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Isn't Patrick's personal business very similar to a pyramid scheme? I believe this has been covered recently by some channels, so as long as you're grinding for him and wasting your resources it's okay.
I love how Patrick is saying people only need X amount of free time, literally an opinion of his own, and decides it must apply to everyone. I cannot imagine the size of his ego to say something like that and not CRINGE HIMSELF THE VOID.
Josh this PATRICK BET-DAVID moron honestly tries to argue that grown ass people are not able to use their free time in a way "good way" that is beneficial to themself and that is why you need an employer basically as your parent to make those decisions for you😆. I swear those CEO's or whatever this guy is get dumber with every single day they feel their own power over workers dwindle a bit in those recent years and that is why they freak out and try to psychologically manipulate people trying desperately to tell workers that more leverage and more freetime is somehow actually "bad" for them......
@@Traycer69 He strikes me as one of those "entrepreneurs" whose only real business is going to different talk shows and telling everyone how to become an entrepreneur.
When you listen to nurses who have been next to thousands of people on their death beds, not a single one has ever said, boy, I sure wish I would have spent more time at the office. Their biggest regrets are almost always that they wish they would have spent more time with family and friends. A quote I've heard before says " No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home." Great video Josh.
@@litrogue6328 hmm? Your boss owes you a compensation for the time you're wasting on their little projects... that's is literally what employment is, an exchange of time and skill for money.
So my job went to 4 day 40/hr work weeks. This started a year before the pandemic. This opened up many opportunities for hobbies I have been putting off and being around the family more (new child). I got more errands done and had a extra free day to enjoy. When Covid hit I was able to work from home instead of being laid off and had a 5 day work week. When the covid policy laxed a bit and I was put on 4 day work again I picked up even more hobbies and developed new skills. 3d printing, video editing etc. This guy lives to work which is fine for him but not everyone follows the same path. Does he think people with free time are committing crimes and licking lead paint? [not]Funny how he glosses over more hours "worked" ≠ more productive work. I wonder how you stay sane watching these sociopaths.
I think calling him a sociopath is way, way too far, and far more absurd than anything Patrick said. However, I do agree with your points. All of them. Better to have 4 longer days than 5 shorter ones because when I hit the zone, there are performance gains, and a super long day helps me get right to the center of the zone. There's so much spin up time. To be honest, I think a 3 day work week would be ideal. 13.5 hours a day, fine, no biggie! Way, WAYYYY better than what we have now. I like having free time because I have lots of hobbies.
He/She may not be too far off on the designation. Socio path is a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme anti-social behavior and a lack of conscience. He wants not 4 day work weeks but 6 day work weeks. "people need 2 hrs of free time"( to do errands) max. That is insane talk. Did you watch the video? 0:12 That means 1 day to unwind. If you want rest you aren't successful.(by his definition) Yeah I'm sure I am wondering all the time if "I'm important or can I be used" by my employer. His sycophants agreeing is confirming that they are either yes men, agreeing with anything he says, or believe the crap coming from his mouth. Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. -Montgomery Burns- Patrick Bet-David
@@TheSlashd0t yup, but then more hours were equal to more products since factories can operate 24/7 with machines doing most of the job. In creative jobs (office work) it could be the very opposite: more hours = less work. Exhausted brains are extremely inefficient ;)
There is some truth to what they are saying. People need purpose, community and responsibility (especially men like myself). What Patrick fails to understand is we don't need to be someone's 9-5 to do that, though for some people they prefer that. For other's a part time engagement may be enough. Or volunteer work.
LOL. Exactly, he's comparing the decision making ability of adults to that of children, so it's flawed from the start. Also, it probably says a lot about how he treats his employees, and the size of his own ego.
seriously. I'm a grown ass adult. If I want to lie on the couch and catch up on Peaky Blinders, that's my own damn business. If I want to go do a side hustle, again ,my own damn business (literally). If I want to smoke weed (or whatever your drug of choice), my own damn business.
@@donalny then he’s not talking to you’ he’s trying to recruit the ppl are the go getters who want to make MILLIONS under him! He’s getting ready to open up about he’s hidden agenda which is hes MLM company. He says it’s gonna save America during this down turn.. all he did was copy and paste the WFG business model and build a brand around him so he can promote during the recession.
@@thenotorious2322 No. I work 21 hours a week in the job that pays me. I also do volunteers work and help take care of my old mother. Not lazy. Just happy that we have a better balance here than most people in the USA.
@@sofie1065 Congratulations, I'm glad in Europe you have a better work life balance(and of course, walkable cities, public transport, free education and health). American culture is insane.
@@litrogue6328 lmao. Look at this bootlicker. The worker is selling some of their time, not all of it. No one is "owed" time off when it's their time in the first place
Before I retired, the CEO of my company almost never sets foot in the building for almost 75% of the year. Literally everyone knows he doesn't do anything. His assistant makes all the decisions and the ground level employees are the only ones who create value for the company. The only reason why he's CEO is because his father's circle of friends are all part of the Board of Directors. It's all Nepotism, and if you believe they really do their work, you should really talk to them and talk how about their company works. I guarantee you they don't even know what even goes on in their company.
success = work like a slave at my company He sure loves to shame people who don't work. While he doesn't work. He's just talking on a podcast. Come on a construction site mate, I'm sure you'd love it
Yeah. The guy sitting at the top will drone on about working more hours. Different story when the nature of their work requires them to roll up their sleeves and put hands in the dirt and boots on the ground.
I'm a truck driver, that owns his own truck, if I were gonna have Patrick run my truck he'd be working 3 weeks straight with 3 days off like a normal truck driver. Dude would hate his life
@@Fredman5551 And he lefts out the part where it was the labor and time of other people that built the companies in the first place. All Business Owners Are Parasites.
I am a person who believes in hard work, but i am also a person who believes in personal freedom. And the 4 day a work week thing is one of the keys to achieving this freedom.
It's not, it's a fact, if a kid has to much free time they do have issues, however it's because kids with free time are kids that can get into trouble, kids are supposed to get into trouble, it's part of growing up
Children are also supposed to get in trouble. I got into a pretty normal amount of trouble as a kid, yet at the time I felt like I was the worst child ever because of the very religious community I grew up in. When I was 12 I had a sleepover with my friends and we peed in the street at like 1am and a neighbor apparently saw us out his window and called the cops. 6+ cop cars showed up and I got taken home in the back of one. I'm 23 now and looking back on it I think that was fucking hilarious. Especially now knowing I wasn't in any real trouble for that. In hindsight, even though I did plenty of wild things after that, part of me wishes I didn't learn my lesson so easily. I'm glad I didn't commit any felonies (or get caught at least) that would send me to Juvie, but I could've had a little more fun than I did while I was still a child.
@@devilselbow yea I hear ya, those people who choose to work to live instead of living to work are morons. Why wouldn't you want to slave away forever making somebody else wealthy?
@@peopleofearth6250 The guy is spewing Human Resources pseudo science with nitquoted, nitpicked articles. It's not about listening or not listening; it's about accountability for using your platform to spread antisocial and dumb shit on purpose. The right to freedom of expression is not the same as the right to be taken seriously, nor to remain unaccountable for using your platform irresponsibly. You're a traitor to your species, you don't deserve to use that nickname.
There is more pride and a good feeling building something from the ground up then working a 9 to 5 Job because your working in something you have made for yourself.
I said those exact words out loud when I started my first company. Now I have six companies and my 39 year old self thanks my 24 year old self every single day for working my guts out. It isn’t for everyone though.
I was literally saying to myself last night that my 5 day work week is limiting my time with my children… To hear some rich guy say I need to have my time occupied like a child is disgusting to me especially in light of my previous sentence.
He got rich off running a sleazy MLM insurance company where 95% of those who got licensed make commissions that are less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25hr. Ironically, he had virtually no employees bc he classified them as independent contractors so he could avoid paying employee taxes. He's a scumbag.
I don't mind that he's rich. What I do mind is that he built his wealth basically off of a pyramid scheme. I'm sure building a pyramid scheme is difficult, because you have to convince people that it's legit. But it's extremely laughable to hear a guy who didn't build a business off of a product that people actually want/need try and virtue signal to us like he's Elon Musk. I have a thing I love doing that has potential to lead to tens of millions of $, and I put 30+ hours a week into it, and have been for almost 2 years now, so to an extent I can relate to the idea of having less free time, less time to sit around. But I'm also a single 23 year old in my own apartment, so for sure if I had a family and a job I was okay with, I would absolutely want to spit in PBD's face for saying any of the shit he just said.
Not to mention his second definition of success is building businesses that employ people so the government doesn’t have to come bail them out. 95% of the licensed agents at PHP make less than minimum wage and 67% don’t even make enough to cover the enrollment fee. That means over half of Patty Cakes employees wind up in the hole after going to work. I just hope he has no conscious because I couldn’t image the torment of just looking in the mirror if Patricia did have one.
17:47 oooo, that stuck a chord with me. I had literally paused about ten seconds earlier to grab my phone so I could comment, then he said exactly what I was thinking, “They want to leave a legacy.” My dad started the career that would shape his entire life the year I was born, 1988. And he retired well after the age of 65, in part due to him not being able to separate his job life from his personal life. He created something that was his and he felt if he let it die, a part of him would die too. He felt like his job was his legacy, even though he has two sons, his work was how he left a mark on the world. After retiring, he finally decided he could live out his life in some of the ways he dreamed of. He wanted to live out in the countryside, he wanted to live more off the land, he didn’t want to be so public, and now he was afforded the time to do all the fun activities he always loved to do and the things he dreamed he would do during retirement. Except, things were much harder for him. First of all, he was so old that many of the activities he loved doing were too intensive for his older body, he would get so tired so quickly and not be able to even go out for too long. His new housing situation was a lot more work than he imagined, he has to have help chopping wood for his wood burning stove to primarily heat his house during winter and land maintenance is hard in general when you are older. He thankfully has good people willing to help, but without that, his dream surely would be a nightmare. On top of that, even though he no longer is working, he literally recreated his office space in his home. It’s definitely odd to me, I mean I suppose he could use it to do any paper work, but it almost seems like a coping mechanism for him. If you cannot guess, my dad worked his butt off. Working usually 8-12 shifts throughout the week, and eventually taking shorter days on Fridays. He barely spent time with his kids, his work-life balance caused him to lose at least one marriage and it was clear to both my brother and I how difficult it was for him to separate his work from reality. Which is why neither of us desired taking over his successful business. Even the man who did agree to take my father’s business by his terms ended up fulfilling his role quicker so that he could sell the business to a partner and he moved back to where his family is to be closer and spend more time with them. I believe these men know nothing more than what they are committed to. It’s impressive for sure if they are successful and committed to their job first, good for them. But it is not every role of every worker to be committed like that. These people can make that decision if they choose. But it’s absurd they are critiquing other countries for finding value in separation of work and life. If they aren’t careful, they are going to wind up like my dad, feeling empty not working anymore and feeling empty not being able to do the activities he loved when he was able. And retirement will be more empty than fulfilling.
Something similar happened for my father. It was like he started "living" after retiring in his 60's except his body was overweight and old. It took him several years of work just to be healthy again because he worked so many hours in an office job over the years. He's now doing well.
This is the guy that said "Walmart can't afford to give their employees a raise", even though the Waltons are simultaneously one of the richest families on the planet and one of the biggest recipients of welfare.
yeah and he's the same type of guy who will turn around and criticize the people working at Walmart for receiving government assistance and being lazy.
@@AnnedolfFrankler911 I am well aware of fiduciary duty but that's honestly just playing with words. By that reasoning, they could also argue that they need to cut pay because their one and only concern is investor satisfaction. One might argue that satisfied and happy employees (due to a pay increase for example) can also lead to better company performance and higher revenue. Furthermore, companies often can and do dissatisfy investors.
@@AnnedolfFrankler911 Do you know that Walmart gives new hires information on how to apply for public assistance? Do you know that they purposely keep employees below full time to avoid paying full benefits? I mean, why pay full benefits when you can simply pass that expense over to the taxpayer? The real welfare queen is Walmart, not the person who works at Walmart.
I like how the guy at 3:15 is like "I just played more sports" and the other guy is like, No, you're going to get into trouble, because everyone is like me and does bad things.
You are 100% 💯 correct that having dinner with Patrick turns into a discussion like this and you’re correct that most people who talk with Pat want to be a yes man to impress him.
Yes! In order to be in good standing with a person like Patrick, you'd have to constantly stroke his ego and dumb yourself down. He is an elitist and extremely egotistic. I wonder what the Syrian and Armenian community think of him. He came to America and did well for himself, but he lacks the humble nature that many people from the middle East have.
Imagine how shitty and empty your life has to be, to reject free time.... And how ridiculous it sounds to throw under the bus everyone just because some have low selfcontrol.
Some generations ago they were talking about the problem of too much free time. Thanks to automation and industrialization, we would have so much free time, that society would be altered. But instead, nothing has changed, and with laptops and computers, no only has the work week stayed the same as it has for coming up to almost 100 years soon, but the workweek is longer now. And now, despite science, and automation, etc. we're still arguing over any free time at all and 4 day workweeks? Something is wrong here.
It all comes down to fulfillment. Everything you DO is to first, be safe, and next, to feel fulfilled. Not happy, but to feel like what you're doing serves a purpose. For some people, it's about serving themselves: building a business, gaining wealth, gaining fame and notoriety, making physical things like a house or a car. And that's great! For others, it's about self-expression: artists. And others, it's about making something better: engineers, volunteers, philanthropists. He can't FATHOM that people have differing motivations, dreams, concerns, or interests. Imagine lacking the IMAGINATION to think people aren't JUST like you. Absolutely wild.
This is a tough one to parse. In free time, you really can leverage to earn more or "work" more. I mean we are watching man who monetizes his free time, while we (maybe) don't. So while PBD is correct(ish), the overlap is that the average person isn't earning more through the sheer benevolence of businesses.
My great grandpa retired at like 70 and lived to 92. He made sure to take walks, get out of the house, spent a lot of time in his garden and sitting outside. These people pretend retirement is a death sentence in 9 years.
I will be playing video games, the guitar, listening to music, writing, among many other things when retired. Hell, to me, work gets in the way of my need for exploration, hobbies and knowledge. I know I'm not the only one.
That's it, after one retires they should do things that interest them. Some ppl don't anything other than the work for their life. When I retire, I plan to raise my animals and grow my own food, exercise and enjoy the natural beauty in my country.
The lack of intellectual curiosity is ASTOUNDING! No exploration of the claimed benefits of a 4 day workweek, no mention of the results of HUNDREDS of companies implementing it, no discussion of the fact that we've know fir DECADES that after 6 hours of daily work productivity drops off a cliff. No mention of what was considered normal working conditions in say, the early 1900s before a mandated 40 hour workweek, which STILL gets skirted around to this day. No questions on why so many countries have shorter workweeks, yet DRASTICALLY higher median incomes, population happiness, and other positives. No exploration of pros and cons, even THEORETICAL, let alone what the studies actually dive into. Jfc...
I grew up poor, my parents worked really hard to reach the levels they're in. We are proud of my fathers achievements but he always said "I missed out on your childhood".
I recently spoke w a sales rep at work who was on the grind lifestyle for most of his career. He got a recent cancer diagnosis and his first thought was how much he fucked up by spending so much time and energy on work. He instantly cut down his hours and spent more time w family. He is doing well now.
I know a guy who has a recent BAD (not cancer diagnosis) and he is happy he built a life for himself where he can get what he needs. Your story means shit, generally speaking.
@@ArisenMind It should be possible to build a life that you want without overworking your body and develop an illness in the long term. Which happens a lot. The message glossed over your head.
@@Jespidi No, no it did not. There are different variables and different outcomes in play here. Generally speaking, people should work smarter and then harder if it's necessary. Realistically, it's quite difficult, for most jobs, to have this 4 day work week. 5 days works for a reason and sometimes you will have to work more than that. Selling people this dream of working for days and having a stress free life and blah blah blah, will bite you in the fucking ass if you aren't fiscally responsible and financially sound. It's all that I'm saying. For every person that regrets not spending time with their family, there are some mothefuckers out there like me who are fucking THANKFUL we grinded it out, even in times of medical emergency and illness.
@@ArisenMind I'm sorry, but with your first comment, it sounded like it did. So thank you for explaining more. Now, I do agree about the rest of your points, but again, the system forces you to work too much most of the time which can, as said, lead to illness. Jeopardizing your health for money in some cases is not worth it. So we should try to find a balance or else all that hard earned money goes to medication.
Oh geez I want time to spend with my family, garden, take walks, go to museums, bake a pot pie, make jam, read a book, paint that cabinet, go to the beach. Damn that guy’s crazy my kids never got into trouble, we all had so much to do they have hobbies, friends, all play several musical instruments, have multiple interests, are avid readers and are both college educated and self-taught in various areas such as languages, arts, coding, and most of us are history buffs. I fit work into my life, not the other way around.
Exactly it's completely subjective. One person may feel that success is working all day every day and making lots of money and someone else may define success as living in a van, travelling around and living off the bare minimum but having a lot of free time. Neither lifestyle is wrong or should be shamed, you should do whatever works for you.
I recently watched David Pakman go onto his podcast and there were parts in their discussion were Patrick would just interrupt David and tell him “You’re not answering the questions the way I want you to”
When I hear people push the "idle hand's is the Devils playground" talk, I immediately want to know what their schedule looks like. In my experience, people pushing that rarely work nearly as much as they claim we should. Part of their "work" includes travel, hour plus long pd high-end breakfast, lunch, and dinners. Going to events. Going to the golf course. I knew one guy that included them working out at the gym as part of their "work day" ( they were in business, not fitness). But hey, us peasants better "ACTUALLY" work non-stop. Even though we rarely get to do the above I mentioned and consider it "work". You want a hobby? Nope. Family? Lol nope. Friends? What are those? Honestly, these people are brutally out of touch with reality.
So agreed 💯💯 Same here, a lot of business owners who claim to work 12+h shifts include all these things such as hobbies, working out, dinner etc as "work". Tbh I have done the "real" 12 h shifts before(the ones where you skip lunch because you have too much work to do or work during holidays to get few extra hours in) and all it leaded to was burnout with health issues. Not to mention based on their logic- hobbies, chores etc are part of work so in reality most of us are Already working 12 hour shifts😂
Basically, "Drones will work all the hours we need them. And, how dare they have any joy or self-agency, I'm not paying them for that..." Never changes. Their greed will never be satisfied.
@@elinasaksakulm5725 I've had to walk 1:30+ hrs through blizzards to work 12 hour shifts and I still had douches call me lazy. A lot of us aren't in shitty predicaments because we're "lazy" or "dumb". I'm done putting up with that shit.
I love how pretty much anybody can call into Dave Ramsey's show. It allows for more interesting discussions but yea Dave Ramsey has his crazy moments. Like he once told someone to get 10 jobs. Not literally but it was still unnecessary.
@@DerMeister821 No one can seriously doubt that Patrick is hard working. Even on his show he is hyperactive. The problem is projecting that onto everyone. We are not all the same.
7 day work weeks AND overtime exempt. That way workers can feel better about all the work they did for free so that the company can thrive... then lay them off the second that business slows down.
Patrick ran a sleazy MLM insurance company where 95% of those who got licensed make commissions that are less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25hr. Thr irony is he had virtually no employees bc the "insurance agents" were classified as independent contractors so he could avoid paying employee taxes.
A bunch of CEOs say that I'll live longer if I work for them. This is how they ensure that the only people who work for them are stupid enough to believe garbage like that. Even if it was true, I'd rather live 30 fewer years not working for them.
Don't worry, he's completely wrong. Overworked people die much earlier. He could have check the studies made in USA, his own country, about 50h week vs 40 or less. I believe there would be difference even between 40h and 32h
Funny how he's looking down on all those European countries with less working week hours than the US, while most of his audio equipment are of German design, his watch is probably Swiss, and all the products his country imports via sea are ensured by Dutch and German insurers (European companies control almost 95% of the global maritime insurance business)... These guys are as clueless as they were when they were kids!
@@logan_wolf I mean, let's be honest; in that specific case, he would be correct. Family events are irrelevant to me, in fact I actually hate them. I dont have kids, but they would definitely be the exception. I would want to be a part of kids life as much as possible.
You're wasting your life if you aren't being a good piggie and making your boomer boss rich, or in this particular case, pretending to be busy when you're not.
Patrick usually has decent takes, but he definitely has been watching too much Dave Ramsey/Ken Coleman this time. “Why spend time with your family and enjoy life? You should just work for me and live by what my values are. Living life? Ha!!”
All these CEOs and bosses that subscribe to this idea are just afraid they won't be making as much money if they cut down work days. It's the mentality of "If my shop is always open, customers will keep coming to spend money"
Life is not just WORK. Work is a part of Life. But, Life is more about spending time with your Friends, Family, and doing the things you Love more than caring about clocking in at 9 and closing out at 5.
My parents are retired and have “too much time on their hands” They send me travel picks, eat awesome food, chill and watch Netflix, enjoy their grandkids…. What the literal fuck is PBD going on about???
Notice how he says is success having more time to do nothing instead of more time to do things you actually want to do and enjoy. Not everyone is a workaholic, living to work is such a sad pathetic existence.
In America the general mentality is that the point of living is to be a worker ant. In Europe, the point of working is so you can live. Pat-Bet is a workaholic. I'm not faulting him for that, as it has obviously helped him to get him where he is. The problem I have is that, as intelligent as he is, he has an enormous blind spot in thinking that everyone else should be exactly like him, or they are practically worthless. Plenty of people work just as much and ever "harder" than he does, and still don't get where he is, and never will. There is only so much room at the top, and the fact of the matter is that until we all get replaced with robots, we need people who work menial jobs. Those jobs are tough and back breaking, and often demoralizing (especially with attitudes like his). All that being said, let people who actually do work hard, spend their free time as they wish. On this issue, Pat-Bet is completely detached from his fellow man. Dude hasn't worked back-breaking labor in a very long time (if ever), so he can drink a nice full glass of STFU!
*slow clap* 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Plenty of people work damned hard and their salaries don’t keep pace with inflation and the cost of living, yet corporate profits just keep on rising. All of these “successful” people believe that everyone else can make it just like they could, and it is just not true. As you said: There are only so many spaces to climb into, and sometimes working hard and being good and dedicated has exactly the opposite effect of what you want - You NEVER get promoted because why would they? You’re perfect for them right where you are. Once you’re not young anymore & have family and financial obligations, it’s harder to job hop. And you get to start at the bottom again. Have a boss/management that doesn’t promote internally? Have racist/sexist “leaders”? Have a “good ‘ol boy” organization? Good luck if you think working harder is going to overcome any of that.
@tvdavis exactly sometime he talks as if someone isn't as successful as him then they have spent their life effin off somewhere. Everyone can't be an entrepreneur and doesn't want to be and even if the are they never get rich doing it.
When you know you're in the office for 5 days, you pace yourself and socialize more. When you know you get 3 days off, you're more likely to sprint, get your work done, and get out. Yeah, programming is different from assembly line work. But THAT'S THE POINT! The world is not the same as the world that created the 5 day week.
It's weird how eons of our species succeeded without modern "work," and all that "Free time." We also know this CEO is working 100 hour work weeks.... Instead of being on his private Yacht in the Caribbean.
As a kid if I had nothing else to do, I did art, loved my music, communed with nature, or went rollerskating. Those idiots wouldn't have liked me, I guess, because I wasn't a delinquent like them. 😆 I'm unemployed currently, and loving not working as a corporate slave.
Yeah I think you might be taking it a little far in the opposite direction my friend. There’s a happy medium between being a “corporate slave” and literally doing nothing with your life.
Sorry for all of your family issues, stay true to yourself, and keep grinding, you're a good dude. It's been a helluva a journey watching your progression.
Long ago, I worked for a company where I had a boss I did not get along with at all, but one thing that she was open to was an idea presented to her by two coworkers in our department that they wanted to shift their workload to complete their tasks in a four-day work week and she was open to it. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen because our department was disbanded and our jobs were sent overseas, but this was several years before all people had high speed Internet, desktop computers still outsold laptops, and wi-fi was unknown. If employers were open to the idea of a four-day work week way back then, the technology today is more than ample enough to make the workplace more flexible by allowing people to work from home and work a four day week. And people WILL get the objectives of their jobs done while allowing them to do more with their lives outside of work and be much happier.
Josh, how did you even make it through this? I'm having a hard time, even with your spot-on commentary. Every time they start speaking, I just want to fast forward...
the EU numbers are skewed by. 1 - part time workers mostly women 2 - 4/5 workers in Belgium you get it until the child becomes 12 3 - they use adv days for not working, it is just your contract states you work 40 hours a week and 4 hours get counted as "overtime" and you get like 15 days adv holidays from it -...
I love the guy that's like 'well I played more sports'... "NO. They WILL get into trouble". Basically he's saying "Don't say that. Agree with me. Back up my point that I created out of thin air to back up my belief, but have limited evidence for"
Currently working a 4 day, 10 hour work week. I love it, I'm completely well rested, use my days off to spend time with family, clean the house thoroughly without rushing, and currently inspiring myself on working on small engines. If boss wants me to work a 5th day, it's 10 hour day OT.
So the 4x10 schedule is not what 4 day work week is. 4 day work week is 32 hrs for the week. The 4 day schedule is to make work time into "productive time" not just crunch the same work week into less days. (I've worked 3x12, 4x10, 4x8,5x8, and 80hrs 1 week w/ 1 week off). The only schedule that actually changes work time to being more productive was the 4x8. All the rest don't actually give you back any hours for free time
@@supersonicgamerguru don't get me wrong a 4x10 is slightly better then a 5x8, due to 1 day less commuting. Personally b/c it reduces the amount of time you have left in the day after the 10hr shift I like 8s better. In a 10 + 1 hr commute + 8hr sleep + 1hr to get ready/settle down when you get home, leaves you with only 4 hours to do what you need, like shopping, errands, etc. 8 hr day you get 6 with. For me it was I always ended doing all the "extra" stuff I would do after work on Friday, basically making it not really a day off. This is why the 4x8s is just so much better. You retain the hrs a day and get a whole day off that is free.
If I'm stressed because I have too much free time, it's because I'm thinking, "I promised myself I would apply myself to bigger and better things so I wouldn't HAVE to work shitty jobs all the time, and if I keep wasting this free time, that will end up being my whole life." But it's not like I'm just sitting there missing the feeling of having my boss breathing down my neck for the billionth time. No matter how much I procrastinate, no matter how stressed I ever get, that's one thing I NEVER miss. More recently, however, I've been getting more stressed because it's looking more and more like attaining any success of any kind will require dealing with these coked up workaholics who secretly think we made a mistake abolishing slavery. I could try going the independent route, but that's no guarantee, either.
“Coked up workaholics” is so damned relatable! Took me years to figure out that the highly-praised “successful” go-getters I work with are not sniffling all the time due to allergies! The main guy in charge of the group was a coke head, got “invited to retire” and was arrested for a felony somewhat related to his job. Another guy, who is the Golden Child (but genuinely a nice guy) because he can work, and work, and work endlessly is on Adderall! And I’m not speculating; he told me so. Yeah, no wonder he can focus in a room full of unnecessary noise, while my 15 year older ass is over there pulling my hair out, trying to think straight while the others spend hours telling loud stories, laughing and generally screwing around half the day. Then they come in on “overtime” on the weekends & get actual work done.
It has been proven that the most creative thinking happens when you have the free time to think. Creativity and imagination are what are responsible for new invention, true art and the evolution of mankind. Thats what is our biggest asset as human beings, not putting in maximum hours at work like a robot or machine would.
I watched a video about an American who went to work in a European country and would work hard to no end. She said she felt unvalued if she wasn't always working. She realised she brought her American mindset of hustling to a country where work-life balance was valued over working. It took her a minute to adjust and enjoy living her life without feeling guilty. If Americans feels not valued because they have free time its because of the work culture in America, not because free time is bad for your mental health.
The people who I know who are leaving California are mainly leaving it over cost of living. It costs a fortune to live here, but not because of taxes or regulation. The state has great weather, loads to do, and high paying jobs. It costs a lot to live here because access to those things is valuable and there are people with money willing to pay for it, driving the price up for everyone. The cost of living in CA sucks, but this is kind of how capitalism was designed to work: when you have nice things you charge more for them.
This is something that irritates me so much. People will use a term like ‘free time’ or ‘work’ but mean something different than who they’re arguing against. PBD is saying free time but means ‘doing nothing’ essentially. When I’m not in my day job, I am either in the gym, with my family, or with friends. Those things add value to my life. If I personally had More free time, I’d have more time to do martial arts which bring my life Value.
This was one of your funniest videos josh! the sheer audacity for this guy to say the shit he is saying and no one called him out on a single thing was so infuriating
My boss at my current job switched us to this schedule and everyone loves it! I’ll gladly give up 2 hours in the afternoon mon-thurs for an extra day every week. Everyone is more productive while at work and morale is much higher
That population chart was taken from an article on tax foundation's website about people moving due to taxes. Also that study he cites in the beginning was done by the national bureau of economic research which correlates mortality to length of time post retirement. Only proves that humans need agency in their life, not necessarily working. I could also cite studies that were done that show an uptick in productivity when companies switched to a 4 day work week.
I think of Pat as a man of unique value. He has several great qualities that I find influence from. However, the more we know about him, the more human he becomes. He certainly has his fair share of flawed thinking. As far as 4 day work weeks, I think about working class people having more time for their children. That alone is a positive.
Those who retired at 55 probably retired due to illness, most likely terminal. They were likely ill from carrying too much stress or guilt from the bad shit they did in the countries and communities they operated in.
Ive done a few jobs over the years.. everything from your burger flipping jobs to the cleaning jobs to a desk job.. the jobs that made me feel confident, comfortable and valued were the ones that didn’t micromanage me, the ones that gave me the equipment and said, produce what we hired you to produce, we trust you.. i can work from anywhere and at any time.. the extra freedom definitely helped me feel a lot better about myself.. it made me feel like I escaped your shitty s1ave culture of grinding my muscles and bones so that the few “pats” around me can own their next building or helicopter..
In my job, there is an 80-something-year-old man that comes in to work two days a week. He is already technically retired. He goes to the gym every day, then he comes to work for 4 hours on Tuesday and Thursday. He only works because keeping his mind active and helps him live a more fulfilling life. THAT is why he's doing better than most people his age who are retired. It's not the work itself, like I said, he works an 8 hour work week. Instead he has something to go out and do, something that keeps his mind active. Something to keep his brain from atrophying. That's the indication made by the studies they're trying to use as an excuse to work people to death. Edit: turns out he's 90-something.
I only know the study from hearing Andrew Huberman talk about it but it's all about keeping mentally and physically challenged, not the work itself. People who retire then spend their life in their favourite chair watching TV 12 hours a day do die earlier (as well as things like being more prone to dementia)
My definition of success is being professionally accomplished, getting financial freedom, having great reputation, having a lovely life partner, giving enough time to family, having vacations at least twice a year, fulfilling most of my religious obligations, helping people and animals and having a mixed, urban & rural, lifestyle. A handful of people in the world have all of the above. That's what I'm envious of. And not the billionaire's with dark life to go to once they're off work.
Based on his argument about how people feel when they have too much free time, it sounds like people need therapy rather than more work thrown at them. Lol sounds like they’ve had too much work to handle and not enough time to take care of themselves mentally if they suddenly feel invaluable when they aren’t working. He’s got this so backwards
Success to me is: Cutting my hours to spend more time raising and caring for my son, spending time outside of work with my husband, being able to travel, being able to afford the roof over our heads, food on our table. Being able to work from home whilst also only working 4 daysa week has always been just absolute goals to me. I have zero desire to run a business, I don't have the mental capacity for it, much prefer doing my job 8-4, logging off, not worrying about other people, taxes and everything that comes with being very high up or owning a firm
@@youtube6817 I'm a proposal manager, niche offshoot of a project manager, I handle full lifecycle tender processes and manage procurement for a consultancy.
People like Patrick make me sick. He seems like the kind of person who believes that people won't know what to do with their lives unless someone tells them what to do. Kids with free time are going to just cause trouble? Dude, when I had free time, I was either playing video games or reading books. And as an adult, I use my free time to work on things I find worthwhile independent of my day job, I don't need anyone's help doing that or figuring that out. And that's the case for A LOT of people, we aren't little loss sheep in need of herding and that mentality needs to die quick, fast, and in a hurry. You give your life purpose and meaning--it doesn't need to come from other people and it sure as heck doesn't need to come from a corporation. If you want a shining example of how dead wrong Patrick is, look no further than Japan, where overworking is not just mandatory, it's practically part of the culture. Not only are workers there burned the heck out, but for all the hours they put into the workday, there are other countries still way outpacing them in terms of productivity. More hours DOES NOT equate to more productivity.
Yeah. The fact that all those guys said that back when they had free time, they’d just get in trouble? The least surprising thing to hear. They’re the same D-bags now as when they were kids.
Not to mention that even after work is over, Japanese workers have to hang out with their coworkers and bosses after as the normal. If you reject then they look down on you. They literally live for their work
If PBD thinks more people should start more businesses, then give them more free time. Or... the birthrate in the US is super low at the moment. If someone wanted to fix that, give people more free time.
Pat acts like it's people who work four days a week that are always getting the bail outs, and not the "successful" corporations like the airlines, the banks, the car companies, etc.
It's a pretty bold claim that all of Europe is "socialist". Not even Sweden is really "socialist". To American CEOs, any country that offers free healthcare and has a labour code is "socialist" 🤦🏼♀️
I started an IT consulting business because I was tired of the bullshit of being forced to go to the office to get on zoom calls with someone down the hall. This guy has some kind of a savior complex and no idea how to actually help people get what they want. If I ever hire someone, which I’m hoping to soon, I have no desire to babysit them working nor buy an office building to do so. It’s lunacy.
I had a job for 11 years, in the retail I.T. sector, where I was paid a salary. I ended up working nearly 50 hours a week, sometimes 7 days a week and they literally made me seem as though I was useless. Yep, it was extremely toxic but I got out of there 5 years ago and am much better for it.
Luckaly I work in IT now and the boss is very chill dude. But on the other hand I've had many retail jobs where the bosses were so damn delusional that they expected the minimum wage salary to be worth overtime work, 8 hours a day standing straight without even eating 5 min in peace, stressful, unorganized and on top it all off you bathroom time was basically whenever you had free time :joy:. Expecting you to do 3 people's jobs at the same time for 50$ a day when you generated them 2000-3000$. Absolute scumbags
"...not for CERTAIN kids. They WILL get in trouble if they have too much time on their hands". In my teens, when I found myself with more time in my hands, I worked on my microbusiness (made jewelry and chocolates for selling), went surfing, practiced singing with my rock band, and more. I hope my kids and my kids' kids get in the same kind of "trouble" I did.
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Isn't Patrick's personal business very similar to a pyramid scheme? I believe this has been covered recently by some channels, so as long as you're grinding for him and wasting your resources it's okay.
I love how Patrick is saying people only need X amount of free time, literally an opinion of his own, and decides it must apply to everyone. I cannot imagine the size of his ego to say something like that and not CRINGE HIMSELF THE VOID.
Josh this PATRICK BET-DAVID moron honestly tries to argue that grown ass people are not able to use their free time in a way "good way" that is beneficial to themself and that is why you need an employer basically as your parent to make those decisions for you😆. I swear those CEO's or whatever this guy is get dumber with every single day they feel their own power over workers dwindle a bit in those recent years and that is why they freak out and try to psychologically manipulate people trying desperately to tell workers that more leverage and more freetime is somehow actually "bad" for them......
@@Traycer69 He strikes me as one of those "entrepreneurs" whose only real business is going to different talk shows and telling everyone how to become an entrepreneur.
You forgot to point out this business owner sees no difference between kids and employees. Also, he thinks it's ok to "use" employees, like tools.
When you listen to nurses who have been next to thousands of people on their death beds, not a single one has ever said, boy, I sure wish I would have spent more time at the office. Their biggest regrets are almost always that they wish they would have spent more time with family and friends. A quote I've heard before says " No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home." Great video Josh.
if i only worked more i wouldnt be dying lol
I retired 2 years ago at age 52, don't regret it one bit.
Ok???? You're not OWED a family. You're not OWED time with them. You do, however OWE your boss for employing you. Your boss OWES YOU NOTHING.
@@litrogue6328 hmm? Your boss owes you a compensation for the time you're wasting on their little projects... that's is literally what employment is, an exchange of time and skill for money.
Not a grammar nazi but please "would have" not "would of", as a non native english speaker it's painful to read.
So my job went to 4 day 40/hr work weeks. This started a year before the pandemic. This opened up many opportunities for hobbies I have been putting off and being around the family more (new child). I got more errands done and had a extra free day to enjoy.
When Covid hit I was able to work from home instead of being laid off and had a 5 day work week.
When the covid policy laxed a bit and I was put on 4 day work again I picked up even more hobbies and developed new skills. 3d printing, video editing etc.
This guy lives to work which is fine for him but not everyone follows the same path. Does he think people with free time are committing crimes and licking lead paint?
[not]Funny how he glosses over more hours "worked" ≠ more productive work.
I wonder how you stay sane watching these sociopaths.
I think calling him a sociopath is way, way too far, and far more absurd than anything Patrick said.
However, I do agree with your points. All of them. Better to have 4 longer days than 5 shorter ones because when I hit the zone, there are performance gains, and a super long day helps me get right to the center of the zone. There's so much spin up time. To be honest, I think a 3 day work week would be ideal. 13.5 hours a day, fine, no biggie! Way, WAYYYY better than what we have now. I like having free time because I have lots of hobbies.
He/She may not be too far off on the designation.
Socio path is a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme anti-social behavior and a lack of conscience.
He wants not 4 day work weeks but 6 day work weeks. "people need 2 hrs of free time"( to do errands) max. That is insane talk. Did you watch the video? 0:12
That means 1 day to unwind. If you want rest you aren't successful.(by his definition)
Yeah I'm sure I am wondering all the time if "I'm important or can I be used" by my employer.
His sycophants agreeing is confirming that they are either yes men, agreeing with anything he says, or believe the crap coming from his mouth.
Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.
-Montgomery Burns- Patrick Bet-David
This guy sounds like a factory owner in the 1800s where 18 hour workdays were common even for children. Who needs sleep when you can work 😂
@@TheSlashd0t yup, but then more hours were equal to more products since factories can operate 24/7 with machines doing most of the job. In creative jobs (office work) it could be the very opposite: more hours = less work. Exhausted brains are extremely inefficient ;)
Don't insult sociopaths like that, that guy is just a moron.
If adults aren’t working for someone else all the time, they’ll get bored, play with matches, burn the house down and die. What a dope🤓
AND join a gang.
@@TkT8PR I created a gang on my gang of free time
There is some truth to what they are saying. People need purpose, community and responsibility (especially men like myself). What Patrick fails to understand is we don't need to be someone's 9-5 to do that, though for some people they prefer that. For other's a part time engagement may be enough. Or volunteer work.
LOL. Exactly, he's comparing the decision making ability of adults to that of children, so it's flawed from the start. Also, it probably says a lot about how he treats his employees, and the size of his own ego.
@@genericdeveloper3966 So a large % of unemployed individuals and retiree must be on the slope of criminality.
The fact that he talks about everyone as if they are children really gives you a perspective of what he thinks of employees.
He's known for firing people
seriously. I'm a grown ass adult. If I want to lie on the couch and catch up on Peaky Blinders, that's my own damn business. If I want to go do a side hustle, again ,my own damn business (literally). If I want to smoke weed (or whatever your drug of choice), my own damn business.
@@donalny then he’s not talking to you’ he’s trying to recruit the ppl are the go getters who want to make MILLIONS under him! He’s getting ready to open up about he’s hidden agenda which is hes MLM company. He says it’s gonna save America during this down turn.. all he did was copy and paste the WFG business model and build a brand around him so he can promote during the recession.
Some people are easily offended. It's ok, honestly I've never gotten that feeling. I know where I stand. Maybe you should find yours.
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From the Netherlands: working 21 hours a week. And proud of it.
Really?
Lazy
@@thenotorious2322 No. I work 21 hours a week in the job that pays me. I also do volunteers work and help take care of my old mother. Not lazy. Just happy that we have a better balance here than most people in the USA.
@@thenotorious2322keep licking that boot
@@sofie1065 Congratulations, I'm glad in Europe you have a better work life balance(and of course, walkable cities, public transport, free education and health). American culture is insane.
oh wow, a CEO telling you that you need to work for them 22hours a day, while he goes on vacation.
ok? He earned that vacation. You're not OWED time off.
@@litrogue6328 lmao. Look at this bootlicker. The worker is selling some of their time, not all of it. No one is "owed" time off when it's their time in the first place
Before I retired, the CEO of my company almost never sets foot in the building for almost 75% of the year. Literally everyone knows he doesn't do anything. His assistant makes all the decisions and the ground level employees are the only ones who create value for the company.
The only reason why he's CEO is because his father's circle of friends are all part of the Board of Directors. It's all Nepotism, and if you believe they really do their work, you should really talk to them and talk how about their company works. I guarantee you they don't even know what even goes on in their company.
@@ifeoluwaadeoye6557 That was clearly sarcasm bro
@FriskyDingo It was good sarcasm lmao, it shows how CEO's think. Or are you a CEO?
Having more free time sounds like success to me.
having more time to rest and work on projects that actually interest you is BAD! Just so BAD!!
@@jconny65 Sarcasm ??
@@DipayanPyne94 very sarcastic
Nooooo , start building business!!!
Exactly!
success = work like a slave at my company
He sure loves to shame people who don't work. While he doesn't work. He's just talking on a podcast. Come on a construction site mate, I'm sure you'd love it
He literally defined it as “building companies”
Yeah. The guy sitting at the top will drone on about working more hours. Different story when the nature of their work requires them to roll up their sleeves and put hands in the dirt and boots on the ground.
Exactly!
I'm a truck driver, that owns his own truck, if I were gonna have Patrick run my truck he'd be working 3 weeks straight with 3 days off like a normal truck driver. Dude would hate his life
@@Fredman5551 And he lefts out the part where it was the labor and time of other people that built the companies in the first place.
All Business Owners Are Parasites.
I am a person who believes in hard work, but i am also a person who believes in personal freedom. And the 4 day a work week thing is one of the keys to achieving this freedom.
He is projecting HARD with the part where he says children will definitely get in trouble if they have too much free time.
Thats a myth there is plenty non related money activities for adullts and children.
@@DoubleJ-jt1ty Mel Gibson?
It's not, it's a fact, if a kid has to much free time they do have issues, however it's because kids with free time are kids that can get into trouble, kids are supposed to get into trouble, it's part of growing up
Yep, he’s talking about himself, if he isn’t busy, he’s self destructive, many are like that.
Children are also supposed to get in trouble. I got into a pretty normal amount of trouble as a kid, yet at the time I felt like I was the worst child ever because of the very religious community I grew up in. When I was 12 I had a sleepover with my friends and we peed in the street at like 1am and a neighbor apparently saw us out his window and called the cops. 6+ cop cars showed up and I got taken home in the back of one. I'm 23 now and looking back on it I think that was fucking hilarious. Especially now knowing I wasn't in any real trouble for that. In hindsight, even though I did plenty of wild things after that, part of me wishes I didn't learn my lesson so easily. I'm glad I didn't commit any felonies (or get caught at least) that would send me to Juvie, but I could've had a little more fun than I did while I was still a child.
Patrick runs an MLM with a work cult culture. So detached from the reality of most people.
Exact reason why I unsubscribed for being a MLM
Also pro andrew tate
@@devilselbow yea I hear ya, those people who choose to work to live instead of living to work are morons. Why wouldn't you want to slave away forever making somebody else wealthy?
Oh, that explains everything. These MLM guys/girls have to push this mentality.
Don't MLM companies use the entire "flexible work" thing as a selling point?
The problem with PBD is that he often bases his wisdom on "I know somebody that... therefore it applies to everyone."
If you don't like that then stop listening hurrdurr
BIg Facts, then mans a cluck, its even more insane people listen to him for "inspiration" lol.
@@peopleofearth6250 why are you even here commenting if you literally have nothing of value to add, dipshit?
No actually his problem is he is a mazon
@@peopleofearth6250 The guy is spewing Human Resources pseudo science with nitquoted, nitpicked articles.
It's not about listening or not listening; it's about accountability for using your platform to spread antisocial and dumb shit on purpose.
The right to freedom of expression is not the same as the right to be taken seriously, nor to remain unaccountable for using your platform irresponsibly.
You're a traitor to your species, you don't deserve to use that nickname.
I didn't want to work 9-5 so I started my own business and now I work 24/7 - some entrepreneur
Well, that’s basically everybody that starts their own business, because when you have a business, it’s now your baby.
There is more pride and a good feeling building something from the ground up then working a 9 to 5 Job because your working in something you have made for yourself.
I said those exact words out loud when I started my first company. Now I have six companies and my 39 year old self thanks my 24 year old self every single day for working my guts out. It isn’t for everyone though.
Nobody on their death bed says, "Man, I should have worked more."
That have that phrase put on their headstones
Love of money is the root of all evil. Wealth on earth is temporal.
"People need two hours of free time"
Sounds like someone can afford to pay someone to do all his chores.
@@AnnedolfFrankler911 If that is all the cleaning you do then I feel sorry. Not everyone wants to live like a pig you know.
I am sure his tune would be different if he had to clean his house, grocery shop, and mow his grass.
His wife does everything while he is sitting on his ass posting videos with Andrew Tate 😂
Doing your chores is not free time, actually, is unpayed time, so... maybe people also need time to work in themselves and their living conditions?
I was literally saying to myself last night that my 5 day work week is limiting my time with my children…
To hear some rich guy say I need to have my time occupied like a child is disgusting to me especially in light of my previous sentence.
He got rich off running a sleazy MLM insurance company where 95% of those who got licensed make commissions that are less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25hr. Ironically, he had virtually no employees bc he classified them as independent contractors so he could avoid paying employee taxes. He's a scumbag.
He works long hours all the time. just because it’s in an office in a mansion doesn’t make any difference.
Ya a great father, more people should think like this, the time ya spend with them, help them and you to create something real good!!
I don't mind that he's rich. What I do mind is that he built his wealth basically off of a pyramid scheme. I'm sure building a pyramid scheme is difficult, because you have to convince people that it's legit. But it's extremely laughable to hear a guy who didn't build a business off of a product that people actually want/need try and virtue signal to us like he's Elon Musk.
I have a thing I love doing that has potential to lead to tens of millions of $, and I put 30+ hours a week into it, and have been for almost 2 years now, so to an extent I can relate to the idea of having less free time, less time to sit around. But I'm also a single 23 year old in my own apartment, so for sure if I had a family and a job I was okay with, I would absolutely want to spit in PBD's face for saying any of the shit he just said.
Not to mention his second definition of success is building businesses that employ people so the government doesn’t have to come bail them out. 95% of the licensed agents at PHP make less than minimum wage and 67% don’t even make enough to cover the enrollment fee. That means over half of Patty Cakes employees wind up in the hole after going to work. I just hope he has no conscious because I couldn’t image the torment of just looking in the mirror if Patricia did have one.
17:47 oooo, that stuck a chord with me. I had literally paused about ten seconds earlier to grab my phone so I could comment, then he said exactly what I was thinking, “They want to leave a legacy.”
My dad started the career that would shape his entire life the year I was born, 1988. And he retired well after the age of 65, in part due to him not being able to separate his job life from his personal life. He created something that was his and he felt if he let it die, a part of him would die too. He felt like his job was his legacy, even though he has two sons, his work was how he left a mark on the world.
After retiring, he finally decided he could live out his life in some of the ways he dreamed of. He wanted to live out in the countryside, he wanted to live more off the land, he didn’t want to be so public, and now he was afforded the time to do all the fun activities he always loved to do and the things he dreamed he would do during retirement. Except, things were much harder for him.
First of all, he was so old that many of the activities he loved doing were too intensive for his older body, he would get so tired so quickly and not be able to even go out for too long. His new housing situation was a lot more work than he imagined, he has to have help chopping wood for his wood burning stove to primarily heat his house during winter and land maintenance is hard in general when you are older. He thankfully has good people willing to help, but without that, his dream surely would be a nightmare.
On top of that, even though he no longer is working, he literally recreated his office space in his home. It’s definitely odd to me, I mean I suppose he could use it to do any paper work, but it almost seems like a coping mechanism for him.
If you cannot guess, my dad worked his butt off. Working usually 8-12 shifts throughout the week, and eventually taking shorter days on Fridays. He barely spent time with his kids, his work-life balance caused him to lose at least one marriage and it was clear to both my brother and I how difficult it was for him to separate his work from reality. Which is why neither of us desired taking over his successful business. Even the man who did agree to take my father’s business by his terms ended up fulfilling his role quicker so that he could sell the business to a partner and he moved back to where his family is to be closer and spend more time with them.
I believe these men know nothing more than what they are committed to. It’s impressive for sure if they are successful and committed to their job first, good for them. But it is not every role of every worker to be committed like that. These people can make that decision if they choose. But it’s absurd they are critiquing other countries for finding value in separation of work and life.
If they aren’t careful, they are going to wind up like my dad, feeling empty not working anymore and feeling empty not being able to do the activities he loved when he was able. And retirement will be more empty than fulfilling.
I just gotta say, that resonates with me and the situation with my father more than I am comfortable talking about.
Thank you for this comment. Something that I needed to hear
Something similar happened for my father. It was like he started "living" after retiring in his 60's except his body was overweight and old. It took him several years of work just to be healthy again because he worked so many hours in an office job over the years. He's now doing well.
PBD became rich from a pyramid scheme… that’s hard work to him
This is the guy that said "Walmart can't afford to give their employees a raise", even though the Waltons are simultaneously one of the richest families on the planet and one of the biggest recipients of welfare.
yeah and he's the same type of guy who will turn around and criticize the people working at Walmart for receiving government assistance and being lazy.
😂😂😂
@@AnnedolfFrankler911 That may or may not be the case. Either way, that's not the same as saying "Walmart cannot afford to pay them more".
@@AnnedolfFrankler911 I am well aware of fiduciary duty but that's honestly just playing with words. By that reasoning, they could also argue that they need to cut pay because their one and only concern is investor satisfaction.
One might argue that satisfied and happy employees (due to a pay increase for example) can also lead to better company performance and higher revenue.
Furthermore, companies often can and do dissatisfy investors.
@@AnnedolfFrankler911 Do you know that Walmart gives new hires information on how to apply for public assistance? Do you know that they purposely keep employees below full time to avoid paying full benefits? I mean, why pay full benefits when you can simply pass that expense over to the taxpayer? The real welfare queen is Walmart, not the person who works at Walmart.
I like how the guy at 3:15 is like "I just played more sports" and the other guy is like, No, you're going to get into trouble, because everyone is like me and does bad things.
Yup
"You're going off the party line, comrade! Do you want to be sent to a reeducation camp?"
Glad you roasting Patrick. Nobody else is doing it. Good job Josh!!!
Patrick went downhill glad to see someone finally touch on his nonsense
I think I recall Coffeezilla did.
Because PBD has the ability to sound convincing.
@@Iron-Bridge He def has that ability
@@Iron-Bridge Hmm idk about that.....
You are 100% 💯 correct that having dinner with Patrick turns into a discussion like this and you’re correct that most people who talk with Pat want to be a yes man to impress him.
Yes! In order to be in good standing with a person like Patrick, you'd have to constantly stroke his ego and dumb yourself down. He is an elitist and extremely egotistic. I wonder what the Syrian and Armenian community think of him. He came to America and did well for himself, but he lacks the humble nature that many people from the middle East have.
what a fool PDB, should be in jail, insurance fraud
Pat is obsessed with the sound of his own voice.
I would be too if my voice sounded that cartoony
I hate him
S-U-C-C-E-S-S, can you say Success? SUCCESS😁, success🤔? Success🤑! Did I say success?
He’s just talking about nothing like all CEOs do at corporate events
Imagine how shitty and empty your life has to be, to reject free time.... And how ridiculous it sounds to throw under the bus everyone just because some have low selfcontrol.
That's the thing - he equates free time with idleness and waste. Guess he's never heard of volunteering, or spending time with family.
Some generations ago they were talking about the problem of too much free time. Thanks to automation and industrialization, we would have so much free time, that society would be altered. But instead, nothing has changed, and with laptops and computers, no only has the work week stayed the same as it has for coming up to almost 100 years soon, but the workweek is longer now. And now, despite science, and automation, etc. we're still arguing over any free time at all and 4 day workweeks? Something is wrong here.
@@jeffweingrad4658 Proof that profits from productivity gains have gone almost exclusively to the CEOs and shareholders.
It all comes down to fulfillment. Everything you DO is to first, be safe, and next, to feel fulfilled. Not happy, but to feel like what you're doing serves a purpose. For some people, it's about serving themselves: building a business, gaining wealth, gaining fame and notoriety, making physical things like a house or a car. And that's great! For others, it's about self-expression: artists. And others, it's about making something better: engineers, volunteers, philanthropists.
He can't FATHOM that people have differing motivations, dreams, concerns, or interests. Imagine lacking the IMAGINATION to think people aren't JUST like you. Absolutely wild.
This is a tough one to parse. In free time, you really can leverage to earn more or "work" more.
I mean we are watching man who monetizes his free time, while we (maybe) don't.
So while PBD is correct(ish), the overlap is that the average person isn't earning more through the sheer benevolence of businesses.
My great grandpa retired at like 70 and lived to 92. He made sure to take walks, get out of the house, spent a lot of time in his garden and sitting outside. These people pretend retirement is a death sentence in 9 years.
I will be playing video games, the guitar, listening to music, writing, among many other things when retired. Hell, to me, work gets in the way of my need for exploration, hobbies and knowledge. I know I'm not the only one.
My great grandma retired at a similar age and is still kicking at 108 :).
Because they can't squeeze any more work out of you. They want to scare you into staying working.
That's it, after one retires they should do things that interest them. Some ppl don't anything other than the work for their life. When I retire, I plan to raise my animals and grow my own food, exercise and enjoy the natural beauty in my country.
The lack of intellectual curiosity is ASTOUNDING! No exploration of the claimed benefits of a 4 day workweek, no mention of the results of HUNDREDS of companies implementing it, no discussion of the fact that we've know fir DECADES that after 6 hours of daily work productivity drops off a cliff. No mention of what was considered normal working conditions in say, the early 1900s before a mandated 40 hour workweek, which STILL gets skirted around to this day.
No questions on why so many countries have shorter workweeks, yet DRASTICALLY higher median incomes, population happiness, and other positives. No exploration of pros and cons, even THEORETICAL, let alone what the studies actually dive into. Jfc...
I grew up poor, my parents worked really hard to reach the levels they're in. We are proud of my fathers achievements but he always said "I missed out on your childhood".
That hit hard!!!
I recently spoke w a sales rep at work who was on the grind lifestyle for most of his career. He got a recent cancer diagnosis and his first thought was how much he fucked up by spending so much time and energy on work. He instantly cut down his hours and spent more time w family. He is doing well now.
I know a guy who has a recent BAD (not cancer diagnosis) and he is happy he built a life for himself where he can get what he needs.
Your story means shit, generally speaking.
@@ArisenMind It should be possible to build a life that you want without overworking your body and develop an illness in the long term. Which happens a lot. The message glossed over your head.
@@Jespidi No, no it did not. There are different variables and different outcomes in play here.
Generally speaking, people should work smarter and then harder if it's necessary. Realistically, it's quite difficult, for most jobs, to have this 4 day work week.
5 days works for a reason and sometimes you will have to work more than that.
Selling people this dream of working for days and having a stress free life and blah blah blah, will bite you in the fucking ass if you aren't fiscally responsible and financially sound.
It's all that I'm saying.
For every person that regrets not spending time with their family, there are some mothefuckers out there like me who are fucking THANKFUL we grinded it out, even in times of medical emergency and illness.
@@ArisenMind I'm sorry, but with your first comment, it sounded like it did. So thank you for explaining more.
Now, I do agree about the rest of your points, but again, the system forces you to work too much most of the time which can, as said, lead to illness. Jeopardizing your health for money in some cases is not worth it. So we should try to find a balance or else all that hard earned money goes to medication.
@@Jespidi I feel you my friend. Be well.
Oh geez I want time to spend with my family, garden, take walks, go to museums, bake a pot pie, make jam, read a book, paint that cabinet, go to the beach. Damn that guy’s crazy my kids never got into trouble, we all had so much to do they have hobbies, friends, all play several musical instruments, have multiple interests, are avid readers and are both college educated and self-taught in various areas such as languages, arts, coding, and most of us are history buffs. I fit work into my life, not the other way around.
Workaholic CEOs worried people won't wanna work 24/7 like they do.
When he said let’s define success my immediate response was success is subjective.
Why listen to him when you can listen to earl nightinggale.
Exactly it's completely subjective. One person may feel that success is working all day every day and making lots of money and someone else may define success as living in a van, travelling around and living off the bare minimum but having a lot of free time. Neither lifestyle is wrong or should be shamed, you should do whatever works for you.
Mine was "whose?".
I recently watched David Pakman go onto his podcast and there were parts in their discussion were Patrick would just interrupt David and tell him “You’re not answering the questions the way I want you to”
"Europe is a socialist nation"
Uhhh, Europe isn't a nation buddy.
Welcome to the club bro. They still refer to Africa as a nation till today.
It's a Union , the European Union , a group of nations buddy not a nation !
@Gregory Gant not all countries in Europe are part of the EU though.
@@matane2465 I said The European Union is a union ,a group of countries in the European region ,not ALL countries in Europe.
@@paulosah1317 😂💯
When I hear people push the "idle hand's is the Devils playground" talk, I immediately want to know what their schedule looks like.
In my experience, people pushing that rarely work nearly as much as they claim we should. Part of their "work" includes travel, hour plus long pd high-end breakfast, lunch, and dinners. Going to events. Going to the golf course. I knew one guy that included them working out at the gym as part of their "work day" ( they were in business, not fitness).
But hey, us peasants better "ACTUALLY" work non-stop. Even though we rarely get to do the above I mentioned and consider it "work".
You want a hobby? Nope.
Family? Lol nope.
Friends? What are those?
Honestly, these people are brutally out of touch with reality.
So agreed 💯💯 Same here, a lot of business owners who claim to work 12+h shifts include all these things such as hobbies, working out, dinner etc as "work". Tbh I have done the "real" 12 h shifts before(the ones where you skip lunch because you have too much work to do or work during holidays to get few extra hours in) and all it leaded to was burnout with health issues. Not to mention based on their logic- hobbies, chores etc are part of work so in reality most of us are Already working 12 hour shifts😂
Basically, "Drones will work all the hours we need them. And, how dare they have any joy or self-agency, I'm not paying them for that..."
Never changes. Their greed will never be satisfied.
Let's not forget PBD stands for ...
P = Prosperous
B = Bastards
D = deceive
@@josephzsoka874 nice, did you come up with that?
@@elinasaksakulm5725 I've had to walk 1:30+ hrs through blizzards to work 12 hour shifts and I still had douches call me lazy. A lot of us aren't in shitty predicaments because we're "lazy" or "dumb". I'm done putting up with that shit.
This Patrick guy watches too much Dave Ramsey that he wants to be the next one
I love how pretty much anybody can call into Dave Ramsey's show. It allows for more interesting discussions but yea Dave Ramsey has his crazy moments. Like he once told someone to get 10 jobs. Not literally but it was still unnecessary.
Patrick has never done a day of labor in his life, so it's all projection on his part.
PBD does have a sanctimonious, condescending way of speaking that is reminiscent of Dave Ramsey.
Patrick is a real Turd!! What a Big Turd!!
@@DerMeister821 No one can seriously doubt that Patrick is hard working. Even on his show he is hyperactive. The problem is projecting that onto everyone. We are not all the same.
I am conservative but don’t think PBD is genuine. I think he is running a grift.
Patrick just needs to be honest & say that people should be working 7 days a week so they feel better about themselves.
7 day work weeks AND overtime exempt. That way workers can feel better about all the work they did for free so that the company can thrive... then lay them off the second that business slows down.
Bc he and he’s MLM agents do! They promote the hustle life style
Patrick ran a sleazy MLM insurance company where 95% of those who got licensed make commissions that are less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25hr. Thr irony is he had virtually no employees bc the "insurance agents" were classified as independent contractors so he could avoid paying employee taxes.
@@titonothere6179They promote a pyramid scheme.
hhahahah 7 days a week 24 hours, what a dream! What a dream,,,,
A bunch of CEOs say that I'll live longer if I work for them. This is how they ensure that the only people who work for them are stupid enough to believe garbage like that. Even if it was true, I'd rather live 30 fewer years not working for them.
Don't worry, he's completely wrong. Overworked people die much earlier. He could have check the studies made in USA, his own country, about 50h week vs 40 or less. I believe there would be difference even between 40h and 32h
Patrick is the definition of reputation laundering. By the way whenever Patrick mentions "insurance" it's really MLM.
What's MLM?
It is
@@AdvocateOfJamaica Multi-level marketing.
Funny how he's looking down on all those European countries with less working week hours than the US, while most of his audio equipment are of German design, his watch is probably Swiss, and all the products his country imports via sea are ensured by Dutch and German insurers (European companies control almost 95% of the global maritime insurance business)... These guys are as clueless as they were when they were kids!
I don't think p.b.d realises that he's idea of success is just his opinion, not objective.
He must be a complete joy at family events.
I bet he doesn't go to family events. He would see it as "idle time," and a waste.
@@logan_wolf I mean, let's be honest; in that specific case, he would be correct. Family events are irrelevant to me, in fact I actually hate them. I dont have kids, but they would definitely be the exception. I would want to be a part of kids life as much as possible.
You're wasting your life if you aren't being a good piggie and making your boomer boss rich, or in this particular case, pretending to be busy when you're not.
Technically speaking, your boss would be the pig, and you would be a horse or a mule. But, that's just semantics.
Patrick usually has decent takes, but he definitely has been watching too much Dave Ramsey/Ken Coleman this time. “Why spend time with your family and enjoy life? You should just work for me and live by what my values are. Living life? Ha!!”
All these CEOs and bosses that subscribe to this idea are just afraid they won't be making as much money if they cut down work days. It's the mentality of "If my shop is always open, customers will keep coming to spend money"
@@justnoel4088 they live and die worshiping making money because there’s nothing else interesting about them
I agree. Usually I actually think he has valueable content. I dont really agree with him here though,
Life is not just WORK. Work is a part of Life. But, Life is more about spending time with your Friends, Family, and doing the things you Love more than caring about clocking in at 9 and closing out at 5.
My parents are retired and have “too much time on their hands”
They send me travel picks, eat awesome food, chill and watch Netflix, enjoy their grandkids….
What the literal fuck is PBD going on about???
That dude patrick sounds like a total generic sales guy who sells courses and I bet he has a book..
His show was pretty good and it’s taken a hard turn right.
Fake courses that don't generate profit revenue.
@@mstoj1386 profit and revenue are different things
@@HH-le1vi true
@@porschefanatic1049 no wonder why I see him most of the time on social media platforms. The guy is annoying to me.
Notice how he says is success having more time to do nothing instead of more time to do things you actually want to do and enjoy. Not everyone is a workaholic, living to work is such a sad pathetic existence.
In America the general mentality is that the point of living is to be a worker ant. In Europe, the point of working is so you can live. Pat-Bet is a workaholic. I'm not faulting him for that, as it has obviously helped him to get him where he is. The problem I have is that, as intelligent as he is, he has an enormous blind spot in thinking that everyone else should be exactly like him, or they are practically worthless. Plenty of people work just as much and ever "harder" than he does, and still don't get where he is, and never will.
There is only so much room at the top, and the fact of the matter is that until we all get replaced with robots, we need people who work menial jobs. Those jobs are tough and back breaking, and often demoralizing (especially with attitudes like his). All that being said, let people who actually do work hard, spend their free time as they wish.
On this issue, Pat-Bet is completely detached from his fellow man. Dude hasn't worked back-breaking labor in a very long time (if ever), so he can drink a nice full glass of STFU!
Facts
*slow clap* 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Plenty of people work damned hard and their salaries don’t keep pace with inflation and the cost of living, yet corporate profits just keep on rising. All of these “successful” people believe that everyone else can make it just like they could, and it is just not true. As you said: There are only so many spaces to climb into, and sometimes working hard and being good and dedicated has exactly the opposite effect of what you want - You NEVER get promoted because why would they? You’re perfect for them right where you are. Once you’re not young anymore & have family and financial obligations, it’s harder to job hop. And you get to start at the bottom again.
Have a boss/management that doesn’t promote internally? Have racist/sexist “leaders”? Have a “good ‘ol boy” organization? Good luck if you think working harder is going to overcome any of that.
💯💯💯
@tvdavis exactly sometime he talks as if someone isn't as successful as him then they have spent their life effin off somewhere. Everyone can't be an entrepreneur and doesn't want to be and even if the are they never get rich doing it.
My dad retired at 53 and now he's 85 🤷♂️
The reason is this? Is job what NOT is life!
When you know you're in the office for 5 days, you pace yourself and socialize more. When you know you get 3 days off, you're more likely to sprint, get your work done, and get out.
Yeah, programming is different from assembly line work. But THAT'S THE POINT! The world is not the same as the world that created the 5 day week.
It's weird how eons of our species succeeded without modern "work," and all that "Free time."
We also know this CEO is working 100 hour work weeks.... Instead of being on his private Yacht in the Caribbean.
As a kid if I had nothing else to do, I did art, loved my music, communed with nature, or went rollerskating. Those idiots wouldn't have liked me, I guess, because I wasn't a delinquent like them. 😆 I'm unemployed currently, and loving not working as a corporate slave.
Arbeit macht frei.
Yaaay! You're successful bro, smoking pot at home or playing video games all day, niiiice!
@@HassanSanem 😂😂
Yeah I think you might be taking it a little far in the opposite direction my friend. There’s a happy medium between being a “corporate slave” and literally doing nothing with your life.
@@HassanSanem what are you even talking about?
He sounds like a General marching everyone to work, replete with a morning work-rhyme routine
Sorry for all of your family issues, stay true to yourself, and keep grinding, you're a good dude. It's been a helluva a journey watching your progression.
Not sure why working hard is a badge of honor
I guess it can be, but not when it's someones entire life! Thanks Larmando!
Working hard is something to be proud of. You dont have to do that every single day though
Long ago, I worked for a company where I had a boss I did not get along with at all, but one thing that she was open to was an idea presented to her by two coworkers in our department that they wanted to shift their workload to complete their tasks in a four-day work week and she was open to it. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen because our department was disbanded and our jobs were sent overseas, but this was several years before all people had high speed Internet, desktop computers still outsold laptops, and wi-fi was unknown. If employers were open to the idea of a four-day work week way back then, the technology today is more than ample enough to make the workplace more flexible by allowing people to work from home and work a four day week. And people WILL get the objectives of their jobs done while allowing them to do more with their lives outside of work and be much happier.
Josh, how did you even make it through this? I'm having a hard time, even with your spot-on commentary. Every time they start speaking, I just want to fast forward...
I know how you feel. Every time Patrick starts talking, I have to run a video clip titled 'Drunk Batman' over him to make it bearable.
the EU numbers are skewed by.
1 - part time workers mostly women
2 - 4/5 workers in Belgium you get it until the child becomes 12
3 - they use adv days for not working, it is just your contract states you work 40 hours a week and 4 hours get counted as "overtime" and you get like 15 days adv holidays from it
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I love the guy that's like 'well I played more sports'...
"NO. They WILL get into trouble".
Basically he's saying "Don't say that. Agree with me. Back up my point that I created out of thin air to back up my belief, but have limited evidence for"
Currently working a 4 day, 10 hour work week. I love it, I'm completely well rested, use my days off to spend time with family, clean the house thoroughly without rushing, and currently inspiring myself on working on small engines. If boss wants me to work a 5th day, it's 10 hour day OT.
So the 4x10 schedule is not what 4 day work week is. 4 day work week is 32 hrs for the week. The 4 day schedule is to make work time into "productive time" not just crunch the same work week into less days. (I've worked 3x12, 4x10, 4x8,5x8, and 80hrs 1 week w/ 1 week off). The only schedule that actually changes work time to being more productive was the 4x8. All the rest don't actually give you back any hours for free time
@@MyEyesAreOnFire a 4x10 gives you back one day worth of commuting.
@@supersonicgamerguru don't get me wrong a 4x10 is slightly better then a 5x8, due to 1 day less commuting. Personally b/c it reduces the amount of time you have left in the day after the 10hr shift I like 8s better. In a 10 + 1 hr commute + 8hr sleep + 1hr to get ready/settle down when you get home, leaves you with only 4 hours to do what you need, like shopping, errands, etc. 8 hr day you get 6 with. For me it was I always ended doing all the "extra" stuff I would do after work on Friday, basically making it not really a day off. This is why the 4x8s is just so much better. You retain the hrs a day and get a whole day off that is free.
If I'm stressed because I have too much free time, it's because I'm thinking, "I promised myself I would apply myself to bigger and better things so I wouldn't HAVE to work shitty jobs all the time, and if I keep wasting this free time, that will end up being my whole life."
But it's not like I'm just sitting there missing the feeling of having my boss breathing down my neck for the billionth time. No matter how much I procrastinate, no matter how stressed I ever get, that's one thing I NEVER miss.
More recently, however, I've been getting more stressed because it's looking more and more like attaining any success of any kind will require dealing with these coked up workaholics who secretly think we made a mistake abolishing slavery.
I could try going the independent route, but that's no guarantee, either.
Your comment made me inwardly fist bump 🤛
“Coked up workaholics” is so damned relatable! Took me years to figure out that the highly-praised “successful” go-getters I work with are not sniffling all the time due to allergies! The main guy in charge of the group was a coke head, got “invited to retire” and was arrested for a felony somewhat related to his job. Another guy, who is the Golden Child (but genuinely a nice guy) because he can work, and work, and work endlessly is on Adderall! And I’m not speculating; he told me so. Yeah, no wonder he can focus in a room full of unnecessary noise, while my 15 year older ass is over there pulling my hair out, trying to think straight while the others spend hours telling loud stories, laughing and generally screwing around half the day. Then they come in on “overtime” on the weekends & get actual work done.
Patrick feels entitled to plan everyone's day. He knows better what you need ...
Yup this Persian needs to get checked.
He made some cuckold sell his jeep
It has been proven that the most creative thinking happens when you have the free time to think. Creativity and imagination are what are responsible for new invention, true art and the evolution of mankind. Thats what is our biggest asset as human beings, not putting in maximum hours at work like a robot or machine would.
I watched a video about an American who went to work in a European country and would work hard to no end. She said she felt unvalued if she wasn't always working. She realised she brought her American mindset of hustling to a country where work-life balance was valued over working. It took her a minute to adjust and enjoy living her life without feeling guilty. If Americans feels not valued because they have free time its because of the work culture in America, not because free time is bad for your mental health.
"doing nothing all day" = pursuing your interests
"Yes, Daddy, please make me work 80 hours for minimum wage and fuck all benefits." - Literally Nobody.
The thing that gives you meaning and purpose in your life is the thing you get meaning and purpose out of. It's different for everyone.
The people who I know who are leaving California are mainly leaving it over cost of living. It costs a fortune to live here, but not because of taxes or regulation. The state has great weather, loads to do, and high paying jobs. It costs a lot to live here because access to those things is valuable and there are people with money willing to pay for it, driving the price up for everyone. The cost of living in CA sucks, but this is kind of how capitalism was designed to work: when you have nice things you charge more for them.
This is something that irritates me so much. People will use a term like ‘free time’ or ‘work’ but mean something different than who they’re arguing against. PBD is saying free time but means ‘doing nothing’ essentially. When I’m not in my day job, I am either in the gym, with my family, or with friends. Those things add value to my life. If I personally had More free time, I’d have more time to do martial arts which bring my life Value.
This was one of your funniest videos josh! the sheer audacity for this guy to say the shit he is saying and no one called him out on a single thing was so infuriating
I would love to just work 4 10 hour days and have 3 days off with Friday as an optional day to make OT money
My boss at my current job switched us to this schedule and everyone loves it! I’ll gladly give up 2 hours in the afternoon mon-thurs for an extra day every week. Everyone is more productive while at work and morale is much higher
@@AlexhPDX that's dope! 3 day weekends are way better. It gives you more time to actually do hobbies you like and hang out with family/friends more
@@ryanjohnson5882 How about a 6 day workweek from 9-6?
Yeah, that’s one of the nice things about 4/10’s. When they offer OT, I still have two days to get things done or at least decompress.
@@ryanjohnson5882 Hobbies? family/friends??? Huh?!? That's just time-wasting idleness. You're gonna die young!
Sincerely, Patrick Bet.
That population chart was taken from an article on tax foundation's website about people moving due to taxes.
Also that study he cites in the beginning was done by the national bureau of economic research which correlates mortality to length of time post retirement. Only proves that humans need agency in their life, not necessarily working.
I could also cite studies that were done that show an uptick in productivity when companies switched to a 4 day work week.
I think of Pat as a man of unique value. He has several great qualities that I find influence from. However, the more we know about him, the more human he becomes. He certainly has his fair share of flawed thinking.
As far as 4 day work weeks, I think about working class people having more time for their children. That alone is a positive.
Those who retired at 55 probably retired due to illness, most likely terminal. They were likely ill from carrying too much stress or guilt from the bad shit they did in the countries and communities they operated in.
Ive done a few jobs over the years.. everything from your burger flipping jobs to the cleaning jobs to a desk job.. the jobs that made me feel confident, comfortable and valued were the ones that didn’t micromanage me, the ones that gave me the equipment and said, produce what we hired you to produce, we trust you.. i can work from anywhere and at any time.. the extra freedom definitely helped me feel a lot better about myself.. it made me feel like I escaped your shitty s1ave culture of grinding my muscles and bones so that the few “pats” around me can own their next building or helicopter..
In my job, there is an 80-something-year-old man that comes in to work two days a week. He is already technically retired. He goes to the gym every day, then he comes to work for 4 hours on Tuesday and Thursday. He only works because keeping his mind active and helps him live a more fulfilling life. THAT is why he's doing better than most people his age who are retired. It's not the work itself, like I said, he works an 8 hour work week. Instead he has something to go out and do, something that keeps his mind active. Something to keep his brain from atrophying. That's the indication made by the studies they're trying to use as an excuse to work people to death. Edit: turns out he's 90-something.
I only know the study from hearing Andrew Huberman talk about it but it's all about keeping mentally and physically challenged, not the work itself. People who retire then spend their life in their favourite chair watching TV 12 hours a day do die earlier (as well as things like being more prone to dementia)
@@dan44zzt231 Yup!
My definition of success is being professionally accomplished, getting financial freedom, having great reputation, having a lovely life partner, giving enough time to family, having vacations at least twice a year, fulfilling most of my religious obligations, helping people and animals and having a mixed, urban & rural, lifestyle.
A handful of people in the world have all of the above. That's what I'm envious of. And not the billionaire's with dark life to go to once they're off work.
He doesn't seem to like himself that much, considering he doesn't like spending time with himself.
There is lots of data showing productivity and output declines past 40 hours. Lots of China does 9-9-6 and the quality is abysmal.
we all need to start pyramid schemes like PBD
Based on his argument about how people feel when they have too much free time, it sounds like people need therapy rather than more work thrown at them. Lol sounds like they’ve had too much work to handle and not enough time to take care of themselves mentally if they suddenly feel invaluable when they aren’t working. He’s got this so backwards
Success to me is: Cutting my hours to spend more time raising and caring for my son, spending time outside of work with my husband, being able to travel, being able to afford the roof over our heads, food on our table. Being able to work from home whilst also only working 4 daysa week has always been just absolute goals to me. I have zero desire to run a business, I don't have the mental capacity for it, much prefer doing my job 8-4, logging off, not worrying about other people, taxes and everything that comes with being very high up or owning a firm
What do you do for work?
@@youtube6817 I'm a proposal manager, niche offshoot of a project manager, I handle full lifecycle tender processes and manage procurement for a consultancy.
People like Patrick make me sick. He seems like the kind of person who believes that people won't know what to do with their lives unless someone tells them what to do. Kids with free time are going to just cause trouble? Dude, when I had free time, I was either playing video games or reading books. And as an adult, I use my free time to work on things I find worthwhile independent of my day job, I don't need anyone's help doing that or figuring that out. And that's the case for A LOT of people, we aren't little loss sheep in need of herding and that mentality needs to die quick, fast, and in a hurry. You give your life purpose and meaning--it doesn't need to come from other people and it sure as heck doesn't need to come from a corporation.
If you want a shining example of how dead wrong Patrick is, look no further than Japan, where overworking is not just mandatory, it's practically part of the culture. Not only are workers there burned the heck out, but for all the hours they put into the workday, there are other countries still way outpacing them in terms of productivity. More hours DOES NOT equate to more productivity.
True. It's also in the best interest of these CEO boss types to convince us they have the solutions due to needing our labor and energy.
Yeah. The fact that all those guys said that back when they had free time, they’d just get in trouble? The least surprising thing to hear. They’re the same D-bags now as when they were kids.
Not to mention that even after work is over, Japanese workers have to hang out with their coworkers and bosses after as the normal. If you reject then they look down on you. They literally live for their work
Very true. I've heard people's most productive periods are only about 3 hours out of their entire work day.
That guy is easy to explain, his sociopathy is obious
He's Mr. Insurance mlm con man. No need to listen to him at all.....
He was involved in drugs, too.
This guy: "The government shouldn't bail out lazy people!"
Also this guy (probably): "WE HAVE TO BAILOUT SVB!"
Nope, he said they made poor decisions and deserve to fail.
@@ShiroHimex lol he also agreed with Donald giving stimulus checks.., printing machine go brrr.
@@Discipleofthelordandjesusstimulus checks are good, people were struggling, it's the governments job to look after its citizens
If PBD thinks more people should start more businesses, then give them more free time. Or... the birthrate in the US is super low at the moment. If someone wanted to fix that, give people more free time.
Pat acts like it's people who work four days a week that are always getting the bail outs, and not the "successful" corporations like the airlines, the banks, the car companies, etc.
That whole conversation was tragic their points sucked😂
Damn!🤦♂️ Josh, Patrick is setting himself up to get into trouble.
In what way?
He seem to always do it. This guy is entertaining.
It's a pretty bold claim that all of Europe is "socialist". Not even Sweden is really "socialist". To American CEOs, any country that offers free healthcare and has a labour code is "socialist" 🤦🏼♀️
Glad that we have joshua to respond on behalf of all of us!
I started an IT consulting business because I was tired of the bullshit of being forced to go to the office to get on zoom calls with someone down the hall. This guy has some kind of a savior complex and no idea how to actually help people get what they want.
If I ever hire someone, which I’m hoping to soon, I have no desire to babysit them working nor buy an office building to do so. It’s lunacy.
Great! Then send their DM to Josh so he can tell everyone how you treat them...Show us how it's done...
My dad was 78 and retired when he was 52. 😂😂
Bbbbut you got 9 years right?
My father was an executive and retired at 55. He's 83 and still as miserable as he's always been...
I had a job for 11 years, in the retail I.T. sector, where I was paid a salary. I ended up working nearly 50 hours a week, sometimes 7 days a week and they literally made me seem as though I was useless. Yep, it was extremely toxic but I got out of there 5 years ago and am much better for it.
Luckaly I work in IT now and the boss is very chill dude.
But on the other hand I've had many retail jobs where the bosses were so damn delusional that they expected the minimum wage salary to be worth overtime work, 8 hours a day standing straight without even eating 5 min in peace, stressful, unorganized and on top it all off you bathroom time was basically whenever you had free time :joy:. Expecting you to do 3 people's jobs at the same time for 50$ a day when you generated them 2000-3000$. Absolute scumbags
"...not for CERTAIN kids. They WILL get in trouble if they have too much time on their hands". In my teens, when I found myself with more time in my hands, I worked on my microbusiness (made jewelry and chocolates for selling), went surfing, practiced singing with my rock band, and more. I hope my kids and my kids' kids get in the same kind of "trouble" I did.