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    What a waste

    Did you all grow up imagining yourselves sitting in an office 9 to 6 when you are older?

    I didn't, but here I am, stuck in an office and churning out stupid Word documents and Powerpoint slides week in week out.

    The money is good, I am good at what I do (it's difficult not to be) - but it's soul-destroyingly, mind-numbingly unsatisfying.

    How I envy people who do what they love, and get paid well for it!

    What a waste it is to spend a whole life like this!

    #2
    Originally posted by bf2 View Post
    Did you all grow up imagining yourselves sitting in an office 9 to 6 when you are older?

    I didn't, but here I am, stuck in an office and churning out stupid Word documents and Powerpoint slides week in week out.

    The money is good, I am good at what I do (it's difficult not to be) - but it's soul-destroyingly, mind-numbingly unsatisfying.

    How I envy people who do what they love, and get paid well for it!

    What a waste it is to spend a whole life like this!
    So do something about it

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      #3
      Tell them you want to wfh. It's the office that's depressing.

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        #4
        Originally posted by bf2 View Post
        Did you all grow up imagining yourselves sitting in an office 9 to 6 when you are older?

        I didn't, but here I am, stuck in an office and churning out stupid Word documents and Powerpoint slides week in week out.

        The money is good, I am good at what I do (it's difficult not to be) - but it's soul-destroyingly, mind-numbingly unsatisfying.

        How I envy people who do what they love, and get paid well for it!

        What a waste it is to spend a whole life like this!
        It's not your whole life. You will be able to retire when you are 76. Or maybe 84.

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          #5
          Originally posted by bf2 View Post

          How I envy people who do what they love, and get paid well for it!
          Who does that then?

          The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. I reckon some self love every morning will sort you.

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            #6
            Originally posted by oracleslave View Post

            The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. .
            And that we have a seven figure bank balance even though we are homeless.

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              #7
              Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
              It's not your whole life. You will be able to retire when you are 76. Or maybe 84.
              Dear old Gideon has just changed it to 96.

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                #8
                Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                And that we have a seven figure bank balance even though we are homeless.
                It goes up every week. Come back when it's eight.
                What happens in General, stays in General.
                You know what they say about assumptions!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by bf2 View Post
                  Did you all grow up imagining yourselves sitting in an office 9 to 6 when you are older?

                  I didn't, but here I am, stuck in an office and churning out stupid Word documents and Powerpoint slides week in week out.
                  ANd how are the TPS reports coming along ?
                  Doing the needful since 1827

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by bf2 View Post
                    Did you all grow up imagining yourselves sitting in an office 9 to 6 when you are older?

                    I didn't, but here I am, stuck in an office and churning out stupid Word documents and Powerpoint slides week in week out.

                    The money is good, I am good at what I do (it's difficult not to be) - but it's soul-destroyingly, mind-numbingly unsatisfying.

                    How I envy people who do what they love, and get paid well for it!

                    What a waste it is to spend a whole life like this!


                    It is your own fault.



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