Reckon I've ruined my chance at getting a job at Brewdog? Also small edit to what I said. I meant to say every week in Britain 1300 NEW people go on the dole (as apposed to 1300 are on the dole total).
You are better off for it! If we are paid so we can save and improve our lives, then hell yeah we should put at jobs first! However, living paycheck to paycheck, we are under no responsibility to make our jobs our lives as we get nothing back from it. Why should we sacrifice our own time when we are just working to live? That is just business - trying to get at least an equal and fair trade whenever possible. Bosses who fail to understand this should not be in business.
@educatingkate I reject your notion that you live a better life than 80% of the world, or whatever you said. This is a delusional white western idea that relies on incorrect notions of material abundance meaning your life is "better". I think you actually are quite average in terms of wealth, most of the world probably lives just like you (enough to support yourself but attain no real wealth), however you seem to live a very lonely and atomized life that most of our ancestors would think is awful. You measure life success like a materialistc modern westerner and are ignorant of your own social and spiritual poverty. Likely you won't agree with this but my point is, you are actually not better off than most people and your delusion otherwise is a symptom of you believing your country is better than it is. You're barely a step above a serf, without the strong social and familiar connections and safety net they had.
They say the same in USA that americans are lazy and billionare just justify importing tens of millions of Indians this way. They do this in every majority white country. Also leisure time is underrate, extremely important.
In my experience working harder just means you get more work for the same amount of pay. So instead you should do the absolute bare minimum as efficiently as possible to hit all your deadlines, get a positive annual review, and get a good bonus if your employers still offers those. If your employer wants more productivity it is on them to motivate you.
Agreed. Also, if you don't want to climb the shoulder ladder. You just want to do that particular job well. And you accept that roles pay scale limits. You should be allowed that role without the constant expectations to come up with something else to do.
@@Truth_Teller_101 Ha ha ha, you must be a communist. Billionaires don't sleep at night, they don't eat enough, they think about workers and employees all the time.😄
this is funny to me because they are building stone buildings in france for migrants because it's the cheapest material to build with and wood is incredibly expensive. everything is upside down.
We all really SHOULD start "working smarter not harder" if that actually will accelerate the collapse of this homicidal, parasitic, cleptocractic system.
We are the ones who have to suffer in order to usher in the next phase for humanity. In the 20th century we learned that Socialism and Communism doesn't work. In the 21st century we learned that Capitalism doesn't work either.
@ I believe that the worst time to be a adult in the west is post 2008 since ww2 The only shred of a good thing is that I’m freshly 22 with a amazing partner. I’ll endure. But I can’t say I won’t complain and drag my feet
@@Truth_Teller_101 Depends what you call socialism. Western style social democracy was very successful during the post war years. It brought decades of rising living standards and even conservative parties went along with it until Thatcher and Reagan pioneered the current economic model.
I worked a 9.5hr day plus 1.5hrs to work and 1hr to get home (30 miles) in the uk, barely got in the door to kiss the kids good night. Moved to Canada, 8 hr day, 30 minutes commute and home for 4pm, now working 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. UK work life balance is awful, plus there’s about sod all to do with your time off there anyway. Leave the dump!
That’s the thing mate, here in the UK people work to survive and it’s really causing big problems here. You want to work and live and that’s why so many Brits are leaving, or not working at all, it’s because after their ridiculous long week, cost of living etc they cant even plan a bbq in the garden because of the weather, so it gives people nothing to do but spend what little they have left on going to an indoor establishment and are worried that they can’t afford it. It’s got to a point where UK citizens are either breaking down or leaving. 👍🏻
You can't be right; we have allowed millions of people to come here and either claim benefits or work for below the national average - and yet still claim all the benefits of our society. How can this possibly not have improved or 'enriched' the country...? 🤔
The reality is that the ruling class have been taking a bigger and bigger percentage of the profits and working class wages have not kept up with inflation. Productivity has only ever increased, so it's never a case of "not working hard". We need to unionise to make us powerful collectively and we need to fight for better pay, hours and conditions. The same way older generations did, the fight never ends with the ruling class!
I knew a woman named Diane who used to smoke a lot and she would always say, “you can make more money but you can’t make more time so enjoy your life while you got it.”
"And all of these people who hate each other are people who are basically in the same economic situation and who are being encouraged by an algorithm owned by billionaire to hate each other." Well said. Circa 16:00
@@americanexile except that's only true for right wingers, it's not a left/right thing. Left wingers hate right-wingers ie bigots and defenders of the status quo because they are actively working against making the world a better place
I think it's interesting that you said you're at the time in your life where you can / could / should work hard. Most people, even if they want to work as hard as possible can only do so for a small number of years while they're healthy (mentally and physically), young, aren't burnt out yet, don't have children etc. Not everyone can be that way, and if they can it's usually only ever for a short burst. You also said people feel more and more deflated by minor setbacks... very true. For me, the national morale is part of this.
Work hard when you are in your 20s. Save and buy property/properties, invest in ETFs and have side hustles. Decouple from your employer and make yourself financially resilient and as independent as possible. It took me working at a credit card company and seeing the marketing BS they push onto people (primarily young gullible Caucasian women) on spending like YOLO and ruining their credit scores, and hoping some rich guy can come marry them out of the financial mess.
Do not lay up treasures on earth where moth & rust destroy, where thieves break in and steal Rather lay up treasures in Heaven where moth & rust cannot destroy & where thieves cannot steal For where your treasure is there your heart will be also
because humans are no machines, put enough pressure on them and they will burn out like a fuse in an electrical circuit. Machines are for working hard, humans are for working smart, that is automate stuff and move on.
I am Norwegian, old, nurse, and I would vote for you as the new president of the world! We, the world, need people like you. I really, really hope you are found by someone and given an arena even more worthy than UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
Highly agree with what you've said. We are far too easily divided from each other based on our difference of opinion when really we should be trying to be allies despite that.
Kate, you have a real knack for rationalising and verbalising many of the frustrations that the British people (and I'm sure many people around the world) are feeling. It's been a joy listening to these videos that resonate so deeply for so many
I give you a physical thumbs up even though you can't see it. Great Talk! When you said the only way to make things better is to talk .... that we must, or it's only down hill from there.
Often affluent people will claim others are jealous or resentful of their success. There are two problems with this, first, many of us are neither resentful nor jealous. The second is in the definition of success. No one decent resents being reasonable and earning our appreciation honestly, nor do we resent others doing so. As well, we don't resent success at all, however, hoarding wealth and being arrogant, egotistical and selfish is not success, it is failure. Successful people know when enough is enough. We know better than to spoil ourselves or put ourselves above others. Those who put themselves above others are classists.
No one is going to become a millionaire by working at a paid job, no matter how hard they work. People who become millionaires do so, for example, by selling a product that turns out to be very successful in the world. It is about creating a potentially successful idea, and then selling it to people, and people will like that product if that product brings something positive or favorable to their lives. Greetings from Chile, in South America.
That's true. So many people don't understand that somehow. But i also believe that a paid job is ok for one single person. If you want to hack the system it may be easier than you think. But forget a ''normal'' life. If you want to pay for food for six people, car insurance etc and then complain you don't have enough money that's just stupid sorry..
You shouldn't have to defend yourself from narcissists. There are so many variables to success and the definition of it. It depends on what the goal is...if everyone was solely focused on getting as much currency as they possibly could, we'd be living in a nightmarish dystopia! Oh...wait, we already are.
people don`t understand that for a good society tax should not exceed in total 20%. Fair tax is 10%. In the moment UK is tax around 50-60% (total tax including residual taxes and vat)
Thank you again, Kate. Your insights are truly remarkable. I spent nearly nine years working in the UK as an IT contractor, where the competitive environment was highly demanding. Success was closely linked to performance-those who consistently delivered exceptional results not only earned significantly higher compensation but also enjoyed greater job security. In contrast, I worked alongside government employees whose pay and job security remained relatively fixed and stagnant. Although the average earnings of contractors and government employees were comparable, contractors produced more than twice as much output per capita. Top-performing contractors often earned at least double the salary of their government counterparts, creating a strong incentive for improvement among lower-performing contractors. In my view, when effort and skill have no bearing on rewards, it signals the presence of an ineffective socialist system in which competition and merit are undervalued.
@@bthansencom1 while this might be true for contracting its quite a specific example. Your work was likely linked to a measurable sales output. In some cases like teaching the outputs are quite difficult to measure. Tony Blair had a crack at this style of management back in the early 2000's and it didn't go so well. Certainly true for many jobs though, if you work hard all year and see no benefit, what is the point in working hard the following year? There is a balance to be struck depending on the industry
The reality is most people in the UK are underpaid. Massive disconnect between salary V property prices. People taxed to the hilt. My medium to long term plan is to leave this island.
The commute to/from work is the thing that always bothered me. It steals (quite a lot of) your time and money. I'd rather make minimum wage at a job within walking distance than make double the minimum wage at a job that steals 2+ hours of my time and 8+ pounds of my money each day just getting there and then home again afterwards. That's just me though. I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't drink, smoke or have any expensive hobbies, so even the minimum wage is more than I can spend.
Nothing weird about not drinking and smoking, the weirdos are the ones who get offended by your sobriety. My commute btw, is 14 miles on a relatively empty A road. It's like commuting in the 1950s
@@richierich1674 14 miles isn't too bad as far as commutes go I suppose. Could be done on an electric bicycle so it's only stealing time and not money. I'd still prefer a job in walking distance though, even if it paid less. No stress or nuisance travelling that way. Like I said though, I'm weird. I'd be happy if I never had to travel more than half a mile away from my house for the next 50 years. Hell is other people (and having to travel, lol).
@@Aethelhald I think people really don't understand how a long commute can affect your mood. My own commute is 6 miles, but can take me up to 1 hour. Its stresses me out daily.
@@royalbiscuits8442 Exactly. I reject that. I won't travel beyond walking distance for work, not even for more money. As long as I make enough to pay the bills, buy something nice now and again and put an absolute minimum of £20 a week away for a rainy day then I'm happy. The moment I start having to travel an hour each way I start thinking about retiring at 36 and living off my savings (maybe mowing the odd lawn here and there for a tenner to supplement it)
I totally agree with the commute as working time. One thing good that the pandemic did is to put "remote work" and "hybrid work: on the "employers table". Obviously not all the jobs are suitable for this type of work but the ones who are must stick to it!
I'm currently unemployed and I've been out of work since October. I have a terrible relationship with work altogether - a bad attitude, and really, I dont know where its rooted, but something I do know is that I just dont want to work my life away. I'm not lazy, just discouraged by the fact I'll have to work the rest of my life to have my basic human needs met. I had an interview today, and though it went well, my attitude is still sour, and mentally, I'm not prepared to get back into this bleak grind.
Nothing wrong you do not want to work. It is not normal to work for somebody every week for most of your life. You feel it as hard as many others. Jobs should be automated as soon as it is possible so that people can move on to something else rather than do the same things every day. Find what you love to do and try to sell it directly to others. You do not need a middleman like an employer. If not possible, pack your suitcase and travel the world. There are thousands places that are better than the rat-race-obsessed UK. Happy not racing, it is not worth it.
@@YolichMGood point - it's always the money trap that gets in the way of the freedom to choose a different way of life : well unless you have lots of it I guess.
When you dig into the back-story of "successful" people, even those that come from nothing, you discover their success has very little to do with how hard, or how smart they worked. The reality is there were multiple factors, circumstances, events, and people that aligned, mostly through chance, that led to their idea, business or whatever becoming successful. But if you never try, you you never put yourself in that position to have a chance of success.
Other than people who inherited, you'll never find a billionaire who came upon their wealth honestly. This goes all the way back to the days of Astor and Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was so guilty about how he made his money, in his final days he gave it all away in hopes to earn back his soul.
Successful people always seem to be learning, educating themselves. Be far the lesson the separates the haves and the have nots is their attitude to money. Stop chasing money. Start chasing solutions to problems everyone faces, the money then comes to as a bonus. Most people in work just don't get that.
@@Truth_Teller_101 I agree but inheritance isn't "honestly" coming upon wealth either. It's nepotism. Children and friends of those who honestly earn their wealth should have zero avenue to that wealth in adulthood. Yes, every single individual should start their adult life at the same financial starting point. Or it's a lie to claim wealth is honest at all. I wont pretend those who came out of wealths womb inherently deserve to start at their parents finish line. 1 dollar or 1 billion, no "honest" money exists until every single adult starts at exactly the same start. I know everyone wants to believe mommy and daddy's money belongs to us more than our neighbors, but logically try to justify how anyone is more deserving of wealth because their friends or family are. It's not logical or fair to anyone except the twisted people waiting for a friend/family member to die and cough up the free gimmies.. that they honestly earned.. from someone dying with full pockets.
From “across the pond” it seems many Brits place too much emphasis on judging people by their economic status. Here in the US life is not perfect by any means. The general view is people who are “rich” financially, good for them, class envy accomplishes nothing. Whatever your personal / financial goals are, work toward them. Got a dead end job? Then make yourself qualified for a better position.
The top-dogs in the 'charity sector' pay themselves VERY well... and many charities seem to be run as a way of making money for and giving an income to their organisers. One particular animal charity here in the UK stands out in this regard, and is highly litigious... this sort of thing would even make Winnie-the-Pooh depressed... 👍😉
That's 38% to the middle class. I don't see your argument? Someone has to own the business, someone has to work, and a lot of someone's got fired because they didn't work hard enough.
If people in the UK weren’t living in a high cost of living and taxed left right and centre then the people who work hard get their rewards (holidays, leisure activities) etc. but that’s not the case and so people are stressed, chasing thier monthly pay and have little to show just survival. The amount of educated, hard working brits moving elsewhere shows we are hard working and willing but also want to live also. 👍🏻 I’m a life coach, helped many with poor mental health and the state of our society the way it works is having a massive impact on people. Have a great day all and stay focussed on your purpose 👍🏻
people are taxed so much because the gov has to pay interest on debt. Debt keeps growing because everything is private so the gov pays for every service through the nose, while a bunch of rich corporations get doubles or trebles of what it costs to deliver. Then private BoE gets over 40 billion pounds every year too. There is a bunch of parasites on top of this society, and the people maintain them. In a normal society rich can't thrive, but this is not a normal society, Britain is an oligarchy, like the US.
I am from Edinburgh I watch your videos with interest. Edin has been turned into a disgusting mess, a playground for the rich. Life here has no enjoyment here in it anymore.
They want to keep you on the breadline, I've worked for royal mail for 28 years and were now about 30 pence above minimum wage for working your arse off every day of the week
It's only a couple more months until the wealthy chief executive at my job, sends us all an email claiming credit for this year's statutory pay rise. We've already received an email last week summarising a recent staff consultation, in which he wrote: "Some of you expressed your concerns about the low pay, we've an exciting announcement to make on this in April". An unbelievable number of staff can't see how patronising this is.
Gary Stevenson also blames the ultra-rich. Coming from Russia and having lived in the UK for a year now, I am simply astonished at how similar the problems are in both societies that look so different on the surface (especially keeping in mind the ongoing war in Ukraine). The elites in Russia also constantly accuse Russians of being lazy, having too many holidays or not working hard enough (all of which is a lie). Curiously, they also have this concept of “efficient management” (with an example of an efficient manager being Joseph Stalin, which has become a meme in itself). Probably this is because they have been copying all the management practices over from the UK since the late '80s. And now even problems in the healthcare systems look the same and there is a very similar regional divide with depressed provinces and a wealthy capital. And of course they use immigration both to enrich themselves and as a lightning rod to veer off the attention of society.
problem in both countries is the same because it has to do with inequality. Both Russia and the UK are extreme examples of inequality. The poor can't get much poor but the rich can, and they should for the 97% to live a normal life.
Really great insight into life in Russia. UK governments have been telling us for years that Russia is a dictatorship (or sham democracy) whilst pretending we live in a democratic country and should be grateful for our freedom. But what freedom can you have when you are getting poorer by the day? I guess the freedom to suffer as you must!
@@MarkHulbert-j3r I agree. I think a healthy economy is the ultimate basis for democracy. It is necessary that those who work can have a broad choice of whom to work for and receive decent pay for sufficient financial security - this is what most Russians couldn't achieve and what (not having a strong enough middle class) undermined democracy in Russia. So not only does having a broken economy make democracy less of a value, it undermines the very basis of democracy.
@videocruncher exactly, this is the point that Gary Stevenson makes very eloquently in his interview with Novara Media. We desperately need to rebuild a coalition between the working and middle class (which is constantly being eroded by certain parts of the media) in order to persuade the government to tax fairly those who make the majority of their wealth from assets. This will help restore the balance between the real economy and the financialised economy - in this way we would at last see real productivity and growth in this country. It would also enable a more stable political situation and hence a better relationship with the financial markets.
Over Christmas/New Year’s I was in hospital for gastric bleeding, among all the other symptoms that come with this. It was horrendous. And no matter what test they did, none of the obvious causes seemed to be the trigger. It appears it was almost fully stress induced. I know for a fact that a huge aspect of this was the pressure to always make sure I was seen to be doing something, and working to be well positioned financially someday. I no longer want to work ‘hard’. I want to work when I can. I want to work to the standard I am capable of that day. If that’s next to nothing - so be it. I want to work flexibly and well within my limits. I want to work to live, not the other way around. It has to be like that, or I will not have a body to work with at all. My experience has taught me that you cannot live your life according to the judgements of people with a bottom line of >6 figures. They will value it over individual lives outside of their own time and again; to let their views dictate our thoughts and choices is automated dehumanisation. It helps procure perfect socioeconomic climate for producing the endless stream of workers that provides his very income. “Do not obey in advance”.
I'm commenting from texas. We got a good compared to the u.k, not perfect but a little better. I started my own company after getting out of the military, and it was the best choice I've made by far. Thank you for this video.
It makes my heart sing to hear you speak. So much that I feel but can't always express, I'm in awe of your ability to communicate as you do. What a wonderful teacher you must be in your day job. You're doing a very very good thing here. Thank you.
I work remote 35 hours a week off every wednesday and weekend. I feel like this is the best work life balance I'm ever going to get. even if the job isn't as much money as I would like.
Thank you Kate, another wise analysis.. Well… today Uk is becoming like its master the USA in terms of work and quality of life: Money,Money, profit, finance !! No time for vacation, “ eh, we must not call it “vacation” but “PTO” as you cannot possibly enjoy time off, . And combined with the extreme high taxation and cost of living and housing, many don’t see the point to do the extra mile anymore! So it is a real disaster in sight…. And planning to use foreigners for the hard jobs isn’t a solution neither ,as it doesn’t help the country at all nor the foreigners who in fact start to be real fed up to be unfairly blamed for all bad in UK ,which simply failed due to years of bad politics and decisions.
Great video! We all want you to do well!! You actually inspired me to start making a youtube channel and ive been thinking about it for years now, never thought i'd get around to doing it. Your realism converts to optimism for me! Cant thank you enough Edukate ❤️ i live in London and have been finding life very tricky recently! Pretty much everything you say resonates with me :)
@ I was joking, but in all seriousness I would love to visit. I've heard it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Would like to see the Hagia Sophia.
@@Truth_Teller_101 Millions of tourists visit İstanbul every year. There are lots of historical places from Ottoman Empire and Byzantine Empire. Foreigners love İstanbul.
Brutal yet very truthful analogy. Most people still consider George Carlin to be a comedian but its his truth telling that most find the funniest, because it describes our insane societal norms so well.
I like the points you made. "People are arguing because of algorithms owned by billionaires designed to make them argue." And, "Things can be better, and it's worth talking about. Things can always be worse for sure, but things CAN be better so let's figure that out." Been thinking about that a lot recently.
Hi Kate, I think these videos are really great. It is a challenge for me to get people on the right to understand that we have the same interests and struggle. Maybe I am idealistic but I think the way you speak about these issues is how I should to respond to people who have been manipulated by algorithms to demonize me.
11:12 Just a reminder that James Watt came from a wealthy family (his father ran a successful fishing company and had assets of 10-12 million.) That's a substantial leg up on business knowledge, and also knowing that whatever happens, he'd still have a massive inheritance to fall back on. Most people have the streets to look forward to if an enterprise like that fails. This 'self made' nonsense needs to stop.
I know a few self-made millionaires and the are entirely decent people who don't look down on anyone, Toffolo is an idiot, Watt isn't, but he forgets that no matter how hard or how bright you are, luck is a real thing. Kate, the Tories were in power for only 14 years, it just seemed longer... 👍
I watched a video you may have seen recently EduKate about the 1300 new recipients PER WEEK while having to only have a phone interview saying they are depressed, can;t work, etcetera. And that was a lifetime thing which is outraegous! How is a country like Britain ever go any direction but down with things like that.
It is good to hear a young person who is able to step back and take a common-sense approach and make common-sense observations about how many economies in the West (including the U.S. and, apparently, from what you are describing, Britain as well) are functioning nowadays. Your description and analysis of current conditions is more intelligent and accurate than most. I feel for your generation of young people--do not blame yourselves for the difficulties you are having affording a decent lifestyle, as not that long ago it indeed was easier for young people starting out in life (and easier onward from that starting point, as well).
My father earns 48k in the south east of England and struggles to afford living, it’s really dire in the UK honestly. I don’t know how people can live in London on the average salary of 38k there and not struggle…
One of the best shows ever. got halfway through the movie and decided not to finish it. I don't want that chapter to finish just yet. Got the blu ray box set and watching it again. The darkness in humanity and complications of life that it explores is harrowing yet so poignant.
Keep ‘sharpening that blade’, when preparation meets opportunity awesome things happen. Keep your head up, head on a swivel, the opportunities will come, make sure you can recognize them and are prepared to take them on ✊
Kate’s s account of struggling to maintain a work / life / financial balance is a story which can last from let’s say age 18 plus another 50 years or more. Using my life as an example: I grew up in the southeastern US. My father was a relatively successful sales manager. His career had many ups and downs. My mother was a homemaker, and a terrific mom. We lived what could be called an upper middle class lifestyle. We had a nice house, respectable cars, ate out somewhat regularly and took some terrific vacations. That said, we were NOT wealthy, did not belong to a country club, we did not even know any wealthy people. I attended public schools. I graduated for a prestigious university with a liberal arts degree. From age 22-26 I worked for an elected representative in Washington, DC. My starting salary in 1986 was $13,500 per year. This was scarcely enough money to get by, renting a room and eating mostly breakfast cereal, sandwiches, soup and microwaved TV dinners. I had a few friends, but was lonely. While I was grateful for my job, I needed more of a challenge. Like Kate, I wanted to earn enough money to live comfortably and hopefully get married and start a family. At age 26, I decided my best path to success was resigning from my job and attending law school. This cost almost my entire savings plus I had $27,000 in student loans. Once I graduated from law school and passed the Bar Exam, I send my resume throughout my state and received about 2 job interviews, with no offers. My father was so frustrated with me, he yelled “get a f***** job!” All the job postings stated they wanted at least 2 years of law practice experience. My question was how do I get this kind of experience? The answer was I ended up becoming self-employed. I worked very hard and worked smart. By working smart I mean that I accepted only cases I could handle well. I did not veer off into cases outside my expertise, other than doing some pro bono work on the side. I ended up having a okay work-life balance. I worked a little too hard because I wanted to be an excellent attorney. Good was not good enough. I ended up doing pretty well, and it was not easy. The pressure to perform well was always there. My advice to Kate and everyone reading this post is do not care about what “wealthy” people think. Be who you are. Do what you enjoy doing. Remember that some career paths, like teaching, may offer compensation that is insufficient to meet your financial goals. A career change may be necessary. Seek a knowledgeable investment advisor and become an investor yourself. One need not be a millionaire to invest well. I started an investment account with very little money and contributed about 5-7 percent of my income each year. On a closing note, I understand when Paul McCartney was with the Beatles, he spent some time living in a wealthy section of London. One day as I recall he boarded a bus, which was full of working class Brits. Some of these people took verbal jabs at Paul for riding on the bus, which they considered to be for working class people only. Life is not always a bed of roses for wealthy people. Cheers to best of health and success.
same here. i finished college in 2008. i had a plan and ambition. spent my 20s rotting away. it was taken away from me. i still have ambitions but nobody has any money and no matter how skillful i am, people don't want to spend money. everyone is in debt, even if they make 500k per year, they are 650k in debt.
Being self employed in my own business I can say with certainty that starting a business requires working harder and smarter. Youll have to work twice as hard for half the results compared to being an employee for someone else, but the upside is you are the boss and answer to no one and everything gets done your way. I find the tradeoff to be worth it. Finally, imagine if government didnt take half your income and waste it away. Youd have $70,000 instead of $35,000 for the same work. Now your quality of life suddenly improves with tangible measure. Everyone is being taxed to death who do pay taxes - rich and middle class alike. Youd think for how much they tax us we'd be living in a Utopia.
Read Thomas More's utopia (or find a correct definition, not the one you've been thought) and you will find out you do live in utopia. Its just not what you think it is.
being told we don't work hard enough by people who've never worked a day in their life, displays not only lack of respect, but active disdain. Instead of working, just lay out a mat on the sunny beach, relax, and get the ultra rich to pay you while you soak up God's golden rays
they use money to have their ideas automated, then go on the beach. That's how capital works, and automation is their magic. Learn it and compete with them using it, that's the only way. Machines are the future, but we have to make sure, they all are not owned by a chosen few while the rest is left to starve.
The important work life balance is deciding who respects your skills which pay for your work. This relation has changed with the demise of the respect for membership of a trade union. Unionisation is important for working people to be able to defend their right to a fair treatment in work and the hourly pay which allows people to live without stress.
100% agree! Automate and move on. Work for yourself or remotely from a sunny place rather than chase other rats on a government salary in this bleak country where the sun hardly ever shines.
If you come to Canada teachers can easily make over 100K a year and they have a pension. It’s more expensive here but I think overall your life would improve
When a CEO says tripe like that, it's immediately pretty easy to see right through what he's saying, because of course, being honest would expose his real thought. What he actually means is that he wants people in his work force to work harder, because it will enrich him even further. The business has pushed this agenda for decades and it;s worked because you just have to look at how hard people like you are working all while having someone like him insulting you.
Workers fear being abused at work, while ceos fear bankruptcy. The latter are happy to use whatever means they can to prevent going belly up, hence the abuse. It is a sign of the bottom being close to the fire already and your answer should be: "I'm not having it, bye"
Why would someone bother working when the federal government is just going to tax unreasonable amounts of your earnings? Why bother working when wages have stagnated? Why bother working when there is no hope of earning enough money to own a home and start a family?
This needs more thought🤔 Working hard is one thing, nothing wrong about that, but working smart effectively.. doubles your chances of success. Secondly, deserving does not equate to Having : To put that into perspective, you may think that you "Deserve" more money just because you work hard, but a combination of careful saving, investing and looking for new ideas and gaps in the market, then sooner rather than later, success will come to you... Forget about what you perceive as "Fair" and rather focus on what is REALITY..Approach IS the key to far better outcomes 🗝️ A Brit in the Philippines 💗🌴
My problem here is you only talk of work. Work/life balance is a bs thought but do you have the freedom to pursue worthwhile things in life? Job is money i get that i never think of it as anything else. But what else?
@childeovthesvn88 Work/life balance may depend on various factors such as the number of hours you work and your current circumstances. Wealth Creators are problem solvers, they may create value through their own efforts, including the efforts of others, which in turn provides jobs and incomes for people. Success has many meanings, depending on choice or perceptions. As human beings, we all have value and can create value, regardless of our ability and the level of success. A good work/life balance means different things to different people. That is not BS, rather it is the reality of this life. Interestingly, some of the worlds wealthiest people have come from ordinary backgrounds and even had learning disabilities. As teachers we have to first consider the aims, then we can plan accordingly for successful outcomes.
Labour and Tory leaders both take their orders from WEF BTW, I would not describe Tories as right wing (economically), they are middle of the road liberals.
Complicating this issue is having to compete in some careers with robots rather than just people. One needs to choose a career in which you won't end up supplanted when you're too old to retrain.
You get it wrong. THere is no competition against robots. You automate and move on to the next task that needs automating. People are no competition for machines when it comes to repetitive tasks. We are no machines either, we are there create, automate and oversee, not to work harder and faster while competing against better and better machines. Automation is our friend, we used to ride horses, now we have cars. We just have to make sure proceeds from automation are distributed properly and end up in pockets of everybody rather than a few who were first and got best conditions to automate.
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This is the equality women fought for, now they understand why working husbands never had quite enough money for his wife's needs or could find enough time to spend with the family
The moment women entered the workforce wages plummeted in every western country. Meanwhile the local somalian woman are happy to have 8 kids while living on welfare.
In other words, y'all invented capitalism and we're suffering because of it.
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@@purplecherub You think people suffered less before capitalism, or in Maoist China where 50 million people didn't even have enough wealth to eat and so starved to death?
Much prefer these videos over the interviews. On topic: your life is better technologically than the past, but what good are electronics when people are in despair? People need hope for improvement. If you make an effort, there should be a result. The future of the UK and the Commonwealth can be seen in the novels of Charles Dickens and Anne Brontë. All the best from Canada.
what good is electronics if you have no roof to put it under? A house lasts hundreds of years, electronics just a couple. of them, what progress is that? It is a regression, not a progress.
Reckon I've ruined my chance at getting a job at Brewdog?
Also small edit to what I said. I meant to say every week in Britain 1300 NEW people go on the dole (as apposed to 1300 are on the dole total).
these douches don't realise we are watching.... people will stop going to these hipster temples of self hatred
somebody in my city tried to burn one of those places down.
You are better off for it!
If we are paid so we can save and improve our lives, then hell yeah we should put at jobs first! However, living paycheck to paycheck, we are under no responsibility to make our jobs our lives as we get nothing back from it. Why should we sacrifice our own time when we are just working to live? That is just business - trying to get at least an equal and fair trade whenever possible. Bosses who fail to understand this should not be in business.
@educatingkate I reject your notion that you live a better life than 80% of the world, or whatever you said. This is a delusional white western idea that relies on incorrect notions of material abundance meaning your life is "better". I think you actually are quite average in terms of wealth, most of the world probably lives just like you (enough to support yourself but attain no real wealth), however you seem to live a very lonely and atomized life that most of our ancestors would think is awful. You measure life success like a materialistc modern westerner and are ignorant of your own social and spiritual poverty. Likely you won't agree with this but my point is, you are actually not better off than most people and your delusion otherwise is a symptom of you believing your country is better than it is. You're barely a step above a serf, without the strong social and familiar connections and safety net they had.
They say the same in USA that americans are lazy and billionare just justify importing tens of millions of Indians this way. They do this in every majority white country. Also leisure time is underrate, extremely important.
In Italy every time a rich Entrepreneur says that people are lazy nowadays He gets arrested for tax Fraud
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Hahaha
You were born to be a social commentator/instructor. You have strong analytical and verbal skills. Keep up the good work.
I have no idea what she is banging on about
Thank you how kind :)
In my experience working harder just means you get more work for the same amount of pay.
So instead you should do the absolute bare minimum as efficiently as possible to hit all your deadlines, get a positive annual review, and get a good bonus if your employers still offers those. If your employer wants more productivity it is on them to motivate you.
Facts. If you get paid a salary doing the bare minimum is the smartest option.
unless you have commission job I guess
Agreed. Also, if you don't want to climb the shoulder ladder. You just want to do that particular job well. And you accept that roles pay scale limits. You should be allowed that role without the constant expectations to come up with something else to do.
In Russia, there is an old saying from the time of tsarist Russia: Working righteously will not earn stone palaces.
In America there is a saying I just made up: "The harder you work, the richer the billionaires get."
@@Truth_Teller_101 🙂 You're a communist, my dear.
@@Truth_Teller_101 Ha ha ha, you must be a communist. Billionaires don't sleep at night, they don't eat enough, they think about workers and employees all the time.😄
this is funny to me because they are building stone buildings in france for migrants because it's the cheapest material to build with and wood is incredibly expensive. everything is upside down.
@ It's a Russian saying, there are few stones in Russia and very, very many trees.
They are miserable because they gained the world but lost their soul, so want to make the rest of us as miserable as possible.
They want us dining on bugs and owning nothing, and once our usefulness is over--they want us turned into fertilizer.
Born to late to afford a family on 1 income
Born to early for society to basically run itself
We are the true middle children of history
We all really SHOULD start "working smarter not harder" if that actually will accelerate the collapse of this homicidal, parasitic, cleptocractic system.
We are the ones who have to suffer in order to usher in the next phase for humanity. In the 20th century we learned that Socialism and Communism doesn't work. In the 21st century we learned that Capitalism doesn't work either.
@ I believe that the worst time to be a adult in the west is post 2008 since ww2
The only shred of a good thing is that I’m freshly 22 with a amazing partner. I’ll endure. But I can’t say I won’t complain and drag my feet
@@Truth_Teller_101 Depends what you call socialism. Western style social democracy was very successful during the post war years. It brought decades of rising living standards and even conservative parties went along with it until Thatcher and Reagan pioneered the current economic model.
Lower income people and very wealthy have the most children in the UK, it seems it’s only aspirational young people who put off having children
I worked a 9.5hr day plus 1.5hrs to work and 1hr to get home (30 miles) in the uk, barely got in the door to kiss the kids good night.
Moved to Canada, 8 hr day, 30 minutes commute and home for 4pm, now working 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off.
UK work life balance is awful, plus there’s about sod all to do with your time off there anyway.
Leave the dump!
spot on
That’s the thing mate, here in the UK people work to survive and it’s really causing big problems here. You want to work and live and that’s why so many Brits are leaving, or not working at all, it’s because after their ridiculous long week, cost of living etc they cant even plan a bbq in the garden because of the weather, so it gives people nothing to do but spend what little they have left on going to an indoor establishment and are worried that they can’t afford it. It’s got to a point where UK citizens are either breaking down or leaving. 👍🏻
You can't be right; we have allowed millions of people to come here and either claim benefits or work for below the national average - and yet still claim all the benefits of our society. How can this possibly not have improved or 'enriched' the country...? 🤔
The reality is that the ruling class have been taking a bigger and bigger percentage of the profits and working class wages have not kept up with inflation. Productivity has only ever increased, so it's never a case of "not working hard".
We need to unionise to make us powerful collectively and we need to fight for better pay, hours and conditions. The same way older generations did, the fight never ends with the ruling class!
I knew a woman named Diane who used to smoke a lot and she would always say, “you can make more money but you can’t make more time so enjoy your life while you got it.”
I once knew a one-legged woman. Everybody called her Ilene. Her brother had no legs, and when he went swimming people called him Bob.
@@Truth_Teller_101 I've got a Chinese neighbour with one testicle... goes by "one-hung-low"
@@Truth_Teller_101Good friends with my mate that has a seagull on his head... CLIFF.
You can't make more time but you can certainly make less by smoking.
Success in life is more about being in the right place at the right time rather than hard work
It is also about not what you know but who you know, have seen plenty of undeserving people progress that way
"And all of these people who hate each other are people who are basically in the same economic situation and who are being encouraged by an algorithm owned by billionaire to hate each other." Well said. Circa 16:00
@@americanexile except that's only true for right wingers, it's not a left/right thing. Left wingers hate right-wingers ie bigots and defenders of the status quo because they are actively working against making the world a better place
That's profound. We are being manipulated!
I think it's interesting that you said you're at the time in your life where you can / could / should work hard. Most people, even if they want to work as hard as possible can only do so for a small number of years while they're healthy (mentally and physically), young, aren't burnt out yet, don't have children etc. Not everyone can be that way, and if they can it's usually only ever for a short burst.
You also said people feel more and more deflated by minor setbacks... very true. For me, the national morale is part of this.
Work hard when you are in your 20s. Save and buy property/properties, invest in ETFs and have side hustles. Decouple from your employer and make yourself financially resilient and as independent as possible.
It took me working at a credit card company and seeing the marketing BS they push onto people (primarily young gullible Caucasian women) on spending like YOLO and ruining their credit scores, and hoping some rich guy can come marry them out of the financial mess.
@@boxman8957 Don't buy multiple properties, investment properties are a huge reason the housing crisis is as bad as it is
Do not lay up treasures on earth where moth & rust destroy, where thieves break in and steal
Rather lay up treasures in Heaven where moth & rust cannot destroy & where thieves cannot steal
For where your treasure is there your heart will be also
because humans are no machines, put enough pressure on them and they will burn out like a fuse in an electrical circuit. Machines are for working hard, humans are for working smart, that is automate stuff and move on.
I am Norwegian, old, nurse, and I would vote for you as the new president of the world! We, the world, need people like you. I really, really hope you are found by someone and given an arena even more worthy than UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
Highly agree with what you've said. We are far too easily divided from each other based on our difference of opinion when really we should be trying to be allies despite that.
That’s how the elites want it
Kate, you have a real knack for rationalising and verbalising many of the frustrations that the British people (and I'm sure many people around the world) are feeling. It's been a joy listening to these videos that resonate so deeply for so many
Thanks Kate, on point as usual, please keep up the good fight, we need a voice.
EduKate is EduKating everybody.
@@Truth_Teller_101 She's making us think at the very least!
I give you a physical thumbs up even though you can't see it. Great Talk! When you said the only way to make things better is to talk .... that we must, or it's only down hill from there.
Often affluent people will claim others are jealous or resentful of their success. There are two problems with this, first, many of us are neither resentful nor jealous. The second is in the definition of success. No one decent resents being reasonable and earning our appreciation honestly, nor do we resent others doing so. As well, we don't resent success at all, however, hoarding wealth and being arrogant, egotistical and selfish is not success, it is failure. Successful people know when enough is enough. We know better than to spoil ourselves or put ourselves above others. Those who put themselves above others are classists.
No one is going to become a millionaire by working at a paid job, no matter how hard they work. People who become millionaires do so, for example, by selling a product that turns out to be very successful in the world. It is about creating a potentially successful idea, and then selling it to people, and people will like that product if that product brings something positive or favorable to their lives. Greetings from Chile, in South America.
That's true. So many people don't understand that somehow. But i also believe that a paid job is ok for one single person. If you want to hack the system it may be easier than you think. But forget a ''normal'' life. If you want to pay for food for six people, car insurance etc and then complain you don't have enough money that's just stupid sorry..
You shouldn't have to defend yourself from narcissists. There are so many variables to success and the definition of it. It depends on what the goal is...if everyone was solely focused on getting as much currency as they possibly could, we'd be living in a nightmarish dystopia! Oh...wait, we already are.
people don`t understand that for a good society tax should not exceed in total 20%. Fair tax is 10%.
In the moment UK is tax around 50-60% (total tax including residual taxes and vat)
No wonder people don't try!
for a good society the rich should be taxed 90+%, it is the inequality that kills everything, societies can't afford the rich.
Thank you again, Kate. Your insights are truly remarkable. I spent nearly nine years working in the UK as an IT contractor, where the competitive environment was highly demanding. Success was closely linked to performance-those who consistently delivered exceptional results not only earned significantly higher compensation but also enjoyed greater job security. In contrast, I worked alongside government employees whose pay and job security remained relatively fixed and stagnant. Although the average earnings of contractors and government employees were comparable, contractors produced more than twice as much output per capita. Top-performing contractors often earned at least double the salary of their government counterparts, creating a strong incentive for improvement among lower-performing contractors. In my view, when effort and skill have no bearing on rewards, it signals the presence of an ineffective socialist system in which competition and merit are undervalued.
@@bthansencom1 while this might be true for contracting its quite a specific example. Your work was likely linked to a measurable sales output. In some cases like teaching the outputs are quite difficult to measure. Tony Blair had a crack at this style of management back in the early 2000's and it didn't go so well.
Certainly true for many jobs though, if you work hard all year and see no benefit, what is the point in working hard the following year? There is a balance to be struck depending on the industry
Boom 💥💪 it has always been just so 👊
We need a leader who is in touch with the struggles of the normal individual in this Country. Kate for prime minister!
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Thank you so much x
I found out a new channel today. What a good one !
Well done highlighting these points..
As best as I can see Gerry, a donation is about 1000000% more effective than a plain comment. In terms of "effectiveness"
@bobbydazzler4141 ..Agreed.
Thank you that's very kind
The reality is most people in the UK are underpaid.
Massive disconnect between salary V property prices.
People taxed to the hilt.
My medium to long term plan is to leave this island.
it should be short term plan really, you are wasting your time waiting for things to get worse, they will get for sure.
The commute to/from work is the thing that always bothered me. It steals (quite a lot of) your time and money. I'd rather make minimum wage at a job within walking distance than make double the minimum wage at a job that steals 2+ hours of my time and 8+ pounds of my money each day just getting there and then home again afterwards.
That's just me though. I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't drink, smoke or have any expensive hobbies, so even the minimum wage is more than I can spend.
Nothing weird about not drinking and smoking, the weirdos are the ones who get offended by your sobriety.
My commute btw, is 14 miles on a relatively empty A road.
It's like commuting in the 1950s
@@richierich1674 14 miles isn't too bad as far as commutes go I suppose. Could be done on an electric bicycle so it's only stealing time and not money.
I'd still prefer a job in walking distance though, even if it paid less. No stress or nuisance travelling that way. Like I said though, I'm weird. I'd be happy if I never had to travel more than half a mile away from my house for the next 50 years.
Hell is other people (and having to travel, lol).
@@Aethelhald I think people really don't understand how a long commute can affect your mood. My own commute is 6 miles, but can take me up to 1 hour. Its stresses me out daily.
@@royalbiscuits8442 Exactly. I reject that. I won't travel beyond walking distance for work, not even for more money. As long as I make enough to pay the bills, buy something nice now and again and put an absolute minimum of £20 a week away for a rainy day then I'm happy.
The moment I start having to travel an hour each way I start thinking about retiring at 36 and living off my savings (maybe mowing the odd lawn here and there for a tenner to supplement it)
I totally agree with the commute as working time. One thing good that the pandemic did is to put "remote work" and "hybrid work: on the "employers table". Obviously not all the jobs are suitable for this type of work but the ones who are must stick to it!
I'm currently unemployed and I've been out of work since October. I have a terrible relationship with work altogether - a bad attitude, and really, I dont know where its rooted, but something I do know is that I just dont want to work my life away. I'm not lazy, just discouraged by the fact I'll have to work the rest of my life to have my basic human needs met. I had an interview today, and though it went well, my attitude is still sour, and mentally, I'm not prepared to get back into this bleak grind.
Nothing wrong you do not want to work. It is not normal to work for somebody every week for most of your life. You feel it as hard as many others. Jobs should be automated as soon as it is possible so that people can move on to something else rather than do the same things every day. Find what you love to do and try to sell it directly to others. You do not need a middleman like an employer. If not possible, pack your suitcase and travel the world. There are thousands places that are better than the rat-race-obsessed UK. Happy not racing, it is not worth it.
@swojnowski453 If you don't mind me asking, what do you do to get by finincially?
@@YolichMGood point - it's always the money trap that gets in the way of the freedom to choose a different way of life : well unless you have lots of it I guess.
When you dig into the back-story of "successful" people, even those that come from nothing, you discover their success has very little to do with how hard, or how smart they worked. The reality is there were multiple factors, circumstances, events, and people that aligned, mostly through chance, that led to their idea, business or whatever becoming successful.
But if you never try, you you never put yourself in that position to have a chance of success.
Other than people who inherited, you'll never find a billionaire who came upon their wealth honestly. This goes all the way back to the days of Astor and Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was so guilty about how he made his money, in his final days he gave it all away in hopes to earn back his soul.
Successful people always seem to be learning, educating themselves. Be far the lesson the separates the haves and the have nots is their attitude to money.
Stop chasing money. Start chasing solutions to problems everyone faces, the money then comes to as a bonus. Most people in work just don't get that.
@@Truth_Teller_101 'Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.'- Honore de Balzac
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I agree but inheritance isn't "honestly" coming upon wealth either. It's nepotism. Children and friends of those who honestly earn their wealth should have zero avenue to that wealth in adulthood. Yes, every single individual should start their adult life at the same financial starting point. Or it's a lie to claim wealth is honest at all. I wont pretend those who came out of wealths womb inherently deserve to start at their parents finish line. 1 dollar or 1 billion, no "honest" money exists until every single adult starts at exactly the same start. I know everyone wants to believe mommy and daddy's money belongs to us more than our neighbors, but logically try to justify how anyone is more deserving of wealth because their friends or family are. It's not logical or fair to anyone except the twisted people waiting for a friend/family member to die and cough up the free gimmies.. that they honestly earned.. from someone dying with full pockets.
From “across the pond” it seems many Brits place too much emphasis on judging people by their economic status. Here in the US life is not perfect by any means. The general view is people who are “rich” financially, good for them, class envy accomplishes nothing. Whatever your personal / financial goals are, work toward them. Got a dead end job? Then make yourself qualified for a better position.
This gal is good at articulating a perspective with depth. I love it!
The top-dogs in the 'charity sector' pay themselves VERY well... and many charities seem to be run as a way of making money for and giving an income to their organisers. One particular animal charity here in the UK stands out in this regard, and is highly litigious... this sort of thing would even make Winnie-the-Pooh depressed... 👍😉
In 2021, the bottom 50% of the population owned less than 5% of the UK's wealth, while the top 10% owned 57%
That's 38% to the middle class. I don't see your argument? Someone has to own the business, someone has to work, and a lot of someone's got fired because they didn't work hard enough.
The bottom 50% also take more from the state than they pay in.
If people in the UK weren’t living in a high cost of living and taxed left right and centre then the people who work hard get their rewards (holidays, leisure activities) etc. but that’s not the case and so people are stressed, chasing thier monthly pay and have little to show just survival. The amount of educated, hard working brits moving elsewhere shows we are hard working and willing but also want to live also. 👍🏻 I’m a life coach, helped many with poor mental health and the state of our society the way it works is having a massive impact on people. Have a great day all and stay focussed on your purpose 👍🏻
people are taxed so much because the gov has to pay interest on debt. Debt keeps growing because everything is private so the gov pays for every service through the nose, while a bunch of rich corporations get doubles or trebles of what it costs to deliver. Then private BoE gets over 40 billion pounds every year too. There is a bunch of parasites on top of this society, and the people maintain them. In a normal society rich can't thrive, but this is not a normal society, Britain is an oligarchy, like the US.
I am from Edinburgh I watch your videos with interest.
Edin has been turned into a disgusting mess, a playground for the rich.
Life here has no enjoyment here in it anymore.
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it is forever the top vs bottom never the left vs right.. we as a regular’s need to unite on what’s right for our kids futures.
They want to keep you on the breadline, I've worked for royal mail for 28 years and were now about 30 pence above minimum wage for working your arse off every day of the week
It's only a couple more months until the wealthy chief executive at my job, sends us all an email claiming credit for this year's statutory pay rise.
We've already received an email last week summarising a recent staff consultation, in which he wrote:
"Some of you expressed your concerns about the low pay, we've an exciting announcement to make on this in April".
An unbelievable number of staff can't see how patronising this is.
Gary Stevenson also blames the ultra-rich. Coming from Russia and having lived in the UK for a year now, I am simply astonished at how similar the problems are in both societies that look so different on the surface (especially keeping in mind the ongoing war in Ukraine). The elites in Russia also constantly accuse Russians of being lazy, having too many holidays or not working hard enough (all of which is a lie). Curiously, they also have this concept of “efficient management” (with an example of an efficient manager being Joseph Stalin, which has become a meme in itself). Probably this is because they have been copying all the management practices over from the UK since the late '80s. And now even problems in the healthcare systems look the same and there is a very similar regional divide with depressed provinces and a wealthy capital. And of course they use immigration both to enrich themselves and as a lightning rod to veer off the attention of society.
problem in both countries is the same because it has to do with inequality. Both Russia and the UK are extreme examples of inequality. The poor can't get much poor but the rich can, and they should for the 97% to live a normal life.
Really great insight into life in Russia. UK governments have been telling us for years that Russia is a dictatorship (or sham democracy) whilst pretending we live in a democratic country and should be grateful for our freedom. But what freedom can you have when you are getting poorer by the day? I guess the freedom to suffer as you must!
@@MarkHulbert-j3r I agree. I think a healthy economy is the ultimate basis for democracy. It is necessary that those who work can have a broad choice of whom to work for and receive decent pay for sufficient financial security - this is what most Russians couldn't achieve and what (not having a strong enough middle class) undermined democracy in Russia. So not only does having a broken economy make democracy less of a value, it undermines the very basis of democracy.
@videocruncher exactly, this is the point that Gary Stevenson makes very eloquently in his interview with Novara Media. We desperately need to rebuild a coalition between the working and middle class (which is constantly being eroded by certain parts of the media) in order to persuade the government to tax fairly those who make the majority of their wealth from assets. This will help restore the balance between the real economy and the financialised economy - in this way we would at last see real productivity and growth in this country. It would also enable a more stable political situation and hence a better relationship with the financial markets.
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Thank you so much Bobby X
Over Christmas/New Year’s I was in hospital for gastric bleeding, among all the other symptoms that come with this. It was horrendous. And no matter what test they did, none of the obvious causes seemed to be the trigger. It appears it was almost fully stress induced. I know for a fact that a huge aspect of this was the pressure to always make sure I was seen to be doing something, and working to be well positioned financially someday.
I no longer want to work ‘hard’. I want to work when I can. I want to work to the standard I am capable of that day. If that’s next to nothing - so be it. I want to work flexibly and well within my limits. I want to work to live, not the other way around. It has to be like that, or I will not have a body to work with at all.
My experience has taught me that you cannot live your life according to the judgements of people with a bottom line of >6 figures. They will value it over individual lives outside of their own time and again; to let their views dictate our thoughts and choices is automated dehumanisation. It helps procure perfect socioeconomic climate for producing the endless stream of workers that provides his very income. “Do not obey in advance”.
I'm commenting from texas. We got a good compared to the u.k, not perfect but a little better. I started my own company after getting out of the military, and it was the best choice I've made by far. Thank you for this video.
I’m from China but I feel every single word you said. I really do. You spoke the truth and it is a universal truth.
It makes my heart sing to hear you speak. So much that I feel but can't always express, I'm in awe of your ability to communicate as you do. What a wonderful teacher you must be in your day job. You're doing a very very good thing here. Thank you.
I work remote 35 hours a week off every wednesday and weekend. I feel like this is the best work life balance I'm ever going to get. even if the job isn't as much money as I would like.
Thank you Kate, another wise analysis..
Well… today Uk is becoming like its master the USA in terms of work and quality of life: Money,Money, profit, finance !! No time for vacation, “ eh, we must not call it “vacation” but “PTO” as you cannot possibly enjoy time off, . And combined with the extreme high taxation and cost of living and housing, many don’t see the point to do the extra mile anymore! So it is a real disaster in sight….
And planning to use foreigners for the hard jobs isn’t a solution neither ,as it doesn’t help the country at all nor the foreigners who in fact start to be real fed up to be unfairly blamed for all bad in UK ,which simply failed due to years of bad politics and decisions.
Great video! We all want you to do well!! You actually inspired me to start making a youtube channel and ive been thinking about it for years now, never thought i'd get around to doing it. Your realism converts to optimism for me! Cant thank you enough Edukate ❤️ i live in London and have been finding life very tricky recently! Pretty much everything you say resonates with me :)
Thank you for the insights Kate. Regards from Norway.
People have a family with 35k, also assuming you have a partner it would be more. People prioritise what they want to do.
Brilliant video.
Excellent video ..Divide and rule and bread and circuses..They have done it for thousands of years..
Enjoyed this one! Lighting is good and looks like you’ve upgraded your mic too! Great analysis of Mr Brewdog’s opinion.
I have just subscribed to your channel to support you for extra income. Good luck Kate. Best wishes from Türkiye.
So is it Istanbul or Constantinople? I don't want to misgender the city.
@Truth_Teller_101 İstanbul, since 1453. Before 1453, its name was Constantinople.
@ I was joking, but in all seriousness I would love to visit. I've heard it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Would like to see the Hagia Sophia.
@@Truth_Teller_101 Millions of tourists visit İstanbul every year. There are lots of historical places from Ottoman Empire and Byzantine Empire. Foreigners love İstanbul.
1:01 if the solution was to work harder the richest people would be children in African salt and cobalt mines.
Brutal but completely accurate.
Brutal yet very truthful analogy. Most people still consider George Carlin to be a comedian but its his truth telling that most find the funniest, because it describes our insane societal norms so well.
Working smart usually means there’s a scammer offering a course
working smart means, invent, sport the pattern, automate it, automate deliver, move on. And you are right, some course sellers use the sequence ...
unrelated but love your hair here, keep doing what you’re doing queen
The ultrarich are in another reality.
I like the points you made. "People are arguing because of algorithms owned by billionaires designed to make them argue." And, "Things can be better, and it's worth talking about. Things can always be worse for sure, but things CAN be better so let's figure that out." Been thinking about that a lot recently.
As someone who moved to hong kong and also worked in the uk, it will be interesting to see if your opinion about whether brit’s are lazy changes.
Hi Kate, I think these videos are really great. It is a challenge for me to get people on the right to understand that we have the same interests and struggle. Maybe I am idealistic but I think the way you speak about these issues is how I should to respond to people who have been manipulated by algorithms to demonize me.
Love these type of videos
Me too. The only "problem" is that I want to quite my job as a nurse yesterday because of it 😂
11:12 Just a reminder that James Watt came from a wealthy family (his father ran a successful fishing company and had assets of 10-12 million.) That's a substantial leg up on business knowledge, and also knowing that whatever happens, he'd still have a massive inheritance to fall back on. Most people have the streets to look forward to if an enterprise like that fails. This 'self made' nonsense needs to stop.
To have a balance you have to find a job first
This girl really gets it...
Are you serious?. She doesn't get it at all. Where was the critical thinking in 2020?.
@@gmc9451 What do you mean?
As History Debunked says, working in modern Britain is a mug's game
Spot on!!
Work for yourself, start a small business, so much more satisfying, not easy to make the plunge I know but it is the only way ! Good luck .
No one is self made.
My parents made me .... 😂
yup, you fake it till you make it, or you still the first million ...
I love how when you said “because it’s free” my video goes to an ad can’t make this stuff up UA-cam be listening they said WHAT’S FREE
I know a few self-made millionaires and the are entirely decent people who don't look down on anyone, Toffolo is an idiot, Watt isn't, but he forgets that no matter how hard or how bright you are, luck is a real thing. Kate, the Tories were in power for only 14 years, it just seemed longer... 👍
I watched a video you may have seen recently EduKate about the 1300 new recipients PER WEEK while having to only have a phone interview saying they are depressed, can;t work, etcetera. And that was a lifetime thing which is outraegous! How is a country like Britain ever go any direction but down with things like that.
It is good to hear a young person who is able to step back and take a common-sense approach and make common-sense observations about how many economies in the West (including the U.S. and, apparently, from what you are describing, Britain as well) are functioning nowadays. Your description and analysis of current conditions is more intelligent and accurate than most. I feel for your generation of young people--do not blame yourselves for the difficulties you are having affording a decent lifestyle, as not that long ago it indeed was easier for young people starting out in life (and easier onward from that starting point, as well).
My father earns 48k in the south east of England and struggles to afford living, it’s really dire in the UK honestly. I don’t know how people can live in London on the average salary of 38k there and not struggle…
I'm currently watching the tv series Deadwood again, beautiful lessons on gaining and losing wealth in that show, highly recommended!
Suppose you have found wealth... Don't you care about the rest of humanity?
One of the best shows ever. got halfway through the movie and decided not to finish it. I don't want that chapter to finish just yet. Got the blu ray box set and watching it again. The darkness in humanity and complications of life that it explores is harrowing yet so poignant.
"We must choose either champagne for a few or safe drinking water for all" Thomas Sankara
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Can’t believe how little they pay teachers. I make $76k a year as a public school teacher. Can’t imagine making $27k
She's a English tutor working in the private sector. Teachers in the West get paid so much because they're a public sector cartel.
My niece is a teacher and lives with her mum she leaves at 730 and gets home at 5 then she works when shd gets home as well .
It's really rare for me to say this, but I strongly agree with 100% of what you said.
There should be a law that legislates that every employee has share of the company they work for and receive annual dividends..
Keep ‘sharpening that blade’, when preparation meets opportunity awesome things happen. Keep your head up, head on a swivel, the opportunities will come, make sure you can recognize them and are prepared to take them on ✊
Kate’s s account of struggling to maintain a work / life / financial balance is a story which can last from let’s say age 18 plus another 50 years or more. Using my life as an example:
I grew up in the southeastern US. My father was a relatively successful sales manager. His career had many ups and downs. My mother was a homemaker, and a terrific mom. We lived what could be called an upper middle class lifestyle. We had a nice house, respectable cars, ate out somewhat regularly and took some terrific vacations. That said, we were NOT wealthy, did not belong to a country club, we did not even know any wealthy people. I attended public schools.
I graduated for a prestigious university with a liberal arts degree. From age 22-26 I worked for an elected representative in Washington, DC. My starting salary in 1986 was $13,500 per year. This was scarcely enough money to get by, renting a room and eating mostly breakfast cereal, sandwiches, soup and microwaved TV dinners. I had a few friends, but was lonely. While I was grateful for my job, I needed more of a challenge. Like Kate, I wanted to earn enough money to live comfortably and hopefully get married and start a family.
At age 26, I decided my best path to success was resigning from my job and attending law school. This cost almost my entire savings plus I had $27,000 in student loans. Once I graduated from law school and passed the Bar Exam, I send my resume throughout my state and received about 2 job interviews, with no offers. My father was so frustrated with me, he yelled “get a f***** job!” All the job postings stated they wanted at least 2 years of law practice experience. My question was how do I get this kind of experience?
The answer was I ended up becoming self-employed. I worked very hard and worked smart. By working smart I mean that I accepted only cases I could handle well. I did not veer off into cases outside my expertise, other than doing some pro bono work on the side. I ended up having a okay work-life balance. I worked a little too hard because I wanted to be an excellent attorney. Good was not good enough. I ended up doing pretty well, and it was not easy. The pressure to perform well was always there.
My advice to Kate and everyone reading this post is do not care about what “wealthy” people think. Be who you are. Do what you enjoy doing. Remember that some career paths, like teaching, may offer compensation that is insufficient to meet your financial goals. A career change may be necessary. Seek a knowledgeable investment advisor and become an investor yourself. One need not be a millionaire to invest well. I started an investment account with very little money and contributed about 5-7 percent of my income each year.
On a closing note, I understand when Paul McCartney was with the Beatles, he spent some time living in a wealthy section of London. One day as I recall he boarded a bus, which was full of working class Brits. Some of these people took verbal jabs at Paul for riding on the bus, which they considered to be for working class people only. Life is not always a bed of roses for wealthy people.
Cheers to best of health and success.
after 2008 and 2020 i have net zero ambition
same here. i finished college in 2008. i had a plan and ambition. spent my 20s rotting away. it was taken away from me. i still have ambitions but nobody has any money and no matter how skillful i am, people don't want to spend money. everyone is in debt, even if they make 500k per year, they are 650k in debt.
Being self employed in my own business I can say with certainty that starting a business requires working harder and smarter. Youll have to work twice as hard for half the results compared to being an employee for someone else, but the upside is you are the boss and answer to no one and everything gets done your way. I find the tradeoff to be worth it. Finally, imagine if government didnt take half your income and waste it away. Youd have $70,000 instead of $35,000 for the same work. Now your quality of life suddenly improves with tangible measure. Everyone is being taxed to death who do pay taxes - rich and middle class alike. Youd think for how much they tax us we'd be living in a Utopia.
Read Thomas More's utopia (or find a correct definition, not the one you've been thought) and you will find out you do live in utopia. Its just not what you think it is.
@@GonzoJohnny Read it. Not anywhere close to that fulfillment, and never will be due to the central planners.
being told we don't work hard enough by people who've never worked a day in their life, displays not only lack of respect, but active disdain. Instead of working, just lay out a mat on the sunny beach, relax, and get the ultra rich to pay you while you soak up God's golden rays
they use money to have their ideas automated, then go on the beach. That's how capital works, and automation is their magic. Learn it and compete with them using it, that's the only way. Machines are the future, but we have to make sure, they all are not owned by a chosen few while the rest is left to starve.
Are you sure about true freedom of press....?
Yeah that was a massive blunder, people rotting in jail for social media posts or stickers that provide government data and facts.
She is, which only means she has a long way to go and lots to learn.
The important work life balance is deciding who respects your skills which pay for your work.
This relation has changed with the demise of the respect for membership of a trade union.
Unionisation is important for working people to be able to defend their right to a fair treatment in work and the hourly pay which allows people to live without stress.
I am really liking your unbiased take on things.
We are not born to work/ be a slave.
100% agree! Automate and move on. Work for yourself or remotely from a sunny place rather than chase other rats on a government salary in this bleak country where the sun hardly ever shines.
If you come to Canada teachers can easily make over 100K a year and they have a pension. It’s more expensive here but I think overall your life would improve
When a CEO says tripe like that, it's immediately pretty easy to see right through what he's saying, because of course, being honest would expose his real thought. What he actually means is that he wants people in his work force to work harder, because it will enrich him even further. The business has pushed this agenda for decades and it;s worked because you just have to look at how hard people like you are working all while having someone like him insulting you.
Workers fear being abused at work, while ceos fear bankruptcy. The latter are happy to use whatever means they can to prevent going belly up, hence the abuse. It is a sign of the bottom being close to the fire already and your answer should be: "I'm not having it, bye"
Listening from my daily grind in The States
Thank you very much for this. I believe part of the problem is over popolation and computers.
Why would someone bother working when the federal government is just going to tax unreasonable amounts of your earnings? Why bother working when wages have stagnated? Why bother working when there is no hope of earning enough money to own a home and start a family?
This needs more thought🤔
Working hard is one thing, nothing wrong about that, but working smart effectively.. doubles your chances of success. Secondly, deserving does not equate to Having : To put that into perspective, you may think that you "Deserve" more money just because you work hard, but a combination of careful saving, investing and looking for new ideas and gaps in the market, then sooner rather than later, success will come to you...
Forget about what you perceive as "Fair" and rather focus on what is REALITY..Approach IS the key to far better outcomes 🗝️ A Brit in the Philippines 💗🌴
My problem here is you only talk of work. Work/life balance is a bs thought but do you have the freedom to pursue worthwhile things in life? Job is money i get that i never think of it as anything else. But what else?
@childeovthesvn88 Work/life balance may depend on various factors such as the number of hours you work and your current circumstances. Wealth Creators are problem solvers, they may create value through their own efforts, including the efforts of others, which in turn provides jobs and incomes for people. Success has many meanings, depending on choice or perceptions. As human beings, we all have value and can create value, regardless of our ability and the level of success. A good work/life balance means different things to different people. That is not BS, rather it is the reality of this life. Interestingly, some of the worlds wealthiest people have come from ordinary backgrounds and even had learning disabilities. As teachers we have to first consider the aims, then we can plan accordingly for successful outcomes.
0:40 something similar about work is blabbered by Indian businessmen aswell. they want people to work 70hr a week.
I just work from home now and keep my head down like a good little work unit.. I just hope I can save enough to pay for my funeral.
Labour and Tory leaders both take their orders from WEF
BTW, I would not describe Tories as right wing (economically), they are middle of the road liberals.
Poverty has always existed, and it always will. Today, we call it minimum wage.
Complicating this issue is having to compete in some careers with robots rather than just people. One needs to choose a career in which you won't end up supplanted when you're too old to retrain.
You get it wrong. THere is no competition against robots. You automate and move on to the next task that needs automating. People are no competition for machines when it comes to repetitive tasks. We are no machines either, we are there create, automate and oversee, not to work harder and faster while competing against better and better machines. Automation is our friend, we used to ride horses, now we have cars. We just have to make sure proceeds from automation are distributed properly and end up in pockets of everybody rather than a few who were first and got best conditions to automate.
This is the equality women fought for, now they understand why working husbands never had quite enough money for his wife's needs or could find enough time to spend with the family
The moment women entered the workforce wages plummeted in every western country. Meanwhile the local somalian woman are happy to have 8 kids while living on welfare.
In other words, y'all invented capitalism and we're suffering because of it.
@@purplecherub You think people suffered less before capitalism, or in Maoist China where 50 million people didn't even have enough wealth to eat and so starved to death?
Much prefer these videos over the interviews.
On topic: your life is better technologically than the past, but what good are electronics when people are in despair? People need hope for improvement. If you make an effort, there should be a result.
The future of the UK and the Commonwealth can be seen in the novels of Charles Dickens and Anne Brontë.
All the best from Canada.
what good is electronics if you have no roof to put it under? A house lasts hundreds of years, electronics just a couple. of them, what progress is that? It is a regression, not a progress.
@ I agree with you.