boss, job, environment, that's like 80% success right there.

What criteria do you have for a 'great job'? All of those sticking points you mentioned would disqualify a job from being great IMO. Unless you're referring to the work itself?

 

[mojodmonky1]

If you really hate working for someone else so much, then the best thing to do is start your business. Unfortunately, you typically need to make some money from that 9-5 to get the capital, and enough funds to ensure that you can survive if your business fails. Gotta crawl before you can walk.

anyone telling you that working for yourself and running your own business is relief from the stress of a 9-5 is selling wolf tickets.

running your own business is a grind. for every business owner on easy street who has a stress free self sufficient business, there are 100 other business owners who are grinding away 12 hr days 7 days a week just to ensure their company succeeds.

to each their own, but just remember the grass is always greener on the other side.

with a 9-5 you may be working for the man and giving up some personal freedom/choices, but remember that from 5p-9a that is your free time to do what you want. If you own your own business you are on call 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

anyone telling you that working for yourself and running your own business is relief from the stress of a 9-5 is selling wolf tickets.

running your own business is a grind. for every business owner on easy street who has a stress free self sufficient business, there are 100 other business owners who are grinding away 12 hr days 7 days a week just to ensure their company succeeds.

to each their own, but just remember the grass is always greener on the other side.

with a 9-5 you may be working for the man and giving up some personal freedom/choices, but remember that from 5p-9a that is your free time to do what you want. If you own your own business you are on call 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.

Yeah I took an entrepreneurship class and the teacher deaded that "lolz starting your own business is so much fun!" talk fast

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

Yeah I took an entrepreneurship class and the teacher deaded that "lolz starting your own business is so much fun!" talk fast

Yeah my teacher did too. He kept it 100. Biggest problem is so many people try to start their own business with a half baked idea and make it even harder on themselves

 

[nycposite]

No matter what you do in life it's going to be some type of stress (unless a billion $$$ falls in your lap)

I do both the 9-5 and my own business.

9-5 union carpenter. Pay is great and the work is hard. I enjoy working with my hands so it's cool but you are always drained

Business is a logistics/ trucking company. Good thing is I can decide when/where and what freight I want to haul. Still time consuming and a headache because you never know what's going to happen

Best advise I can give is do something that you enjoy doing. Work is work but when you actually enjoy getting up and going it makes life a whole lot easier

 

[fontaine]

anyone telling you that working for yourself and running your own business is relief from the stress of a 9-5 is selling wolf tickets.

running your own business is a grind. for every business owner on easy street who has a stress free self sufficient business, there are 100 other business owners who are grinding away 12 hr days 7 days a week just to ensure their company succeeds.

to each their own, but just remember the grass is always greener on the other side.

with a 9-5 you may be working for the man and giving up some personal freedom/choices, but remember that from 5p-9a that is your free time to do what you want. If you own your own business you are on call 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.

This that and those.

The difference between most office job and running a business...

Is that you get to leave work at an office job. Once you're out of the office, you're done with work.

Running your own business is like nurturing an infant. That little ***** is with you all the time.





Also, I think there's some trurh to "work smarter not harder"... But you rarely achieve great success just doing your regular 9-5

And there's absolutely nothing wrong with. The levels of monetary and employment achievement vary from person to person... So don't take it as a slight.


But some people are not trying to cash in with a $500M company... They want to make their salary thats devent, go home and kick it with their lady, and do their own thing..

 

[noirvandals]

i most def have been hating the 9 to 5 life for about 9 years now, right now i'm working on developing a life that i don't need a vacation from, and looking for a career i'm more passionate about so it doesn't seem like work, i'd love to enjoy a sunday evening without the thought of "i have to go to work tomorrow" & instead have the thought "i get to go to work tomorrow." 

 

[jsflip]

Hey guys, a lurker checking in. Wanted to share some career insight that's helped me throughout my young career (I'm 27).

I've worked various jobs in different industries since finishing undergrad (psychology). Most recently, I worked remotely for a VC-backed tech startup, coming from a corporate 9-5. I recently left and am on a mini-sabbatical.

Here's some stuff you may find helpful. These folks explain it better than I . Highly recommend the first three (haven't finished the 4th):

* Finding Fulfilling Work

* Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework (YouTube video, 2:3 - for the wantrapreneurs out there

* What are you optimizing for?  by Hunter Walk, VC, Xoogler

* If I Knew Then: Advice on careers, finance, and life from Harvard Business School's Class of 1963

Any questions you may have about the tech industry, careers, college, etc. -- feel free to PM me and I'll answer as best I can. I know how it feels to "be stuck," so I'm happy to help others.

I'll end with this:

Aim through college, not at it. – Paul Graham, Y Combinator

Actually, I'll end with this: your job / title / education / material item doesn't define you, unless you let it. </soapbox>

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

Work tomorrow

 

[osek206]

Hey guys, a lurker checking in. Wanted to share some career insight that's helped me throughout my young career (I'm 27).

I've worked various jobs in different industries since finishing undergrad (psychology). Most recently, I worked remotely for a VC-backed tech startup, coming from a corporate 9-5. I recently left and am on a mini-sabbatical.

Here's some stuff you may find helpful. These folks explain it better than I . Highly recommend the first three (haven't finished the 4th):

* Finding Fulfilling Work
* Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework (YouTube video, 2:3 - for the wantrapreneurs out there
* What are you optimizing for? by Hunter Walk, VC, Xoogler
* If I Knew Then: Advice on careers, finance, and life from Harvard Business School's Class of 1963

Any questions you may have about the tech industry, careers, college, etc. -- feel free to PM me and I'll answer as best I can. I know how it feels to "be stuck," so I'm happy to help others.

I'll end with this:


Actually, I'll end with this: your job / title / education / material item doesn't define you, unless you let it.

Thanks for the useful information, will pm you about some tech question this week.

 

[nazdrowie]

wasn't even a long weekend for me 

working M-Th is decent but those holidays that are observed on a Monday are something special with my schedule...

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

wasn't even a long weekend for me 

working M-Th is decent but those holidays that are observed on a Monday are something special with my schedule...

Didn't even get a long weekend

Our office shut down at 2 on Friday but I had to stay the whole day because I took Thursday off to interview for a job I'd actually LIKE so I had to make up the hours since I'm not on salary and get no PTO

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What do you do?

 

[blackdynamite]

super bump, but brah I know that feel mane...

 

[mplsdunk]

No matter what you do in life it's going to be some type of stress (unless a billion $$$ falls in your lap)

I do both the 9-5 and my own business.

9-5 union carpenter. Pay is great and the work is hard. I enjoy working with my hands so it's cool but you are always drained

Business is a logistics/ trucking company. Good thing is I can decide when/where and what freight I want to haul. Still time consuming and a headache because you never know what's going to happen

Best advise I can give is do something that you enjoy doing. Work is work but when you actually enjoy getting up and going it makes life a whole lot easier

I just started driving a semi. I like it a lot. I can make my own schedule for the most part, wear whatever I want etc. as long as I make my mandatory stops I'm chillin. Pretty laid back for the most part.

 

[dwalk31]

Any lawyers?

 

[nycposite]

I just started driving a semi. I like it a lot. I can make my own schedule for the most part, wear whatever I want etc. as long as I make my mandatory stops I'm chillin. Pretty laid back for the most part.

mplsdunk
Good luck with it. Driving isn't too bad depending who you work for.

I started off driving on my free time then started my own company.

Have 3 trucks with 8 employees on the road. Have contracts with AAA, CH Robinson, XPO, Sears, GE and a few small places.

Pretty good with my employees. Let them see the manifest and pick what and where they want to go as long as it makes sense money wise. Win win for everyone

Make sure to get one of these stickers lol
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[calibeebee]

Graduated in May.
Working actualllyyy 8am-5pm

Is this all there is left?
Get a job/house/wife/dog/church... die???????

I miss the social scene in college and at 22 I feel old AF

Anybody work 9-5 and dig their job?
Am i doing it right?
Sitting down for hours on end- how do people do this??????

How ya living man? Did any of your questions get answered since the last 3 years? Did you figure life out?

 

[antidope]

I dont hate the concept of a 9-5 but I hate my job. I need to leave here.

I love seeing posts where I was complaining about my old job. It reminds me that I really got what I wanted career wise and I should be grateful.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

I can't wait till' i catch a hit with my music production. I'm sending all of my music to artists management. I can't keep applying and working at these crappy jobs anymore at 27 years old.