Are we working ourselves to death? ( Archived) (41)

Jan 14, 2019 4:14 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
Generally to earn a living, you work a full day, but you need to increase your income significantly sometimes, and end up working longer and longer hours. The stress becomes more and more, and you have threatening strokes and heart attacks, to say nothing of the ulcers.

Is it all worth it?
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:16 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
Bnaughty
BnaughtyBnaughtyMálaga, Andalusia Spain43 Threads 2 Polls 4,685 Posts
smiley963: Generally to earn a living, you work a full day, but you need to increase your income significantly sometimes, and end up working longer and longer hours. The stress becomes more and more, and you have threatening strokes and heart attacks, to say nothing of the ulcers.

Is it all worth it?
I´ll appoint myself as spokesperson for all the dead people and say "No"
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:18 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
Bnaughty: I´ll appoint myself as spokesperson for all the dead people and say "No"
Do you commune with them, while sleeping? Just to make sure your view stays up to date?
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:21 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
Bnaughty
BnaughtyBnaughtyMálaga, Andalusia Spain43 Threads 2 Polls 4,685 Posts
smiley963: Do you commune with them, while sleeping? Just to make sure your view stays up to date?
I try to keep my distance as they tend to complain about a lot of stuff
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:21 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
aries1234
aries1234aries1234plymout, Devon, England UK175 Threads 3 Polls 5,672 Posts
smiley963: Generally to earn a living, you work a full day, but you need to increase your income significantly sometimes, and end up working longer and longer hours. The stress becomes more and more, and you have threatening strokes and heart attacks, to say nothing of the ulcers.

Is it all worth it?
Someone's got to work to keep me in the standard of living i am accustomed to, it's only rightprofessor
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:22 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
Bnaughty: I try to keep my distance as they tend to complain about a lot of stuff
Poor thing! You know what stress does?
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:23 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
Bnaughty
BnaughtyBnaughtyMálaga, Andalusia Spain43 Threads 2 Polls 4,685 Posts
smiley963: Poor thing! You know what stress does?
You´re scaring meuh oh
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:25 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
Bnaughty: You´re scaring me
I am? It's your choice? I'm not coercing you to do anything, you get to decide for yourself!
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:27 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
Bnaughty
BnaughtyBnaughtyMálaga, Andalusia Spain43 Threads 2 Polls 4,685 Posts
smiley963: I am? It's your choice? I'm not coercing you to do anything, you get to decide for yourself!
I´ve forgotten what we were talking about
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:28 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
Bnaughty: I´ve forgotten what we were talking about
Short attention span too!!!
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:29 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
aries1234: Yes am abused, right I'm off to the food bank. and I'm cutting my holidays down to four months
Come thin chicken soup for you, with a vow of working more, and taking less holidays?
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:30 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
Bnaughty
BnaughtyBnaughtyMálaga, Andalusia Spain43 Threads 2 Polls 4,685 Posts
smiley963: Short attention span too!!!
Ciao babelips
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:31 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
Bnaughty: Ciao babe
Ciao!!!
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 4:33 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
aries1234
aries1234aries1234plymout, Devon, England UK175 Threads 3 Polls 5,672 Posts
smiley963: Come thin chicken soup for you, with a vow of working more, and taking less holidays?
Thin chickens are as rare as hens teeth, and i have to head for the sun when it gets cold, I'm just a poor old pensioner
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 5:18 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
deedee123xo
deedee123xodeedee123xoLimerick, Ireland15 Threads 3,538 Posts
smiley963: Generally to earn a living, you work a full day, but you need to increase your income significantly sometimes, and end up working longer and longer hours. The stress becomes more and more, and you have threatening strokes and heart attacks, to say nothing of the ulcers.

Is it all worth it?
Yes it is if you have a reason good enough to work those long hours.....but you will still need to leave sometime for yourself to balance up the work/life balance.

All work n no play makes deedee very cranky help
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 5:31 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
M4_Mischief
M4_MischiefM4_MischiefBelleville, Ontario Canada6,250 Posts
definitely....many don't get to enjoy their retirement.....they either die before they retire or they have to continue working until they die to make ends meet....wave
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 7:50 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
aries1234: Thin chickens are as rare as hens teeth, and i have to head for the sun when it gets cold, I'm just a poor old pensioner
You can always move to SA, very sunny place, but the question is do we get to choose or you?
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 7:51 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
deedee123xo: Yes it is if you have a reason good enough to work those long hours.....but you will still need to leave sometime for yourself to balance up the work/life balance.

All work n no play makes deedee very cranky
The balance depends on the urgency of the work. As long as you take a good break regularly, you should be fine, we hope?
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 7:52 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
M4_Mischief: definitely....many don't get to enjoy their retirement.....they either die before they retire or they have to continue working until they die to make ends meet....
That is Oh so true, and none of us, can see into the future!
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 14, 2019 8:03 AM CST Are we working ourselves to death?
ChesneyChrist
ChesneyChristChesneyChristManchester, Greater Manchester, England UK7,144 Posts
Most people are but it’s the low wages, and the traps the payday loan companies and the fact that most things you need for a good life are out of your price range but don’t worry there’s cheap Chinese electronics and a bucket of fried chicken.
------ This thread is Archived ------
Post Comment - Post a comment on this Forum Thread

This Thread is Archived

This Thread is archived, so you will no longer be able to post to it. Threads get archived automatically when they are older than 3 months.

« Go back to All Threads
Message #318

Stats for this Thread

1,250 Views
40 Comments
by smiley963 (254 Threads)
Created: Jan 2019
Last Viewed: Mar 28
Last Commented: Jan 2019

Share this Thread

We use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience possible on our website. Read Our Privacy Policy Here