How hard do you work?
If you ever thought that you are having it rough and that you are the one working very hard, look again, there are many more people who, most likely work much more than you. And they are all around you, the only thing you have to do is notice. Last year I’ve noticed that the same guy from the chinese take-away was there at 10 in the morning, 23 at night, Monday, Sunday, Friday or any other day and hour. At first I thought that he might actually have so weird shift system and that I’m only going there when he is around, but soon that idea went away and I started thinking that this guy was actually working almost non-stop and his (presumably it was his) take-away. But that seemed hard to believe.
A couple of days ago I stumbled upon a movie about a Cambodian family that have a donut shop. Now that is hard work. I can’t even imagine myself working like that but I also lack the motivation of the guy in the movie. In his place I might sleep in the damn shop, who knows.
So, if you ever thought you worked long hours and had few days off, look around again, you might be surprised how well off you are.
29. January 2011 at 11:34 am
This is sooo true… Sometimes, when I’m tired, I feel sorry for myself because I wake up, go to one job, get home, eat, go to my second job, come home and go to sleep. Then I realize that it’s my choice to have two jobs, that this allows me to pursue my hobbies, that I have free weekends (that I don’t always spend wisely but that’s a different story :), and, most important of all, I can stop anytime and even take a couple of months off because nobody is depending on me, I don’t have kids and my parents can still look after themselves. And all of a sudden my situation seems a bliss :)
30. January 2011 at 3:13 pm
Yes, it’s all about perspective :). I remember that when I was in school I used to thing I was working too hard, than in college, and so on, and now it all seemed so relaxed back then. You can always work a little harder :)