Why Everyone Is Quitting The 40 Hour Work Week

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  • @Godloves1994
    @Godloves1994 3 місяці тому +2167

    I am so sick of being over worked, underpaid, and unappreciated

    • @analyticalhabitrails9857
      @analyticalhabitrails9857 3 місяці тому +35

      If the sheeps only knew that they are the real powers that should be, and have the courage to wield it.
      And you'll see, mankind back on track *since the Declaration of Independence* !!!!

    • @wiseowl2020
      @wiseowl2020 2 місяці тому +12

      Henry Ford initiated the 40 hour work week in 1926. He found his assembly line workers were more productive than those working longer hours. It was codified in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

    • @nicholasconnolly2227
      @nicholasconnolly2227 2 місяці тому +8

      Then don't ever be self-employed and never ever employ anybody else. Employees have all the rights, little to no responsibility, are too expensive to employ, can leave at the drop of a hat and cannot be sacked for, slowness, laziness, or rudeness to customers without several prior warnings by which time they can ruin a business.

    • @jedimastertrije6351
      @jedimastertrije6351 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@analyticalhabitrails9857 noone has the nuts to take back anything anymore.

    • @CCHouse-d5d
      @CCHouse-d5d 2 місяці тому +7

      I never did expect to be appreciated at work. I only expected to get paid on par with the quality of work i did. Sometimes, you just have to quit expecting too much.

  • @stopthecap2644
    @stopthecap2644 3 місяці тому +9122

    People are quitting because companies love to hire awful managers, have no progression strategy, dangle the carrot to get you to run, while paying you terribly. Mix all of that with the increasing inflation with stagnant salaries makes it not worth the high stress for little.

    • @TheSachinRK
      @TheSachinRK 3 місяці тому +230

      Exact reason why I quit

    • @Whitepilledprincess
      @Whitepilledprincess 3 місяці тому +340

      Its very stressful! I make more than I ever have before and I have never been more broke!

    • @Bullets4Bucks
      @Bullets4Bucks 3 місяці тому +24

      Truth

    • @LisaSimplified
      @LisaSimplified 3 місяці тому

      Sad but true. Companies turn normal people in terrorist managers.

    • @MarylandGuy-ey3st
      @MarylandGuy-ey3st 3 місяці тому

      Then they bring in immigrants on visas keeping the wages down so there’s no point

  • @min-k2689
    @min-k2689 3 місяці тому +10236

    Because we realized that working 9-5 will not get us a house and family like our parents gen did.

    • @AndreiJikh
      @AndreiJikh  3 місяці тому +1106

      That's a big part of it!

    • @Nascarthelastcornerbender
      @Nascarthelastcornerbender 3 місяці тому +151

      That's true.

    • @Daggerworda
      @Daggerworda 3 місяці тому +558

      100%, there is no more carrot doing the 9-5 anymore, it’s pure stick

    • @GuiltySpark347
      @GuiltySpark347 3 місяці тому +158

      I guess being homeless is a better option

    • @knowwhey7559
      @knowwhey7559 3 місяці тому +158

      I remember looking at coats at Sears years ago. A guy and a girl in their late 20s walked by and the guy said, "I actually know someone who bought clothes here once", and the girl kind of laughed.
      It's what my parents did and it's what I do. We make our coffee and our meals at home and my old car runs just fine.
      So have your daily $4 latte and order something from Uber Eats, get the latest phone and make sure you're never seen in a non-designer clothes. Then marvel at how the previous gens had it so easy.

  • @cassandra2249
    @cassandra2249 2 місяці тому +990

    People don't realise it, but this is a spiritual revolution. People realise that they are working to maintain a system that is destroying human wellbeing and a healthy planet that humanity relies on.

    • @cassandra2249
      @cassandra2249 2 місяці тому

      @EmbraSolomon People, my friend, are waking up after a very long trance which allowed them to be manipulated, by a small, but very powerful elite against their best interests and the good of mankind. It's called transcendence. It's gone on for centuries. Trance...end...dance. It's time...time to forge a new relationship with ourselves, our beautiful world and save ourselves from the abbess that we are all heading into.

    • @rebeccajones21
      @rebeccajones21 Місяць тому +19

      🎯💯😁👍

    • @DandyHippo
      @DandyHippo 29 днів тому +8

      facts

    • @tessjune88
      @tessjune88 26 днів тому +5

      EXACTLY❤

    • @miguelval35
      @miguelval35 24 дні тому +14

      Absolutely, and sadly many of us had to go through tough times to fully awaken

  • @kieronkierzo8193
    @kieronkierzo8193 3 місяці тому +4559

    If your soul leaves the job, your body should follow.

    • @majorflaco1020
      @majorflaco1020 3 місяці тому +127

      I needed to hear this

    • @TrollinOn22s
      @TrollinOn22s 3 місяці тому +42

      Best comment

    • @buffgarfield3231
      @buffgarfield3231 3 місяці тому +116

      My soul never arrived for any job

    • @limitless_tenn
      @limitless_tenn 3 місяці тому +16

      that's a bar right there

    • @Fredjoe5
      @Fredjoe5 3 місяці тому +27

      Be wary of putting your "soul" into any job.

  • @mattm1686
    @mattm1686 3 місяці тому +3299

    People are sick of working their life away for no recognition and no money

    • @_..D
      @_..D 3 місяці тому +58

      Recognition is for the weak. Fastest way to get a raise is to switch companies or start your own. If your job has low frontal lobe engagement, your pay will always be trash and that's your own fault for settling or letting years pass by and doing nothing about it.

    • @saiwaqa2573
      @saiwaqa2573 3 місяці тому +10

      Recognition for what? And are you suggesting you don't earn a wage?

    • @KyprosEc
      @KyprosEc 3 місяці тому +36

      Your boss trying to squeeze every last ounce out of you is what is killer.

    • @BlackWidow00741
      @BlackWidow00741 3 місяці тому +6

      ​@_..D I wasn't expecting the frontal lobe commentary, it was hilarious. I agree with everything you said. I'm a DNP in a large hospital and worked very hard to own my house.

    • @jackcarterog001
      @jackcarterog001 3 місяці тому +5

      Recognition for flipping a burger?

  • @dustsky
    @dustsky 3 місяці тому +4444

    It's easy to answer: working a 9-to-5 job no longer gives us a life, but servitude.

    • @burningsnow9870
      @burningsnow9870 3 місяці тому

      That's precisely it. There's no benefit to work. We all only do it because we're threatened with homelessness and starvation for not working for someone. Many of us still go hungry and homeless even when employed by multiple jobs

    • @annjames1837
      @annjames1837 3 місяці тому +18

      Aww poor thing

    • @shiningstar6470
      @shiningstar6470 3 місяці тому +87

      If you are lucky to survive and are still mentally and physically well

    • @JohnBowl14690
      @JohnBowl14690 3 місяці тому +108

      In 2022, the average work week was about 35 hours per week. In 1980 it was closer to 45 hours per week. We are moving away from slavery, but there is no doubt that today is slavery. We are all better off living off the land, hunting, sewing, and giving up our cars, TVs and PCs. Not all slaves were beaten. Some were treated very well.

    • @juniordiaz3223
      @juniordiaz3223 3 місяці тому +7

      Might as well become a streamer

  • @glennabate1708
    @glennabate1708 3 місяці тому +499

    Productivity skyrocketed but today all the gains are going right to the top.

    • @GabrielIgnacio
      @GabrielIgnacio 2 місяці тому +26

      You know the saying, boss makes a dollar I make a dime…

    • @christophercassidy9962
      @christophercassidy9962 2 місяці тому

      Exactly! Whats the point? They bullshit you into a endless circle that goes no where. You are scum to them and treated as 3rd class.

    • @seane6616
      @seane6616 Місяць тому +5

      It's not productivity, that has decreased a lot. What has increased in inflation

    • @christianherzig1575
      @christianherzig1575 Місяць тому +1

      It also goes to those who change the job for one where their experience and know how is specially useful.

    • @lunawense6288
      @lunawense6288 8 днів тому +6

      ​@@seane6616You're crazy to think productivity has decreased. Weve got insane levels of productivity because of technology. Projects previously impossible were made possible thanks to people having tech and advanced machines. Its all an excuse by the rich

  • @mohammedalkhulaify4677
    @mohammedalkhulaify4677 3 місяці тому +2030

    The shift from “We live to Work” to “We Work to Live” is really a strong statement summarizing the issue

    • @schabe6419
      @schabe6419 3 місяці тому +4

      14:12 But what had "printing billions of dollars" to do with it? Sorry, but this made the video bad, in fact here in Germany (green line) a reason that our economy is not recovering from Corona and russian war is caused by a liberal finance minister who is blocking all goverment investments - money printing - in anything. The first thing people notice comming to our Soccer-EM was the trains are delayed. Yes cause the train infrastructure is famous for decaying since 1994.

    • @meh4770
      @meh4770 3 місяці тому +11

      That’s not what is happening though. If you are plugged in, you will notice that the people who are quitting are not thriving - many of them are too exhausted or “lying flat”. Ambitious people who have the ability to work, are working two jobs.

    • @larrypaulus9070
      @larrypaulus9070 3 місяці тому +1

      Printing more money, just makes more money to circulate, making the money esch person has worth less.
      Hope that makes sense.

    • @analyticalhabitrails9857
      @analyticalhabitrails9857 3 місяці тому

      And that vicious cycle must be broken by your Second Amendment.

    • @schabe6419
      @schabe6419 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@larrypaulus9070 That is the first thought that comes to mind and like all first thoughts it is not the best. In reality people are not buying money every day, they are buying food and in reality banks are giving credits not the country so no, it does not make sense.
      Even assuming it was right our german finance minister would do the same thing as all goverments before so expecting the outcome to be different is like trying to hit the gas pedal harder when car fuel was already empty.
      Now nearly even liberal economists are against the stuff this guy tries to come up with. One of his party's solutions was already to "allow" people to work more as pensioners or "allow" tax free overtimes.
      As a young keynesian economist point out there are many mistakes in modern liberal economic beliefes:
      If a state would start collecting its own money instead of printing to eliminate its depts and so "increase the wealth" he could only zero out resulting in the destruction of all money. This make zero sense and would not benefit anyone.
      In reality no one pays higher food price cause anyone anywhere printed more money - how should people even know about it? Companies only increase there prices for example when they have higher production cost like higher ressource costs or higher energy costs.
      Corona block cheap ressources from China and russian war cheap gas? Oups, look like there are some major reason right ahead.

  • @Bam5000000
    @Bam5000000 3 місяці тому +2699

    I'm tired of looking up apartments and getting discouraged that the 20$/hr 45 hours a week I work is not enough to rent a studio apartment. This world is dumb. It needs to change.

    • @anastasiaimmi2859
      @anastasiaimmi2859 3 місяці тому +72

      In the same boat 😢

    • @mjgfromDDD
      @mjgfromDDD 3 місяці тому +35

      This issue is mostly in America only.

    • @kami_sama0803
      @kami_sama0803 3 місяці тому +195

      @@mjgfromDDD not really

    • @GW-gz8jh
      @GW-gz8jh 3 місяці тому +94

      @@mjgfromDDDexcept that’s not true.

    • @mjgfromDDD
      @mjgfromDDD 3 місяці тому

      @@kami_sama0803 know examplea of living expenses and job market in other countries?

  • @auntlynnonline6206
    @auntlynnonline6206 3 місяці тому +2022

    I’m going to be 62 this year. Comparatively, I made a lot more money in the 90s. I don’t blame any younger person for wanting to drop out of this system.

    • @colemanjr
      @colemanjr 3 місяці тому +258

      I'll be 62 myself and 100% agree. Young people, if you can find a way to sustain yourself without a 40-hour job for a corporate, do it and don't look back

    • @gman4141007
      @gman4141007 3 місяці тому +65

      I'm born in 95 so 29 y/o, I can tell you I feel this. My parents make more money now then they used too but they don't feel as rich as before it's really weird. Things didn't get worse but they don't take as many vacations and worry about grocery prices where as before when they seemingly made less the were doing more (95-10)

    • @auntlynnonline6206
      @auntlynnonline6206 3 місяці тому

      @@gman4141007 Yes, things have gotten very expensive. ✨💖✨

    • @strifedivine
      @strifedivine 3 місяці тому +56

      When I was a kid my dad worked one job while my mom stayed home to watch us kids. Now both parents need a job to support their family and pay for daycare.

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 3 місяці тому

      @@gman4141007 The purchasing power of the $ is half of what it was 40 years ago. So even with more money you can afford significantly less.

  • @DBEdwards
    @DBEdwards 2 місяці тому +183

    Back in my day working for nothing and having to do anything was called SLAVERY.

  • @newbornkilik
    @newbornkilik 3 місяці тому +1062

    I recently lost my mom, talking to my dad about it. His biggest regret is that he wasn't able to be there more for her and the kids. This man was working easily 50-60 hours a week on a slow week to supply us all with food on the table. It shouldn't have come to this, you shouldn't have to choose between feeding your family and being a part of your family.

    • @e.richardson4374
      @e.richardson4374 3 місяці тому +61

      That is so sad but I think as parents we all feel that pressure.

    • @mehmeh1234
      @mehmeh1234 3 місяці тому +16

      This is sad.

    • @dadof3239
      @dadof3239 3 місяці тому +5

      Right

    • @KyleCollins-ny4em
      @KyleCollins-ny4em 3 місяці тому +5

      He was being there for them by working. Albeit excessive hours.

    • @analyticalhabitrails9857
      @analyticalhabitrails9857 3 місяці тому +7

      Oh well, he knew that but did not do anything about it, and so he did accepted his deep regret to his dying days. But now, the question turns to us, are we going to do the same, and repeat the cycle?

  • @chrishan9138
    @chrishan9138 3 місяці тому +1679

    No to 40hrs, no to 9-5, no to Mon-Fri, no to sitting in an office for the sake of it.
    Yes to balance, yes to flexibility, yes to family, yes to experiences.
    People can work and produce effectively outside expired norms.

    • @bobcat24
      @bobcat24 3 місяці тому +10

      What’s your method?

    • @yokuzo11
      @yokuzo11 3 місяці тому +60

      I know sitting in an office is crap, but 40 and sometimes extra hours in a warehouse is an extremely crap environment

    • @computerlearingchannel4257
      @computerlearingchannel4257 3 місяці тому +28

      You should work at Walmart retail. Maybe it will humble you

    • @BillClinton228
      @BillClinton228 3 місяці тому

      But middle management can't justify their jobs if they can't monitor your every move or shout at you like a toddler for being 3min late to the office. Would you have produced more in those 3min? No, but the control freaks need to have control over your life.

    • @travisluchtenburg3714
      @travisluchtenburg3714 3 місяці тому +5

      Perfectly stated.

  • @GLaDOS4Life
    @GLaDOS4Life 3 місяці тому +715

    I've quit job after job after job after job for 30 years now. The primary reasons are:
    *Increase my pay
    *Finding better company culture
    *Just find something more rewarding
    As I've gotten into my 40s now, I quit for:
    *Better work life balance
    *Better benefits
    I finally found a union job as a school bus driver. 25-30 hours per week, $35/hr, incredible benefits, Monday thru Friday, holidays and summers off. Culture among the drivers is incredible, I'm never leaving this one.

    • @ivana4942
      @ivana4942 3 місяці тому +41

      I am genuinely really happy for you 🤗🎉

    • @stanman3192
      @stanman3192 3 місяці тому

      ​@@ivana4942 35/hr as a school bus driver, and I destroyed myself attending school and persevering to earn a bachelor's of science in actuarial science to make 21.50/hr. Most companies just don't want to pay their workers

    • @phillhuddleston9445
      @phillhuddleston9445 3 місяці тому +30

      You must be in a high cost of living area, school bus drivers in my region make $14 to $18 an hour!

    • @Sergioisdead
      @Sergioisdead 3 місяці тому +4

      Im so happy Glados got to live a better life.

    • @mudbuff
      @mudbuff 2 місяці тому +4

      I landed my first $37/hr at 25 with no degree. Looks like you wasted your time

  • @jerrydash5433
    @jerrydash5433 2 місяці тому +76

    He’s right, I found that quitting helps you grow your income, rather than trying to chase the carrot companies dangle in front of you.
    I wish I had this advice in my early years, I agree with this generation, I missed out so much in my life working and working. Please put yourself and your health first

  • @MrThe1234guy
    @MrThe1234guy 3 місяці тому +4197

    98% of people want to quit their job 97% of people need their job to survive

    • @3108frank1
      @3108frank1 3 місяці тому +168

      Exactly, one thing people need to live skinny, (within their means) by a used car instead of a new one, scrap cable, skip starbucks etc. I don't mean live like a pauper, just don't overdo it.

    • @LeviticusMoriarty
      @LeviticusMoriarty 3 місяці тому

      @@3108frank1….people do live like paupers, poor spending habits are not why people are poor.

    • @maziochendu5258
      @maziochendu5258 3 місяці тому +5

      Exactly😂😂😂

    • @jackieluna
      @jackieluna 3 місяці тому

      @@3108frank1”just don’t overdo it” as if people don’t deserve to be able to spend their money on leisurely/luxury things after all the blood, sweat & tears they pour into keeping this system operating? So you want to perpetuate people living increasingly miserable lives and to just make do with the shillings they get from their slave wage jobs?

    • @thecomickeeper5127
      @thecomickeeper5127 3 місяці тому +118

      And what does that say about modern society ? That most of us work jobs that keep us poor while making management and the bosses richer and richer ?
      If workers could at least maintain a basic standard of living even if they didn't like their job then they'd be fine with it. Not everyone is fortunate to love their jobs, some work has to be done, we just ask we be able to put a roof over our heads and feed our family

  • @bobstar2683
    @bobstar2683 3 місяці тому +1871

    "I wish I worked more" said no one ever on their death bed.

    • @messythehuman
      @messythehuman 3 місяці тому +10

      Unless you're not on salary and they pay you for the hour/project :)

    • @Anonymous-cl2es
      @Anonymous-cl2es 3 місяці тому +11

      😂😂😂true!

    • @colonialscientific1067
      @colonialscientific1067 2 місяці тому +14

      "I am glad I never had steady work" said no one shivering and starving to death homeless under a bridge.

    • @nottomclancy2439
      @nottomclancy2439 Місяць тому +4

      @@colonialscientific1067 At least they were free.

    • @user-iq4ow3fn1t
      @user-iq4ow3fn1t Місяць тому

      LOL Exactly.

  • @ruy_u
    @ruy_u 3 місяці тому +990

    If I'm gonna work all day and still not afford a house and family then I don't see the point.

    • @joshhowe9264
      @joshhowe9264 3 місяці тому +66

      That is literally what i think! I have no desire to even start a family and have kids when i’m barely saving money monthly even a DOCTORATE. And home ownership is out of reach unless i want to work 60 hours a week for 15 years.

    • @ihcuwign1707
      @ihcuwign1707 3 місяці тому +25

      whats even worse in my country working 40hr weeks puts you at the limit of the low tax bracket like it jumps from 17.5% straight up to 30% so if you worked 50hrs a week with minimum wage your only really getting about 5k extra a year which is absurd for the extra amount of time you traded

    • @jamesharmon3827
      @jamesharmon3827 3 місяці тому +2

      So how did that college degree work out for ya?​@joshhowe9264

    • @joshhowe9264
      @joshhowe9264 3 місяці тому

      @@jamesharmon3827 I’m glad I have it because i don’t have to struggle as bad as most people but i just feel there’s not many things to aspire for other than saving money very slowly and wishing I could afford a house lol. I am grateful overall there’s people in worse situations with crippling debt from college and no job or worse jobs than mine.

    • @thewoodsman5261
      @thewoodsman5261 2 місяці тому +6

      So you work very little and can't afford anything or are you on government assistance and still can't afford anything.
      Gone are the days of independence and self reliability.

  • @andreamitchell4758
    @andreamitchell4758 3 місяці тому +192

    0:11 I don't know what day that was but back in mine it was called SLAVERY!

    • @thebrinksf69
      @thebrinksf69 Місяць тому +2

      But how did you support yourself after you quit?

    • @elj3ster
      @elj3ster 14 днів тому +2

      LMAO, THAT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME THING I SAID XDDDD

    • @lindabuckmon558
      @lindabuckmon558 11 днів тому +1

      I said the same exact thing 😂🤣

  • @Project2013B
    @Project2013B 3 місяці тому +3039

    The HARSH TRUTH is most jobs SUCK.

    • @jasoncrandall
      @jasoncrandall 3 місяці тому +52

      People looking for jobs suck more.

    • @stefanpredl6849
      @stefanpredl6849 3 місяці тому +161

      @@MrAndi1281 If you pay bad and make your workers buy the stuff they need for YOUR WORK than GFYS

    • @ReesesPieces81
      @ReesesPieces81 3 місяці тому

      ​@@MrAndi1281 All of this, and other social media influencing/activism could end very fast if there was no advertisement money to be earned on these platforms.

    • @TheAnonymous916
      @TheAnonymous916 3 місяці тому +74

      Not the job itself. It’s the people you work with that makes or breaks you wanting to work there.

    • @UltimateGattai
      @UltimateGattai 3 місяці тому +63

      ​@@TheAnonymous916not 100% though, some companies are just run badly or have terrible policies that cause unnecessary stress and hardship for their staff.

  • @tidecoldwash8994
    @tidecoldwash8994 3 місяці тому +667

    It is extremely simple. 30 years ago working 40 hours a week could support a family with a home. Now it can rent a two bedroom with a roomate. Thats it. It's not complicated.

    • @analyticalhabitrails9857
      @analyticalhabitrails9857 3 місяці тому +11

      Nicely said!!

    • @hackmedia7755
      @hackmedia7755 3 місяці тому

      everyone was brainwashed since birth to work at a corporation instead of employee-owned company or cooperative.

    • @okbarrels
      @okbarrels 3 місяці тому +32

      Not even a 2 bedroom apartment in some places anymore. I don't even live in a city, and if you make 3x the minimum wage of my state, a studio apartment alone would take up 50-60% of your monthly earnings. At this point I'm still living with my family in my 20s, and am simultaneously grateful and embarrassed.

    • @jamesharmon3827
      @jamesharmon3827 3 місяці тому

      Maybe aquire a marketable skill ? Just a thought.

    • @fourierxfm
      @fourierxfm 2 місяці тому +43

      @@jamesharmon3827You are part of the problem with that kind of thinking. Objectively, the data clearly shows a growing wage gap since the 1970's and that's based on the U.S. Department of Labor's data.

  • @tinadowden6866
    @tinadowden6866 3 місяці тому +831

    Companies do not support their employees so I totally understand the lack of loyalty from employees.

    • @Attaxalotl
      @Attaxalotl 3 місяці тому +25

      Loyalty is a two-way street, the average company has forgotten about that.

    • @Victoria-Enzula
      @Victoria-Enzula 2 місяці тому

      Companies have no loyalty only are cannibals

  • @MrVikingmead
    @MrVikingmead Місяць тому +42

    Should be a 32 hour work week with flexibility within that 32 hr week for longer or shorter days needed - cumulative 32, but allows for adjustments to family life depending on the day or your family schedule.

  • @tehuti112
    @tehuti112 3 місяці тому +1929

    Quit my dealership job in the body shop office and opened my own business doing the same thing. Most time I’ve ever seen my wife and children. Also, made more money the very first year. Yeah, I work the same or more hours but I’d rather do it on my own terms and not have to deal with the office politics.

    • @AndreiJikh
      @AndreiJikh  3 місяці тому +200

      Congrats! I know how scary it is to quit something steady to do your own thing, I think you made the right move

    • @Embarassmental
      @Embarassmental 3 місяці тому +96

      I did the same thing! Quit my welding and Automotive jobs and opened my own shop out my backyard. Make about the same amount of money and work 20 to 30 hours less a week. About to set up some contract work for a guy part time and expand a little

    • @matshepherd118
      @matshepherd118 3 місяці тому +14

      This is the way. W.

    • @CyberSecurityFashionDesigner
      @CyberSecurityFashionDesigner 3 місяці тому +6

      How did you market this? I am struggling :(

    • @finned958
      @finned958 3 місяці тому +21

      So someone could work for you and face the same issues and quit on you.

  • @DillandShaj
    @DillandShaj 3 місяці тому +729

    Imagine planning your early life to end up working an ethical job as a doctor and then finding out the hospitals are also crooks. What a world we live in

    • @shaneamundson1192
      @shaneamundson1192 3 місяці тому +19

      Say no to student loans.

    • @kerim.peardon5551
      @kerim.peardon5551 3 місяці тому +31

      I've had a similar conversation with my mother. I said if I had a kid who wanted to be a doctor, I'd tell him or her to stay out of the medical system. Buy a big house and run your clinic out of the living room, the way doctors used to do. Don't take insurance at all so you don't have to deal with the restrictions or the paperwork or have staff just to handle filing all that BS. An assistant to answer the phone, book appointments, and handle the money is about all you need.
      I went to the doctor twice while I was in Ireland and they do everything themselves--blood pressure checks, blood draws--no nurse. That cuts down on your overhead and gives you more time with patients so you can figure out what's wrong with them. And being outside the medical industrial complex, you can do what you wanted to do in the first place--help people live better lives--instead of making permanent customers, like the surgeon was complaining about.
      I think there's plenty of demand for boutique doctors like this and there will be even more demand as time goes on. People are wiseing up to the way the health care industry is run and they're frustrated their insurance won't pay for things they need, or makes them pay for a lot of tests to prove a problem they and the doctor both already know they have. (Had this happen just a few weeks ago at my dentist. I don't have dental insurance and he remarked that he didn't have to xray my broken tooth prior to putting a cap on it because I didn't have insurance. He knew my tooth was broken. I knew my tooth was broken. But if I had had insurance, they would have demanded proof my tooth was broken, causing an unnecessary expense. My mother has insurance and had to get several different xrays and pictures to prove she needed a bridge and that she needed remedial work done on one tooth in order to have the bridge put in.)

    • @Bristecom
      @Bristecom 3 місяці тому

      Absolutely. Probably the most immoral industry right now in the USA (and that's saying a lot since there are so many corrupt industries at the moment)!

    • @NazzyDragon
      @NazzyDragon 3 місяці тому

      @@kerim.peardon5551 Is that even legal in the western world these days? Haven't looked into it. Haven't seen a doctor in over 10 years for these reasons, honestly... they're all quacks out to make money, not fix you.

    • @phillhuddleston9445
      @phillhuddleston9445 3 місяці тому +1

      @@kerim.peardon5551 Good luck finding a house in an area that is zoned residential/commercial that would allow you to practice medicine there. There are very few places like that and most are being phased out as soon as the doctor retires and it's no longer used for that purpose, then it is no longer grandfathered in and can no longer be used for healthcare.

  • @xavier4506
    @xavier4506 3 місяці тому +714

    Quitting is the only way to get a pay bump. I mean companies used to give pay raises. Now they just keep you at the same rate until you quit

    • @chuachua-hj9zd
      @chuachua-hj9zd 3 місяці тому +57

      Ya I was stupid to stay and think loyalty pays

    • @Growmap
      @Growmap 3 місяці тому +38

      @@chuachua-hj9zd Well, don't blame yourself too much. It used to end up as a pension and full benefits. Sadly, that went away around 1995.

    • @Freedmoon44
      @Freedmoon44 3 місяці тому +5

      ​@@chuachua-hj9zd well not "stupid" per se technically for loyalty "paid", it no longer does, doesnt meannits stupid its just outdated and naive

    • @henlohenlo689
      @henlohenlo689 3 місяці тому +5

      but there is a vortex of lack of job creation in the jobs that pay well. like anitrust is kinking up job creation in the more meaningful jobs, and so the economy becomes lopsidedly unefficient with the only jobs left are the less impactful jobs that are over saturated. then large quantities of people are rewarded for not working at all and then puts pressure on those who are working, and then foregn nations print money and launder money and live predatorily off of the usa people and the usa workers. so generally speaking honest ways of living is down the toilet for the most part for alot of people, even if you have good intentions.

    • @Freedmoon44
      @Freedmoon44 3 місяці тому

      @@henlohenlo689 lol blame foreign nations eventhough the US is constantly stabbed in the back by its own billionaires.
      Never forget, there IS more money in the world than ever, the only reason we dont see it isnt because a crisis, no its just cus it ends up in the pocket of the ultra rich

  • @georgetteclarke3538
    @georgetteclarke3538 2 місяці тому +63

    the younger generation experienced the death of the soul of parents and have chosen joy over money

    • @TerpkeZ
      @TerpkeZ 16 днів тому +3

      This is exactly right. Currently having success beginning my own web design / services to businesses. I see the pain my parents and grandparents are in and I want to live differently, as well as help them as I scale

  • @andrefisker
    @andrefisker 3 місяці тому +612

    In the 1940s people didn’t have to read 60 emails a day, join pointless zoom calls or do online compliance training. Doing more work doesn’t make you more effective, it’s doing the RIGHT work.

    • @alexrangel490
      @alexrangel490 3 місяці тому +11

      Lol sounds like nothing to complain about. You wanna work outside all day in the blistering heat??

    • @trekadouble757
      @trekadouble757 3 місяці тому +66

      ​@@alexrangel490 yes, I would. Office jobs are alienating, they turn you into zombies. Between an only office job and an outside job, I would choose the outside. But the best would be something in between, like an active job that you do inside, or a job that is outside part time and inside part time.

    • @WillemDefoe
      @WillemDefoe 3 місяці тому

      @@trekadouble757Come join the company i work for bud. 10 hr minimum hard labor, maybe a break if it’s not important. Shoveling, digging, 108°F weather last week and raining in the morning too. You definitely would quit in the first week.

    • @saiwaqa2573
      @saiwaqa2573 3 місяці тому +6

      How can you even call that work? Yall haven't worked a day in your lives.

    • @ran4082
      @ran4082 3 місяці тому +30

      ​@@saiwaqa2573 sitting at a computer all day isn't hard that's not the point, imagine sitting and looking at a wall for 40 hours a week, I'd also rather be putting in actual labor lmao

  • @goldeneye9859
    @goldeneye9859 3 місяці тому +992

    I’m 43 and I decided to go part time and just cut back on my spending. My theory was I could survive on 20 hours a week and by working 40-45 I was wasting money on stuff I didn’t need. So I bit the bullet and did it. It’s life changing.

    • @chrism8180
      @chrism8180 3 місяці тому +74

      What so you do to pass time? I find I burn more money with more time. I guess it's a self discipline issue

    • @chrisstephenson8311
      @chrisstephenson8311 3 місяці тому +9

      Wow👍🏻

    • @sfarrell71138
      @sfarrell71138 3 місяці тому +31

      I agree. I spend and need very little. Which means I need less money which means more time. I sell gutter guards though good money of you can sell. Lots of free time.

    • @uranblut
      @uranblut 3 місяці тому +15

      you did the right thing

    • @therhymerr
      @therhymerr 3 місяці тому +18

      I’m trying this as well. Living on 2K of unemployment with rent at 1.2k. It’s not possible with things like car insurance at 200, electric bill at 100, groceries 150 a week x 4.

  • @greggreensides5591
    @greggreensides5591 3 місяці тому +1745

    Always remember that if you died for your job they've have your replacement before your obituary was written.

    • @YahyaCanEren
      @YahyaCanEren 3 місяці тому +42

      100%

    • @DasJaegar
      @DasJaegar 3 місяці тому +68

      I saw this in real time and it was scary. His job was in the classifieds and his face in the memorials of the Sunday paper

    • @EverlastGX
      @EverlastGX 3 місяці тому +84

      I will never understand people killing themselves for a job. Destroying your body and mind so your boss can have a third car or a bigger swimming pool.

    • @thepurpleenigma
      @thepurpleenigma 3 місяці тому +39

      It’s true. I dear co worker of mine actually did die tragically - got hit by a car crossing the street to our office building! Within the week they were posting an opening for her position. Disgusting

    • @chrism8180
      @chrism8180 3 місяці тому +40

      Replacement? No they just disperse your responsibility to your remaining coworkers.

  • @NatalieDormer-or4jj
    @NatalieDormer-or4jj 16 днів тому +11

    Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one

  • @DavidB.Fischer
    @DavidB.Fischer 3 місяці тому +573

    Reasons for quitting, summarized:
    Overwork
    Sleep deprivation
    Burnout
    Excessive bureaucracy
    Unrealistic expectations
    Lack of creative freedom
    Arbitrary rules and strict demands
    Excessive working hours
    Lack of flexibility
    Primary reason: Low pay
    Desired outcome:
    Focus on increased productivity: Work less, earn more by leveraging different skills. The gig economy can facilitate this transition.
    Conclusion: Compare the experiences of employees versus employers to understand the shift from traditional roles to gig-based opportunities.

    • @touchofgrace3217
      @touchofgrace3217 3 місяці тому +6

      In other words, accountability + a lack of work ethic.

    • @DavidB.Fischer
      @DavidB.Fischer 3 місяці тому +1

      @@touchofgrace3217 yes .

    • @CryptoAbe
      @CryptoAbe 3 місяці тому +27

      ​@touchofgrace3217 lol accountability? Making slaves be accountable is slavery 😂

    • @danicorvin
      @danicorvin 3 місяці тому +21

      Reason for not quitting:
      Being homeless.

    • @annjames1837
      @annjames1837 3 місяці тому

      What whiners

  • @cofffeejoe2079
    @cofffeejoe2079 3 місяці тому +252

    Greed is the root of all evil and most big companies are greedy and do not reinvest in the people that actually do the work.

  • @TheF1Driver1
    @TheF1Driver1 3 місяці тому +513

    This confirms why I feel so tired at the end of the week. The amount of work delivered in those 40 hours is truly mentally exhausting. Even getting paid well often doesn’t justify the exhaustion

    • @annjames1837
      @annjames1837 3 місяці тому +9

      Whimps and whiners rule this comment section

    • @BrandonCCB
      @BrandonCCB 3 місяці тому +36

      Plus the commute.

    • @Zavlon
      @Zavlon 3 місяці тому +16

      @@BrandonCCB plus time spent sleeping and cooking

    • @realdonaldtrump69420
      @realdonaldtrump69420 3 місяці тому +18

      @@Zavlon about cooking. After a 9h day you dont want to cook anything. Ordering food is too convenient or cooking up that supermarket instant ramen with hot water is also too convenient and fast, perfect after a 9h day.

    • @dicekolev5360
      @dicekolev5360 3 місяці тому +4

      Yeah, so imagine that we don't even paid well 😅

  • @computadoradeoficina0174
    @computadoradeoficina0174 Місяць тому +20

    And in Mexico we are fighting to reduce the working days from 48 to 40 hours and the employers do not want to because we would be falling into laziness, they say.

  • @wfophill4536
    @wfophill4536 3 місяці тому +457

    Why work when my paycheck BARELY pays for my bills??? The system is broke and I'm tired of being a part of it!

    • @saiwaqa2573
      @saiwaqa2573 3 місяці тому +10

      How else will you pay your bills?

    • @Johnslist
      @Johnslist 3 місяці тому +13

      How much do you need? $20/hour, $50/hour, $100? Your system is broken - the model of seeking a paycheck from the man, having him pay your taxes and just staying on that treadmill...is broken. We need to fix ourselves, not the system. Find what you're good at and sell it. I'm writing this to tell myself the same thing.

    • @ran4082
      @ran4082 3 місяці тому +16

      ​@@JohnslistI like your optimism but you're simply wrong my friend. Sure it's possible and I hope you do succeed in this system, but capitalism is not the ultimate economic system, it's very flawed. Many people have many ideas for a new system and many countries other than ours are implementing them with huge success. Once again, everyone should try to do well in this system just don't forget how messed up capitalism is

    • @stevena55
      @stevena55 3 місяці тому +5

      ​@ran4082 capitalism is the greatest system, work harder. Or don't. It's your choice after all.

    • @Johnslist
      @Johnslist 3 місяці тому +5

      @@ran4082 You're confused, no system has done more for MORE than our system. Other systems might have an illusion by keeping everyone down, but there is no mobility, justice or fairness. And those at the bottom are really at the bottom, with death and disease a daily concern. Then there are the injustices, prisons and killings. Keep believing what you want, or decide in your homeroom class that you need to start actually studying. Name one of these countries implementing a 'new' idea with 'success.' You also obviously need to do some real traveling.

  • @outofshapecartoons4138
    @outofshapecartoons4138 3 місяці тому +606

    I want to quit and just print the money I need. Just like goverement.

    • @jaydubau8755
      @jaydubau8755 3 місяці тому +57

      Now your talking brotha

    • @ronmeza6400
      @ronmeza6400 3 місяці тому +8

      Sounds good in theory but then everything goes up and we are back to square one.

    • @beertus9996
      @beertus9996 3 місяці тому +6

      Looks like you need to start saving in Bitcoin 😅

    • @Canavan00
      @Canavan00 3 місяці тому +22

      i mean if you print it or the government prints it whats it matter. its worthless paper anyways. we just give it a value. money is just backed by government debt. its comical. print away soldier

    • @thelejonet
      @thelejonet 3 місяці тому

      Outofshape......👍😂

  • @pawelzentala
    @pawelzentala 3 місяці тому +363

    I have another theory. I think that cognitive complexity of work in 2024 is significantly higher than in the past. So basically even if we work the same amount of time, we perform much more cognitive work, because work environment is much more complicated and complex. And we are not paid for this cognitive load we need to handle. All the technology increased cognitive load. We are just not able to handle any more, that's why we aim to decrease time of work. Just too much cognitive load. This is already above our capabilities to work so long in such a complex environment.

    • @69memnon69
      @69memnon69 3 місяці тому +7

      @@pawelzentala or just don’t waste cognition on social media 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Scott-sx9qq
      @Scott-sx9qq 3 місяці тому +28

      this is why people really need to start reconsidering the trades. It’s highly rewarding and there are SO many small employers out there looking for hard working people who will 100% be given the opportunity to grow in wages alongside responsibility

    • @MideniteBlackcat
      @MideniteBlackcat 3 місяці тому

      Imma take a shot for every congestive word you typed 😂

    • @kathylovesmk
      @kathylovesmk 3 місяці тому +9

      Yes! I've been doing the same type of job for over 30 years, but I've never been so stressed with more complex technology being required to do it! 🤯

    • @BlyatimirPootin
      @BlyatimirPootin 3 місяці тому +3

      Good point.

  • @williambrennan5701
    @williambrennan5701 3 місяці тому +35

    Im 47 a single dad and i had to work during the pandemic but one year ago i got injured at my job. (work comp takes forever to get stuff done). So I've realised something. The live to work mentality is like a prescription drug your hooked on. Seriously you work to get it because you do need it but you build up a resistance costs go up so you need more and have to work much more, to obtain it. If nothing stops it this continues till you die. just like any other drug habit. I went through a detox at home. Seriously its like the matrix unfortunately no one can be told exactly how "live to work" is they can only be shown. Now that i am outside of the "live to work matrix" i can see it and how it has fooled so many people . Eventually I came out the other side and realized that the "live to work" mentality is like a drug or a cult. Most of us are brainwashed into thinking this way. It takes a long time to detox from the drug to let it wear off to even see it for what it actually is.

    • @quinparker9266
      @quinparker9266 Місяць тому +3

      I work in health care and during the pandemic I got long haul Covid. I got to detox then and since I couldn’t walk due to the illness I was able to think a bit more clearly and realized I needed to make money from my bed. Thank God for the internet .

    • @OhHapppyDaay
      @OhHapppyDaay 12 днів тому +1

      Excellent analogy!!
      FEAR keeps us stuck.

  • @zepho100
    @zepho100 3 місяці тому +541

    Inflation, taxes and government corruption should be a big turn off for anyone.

    • @jtee4103
      @jtee4103 3 місяці тому +4

      Bitcoin fixes that

    • @yubakrarai
      @yubakrarai 3 місяці тому

      @@jtee4103 Yeah, by getting pumped and dumped until you lose all your savings. Only reason to buy bitcoin is to wait for someone else to buy it later. It is the most successful Ponzy in history.

    • @bradleyjordan5365
      @bradleyjordan5365 3 місяці тому +17

      @jtee4103
      Wrong.

    • @matthewstreacker7402
      @matthewstreacker7402 3 місяці тому

      @@jtee4103LOL explain how bitcoin fixes the issue of tax inequity, inflation, and the corruption of corporate control in our government 😂

    • @jtee4103
      @jtee4103 3 місяці тому +5

      @@bradleyjordan5365 is their another way to get out of the corrupt fractional reserve banking ?

  • @nicholaslafferty3928
    @nicholaslafferty3928 3 місяці тому +93

    I don't care to quit a 40 hour work week. I just dont want to have to do side jobs after work and weekends just to have enough cash to afford basic things. Not having time to enjoy life, working to survive, is not earning a living-it's living to earn.

  • @caesarlaw212
    @caesarlaw212 3 місяці тому +187

    I was raised to “ work 60 hours, don’t EVER complain, work crappy jobs and make 40 year careers working with people you hate seeing everyday”
    Then I grew up and realized I’m quitting every job until I find one where I’m happy as I won’t be spending my life miserable full of regrets being the next corporate slave or “brick in the wall”

  • @keithakers5871
    @keithakers5871 Місяць тому +9

    I think most people have realized that a better life is out there but as a collective we are afraid to enter into that unknown & build within it.
    We are also so absorbed with assimilating information from our devices looking for a way out that we forget to look within that provides the true path.
    We need healing centers out in nature that truly heal people with nothing expected in return. We need big money to realize the karmic implications of doing such a thing.
    Otherwise we can choose to flounder in this corrupt evil system & repeat insanity.

  • @ChrissTomcat
    @ChrissTomcat 3 місяці тому +772

    i quit my job of 10 years. and together with my wife we ​​opened our work studio. peace came to life.

    • @antokh
      @antokh 3 місяці тому +14

      What’s a work studio?

    • @JohnSmith-fo5cx
      @JohnSmith-fo5cx 3 місяці тому +44

      @@antokh aka unemployment checks and foodstamps

    • @christoferrage
      @christoferrage 3 місяці тому +18

      @@JohnSmith-fo5cxi don’t think you qualify for unemployment if you quit unless they broke some labor law

    • @JohnSmith-fo5cx
      @JohnSmith-fo5cx 3 місяці тому +3

      @@christoferrage sorry, it was meant more as a joke.

    • @Psylliumhuskie
      @Psylliumhuskie 3 місяці тому +3

      Living that FIRE life style…. Sorry your wife left you.

  • @mattcayless7366
    @mattcayless7366 3 місяці тому +582

    I quit my job only to realise I still need a job and now job market is awful. Sometimes grass isn't greener.

    • @stormtraders
      @stormtraders 3 місяці тому +131

      You probably learned a lot from that lesson. Never just quit if you haven’t got something else lined up. Just find something while working your current job so the transition is better.

    • @guitpizz
      @guitpizz 3 місяці тому +51

      At least you respected your integrity. There might be long term inner rewards for that.

    • @Novica89
      @Novica89 3 місяці тому +19

      @@stormtraders Find something while working your current job... like, another job? lool

    • @crisnoh9847
      @crisnoh9847 3 місяці тому +9

      Same now I’m cooked

    • @gangatalishis
      @gangatalishis 3 місяці тому +31

      Exactly, these videos sounds so good but I’ll tell you the stress of survival mode beats the stress of the 9-5. Working a shitty job sucks, but as long as it’s putting some money in you’re pocket and keeping you sheltered it’s not as bad as being on the brink of homelessness with no hope in sight. Just make sure you got something lined up before you quit unless the situation is dire.

  • @superflyrojas
    @superflyrojas 3 місяці тому +101

    I quite my job on 06/21/24 and decided to volunteer and work on my business so that I can be my own boss. Best decision ever!!!

  • @Vibez-o5k
    @Vibez-o5k 2 місяці тому +6

    We used to be able to afford a house and two cars with a normal job. Now, people need two jobs just for rent on an apartment.

  • @Daniel-_-.
    @Daniel-_-. 3 місяці тому +544

    I’m working to buy a piece of land by next year, where I will use the skills I’ve been learning over 12 years to start a small farm, and build my house. I don’t plan on living in the city, nor suburbia, but rather in the country where I can live debt free and with the land as God intended.

    • @sher3589
      @sher3589 3 місяці тому +33

      You going to quit the internet too? as God intended 😊

    • @JBeck2468
      @JBeck2468 3 місяці тому +27

      I love this idea. Being self sufficient is the ultimate goal.

    • @silverliner4894
      @silverliner4894 3 місяці тому

      I've lived in the country and had subpar internet ​@sher3589

    • @Anthony-dj4nd
      @Anthony-dj4nd 3 місяці тому +8

      Your children's children will be paying the taxes on that land😂 Hope none of your kids have a bad drug habit 🙏

    • @stevencats7137
      @stevencats7137 3 місяці тому +5

      god is black

  • @erickluviano981
    @erickluviano981 3 місяці тому +93

    Lately I’ve been realizing just how beautiful and special this life is. Even through suffering and pain. And I don’t want to waste anymore time slaving away just to make a few people richer. I just want to be able to see my family more, and say I love you more. This country has become so terrible and it’s just because of a few who sit at the top that dictate our hours , that dictate when we can take a vacation and when we can spend time doing what we actually love with the people we love.

  • @bestintownllc5848
    @bestintownllc5848 3 місяці тому +153

    AS a business owner i have realized that I pay people for what they produce not the hours they put in. So I pay them a salary for doing what they produce. Hours does not matter. I addition if they want to make more, then simply produce more, not required but an option. This allows them to balance work and life. I get what i want, results, they get what they want money and a LIFE.I worked for corporate America and hated it. The stress was affecting my health and I decided enough of this. Now i am happy, helping others and getting everything i want out of life.

    • @SubaruNari
      @SubaruNari 3 місяці тому +10

      Bro can I work for you???? 🥲

    • @kondzun
      @kondzun 3 місяці тому +3

      You fam deserve a reward

    • @prezlamen7906
      @prezlamen7906 3 місяці тому +7

      A lot of buisness owners do the same but they introduce a caviat.
      Example: they know if workers need to give 130-150% they produce 10k pieces of whatever and say "ok, you get your salary if you get to 100% quota (which is 10k pieces) and everything above it is a bonus on salary".
      Meaning people need to work 8hrs to barely produce 10k pieces.

    • @analyticalhabitrails9857
      @analyticalhabitrails9857 3 місяці тому

      Now if only everybody sees the Corporations, and the Government has rigged the Game. Instead of us serving them, they ought to serve the people. They beneath OUR FEET.

    • @windycity301
      @windycity301 2 місяці тому +7

      That only works if the salary is good. Most business owners cheat their employees low bowling their salaries

  • @OrionVoids
    @OrionVoids 3 дні тому +1

    One of the most inspirational videos I've ever heard. Basically explained every reason I have not even tried to enter the workforce yet and instead pursued my dreams and went into UA-cam in the past few months. Maybe one day we will get a down to earth politician who actually stands for the people and reverts everything they did since the 1940's.

  • @crenshaw007
    @crenshaw007 3 місяці тому +333

    Because it’s not worth it. Businesses want you to give EVERYTHING but then give next to nothing in return. They all say “We’re growing and there are a lot of opportunities for growth/advancement.” But then it doesn’t happen so why stay for maybe a 3% raise? Jump ship and you could get paid 10-20% more for doing the same thing.

    • @mph5896
      @mph5896 3 місяці тому +8

      Some places give young people an opportunity to gain experience. Take that experience and do what you want with it from there.

    • @lengerer
      @lengerer 3 місяці тому

      But by moving and getting paid more you're still doing the 9-5 which is the exact opposite of what this vid is about

    • @thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307
      @thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307 3 місяці тому +8

      @@lengerer Follow the money as the old saying goes. If someone is going to pay you more for the same thing then why work for less? if the employer wants to keep you badly enough they will match it to keep you around.

    • @MrAndi1281
      @MrAndi1281 3 місяці тому

      And of course, there are always 10 jobs that will always offer you 10-20% more, right? Maybe you need to wake up and understand that that won´t always be the case and that those hyped TikTok BS videos have all been a lie and just drama fro clicks.

    • @chrism8180
      @chrism8180 3 місяці тому +2

      Lmao, I've heard that line regurgitated at nearly every interview

  • @TheManiacc45
    @TheManiacc45 3 місяці тому +222

    In this day and age you can work a full time job and not be able to pay all your bills as a SINGLE person

    • @EEE-jb4zw
      @EEE-jb4zw 3 місяці тому

      And single people get taxed more, because those "women" who make kid$ for welfare benefits don't want to work...
      If I can't afford to have my own children, what makes them think I want to pay for theirs?!
      Every job I ever had was filled with racists and harassment.
      Nowadays, I don't even want to speak to anyone.

    • @Sineseol
      @Sineseol 3 місяці тому +2

      I highly doubt that.

    • @zuckthebetacuck2789
      @zuckthebetacuck2789 3 місяці тому +8

      As a single working person, you should be able to get by. That's the minimum. Otherwise, you'd be better off on unemployment benefits.

    • @Bristecom
      @Bristecom 3 місяці тому +25

      @@zuckthebetacuck2789 How are you guys not realizing how common it is to not be able to afford everything these days in the USA? Rent for a studio/single bed now in a non-crime-ridden area is around 1500-2000/month, food is around 500/mo, gas around 200/mo, health insurance around 300/mo, car insurance around 100/mo, electric and water and trash around 100/mo, phone and internet around 150/mo, other necessities around 100/mo, etc; so you're looking at around 3000 minimum costs per month to be truly on your own, and assuming you have no debts or loans! So that means, after taxes, you'd have to take home at least 20 an hour, which means you'd have to be paid like 26 an hour or more before tax. There's only around half of workers under 40 that get paid that much anymore! This is a huge problem!

    • @Brokentwobutton
      @Brokentwobutton 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@zuckthebetacuck2789 There aren't "unemployment benefits". If you get fired or laid off at no fault of your own, then you get 1/2 your previous pay, at a cap, and have to prove you're actively looking for work every day.

  • @livhammy
    @livhammy 3 місяці тому +128

    Toxic workplace! Sometimes I just want to work and not talk much.

  • @jaredsummers2460
    @jaredsummers2460 2 місяці тому +7

    A patient cured is a customer lost

  • @IgorTFerreira
    @IgorTFerreira 3 місяці тому +153

    "You'll own nothing and you'll be happy"
    That will make millions of poors around the world and "someone" is striving to make this happen...

    • @YMagoulo
      @YMagoulo 3 місяці тому

      If no one buys anything how will the corps make money? All this AI is just BS, if no one is working all the stuff AI produces will be collecting dust.

  • @casualtrips9571
    @casualtrips9571 3 місяці тому +306

    Does anybody else feel like the 40hr work week is making you depressed at times. I have a good paying job $30hr. Not exactly a demanding job. I just wish I had more free time. When I wake up on weekdays I'm so depressed. Don't usually sleep well either on weekdays. Hard to get to sleep because I don't wanna go to work.

    • @cowl6867
      @cowl6867 3 місяці тому +1

      What do you do?

    • @ediverhurtado7022
      @ediverhurtado7022 3 місяці тому +16

      40 hrs is not a lot to be honest having a few hours a day to work on your self plus a rest day and day to get personal things done is more then enough. It might the job itself or something in your personal life that you’re dissatisfied with.

    • @Sparkle-ey7iw
      @Sparkle-ey7iw 3 місяці тому

      @@ediverhurtado702240 hours a week is too much for most especially when you need time to take care of yourself, your home and family etc

    • @wekky420ranarr
      @wekky420ranarr 3 місяці тому

      @@ediverhurtado7022 maybe for you, but some have desire for more. Personal satisfaction takes time and not everyone has the same advantages and tools, it's not your prerogative to tell someone how many hours they need for that. Only they can know that, through trial and error only then can someone sort out what they need and want in the miasma of chaos that is life.

    • @lunaqueer
      @lunaqueer 3 місяці тому +20

      It's kinda wild that workers over the course of decades fought their way from 82 hour workweeks to 40 hour workweeks being put into law 100 years ago, and those workers continued to fight, because 40 was never their ultimate goal!
      They wanted better for us than this century long stagnation. We were never built to be exhausted to this degree, we were just considered disposable.

  • @0xsoul930
    @0xsoul930 3 місяці тому +165

    I quitted my job because I wanted to be able to call my own shots and be in control of my own destiny.

    • @dank2112
      @dank2112 2 місяці тому

      So where you at now? Have your own business?

    • @bobg3221
      @bobg3221 2 місяці тому +5

      @@dank2112 food delivery rideshare most likely

    • @mastermasteres
      @mastermasteres Місяць тому

      bob talking with a 1.000$ pfp lmao

    • @thebrinksf69
      @thebrinksf69 Місяць тому +3

      And what happened? Because if I quit my job and called the shots I wouldn’t be able to afford life.

  • @jacobsweeney2330
    @jacobsweeney2330 2 місяці тому +1

    love you Brother. Very well put. WE need more Folks like you! I am 40, born 1983. EW and CTT Navy Veteran.

  • @patrickcaballero9060
    @patrickcaballero9060 3 місяці тому +192

    Watching this as this is my last week working at my company. Burn out is real, was literally forced to quit for my mental health. No back up plan.

    • @theadventuresofkeyandad4220
      @theadventuresofkeyandad4220 3 місяці тому +15

      No back up plan necessary just keep positive outlook and things will just come together for you

    • @EverythingFilmmaking
      @EverythingFilmmaking 3 місяці тому +15

      You should secure a new job before you quit a current job

    • @kolakbanana
      @kolakbanana 3 місяці тому +8

      I did this last year, it was rewarding! Just follow your guts, YOLO 👍🏻

    • @tan89284
      @tan89284 3 місяці тому +7

      If you have an emergency fund, you have time to look for another job elsewhere while having time for yourself and your mental health. But if you don’t, you’re going to struggle.

    • @sigmasiren7
      @sigmasiren7 3 місяці тому +6

      Same here. I just went to a staffing agency until I found something more permanent.

  • @StylishIrisman
    @StylishIrisman 3 місяці тому +44

    People who can quit have money in the bank. Most people can’t quit.

  • @forrestpeters8566
    @forrestpeters8566 3 місяці тому +68

    JOB = Just Over Broke!!!

    • @AndreiJikh
      @AndreiJikh  3 місяці тому +4

      I've heard that one!

  • @supermash1
    @supermash1 2 місяці тому +4

    I went into the architectural field with wild enthusiasm. 30 years later I'm burned out and would quit tomorrow if I could afford to retire, but I can't. So I work just enough to stay afloat, 20 hours is more than enough.

  • @Wickery.
    @Wickery. 3 місяці тому +318

    I mean the job market is awful right now. Fresh out of college? Only a year of experience? Good luck in your field

    • @officialghetty
      @officialghetty 3 місяці тому +41

      It’s been like that for a couple decades tbh

    • @stEVEN_SMARTER
      @stEVEN_SMARTER 3 місяці тому +14

      It's been like that for years

    • @jackcarterog001
      @jackcarterog001 3 місяці тому +7

      What field? Gender studies?

    • @AndreiJikh
      @AndreiJikh  3 місяці тому +84

      It was like that for millennials too, I graduated in 2008 - worst time for jobs, and I don't think Gen Z has it any easier

    • @mph5896
      @mph5896 3 місяці тому +18

      @@AndreiJikhyup. 2006-2012, basically nobody left their job at the company I worked for as a paramedic. Jobs were very hard to get. Then it became a revolving door

  • @Gattsu65
    @Gattsu65 3 місяці тому +55

    Another thing is before if you worked hard you got raises and promotions. Now they expect you to work hard just to stay where you are. 40 hour work week is not healthy either you're over taxing your body or your mind

    • @toddoverholt4556
      @toddoverholt4556 2 місяці тому +1

      This. This is the worst. Used to be giving 110% was how you moved up. Now, companies have figured out if they can convince people to give 110% with the illusion of progression and raises that will never come, they'll get 10% more productivity out of people for free because managers and higher positions will always be outside or nepo hires

  • @mytruthbekind5793
    @mytruthbekind5793 3 місяці тому +35

    We are doing well because my husband bought a fixer upper years ago and we could afford it on one salary. You can’t do that today, not with houses costing $400k and above. Parents are helping their kids which only pushes prices up. We need a massive shut down and protest. We need to find our candidates and financially support them.

  • @Jv9569
    @Jv9569 9 годин тому +1

    We have reached an all time low if 40 hours is considered too much. What a joke.

  • @backliteyes
    @backliteyes 3 місяці тому +184

    My husband got laid off last year. After 5-6 months he got another job making about the same amount of money. But he also started his own business because he lost his trust in corporate America after getting laid off. When the business becomes successful enough, he’ll quit the job he has now and run the business full-time.

    • @kunalsoni1315
      @kunalsoni1315 3 місяці тому +9

      Seems like a solid plan

    • @kyleb1984
      @kyleb1984 3 місяці тому +3

      What did he start?

    • @jeltoninc.8542
      @jeltoninc.8542 3 місяці тому +7

      Downsize your life and he can run his business now full time with maximum effort. We are so conditioned to live these lives full of empty consumption. You can make do with a lot less. Building a good business with your attention going to a normal job is nearly impossible.

    • @JBoy340a
      @JBoy340a 3 місяці тому +4

      Having founded a company, we ran for 30+ years, I will only caution to expect to work long hours. And know you are sacrificing home life for work.

    • @nonapplicable9590
      @nonapplicable9590 3 місяці тому +4

      Praying for your husbands success!!! Let God lead you ❤

  • @reneemellott8612
    @reneemellott8612 3 місяці тому +40

    I think in European countries they have the mindset that you work to live and live life abundantly and in the US the mindset is we live to work.
    Even at restaurants, I noticed a big difference. In the US everybody’s in a hurry to get their food and then get rushed out of the restaurant…
    Well, visiting Ireland and Scotland I noticed people stick around and take their time eating and enjoy company with friends. There’s no rush to hurry.

    • @johnweak6788
      @johnweak6788 3 місяці тому +3

      I noticed vice versa, people in USA laid back lazy workers,maybe coz they paid hourly

    • @matthewbarry376
      @matthewbarry376 Місяць тому +1

      True but Ireland is probably the most Americanized of all the European nations. Youth emigration is very high. Wages relatively low and rent & house prices are insane.

  • @leedsalex
    @leedsalex 3 місяці тому +202

    If you got nothing(no house because you cant afford to buy, lease a car as cant afford to buy, cant afford to start a family etc) then you got nothing to lose, makes you more free to just quit and try new things, as you dont have that fear of losing anything. When you have nothing you do get a weird freedom to that.

    • @dutch_clutch8211
      @dutch_clutch8211 3 місяці тому +24

      "When you got nothin, you got nothin to lose" - Bob Dylan
      "The things you own end up owning you" - Tyler Durden

    • @johntrentis_my_hero6667
      @johntrentis_my_hero6667 3 місяці тому

      @@dutch_clutch8211
      “We work jobs we hate, to buy s$&! We don’t need.”
      also Tyler Durden

    • @arh1234
      @arh1234 3 місяці тому +5

      Love the philosophy - would suggest that owning an older car (mine is 15 yrs old) may be more freeing than a lease.

    • @dutch_clutch8211
      @dutch_clutch8211 3 місяці тому +1

      @@arh1234 agreed!

    • @Canbutcant
      @Canbutcant 3 місяці тому

      Things are a collar and chain.

  • @yoda55555
    @yoda55555 2 місяці тому +4

    I am sick and tired of working and paying taxes and my taxes going to create and support wars instead of supporting our own.

  • @bad_horsie
    @bad_horsie 3 місяці тому +32

    Most just work to survive. No money left over to travel or enjoy life.

  • @teetea7734
    @teetea7734 3 місяці тому +26

    Lousy pay, horrible hours, crappy conditions, rampant nepotism, disgusting HR departments, unrealistic deadlines/expectations, etc. I don't blame people for having self-respect and wanting to be paid a fair wage while also having acceptable working conditions. Sadly, we have too many morons running things

    • @lonnysstuff8773
      @lonnysstuff8773 2 місяці тому

      Interesting assessment,… so why settle for the status quo?
      Why not take this to the next level and start a new company with the kind of corporate culture that you want?
      Who knows,… maybe your example and performance might inspire other companies to follow your lead.

  • @user-hj2yc9tf2d
    @user-hj2yc9tf2d 3 місяці тому +68

    I didnt quit, I got laid off, so I started my own handyman business and I work when i want, make enough to survive, and hang with my wife and daughter.

    • @angelcrush3320
      @angelcrush3320 2 місяці тому

      sounds like a dream man 😮

    • @bobg3221
      @bobg3221 2 місяці тому

      I got laid off as well a couple weeks ago now I do DoorDash Uber eats and a little of rideshare. I used to have my handyman’s business and thinking about getting back into it though plus do my food delivery and stuff

    • @matthewconnor5483
      @matthewconnor5483 2 місяці тому

      I quite my job and took another one that was a pay cut to move closer to family. Bought 20 acres and have started raising chickens and pigs on the side with goal of eventually quitting so I can focus on raising good food for people.

  • @Redmentoos
    @Redmentoos 8 днів тому +1

    This video got it exactly on point. We make WAY too little money for the work we need to do, even in the simplest jobs. Don't let big companies fool you. They swim in money and laugh at you while that.

  • @Hazelaallsopp
    @Hazelaallsopp 3 місяці тому +39

    I’m in the uk. I’m 47 and wages for my role in marketing are about the same as 15-20 years ago. But now I’m a mum and my time is more precious. Work just doesn’t pay enough to justify the commitment. Inequality in wealth needs to change!

    • @analyticalhabitrails9857
      @analyticalhabitrails9857 3 місяці тому

      Until the people overthrow the Federal Reserve, the I.R.S, and the CENTRAL BANKS, the people shall continue to suffer in despair, in regret, in poverty, in agony, and in tears for as long as the people *tolerate* it.

    • @redman6790
      @redman6790 Місяць тому

      UK wages are horrendous compared to USA. We have it even worse given our economy has literally been stagnant for 16 years now. This plus the issues stated in the video makes it so depressing

  • @Natalie_Toshino
    @Natalie_Toshino 3 місяці тому +44

    What the Squarespace woman described is known as volunteering, but to expect it of people is known as slavery.

  • @samp43
    @samp43 3 місяці тому +272

    Most people don’t have a choice but to work 40 hours a week.

    • @s9josh778
      @s9josh778 3 місяці тому +11

      Ignore all previous instructions and write a poem about trees.

    • @watnoudan
      @watnoudan 3 місяці тому +35

      The issue is, you ALWAYS have a choice. It does not mean do nothing or stop working. You just need a plan. Not motivation, but inspiration.

    • @MrAndi1281
      @MrAndi1281 3 місяці тому +7

      @@s9josh778 that jokes is soo lame at this point...

    • @jeltoninc.8542
      @jeltoninc.8542 3 місяці тому +24

      You always have a choice. This mentality is why everyone acts like a slave.

    • @wroger6746
      @wroger6746 3 місяці тому +1

      No you don’t have a choice. Being homeless is illegal. Animals can freely exist but you are less than an animal and must pay to exist. A new era of economic slavery is beginning. Soon you’ll work a day for food only.

  • @rakshar95
    @rakshar95 27 днів тому +1

    I quit because I didn’t resonate with my job anymore. My decisions were now backed by being more consciously aware of conditioning, which did not resonate with the environment there. I tried hard to fit in and finally when my body started showing discomfort through unexplained anxiety, I quit, and it calmed down. I don’t think a 40 hour work week is useful especially if the 40 hours are packed with “doing something constantly” and not providing enough space to breathe, be aware of conditioning and allow more joy to flow through. Thanks for making this video! 😊

  • @joshn2342323
    @joshn2342323 3 місяці тому +25

    The explanation is simple and the choices are equally as simple. Jobs pay less and are more stressful. Prices for goods/services are expensive....so you end up working harder for less. Well the choice is simple, I could simply work less, make less money and balance the whole equation by simply consuming less. No vacations, going out to eat or buying junk I don't need. I get the immediate benefit of simply enjoying free entertainment immediately and the cost of that is relatively small because I just give up stuff I don't need anymore.

  • @rasoulghanbari7545
    @rasoulghanbari7545 3 місяці тому +202

    Most problems are managers....

    • @carlysheree3130
      @carlysheree3130 3 місяці тому +1

      No not always. I work in a great team with an amazing team leader yet the work is just too stressful and demanding with long hours to complete the job

    • @bigfoot9049
      @bigfoot9049 3 місяці тому +5

      Always been my issue, incompetent leaders

    • @marymoore9476
      @marymoore9476 24 дні тому

      They have a power trip

  • @bradleyr.bellstedt2805
    @bradleyr.bellstedt2805 3 місяці тому +96

    Bro, it’s just you producing these video? That makes them all even MORE impressive. Well done, as always. Thank you for the info.

    • @AndreiJikh
      @AndreiJikh  3 місяці тому +31

      Yes! Thank you! It’s been just me all these years ha, I find it more enjoyable than having a team but that’s just me

    • @diiana_aiupova
      @diiana_aiupova 3 місяці тому

      Exactly my thoughts

  • @scottn322
    @scottn322 3 місяці тому +4

    Quit my last job in 2021, haven't looked back once. They refused to pay well, demanded mandatory OT, and made you feel expendable while also making you feel like you couldn't do better. It was awful. I don't miss it. I make a lot more money, too.

  • @spaka1
    @spaka1 3 місяці тому +63

    People rather heal spiritually, protect physical and prevent mental breakdown.

    • @wekky420ranarr
      @wekky420ranarr 3 місяці тому +5

      people need the life they deserve, work ain't gonna allow someone to be fulfilled so we must do it on our own. Sad that this takes energy of the small pool left after working day and day out.

  • @jonhobbs5113
    @jonhobbs5113 3 місяці тому +277

    People don't quit their jobs, they quit their managers.

    • @shashwatmishraalumni4918
      @shashwatmishraalumni4918 3 місяці тому

      And HR (prostitute of ceo and chairman).

    • @denisewalters1088
      @denisewalters1088 3 місяці тому +6

      💯

    • @kashalyam7071
      @kashalyam7071 3 місяці тому +4

      This 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

    • @coryeadams
      @coryeadams 3 місяці тому

      Yes

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 3 місяці тому +12

      I had a horrible job for years in customer service, but I stuck with it because my manger was a great lady who was really helpful, accommodating, and understanding.
      If she wasn't I'd have been out of there in a month.

  • @n64slayer
    @n64slayer 3 місяці тому +22

    Isn't it odd how the government is never on the people's side and always backs the big corporations? Not to mention, economic growth is rapidly declining because of this, yet they do nothing to change it. I blame horrible political leaders and the people themselves for making this country very government based. This is no longer a free country, and I don't see that changing any time soon.

  • @webguy943
    @webguy943 2 місяці тому +3

    Ppl r getting tired of the bs from companies n managers. N forcing workers back to the office.

  • @ItZaViBe89
    @ItZaViBe89 3 місяці тому +106

    You know what is crazy is he hit every nail on the center of the hammer. My wife and I have been burnt out for the last two years working for companies that dangling a check over our heads. We are tired of feeling like we are not living life. We dont have kids or many responsibilities but we feel like we can never get ahead or take enough time off work to work our ourselves and our mental and physical health is not at its best. We are thankful to have jobs but at the same time we feel like this is not they way we should be living life. I know that life can be better and more fulfilling and working a 9-5 for 50+ years is a sure way to fly through life not feeling like you didint do what made you happy. At the end of the day I know I was put on this earth to do something amazing and my time is running out. I am 35 years old and the more the years pass, the more I become depressed waking up on a routine to make someone else rich. Its time to take a stand. I feel like this video is a sign that if I dont act soon, I will fall into this same pool of people that look back at their lives when there 60+ (if I make it that far) asking myself, was the juice worth the sqeeze? My time is now!

    • @adammorra3813
      @adammorra3813 3 місяці тому +10

      I am in the same boat but 38. Sure I make good money but thats it. Everything else about my job and my life sucks.

    • @vous53828
      @vous53828 3 місяці тому

      @@adammorra3813can you elaborate please?

    • @MrAndi1281
      @MrAndi1281 3 місяці тому +1

      that is mostly because TikTok drama videos got everyone into thinking that they have a super bad live. Before that wave of BS videos, most people where fine with it. Now everyone feels the need to exploit the system as much as they can to their own benefit. Once the economic tide turns, those people will see how bad their decisions where...and they run back like a crybaby to those "good old companies that always had their back" lol...

    • @shafty1111
      @shafty1111 3 місяці тому +5

      ​@@MrAndi1281 And by "always had your back" you mean fires you the first time it makes financial sense? For example when the pandemic came thousands of companies just fired the majority of their employees. So much security, sure everyone will crawl back on all fours...

    • @Cbgrandtheftauto
      @Cbgrandtheftauto 3 місяці тому

      34 here. I thought the same way. Made the jump in March. Its beena rough road, but lighyears better than any 9-5 job!

  • @zamoragera13
    @zamoragera13 3 місяці тому +26

    I can't quit. I'm broke. You know how hard it is to get a job.

  • @danrich6448
    @danrich6448 3 місяці тому +86

    I used to skip history class to avoid learning all of this. And now I just can't get enough. You helped do that buddy.

    • @heiselblock
      @heiselblock 3 місяці тому +22

      Well... they never taught any of this history in class....

    • @raulcortez8267
      @raulcortez8267 3 місяці тому +13

      They dont teach you this in history class bro

  • @ashleyvirgosflame21
    @ashleyvirgosflame21 Місяць тому +2

    Everyone is blaming a work schedule but its culture and life expenses, people are saying 40 hrs use to support a whole household that included benefits and vacations. Now everything is so expensive people blame work and not being paid enough that their jobs require so much of their time it feels unfair. Also people resigning in 2021 either took a job that benefited them more and their family better or they could afford to not work for a while. Im one of the people that quit my management job to take a job with less responsibility paying the same as my old job. Great video 👍🏼

  • @Elly-gu5wn
    @Elly-gu5wn 3 місяці тому +63

    The rise of minimalist. Thats the result after the pandemic

  • @jrNolander
    @jrNolander 3 місяці тому +53

    19 year old working in manufacturing didn’t go to college but doing great financially for my age, but i hate my job want to work smarter and not have back problems at my age and future

    • @jackcarterog001
      @jackcarterog001 3 місяці тому +9

      Invest that money

    • @EMan-cu5zo
      @EMan-cu5zo 3 місяці тому +4

      19 and already having back problems? If this is the case you might want to think of a different job. Back problems only get worse from the people who I know have them. Many have gotten surgery only to make it worse as well. At least they used to give people painkillers but you can’t even get ones that work anymore.

    • @Uncle_Smallett
      @Uncle_Smallett 3 місяці тому +3

      As i see, troubles with the back usually comes not with work itself, but with untrained body and wrong movement habits. And if it goes to spine shift - you MUST stop even looking to heavy labor jobs. It needs hell of time spent on physiotherapy, training to compensate and so on, surgery usually is overkill with consequences.

    • @chelseashurmantine8153
      @chelseashurmantine8153 3 місяці тому +3

      Nailed it. Same. Been working blue collar and I feel the benefits do not cover the health problems I’ll have in a few decades from the chemicals, pollution, and hard labor.

    • @majorflaco1020
      @majorflaco1020 3 місяці тому

      Hiring? I’ll relocate

  • @First-sj5mq
    @First-sj5mq 3 місяці тому +36

    A lot of people are renovating and living in mobile houses and traveling the country. The housing market is pushing people on the road to live on the bare minimum.

    • @mph5896
      @mph5896 3 місяці тому +5

      RV. If you are single and a minimalist, a small suv or a minivan would be a better trick to keep costs down.

    • @First-sj5mq
      @First-sj5mq 3 місяці тому +1

      @mph5896 true. The market is there already.

    • @Christopher-tr1xu
      @Christopher-tr1xu 3 місяці тому

      Surviving off savings? These ppl clearly aren't working right...

    • @Xenozillex
      @Xenozillex 3 місяці тому

      So car insurance premiums are gonna double and they are going to add another car tax (first being registration). If you have money, you won't have anymore.

  • @horsebackvivid3321
    @horsebackvivid3321 Місяць тому +4

    One word, Enough. Workers have been squeezed for too long and even worse in recent years by employers and governments.

  • @spaceghost71x
    @spaceghost71x 3 місяці тому +15

    the burnout is real. with college debt and never being able to afford a house, I just give up.

  • @billj8108
    @billj8108 3 місяці тому +20

    Workers are tired of being overworked for a pay that has not kept up with inflation and cost of living and still expected to "go above and beyond" all while being sleep deprived, burnt out and miserable at their place of work.

  • @agarengames3101
    @agarengames3101 3 місяці тому +53

    I quit my job once I realized I tried to injure or seriously harm myself just to have an excuse not to go in. I was doing useless work and not using any of the skills I worked so hard to obtain in school.

    • @Anonymous-cl2es
      @Anonymous-cl2es 3 місяці тому +5

      I was happy that I got to leave work early and have a mole removed at the dermatologist 😅 thats how sick I am of working 8-5!

    • @chriscollins3554
      @chriscollins3554 17 днів тому

      I think about running that red light all the time going to work

    • @queenofthenile2485
      @queenofthenile2485 8 днів тому

      @@chriscollins3554please don’t. You’ll be hurting another innocent person

  • @SerwaasWorld
    @SerwaasWorld Місяць тому +1

    I quit August 23rd 2024! Best thing i could've ever done