Not being productive enough

[Judge]

I just see "work" as being necessary for most people. No more, no less.

To simply honor and respect labor, but neither glorify or condemn it, without an ideological message or promises/guarantees of fame and fortune.

 

[Outdated]

Interestingly enough though to consider how many people from English-speaking nations and cultures all have roots in the Calivinist and Puritan "Protestant Work Ethic" that continues to permeate a lot of peoples' core values.

I was trade trained, a lot of people don't realise what that means but being trained in that manner promotes a very strong work ethic and it's something employers valued me for. I changed jobs often due to social issues in the workplace but employers loved me and there's a few different companies that I worked for 2 or 3 times over.

Employers loved me, highly skilled, organised and efficient I produced high quality work at around twice the speed that anyone else did, I never made mistakes and I was reliable and dependable. A lot of people that I worked with found me embarrassing though and felt that I was making them all look bad. They also got upset when they found out that not only was I producing twice as much as them, I was also getting paid twice as much as them, I'm no socialist.

I worked for 27 years and turned hundreds of thousands of dollars back in to local communities, I earnt my early retirement.

 

[Judge]

Employers loved me, highly skilled, organised and efficient I produced high quality work at around twice the speed that anyone else did, I never made mistakes and I was reliable and dependable. A lot of people that I worked with found me embarrassing though and felt that I was making them all look bad. They also got upset when they found out that not only was I producing twice as much as them, I was also getting paid twice as much as them, I'm no socialist.

I worked for 27 years and turned hundreds of thousands of dollars back in to local communities, I earnt my early retirement.

Sounds familiar.

A good reminder to everyone that most every workplace is competitive in nature. Where some employees will inherently outpace others, and management will be keen to observe it. A dynamic that it impossible to dodge in the workplace.

Then again if one is really good at something, but wants to dodge dealing with others in the workplace, some are apt and persevering sufficiently to become self-employed. Though it certainly isn't a viable alternative for just anyone. You have to be able to take risks in consideration of your own abilities. Quite a leap of faith at times. Something I chose to do for the remaining ten years of working before formally retiring. Fraught with risk, but also deep satisfaction in not having to coexist or compete with others.

 

[Neri]

I work in so many subtle ways lost to "normie" culture. Just now I had to wait 3 days and two nights at Sydney Central Station. Don't ask; it was a nightmare. While I was there I gave 3 vocal concerts; quality, real time compositions. I spoke to many people and gave them positive and insightful perspectives to consider. I peer supported a couple of homeless men. I am on a disability support pension though. Considered by some to be a "parasite" (my exes ex actually refferred to me as that, funny thing, she's also on a pension, yet is a toxic, violent abusive person; I am a trained mental health professional, parent of 7 and grandparent of 2 (nearly 3) and multi disciplinary artist~ performance, written, visual and wearable.

 

[Judge]

I work in so many subtle ways lost to "normie" culture.

I've always been disturbed at how hostile people can be to others just because their forms of income are not necessarily perceived to be in the mainstream. Maybe it's just simple resentment among those who are not creative or resourceful enough to live such a life. I'm not sure.

Personally I admire those who tap into their most inner resources to sustain themselves.

Kind of reminds me of scenarios where talented artists in their humble beginnings were likely asked by their own parents, "When are you going to get a real job?"

 

[Outdated]

I peer supported a couple of homeless men. I am on a disability support pension though.

I wrote to the Australian Human Rights Commission about the way that some homeless people were being treated, I was always capable of sticking up for myself but a lot of people aren't.

The official response is that there can be no such thing as discrimination against homeless people because they're not a recognised social group. In a legal sense they don't exist.

"This Commission can investigate complaints of discrimination on the grounds of social origin in employment/occupation. Unfortunately, it is not clear that being homeless could arguably be considered to be a social origin. Social origin refers to a person’s class, socio occupational category or caste."

 

[velociraptor]

My view is that if you enjoy working and it brings you satisfaction, that's great and good on ya. However, if you're genuinely disabled to the point where you cannot work, then it's perfectly acceptable for you to accept aid. That's what it's there for and those who need it are entitled to a dignified existence as well. Shaming people who cannot work is disgusting.

 

[vergil96]

I'm going to reply, but ironically I have had a very productive / busy week.

 

[vergil96]

My issue with not being productive isn't work ethic or belongings is rather that I'm missing out on things, experiences. I don't want to live a retired boring life yet, I will have plenty of time for that when I'm old. It's not about achievements, but I'm curious and would like to not be limited by my health more than most people are, but I have plenty of not serious, but limiting health conditions. I can't help but feel frustrated like in a traffic jam. I see people with similar intellectual capabilities, who achieve more all the time, because they're tougher and I can't really use my abilities and get the good out of them, because you need to be both smart and tough to be able to actually work at that Google, attend a prestigious university / course and so on. There is no space to be nice, sensitive or have migraines, insomnia and GI issues that flare up every now and then. Or travelling, it doesn't forgive either.

 

[Angular Chap]

My issue with not being productive isn't work ethic or belongings is rather that I'm missing out on things

I get it, that fear of missing out (I guess abbreviated to FOMO these days) is so powerful that it is used in marketing, production (in the form of deliberate artificial scarcity) and even regularly used by scammers to pressure and defraud people.

 

[vergil96]

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is the feeling of apprehension that one is either not in the know about or missing out on information, events, experiences, or life decisions that could make one's life better.<a href="Fear of missing out - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> FOMO is also associated with a fear of regret,<a href="Fear of missing out - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a> which may lead to concerns that one might miss an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, a memorable event, profitable investment, or the comfort of loved ones

No

I mean more like a sickly child that watches others play outside

Not an apprehension, it is actually happening all the time. Other people are doing things, I can't and I'm excluded. They're doing things, travelling, reaching life goals and I'm stuck sick at home - literally.

 

[vergil96]

It's good to keep in mind the quality over quantity point though. No shame in striving for quality and doing properly whatever you do not "more of it"