Soldato
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I fear a reckoning is coming for the rich and powerful. People are sick of struggling to get by, working silly hours for not enough pay while their bosses get paid ridiculous sums and they worry if they are going to be able to pay their bills every month.
People might finally be waking up to the reality that working your ass off doesn't guarantee a good life and is more likely to just end with a miserable existence where you will look back and wish you could have worked less and spent more time doing what you actually enjoy.
I fear a reckoning is coming for the rich and powerful. People are sick of struggling to get by, working silly hours for not enough pay while their bosses get paid ridiculous sums and they worry if they are going to be able to pay their bills every month.
I won't go into too much detail, but in short yes, I've recently been suffering as a result of stress at work. Over the past couple of years I've been taking on more and more responsibilities, more out of necessity than choice, but its got to the stage where I often find myself not enjoying the weekend because I'm worrying about what waits for me on Monday morning. I didnt enjoy my Christmas becuase I spent the whole time worrying about work, in particular projects that were given absolute hard stop deadlines in mid January.
It got to the point that in a regular one-to-one Teams meeting with my boss, I basically broke down in tears and had to leave. I find that somewhat embarrassing to admit, but it's made me realise that just trying to knuckle down and do as much work as I can is not healthy.
Where is the firm based? Those salaries seem low
I fear a reckoning is coming for the rich and powerful. People are sick of struggling to get by, working silly hours for not enough pay while their bosses get paid ridiculous sums and they worry if they are going to be able to pay their bills every month.
People might finally be waking up to the reality that working your ass off doesn't guarantee a good life and is more likely to just end with a miserable existence where you will look back and wish you could have worked less and spent more time doing what you actually enjoy.
My first ever full time job when I was 18 and straight out of college was first line IT support and 18k too, but that was nearly 14 years ago! This was in the south east thoughErr no, north of Milton Keynes they are about average
I won't go into too much detail, but in short yes, I've recently been suffering as a result of stress at work. Over the past couple of years I've been taking on more and more responsibilities, more out of necessity than choice, but its got to the stage where I often find myself not enjoying the weekend because I'm worrying about what waits for me on Monday morning. I didnt enjoy my Christmas becuase I spent the whole time worrying about work, in particular projects that were given absolute hard stop deadlines in mid January.
It got to the point that in a recent one-to-one Teams meeting with my boss, while trying to explain some of the issues i was having trouble with, I basically broke down in tears and had to leave. I find that somewhat embarrassing to admit, but it's made me realise that just trying to knuckle down and do as much work as I can is not healthy. I just ended up feeling completely overwhelmed by work.
That's disgusting that it got that far and you're living your life like that. No-one should be under that much pressure at work. Do you have activities outside of work, or do you just spend your free time worrying about work?
Very similar to my situation, and dare I say it, a lot of others. I do wonder if good workers are taken advantage of, as I guess it's easier to pile on work to those able to do it, rather than address those who can't/won't.
I do wonder if good workers are taken advantage of, as I guess it's easier to pile on work to those able to do it, rather than address those who can't/won't.
I agree but I'm sorry to say people in this country will bitch and moan about it, do nothing and still bend over, look at the rising energy prices due soon.
Our company has support with stress/mental health etc and part reason why workers would need support is due to this cut back everything/race to the bottom culture as the complany makes more than enough money. It just wants to make more than enough money and then some more.
Very similar to my situation, and dare I say it, a lot of others. I do wonder if good workers are taken advantage of, as I guess it's easier to pile on work to those able to do it, rather than address those who can't/won't.