I'm 34 and jobless. I am deeply resentful towards the so called 'work ethic'. Here's why...

Don't be stupid enough to confuse God, with the one who WANTS to be God.

LOL... Yeah... Right...

Just forget all about the stress, taxes, regulations, permits, fees, insurance, and the other dozen things that drive 90% of businesses down the drain in the first year.

My husband is a plant supervisor, and believe this or not, he says they cannot find enough people to work.

They do have to pass a test...written and drug, but the pay is good.

I understand the part about not wanting to be a slave...maybe society is evolving out of the slave mentality.

But I believe there are good jobs, but u have to be qualified and prepared if you want one...not easy.

Right. Once they pass the drug test (many cant), it helps to have a grownup attitude. Its not the company's grand priviledge to have you work there "34 and jobless". Dont like it, get out the way.

Right now he has a shortage of electricians.

Ya just gotta marvel at these idiots (like you) who speak as if we are living in the 50's, when there were actually jobs, business opportunities, low taxes, few regulations, etc... etc... etc...

Where do you idiots come from??

A shill factory?

I agree. People often forget who REALLY runs this fallen planet. One who rewards evil, and corruption. People who are willing to participate in evil, are usually the ones who always attain the most "success".

and if 90% didnt fail it wouldnt be worth it for the few that survive. try coming to Mx where success means I copy you and steal your clients right from in front of your door.

No doubt. I mean... Wasn't PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP a major ideal of the founding fathers of this nation?

Now, you cannot even own a piece of property, after you pay 3 times it's value (in interest) over 30 years!

I smell some shilly BS.

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probably 80 year old retired baby boomers who havent worked a day in the world of today

and live in 1955 still

AND would find themselves homeless if they had to work today

'drive and determination'

go tell it to the piss pole

I used to think this way when I was younger. Then, life happened.

This is a huge problem with our generation. I don't blame the guy for feeling that way, because a lot of that is dead-on. But at some point, you either do something, or join the masses and make your living and buy your car and mediocre house and have an average wife and 2 average kids - and learn to enjoy life for what it is.

my be a baby boomer,,, but we are still relatively young (55-65).

over 40 = redundant cause you didn't grow up with a smart phone in your crib........

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Dreams and ambitions are a good start. But, having those things, you still need a plan and the intention to make it real. Or, you can go drink beer or anesthetize yourself for the rest of your life.

My suggestion is that you make it a personal goal to learn Spanish very well. It will have a lot of good side effects; your job potential will increase; you will meet new people. It is compatible with whatever job you have; it can be done after hours. Expect to spend 20 years at it.

hehe,, still dont have one. I've almost given up fighting the kids, and "mommies", who say they are indispensable to life itself.

And this is why some people are not worth even minimum wage....

I completely agree Op!
I do not think life was supposed to be this way.
Sure I think that we were meant to work but not like this.
I feel that the hunter/gatherer work is what mankind was supposed to do.
By doing that we would live within the circle of life instead of trying to control it.

You need to work for yourself then everyone has to work if you lived in the middle of the bush off the grid you still have to work to exist.
What you people are is a product of the easy life modern living has given us.
Yet most people do at least some work for this modern living curse, however some think its just free and they don't have to do anything.
But they don't understand how selfish this is because you are just leeching off the rest of our work.

Evil is at its strongest point in our history right now. Everyone is starting to get a sense of what there is to do.

I agree OP. Both my husband and I work full-time to take care of one child and still live paycheck to paycheck. We are college educated and make above minimum wage. The weekend is used for doing chores and running the errands that we could not during the work week only to start the work week all over again. Everyday I want to scream and cry as I am on my way to a desk that I will sit at all day. I know it could be worse so I am still thankful. It's hard to see how much is deducted from my check every pay period as the government is robbing me blind. Deep down, I know this is not the way we were meant to live. I don't mind working hard, in fact I do not believe in any other way but most of the time I want to get away from society and live off the land. You're definitely not alone in how you feel. God bless you.

I do agree with you somewhat OP. My life is stressful enough right now and I don't even work atm.

I wanna say something positive in working hard everyday though. Not bragging just saying. But my Dad grew up in these slum projects in East Boston back in the 60s, then his parents finally had enough to buy a house in a different city but they were still really poor. I'm not sure of my dad's whole life. But his parents died when he was fairly young. I'm not sure what he did in the meantime. But eventually he got a really good job. And bought a nice house of his own with my Mom. She worked 2 jobs to help pay also. We sold that house and now we have a even bigger house in a great neighborhood. And they deserve it.

And my mom had the same life growing up in a poor family. I'm sure lots of people grew up poor and worked hard to get where they are right now in this country/world.

My parents have told me tons of stories about the assholes at work. But they just dealt with it. My mom was a waitress for a long time but she put up with everyone. Most people have no choice but to work somewhere they don't want to.

In fact my whole neighborhood is full of hard working people who do work 8+ hours a day. And probably are stressed a lot. And deal with jerkoffs. But they still do it. Most of them all leave at 5am. I'm always usually awake and see them leave.

I know you probably don't really care. But just thought I would post that to support the people who get up and work everyday. Anyways its been at least 5 years since I worked for people. And I love it. There are so many things you can do to make money on your own. You gotta think hard but its worth it.

Skill, hard work, determination, drive. These are good qualities but often misused to exploit the planet and other human beings. Maybe the OP has wisdom, patience, sweetness, and honesty. Do you remember those things?

Yes, freely available to anyone at any public library.

What do you do working for yourself?

The blinkered consciousness of many posters from the US is truly astounding. Having to go to work all-day and dealing with those still stuck in this dying consciousness can be extremely tedious. That’s why in the US and elsewhere the screw will slowly tighten until we come to your senses.

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