Sigh … in this civilised world, most of us have to devote nearly half of our lifetime – counting all the travelling time and the overtime hours – working. Actually, working by itself is okay so long as we can derive some sort of pleasures out from it. Painful is that abuses that come with the job itself. Abuses from the top, from the bottom, and from the level on par with you. It is kind of ridiculous that most of us have to put through these.
Work could generate a lot of satisfaction. But at the same time, when people around you – again, on top, from the bottom … etc. – keep on disappointing you from time to time, you can sometimes be put down and ask yourself: Dear God, don’t You have better purpose for all of us?
Abuses come in many forms and however way they are branded – professional or personal – they are still unpleasant.
True, many things I have learnt through my working life. But, how do all these that I have learnt contribute to my purpose in life? Each and everyday, thousands and thousands of us are transported to our working places where we do what we are told to do and each day comes by, we all get older. Each and everyday, a piece of our dreams vanishes in thin air.
All for …
Let me think. All for a sense of security after our retirement? Say our life expectancy is 75 and we retire at the age of 65 (no joke), say we all start work at 20-ish, most of us have to work over 40 years to buy 10 years of security after retirement.
No wonder the advancement of civilisation is so slow. Our society norm makes us so inefficient.
Sigh.
2 replies on “Working LIfe Can At Times Put You Down So Much”
yes, true… very true…
Wow… a very depressing thought. Although I can understand that work can generate a lot of dissatisfaction and misery, I don’t think it is always the case. I’m probably one of the rare breed who enjoys her work, although I enjoy my holidays too. Being what I am, I like varieties, and my work in Consulting field provides me that. I’ve never done the same thing twice. The projects I do are always different, be it the nature of the job, the people, the environment, the challenges, and the rewards. Working is a mean to express myself. My way of using (some of) my talents. I don’t always do what I’m told. I don’t always follow the book – if I do, it’s because I want to, not because I have to. I express my opinions, my views, my disagreement – to my juniors, my peers, my clients, my bosses, my CEO. I take pride in holding my principles. I even told one of my former boss not to do something in my project. I was lucky that he respected my view and said to me “Next time, you can snap my hands if I do it again.” Cool. Whatever you do, I think it is VERY important not to lose yourself in work. You have to be true to yourself and be bold enough to stick to your guns, while picking your battles wisely. The office is adults’ playground. Experiment and have fun ! At the end of the day, your life is more important than your job description. Don’t lose yourself just to follow orders.